far ends of the earth!
His hornsr are Ephraim's tens of thousands.
His horns are Manasseh's thousands."
18Then he told Zebulun:
"Zebulun: celebrate when you are out and about;
Issachar: celebrate when you are at home in your tents!
19They call all sorts of people to the mountain,
where they offer right sacrifices.
It's true: They're nourished on the sea's abundance;
they are nourished on buried treasures in the sand."
20Then he told Gad:
"May Gad's broad landss be blessed!
He lives like a lion:
he rips an arm, even a head!
21He chose the best part for himself
because there, where the commander's portion was,
the leaders of the people gathered together.t
Gad executed the LORD's justice
and the Lord's judgments for Israel."u
22Then he told Dan:
"Dan is a lion cub.
He jumps up from Bashan."
23Then he told Naphtali:
"Naphtali--you are full of favor,
overflowing with the LORD's blessing--
go possess the west and the south!"
24Finally, he told Asher:
"Asher is the most blessed of sons.
I pray that he's his brothers' favorite--
one who dips his foot in fine oil.
25I pray that your dead bolts are iron and copper,
and that your strength lasts all your days."v
26Jeshurun! No one compares to God!
He rides through heaven to help you,
rides majestically through the clouds.
27The most ancient God is a place of safety;w
the eternal arms are a support.x
He drove out the enemy before you.
He commanded: "Destroy them!"
28So Israel now lives in safety--
Jacob's residencey is secure--
in a land full of grain and wine,
where the heavens drip dew.
29Happy are you, Israel! Who is like you?
You are a people saved by the LORD!
He's the shield that helps you,
your majestic sword!
Your enemies will come crawling on their knees to you,
but you will stomp on their backs!z
Moses' death
Deuteronomy 34Then Moses hiked up from the Moabite plains to Mount Nebo, the peak of the Pisgah slope, which faces Jericho. The LORD showed him the whole land: the Gilead region as far as Dan's territory; 2all the parts belonging to Naphtali along with the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, as well as the entirety of Judah as far as the Mediterranean Sea; 3also the arid southern plain, and the plain--including the Jericho Valley, Palm City--as far as Zoar.
4Then the LORD said to Moses: "This is the land that I swore to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob when I promised: 'I will give it to your descendants.' I have shown it to you with your own eyes; however, you will not cross over into it."
5Then Moses, the LORD's servant, died--right there in the land of Moab, according to the LORD's command. 6The Lord buried him in a valley in Moabite country across from Beth-peor. Even now, no one knows where Moses' grave is.
7Moses was 120 years old when he died. His eyesight wasn't impaired, and his vigor hadn't diminished a bit.
8Back down in the Moabite plains, the Israelites mourned Moses' death for thirty days. At that point, the time for weeping and for mourning Moses was over.
9Joshua, Nun's son, was filled with wisdom because Moses had placed his hands on him. So the Israelites listened to Joshua, and they did exactly what the LORD commanded Moses.
10No prophet like Moses has yet emerged in Israel; Moses knew the LORD face-to-face! 11That's not even to mention all those signs and wonders that the LORD sent Moses to do in Egypt--to Pharaoh, to all his servants, and to his entire land--12as well as all the extraordinary power that Moses displayed before Israel's own eyes!
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aLXX, Syr, Vulg; MT lacks and.
bSam, LXX; MT the Lord
cHeb Eshcol means bunch, a cluster (of grapes); cf Num 13:23-24; 32:9.
dOr Red Sea
eHeb uncertain
fOr Red Sea
gOr Frighteners
hOr Cave-dwellers or Hurrians
iOr Mumblers
jOr Ruiners
kHeb here and through 2:29a is singular me, I.
lA technique of holy war that often involves total destruction, in which everything that is destroyed is dedicated to the deity who helps in the battle
mHeb uncertain
nLXX, Tg Jonathan; MT and all
oHeb uncertain
pSee note at 2:34.
qHeb Chinnereth
rOr the Salt Sea
sMT; LXX, Syr, Tg a god so close
tHeb lacks remember that.
uOr the ten words
vLXX; MT lacks other.
wHeb lacks him.
xSyr Sirion; see 3:9.
yOr besides
zOr to thousands
aOr murder
bHeb is singular, commandment (see 6:1).
cOr The LORD is our God, the LORD only; or The LORD is our God, the LORD alone; or The LORD our God is one LORD; or The LORD our God, the LORD is one; or The LORD is our God, the LORD is one.
dHeb uncertain; cf Exod 13:16; Syr sign or mark; Tg phylacteries
eOr What are the laws…?
fOr signs and wonders
gSee note at 2:34.
hHeb asherim, perhaps objects devoted to the goddess Asherah
iHeb uncertain; perhaps wasp, plague, or pestilence
jOr whatever comes out of the LORD's mouth
kLXX, Sam he (God) met you
lOr from the wells of the Jaakanites
mOr the foreskin of your hearts; cf 30:6
nHeb uncertain
oOr Red Sea
pOr foot
qLXX