¹ This is the blessing that Moses the man of God pronounced on the Israelites before his death. ² He said: “The Lord came from Sinai and dawned over them from Seir; he shone forth from Mount Paran. He came with myriads of holy ones from the south, from his mountain slopes. ³ Surely it is you who love the people; all the holy ones are in your hand. At your feet they all bow down, and from you receive instruction, ⁴ the law that Moses gave us, the possession of the assembly of Jacob. ⁵ He was king over Jeshurun when the leaders of the people assembled, along with the tribes of Israel. ⁶ “Let Reuben live and not die, nor his people be few.” ⁷ And this he said about Judah: “Hear, Lord, the cry of Judah; bring him to his people. With his own hands he defends his cause. Oh, be his help against his foes!” ⁸ About Levi he said: “Your Thummim and Urim belong to your faithful servant. You tested him at Massah; you contended with him at the waters of Meribah.