1. This is the blessing that Moses the man of God gave the Israelites before he died.
2. He said:The Lord came from Sinai:from Seir he shone like the dawn on us,from Paran Mountain he beamed down.Thousands of holy ones were with him;his warriors were next to him, ready.
3. Yes, those who love the nations—all his holy ones—were at your command;they followed your footsteps;they got moving when you said so.
4. Moses gave the Instruction to us—it’s the prized possession of Jacob’s assembly.
5. A king came to rule in Jeshurun,when the people’s leaders gathered together,when Israel’s tribes were one.
6. "I pray that Reuben lives, doesn’t die,though his numbers are so few."
7. Moses said this to Judah:"Lord, listen to Judah’s voice!Bring him back to his own people,strengthen his hands;be his help against every enemy."
8. Then he told Levi:"Give your Thummim to Levi,your Urim to your faithful one—the one you tested at Massah,the one you challenged by Meribah’s waters;