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APRIL 5
Nor did he acknowledge his brothers, There they shall offer sacrifices of
Or know his own children; righteousness;
For they have observed Your word For they shall partake of the
And kept Your covenant. abundance of the seas
10 They shall teach Jacob Your judgments, And of treasures hidden in the sand.”
And Israel Your law. 20 And of Gad he said:
They shall put incense before You,
And a whole burnt sacrifice on Your “Blessed is he who enlarges Gad;
altar. He dwells as a lion,
11 Bless his substance, LORD, And tears the arm and the crown
And accept the work of his hands; of his head.
Strike the loins of those who rise 21 He provided the first part for himself,
against him, Because a lawgiver’s portion was
And of those who hate him, that they reserved there.
rise not again.” He came with the heads of the people;
He administered the justice of the LORD,
12 Of Benjamin he said: And His judgments with Israel.”
“The beloved of the LORD shall dwell in 22 And of Dan he said:
safety by Him,
Who shelters him all the day long; “Dan is a lion’s whelp;
And he shall dwell between His He shall leap from Bashan.”
shoulders.” 23 And of Naphtali he said:
13 And of Joseph he said: “O Naphtali, satisfied with favor,
“Blessed of the LORD is his land, And full of the blessing of the LORD,
With the precious things of heaven, Possess the west and the south.”
with the dew, 24 And of Asher he said:
And the deep lying beneath,
14 With the precious fruits of the sun, “Asher is most blessed of sons;
With the precious produce of the Let him be favored by his brothers,
months, And let him dip his foot in oil.
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15 With the best things of the ancient Your sandals shall be iron and bronze;
mountains, As your days, so shall your strength be.
With the precious things of the 26 “There is no one like the God of
everlasting hills, Jeshurun,
16 With the precious things of the earth Who rides the heavens to help you,
and its fullness, And in His excellency on the clouds.
And the favor of Him who dwelt in the 27 The eternal God is your refuge,
bush. And underneath are the everlasting
Let the blessing come ‘on the head of arms;
Joseph, He will thrust out the enemy from
And on the crown of the head of him before you,
who was separate from his brothers.’ And will say, ‘Destroy!’
17 His glory is like a firstborn bull, 28 Then Israel shall dwell in safety,
And his horns like the horns of the The fountain of Jacob alone,
wild ox; In a land of grain and new wine;
Together with them His heavens shall also drop dew.
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He shall push the peoples Happy are you, O Israel!
To the ends of the earth; Who is like you, a people saved
They are the ten thousands of Ephraim, by the LORD,
And they are the thousands of The shield of your help
Manasseh.” And the sword of your majesty!
Your enemies shall submit to you,
18 And of Zebulun he said: And you shall tread down their high
places.”
“Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out,
And Issachar in your tents! Then Moses went up from the plains of
19 They shall call the peoples to the 34 Moab to Mount Nebo, to the top of
mountain; Pisgah, which is across from Jericho. And the

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