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Rh :Let the blessing come upon the head of Joseph,
 * And upon the crown of the head of him that is prince among his brethren.
 * His firstling bullock, majesty is his;
 * And his horns are the horns of the wild-ox;
 * With them he shall gore the peoples all of them, even the ends of the earth;
 * And they are the ten thousands of Ephraim,
 * And they are the thousands of Manasseh.


 * And of Zebulun he said:
 * Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out,
 * And, Issachar, in thy tents.
 * They shall call peoples unto the mountain;
 * There shall they offer sacrifices of righteousness;
 * For they shall suck the abundance of the seas,
 * And the hidden treasures of the sand.


 * And of Gad he said:
 * Blessed be He that enlargeth Gad;
 * He dwelleth as a lioness,
 * And teareth the arm, yea, the crown of the head.
 * And he chose a first part for himself,
 * For there a portion of a ruler was reserved;
 * And there came the heads of the people,
 * He executed the righteousness of the ,
 * And His ordinances with Israel.


 * And of Dan he said:
 * Dan is a lion's whelp,
 * That leapeth forth from Bashan.


 * And of Naphtali he said:
 * O Naphtali, satisfied with favour,
 * And full with the blessing of the :
 * Possess thou the sea and the south.


 * And of Asher he said:
 * Blessed be Asher above sons;
 * Let him be the favoured of his brethren,
 * And let him dip his foot in oil.
 * Iron and brass shall be thy bars;
 * And as thy days, so shall thy strength be.


 * There is none like unto God, O Jeshurun,
 * Who rideth upon the heaven as thy help,
 * And in His excellency on the skies.
 * The eternal God is a dwelling-place,
 * And underneath are the everlasting arms;
 * And He thrust out the enemy from before thee,
 * And said: 'Destroy.'
 * And Israel dwelleth in safety,
 * The fountain of Jacob alone,
 * In a land of corn and wine;
 * Yea, his heavens drop down dew.
 * Happy art thou, O Israel, who is like unto thee?
 * A people saved by the ,
 * The shield of thy help,
 * And that is the sword of thy excellency!
 * And thine enemies shall dwindle away before thee;
 * And thou shalt tread upon their high places.

And Moses went up from the plains of Moab unto mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, that is over against Jericho. And the showed him all the land, even Gilead as far as Dan; and all Naphtali, and