Deuteronomy 33:12

Deuteronomy 33:12

10 ^aThey shall teach Jacob Your judgments,
And Israel Your law.
They shall put incense before You,
^bAnd a whole burnt sacrifice on Your altar.

11 Bless his substance, Lord,
And ^aaccept the work of his hands;
Strike the loins of those who rise against him,
And of those who hate him, that they rise not again.”

12 Of Benjamin he said:
“The beloved of the Lord shall dwell in safety by Him,
Who shelters him all the day long;
And he shall dwell between His shoulders.”

13 And of Joseph he said:
^a“Blessed of the Lord is his land,
With the precious things of heaven, with the ^bdew,
And the deep lying beneath,

14 With the precious fruits of the sun,
With the precious produce of the months,

Commentaries:

Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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of Benjamin he said—A distinguishing favor was conferred on this tribe in having its portion assigned near the temple of God.

between his shoulders—that is, on his sides or borders. Mount Zion, on which stood the city of Jerusalem, belonged to Judah; but Mount Moriah, the site of the sacred edifice, lay in the confines of Benjamin.

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