Deuteronomy 33:7-9

GOD’S WORD Translation

⁷This is what he said about the tribe of Judah:

“Hear the cry of Judah, O Lord,
and bring them to their people.
They must defend themselves.
Help them against their enemies.”

⁸About the tribe of Levi he said,

“Your Thummim and Urim ^[a] belong to your faithful people.
You tested your people at Massah.
You quarreled with them at the oasis of Meribah.
⁹They said that they didn’t know their father and mother.
They didn’t recognize their own brothers.
They didn’t acknowledge their own children.
But they obeyed your word
and were faithful to the terms of your promise.^[b]