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10 They teach Jacob your ordinances,
    and Israel your law;
they place incense before you,
    and whole burnt-offerings on your altar.
11 Bless, O Lord, his substance,
    and accept the work of his hands;
crush the loins of his adversaries,
    of those that hate him, so that they do not rise again.

12 Of Benjamin he said:

The beloved of the Lord rests in safety—
the High God[a] surrounds him all day long—
    the beloved[b] rests between his shoulders.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 33:12 Heb above him
  2. Deuteronomy 33:12 Heb he

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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