9 ^aWho says of his father and mother,
‘I have not ^bseen them’;
^cNor did he acknowledge his brothers,
Or know his own children;
For ^dthey have observed Your word
And kept Your covenant. ‡

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. ‡

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, ‡