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10 You teach God's laws to Israel,[a]
    and at the place of worship
you offer sacrifices
    and burn incense.
11 I pray that the Lord will bless
    everything you do,
and make you strong enough
    to crush your enemies.

12 The Lord Most High[b] loves you,
    tribe of Benjamin.
He will live among your hills
    and protect you.

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Footnotes

  1. 33.10 Israel: See the note at 32.9.
  2. 33.12 Most High: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.

10 He teaches(A) your precepts to Jacob
    and your law to Israel.(B)
He offers incense before you(C)
    and whole burnt offerings on your altar.(D)
11 Bless all his skills, Lord,
    and be pleased with the work of his hands.(E)
Strike down those who rise against him,
    his foes till they rise no more.”

12 About Benjamin(F) he said:

“Let the beloved of the Lord rest secure in him,(G)
    for he shields him all day long,(H)
    and the one the Lord loves(I) rests between his shoulders.(J)

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