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V'zot Habracha וזאת הברכה

Deuteronomy 33:1–34:12

Parshat V'zot Habracha ('And this is the blessing') is the final parsha of the entire Torah, read not on a regular Shabbat but on Simchat Torah. Moses blesses each of the twelve tribes individually before his death — echoing Jacob's blessings in Genesis, but with a distinctly forward-looking, national character. His blessings open and close with majestic descriptions of God's revelation at Sinai and His eternal protection of Israel. Reuben is blessed with survival, Judah with military leadership, Levi with the priesthood and Torah teaching, Benjamin with God's sheltering presence, Joseph with agricultural bounty, Zebulun and Issachar with prosperity in their endeavors, Gad with might, Dan with the leap of a lion, Naphtali with satisfaction, and Asher with abundance. After the blessings, Moses ascends Mount Nebo to the summit of Pisgah, and God shows him the entire land — from Gilead to Dan, Naphtali, Ephraim, Manasseh, Judah to the Western Sea, the Negev, and the Jordan plain to Zoar. Moses dies there at 120 years old, his eye undimmed and his vigor unabated. God buries him in the valley in the land of Moab, and no one knows his burial place. The Torah concludes: 'Never again has there arisen in Israel a prophet like Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face.'

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God's Revelation — From Sinai to Israel's Beloved

התגלות ה' — מסיני ועד אהובי ישראל

Deuteronomy 33:1–33:5

'And this is the blessing with which Moses, the man of God, blessed the children of Israel before his death.' The blessings open with a magnificent theophany: 'The Lord came from Sinai, and dawned from Seir upon them; He shone forth from Mount Paran, and came from the myriads of holy ones; at His right hand was a fiery law for them. Indeed, He loves the peoples; all His holy ones are in Your hand. They followed in Your steps, receiving of Your words.' Moses declares: 'The Torah that Moses commanded us is the inheritance of the congregation of Jacob. He became king in Jeshurun, when the heads of the people gathered, all the tribes of Israel together.' This opening frames the tribal blessings within the context of God's covenant love and the Torah as Israel's eternal heritage.

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Blessings of Reuben, Judah, and Levi

ברכות ראובן, יהודה ולוי

Deuteronomy 33:6–33:11

Reuben: 'May Reuben live and not die, and may his people not be few' — a prayer for the tribe's survival (Simeon is notably omitted from the blessings). Judah: 'Hear, Lord, the voice of Judah, and bring him to his people. His hands contended for him, and may You be a help against his enemies' — a blessing for the royal tribe's military strength and leadership. Levi receives the longest and most detailed blessing: 'Your Thummim and Your Urim belong to Your faithful one, whom You tested at Massah, with whom You contended at the waters of Meribah; who said of his father and mother: I have not seen them; he did not acknowledge his brothers, and did not know his children — for they observed Your word and kept Your covenant. They shall teach Your ordinances to Jacob and Your Torah to Israel; they shall place incense before You and whole offerings on Your altar. Bless, Lord, his substance, and accept the work of his hands.' Levi's dual role — teacher of Torah and minister of the altar — is celebrated.

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Blessings of Benjamin, Joseph, Zebulun, and Issachar

ברכות בנימין, יוסף, זבולון ויששכר

Deuteronomy 33:12–33:19

Benjamin: 'The beloved of the Lord shall dwell in safety by Him; He shelters him all the day, and he dwells between His shoulders' — understood as a reference to the Temple built in Benjamin's territory. Joseph receives the most lavish material blessing: 'Blessed by the Lord is his land — with the precious things of heaven, with dew, and with the deep that lies beneath; with the precious things produced by the sun and the precious things thrust forth by the moons; with the best of the ancient mountains and the precious things of the everlasting hills; with the precious things of the earth and its fullness.' Joseph's might is described: 'His firstborn bull — majesty is his, and his horns are the horns of a wild ox; with them he shall gore the peoples, all of them, to the ends of the earth. They are the ten thousands of Ephraim and the thousands of Manasseh.' Zebulun and Issachar: 'Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out, and Issachar, in your tents. They shall call peoples to the mountain; there they shall offer righteous sacrifices, for they shall suck the abundance of the seas and the hidden treasures of the sand.'

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Blessings of Gad, Dan, Naphtali, and Asher

ברכות גד, דן, נפתלי ואשר

Deuteronomy 33:20–33:25

Gad: 'Blessed is He who enlarges Gad; he dwells like a lion and tears the arm, even the crown of the head. He chose the first portion for himself, for there was the lawgiver's portion reserved; he came at the head of the people, he executed the righteousness of the Lord and His ordinances with Israel' — celebrating Gad's warriors who requested the Transjordan yet led the conquest of Canaan. Dan: 'Dan is a lion's whelp that leaps from Bashan' — a compact but powerful blessing of might. Naphtali: 'O Naphtali, satisfied with favor and full of the blessing of the Lord — possess the sea and the south' — blessed with the fertile shores of the Sea of Galilee. Asher: 'Most blessed of sons is Asher; let him be favored by his brothers and let him dip his foot in oil. Iron and copper are your bolts, and as your days, so shall your strength be' — blessed with olive abundance and enduring fortitude.

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The Closing Praise — There Is None Like the God of Jeshurun

הסיום — אין כאל ישורון

Deuteronomy 33:26–33:29

Moses concludes the blessings with an exalted hymn to God's protection of Israel: 'There is none like the God of Jeshurun, who rides the heavens to your help, and in His majesty through the skies. The eternal God is a refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms. He drove out the enemy before you and said: Destroy! Israel dwells in safety, alone; the fountain of Jacob is in a land of grain and wine, and his heavens drop down dew. Happy are you, O Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the Lord, the shield of your help and the sword of your majesty! Your enemies shall submit to you, and you shall tread upon their high places.' These verses are among the most quoted in Jewish liturgy and theology — a triumphant declaration that closes Moses' prophetic career.

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The Death of Moses

מות משה

Deuteronomy 34:1–34:12

Moses ascends from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the summit of Pisgah, facing Jericho. God shows him the entire land: Gilead as far as Dan, all of Naphtali, the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, all the land of Judah as far as the Western Sea, the Negev, and the plain — the valley of Jericho, city of palm trees, as far as Zoar. God says: 'This is the land I swore to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, saying: I will give it to your descendants. I have let you see it with your eyes, but you shall not cross over there.' Moses, servant of the Lord, dies there in the land of Moab, at the command of the Lord. God buries him in the valley in the land of Moab, opposite Beth-peor — 'and no one knows his burial place to this day.' Moses was one hundred and twenty years old at his death; 'his eye was not dim and his vigor had not abated.' The children of Israel weep for Moses in the plains of Moab for thirty days. Joshua son of Nun is filled with the spirit of wisdom, for Moses had laid his hands upon him. The Torah's final testimony: 'Never again has there arisen in Israel a prophet like Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face — in all the signs and wonders that the Lord sent him to do in the land of Egypt, to Pharaoh and all his servants and all his land, and in all the mighty hand and all the great awesome deeds that Moses performed before the eyes of all Israel.'

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Joshua 1:1–1:18

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After Moses' death, God charges Joshua to lead Israel into the Promised Land — 'Be strong and courageous.' The Torah's story continues as the mantle of leadership passes, just as Moses blessed Joshua in the parsha.

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Parshat V'zot Habracha

Deuteronomy 33:1–34:12 · 41 verses

First Aliyah

ראשוןDeuteronomy 33:1–33:7

Chapter 33

פרק 33

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1 וְזֹאת הַבְּרָכָה אֲשֶׁר בֵּרַךְ מֹשֶׁה אִישׁ הָאֱלֹהִים אֶת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לִפְנֵי מוֹתֽוֹ

2 וַיֹּאמַר יְהֹוָה מִסִּינַי בָּא וְזָרַח מִשֵּׂעִיר לָמוֹ הוֹפִיעַ מֵהַר פָּארָן וְאָתָה מֵרִבְבֹת קֹדֶשׁ מִימִינוֹ (אשדת) [אֵשׁ דָּת] לָֽמוֹ

3 אַף חֹבֵב עַמִּים כׇּל קְדֹשָׁיו בְּיָדֶךָ וְהֵם תֻּכּוּ לְרַגְלֶךָ יִשָּׂא מִדַּבְּרֹתֶֽיךָ

4 תּוֹרָה צִוָּה לָנוּ מֹשֶׁה מוֹרָשָׁה קְהִלַּת יַעֲקֹֽב

5 וַיְהִי בִישֻׁרוּן מֶלֶךְ בְּהִתְאַסֵּף רָאשֵׁי עָם יַחַד שִׁבְטֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

6 יְחִי רְאוּבֵן וְאַל יָמֹת וִיהִי מְתָיו מִסְפָּֽר

7 וְזֹאת לִיהוּדָה וַיֹּאמַר שְׁמַע יְהֹוָה קוֹל יְהוּדָה וְאֶל עַמּוֹ תְּבִיאֶנּוּ יָדָיו רָב לוֹ וְעֵזֶר מִצָּרָיו תִּהְיֶֽה

1 This is the blessing with which Moses, the agent of God, bade the Israelites farewell before he died.

2 He said: GOD came from Sinai, And shone upon them from Seir— Appearing from Mount Paran, And approaching from Ribeboth-kodesh, Lightning flashing at them from [God’s] right. uncertain, perhaps a place name.

3 Lover, indeed, of the people, Their hallowed are all in Your hand. They followed in Your steps, Accepting Your pronouncements,

4 When Moses charged us with the Teaching As the heritage of the congregation of Jacob.

5 Then [God] became King in Jeshurun, When the heads of the people assembled, The tribes of Israel together.

6 May Reuben live and not die, Though few be his numbers.

7 And this he said of Judah: Hear, O ETERNAL One, the voice of Judah And restore him to his people. Though his own hands strive for him, with pathaḥ ) “Make his hands strong for him.” 9.29 . Help him against his foes.

1 וְזֹאת הַבְּרָכָה אֲשֶׁר בֵּרַךְ מֹשֶׁה אִישׁ הָאֱלֹהִים אֶת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לִפְנֵי מוֹתֽוֹ

1 This is the blessing with which Moses, the agent of God, bade the Israelites farewell before he died.

3 אַף חֹבֵב עַמִּים כׇּל קְדֹשָׁיו בְּיָדֶךָ וְהֵם תֻּכּוּ לְרַגְלֶךָ יִשָּׂא מִדַּבְּרֹתֶֽיךָ

3 Lover, indeed, of the people, Their hallowed are all in Your hand. They followed in Your steps, Accepting Your pronouncements,

4 תּוֹרָה צִוָּה לָנוּ מֹשֶׁה מוֹרָשָׁה קְהִלַּת יַעֲקֹֽב

4 When Moses charged us with the Teaching As the heritage of the congregation of Jacob.

5 וַיְהִי בִישֻׁרוּן מֶלֶךְ בְּהִתְאַסֵּף רָאשֵׁי עָם יַחַד שִׁבְטֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

5 Then [God] became King in Jeshurun, When the heads of the people assembled, The tribes of Israel together.

6 יְחִי רְאוּבֵן וְאַל יָמֹת וִיהִי מְתָיו מִסְפָּֽר

6 May Reuben live and not die, Though few be his numbers.

Second Aliyah

שניDeuteronomy 33:8–33:12

Chapter 33

פרק 33

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8 וּלְלֵוִי אָמַר תֻּמֶּיךָ וְאוּרֶיךָ לְאִישׁ חֲסִידֶךָ אֲשֶׁר נִסִּיתוֹ בְּמַסָּה תְּרִיבֵהוּ עַל מֵי מְרִיבָֽה

9 הָאֹמֵר לְאָבִיו וּלְאִמּוֹ לֹא רְאִיתִיו וְאֶת אֶחָיו לֹא הִכִּיר וְאֶת בָּנָו לֹא יָדָע כִּי שָֽׁמְרוּ אִמְרָתֶךָ וּבְרִיתְךָ יִנְצֹֽרוּ

10 יוֹרוּ מִשְׁפָּטֶיךָ לְיַֽעֲקֹב וְתוֹרָתְךָ לְיִשְׂרָאֵל יָשִׂימוּ קְטוֹרָה בְּאַפֶּךָ וְכָלִיל עַֽל מִזְבְּחֶֽךָ

11 בָּרֵךְ יְהֹוָה חֵילוֹ וּפֹעַל יָדָיו תִּרְצֶה מְחַץ מׇתְנַיִם קָמָיו וּמְשַׂנְאָיו מִן יְקוּמֽוּן

12 לְבִנְיָמִן אָמַר יְדִיד יְהֹוָה יִשְׁכֹּן לָבֶטַח עָלָיו חֹפֵף עָלָיו כׇּל הַיּוֹם וּבֵין כְּתֵפָיו שָׁכֵֽן

8 And of Levi he said: Let Your Thummim and Urim Be with Your faithful one, Whom You tested at Massah, Challenged at the Waters of Meribah;

9 Who said of his father and mother, “I consider them not.” His brothers he disregarded, Ignored his own children. Your precepts alone they observed, And kept Your covenant.

10 They shall teach Your laws to Jacob And Your instructions to Israel. They shall offer You incense to savor And whole-offerings on Your altar.

11 Bless, O ETERNAL One, his substance, And favor his undertakings. Smite the loins of his foes; Let his enemies rise no more.

12 Of Benjamin he said: Beloved of GOD, He rests securely close by, Ever protected, As he rests between God’s shoulders.

8 And of Levi he said: Let Your Thummim and Urim Be with Your faithful one, Whom You tested at Massah, Challenged at the Waters of Meribah;

9 Who said of his father and mother, “I consider them not.” His brothers he disregarded, Ignored his own children. Your precepts alone they observed, And kept Your covenant.

10 They shall teach Your laws to Jacob And Your instructions to Israel. They shall offer You incense to savor And whole-offerings on Your altar.

11 בָּרֵךְ יְהֹוָה חֵילוֹ וּפֹעַל יָדָיו תִּרְצֶה מְחַץ מׇתְנַיִם קָמָיו וּמְשַׂנְאָיו מִן יְקוּמֽוּן

11 Bless, O ETERNAL One, his substance, And favor his undertakings. Smite the loins of his foes; Let his enemies rise no more.

12 Of Benjamin he said: Beloved of GOD, He rests securely close by, Ever protected, As he rests between God’s shoulders.

Third Aliyah

שלישיDeuteronomy 33:13–33:17

Chapter 33

פרק 33

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13 וּלְיוֹסֵף אָמַר מְבֹרֶכֶת יְהֹוָה אַרְצוֹ מִמֶּגֶד שָׁמַיִם מִטָּל וּמִתְּהוֹם רֹבֶצֶת תָּֽחַת

14 וּמִמֶּגֶד תְּבוּאֹת שָׁמֶשׁ וּמִמֶּגֶד גֶּרֶשׁ יְרָחִֽים

15 וּמֵרֹאשׁ הַרְרֵי קֶדֶם וּמִמֶּגֶד גִּבְעוֹת עוֹלָֽם

16 וּמִמֶּגֶד אֶרֶץ וּמְלֹאָהּ וּרְצוֹן שֹׁכְנִי סְנֶה תָּבוֹאתָה לְרֹאשׁ יוֹסֵף וּלְקׇדְקֹד נְזִיר אֶחָֽיו

17 בְּכוֹר שׁוֹרוֹ הָדָר לוֹ וְקַרְנֵי רְאֵם קַרְנָיו בָּהֶם עַמִּים יְנַגַּח יַחְדָּו אַפְסֵי אָרֶץ וְהֵם רִבְבוֹת אֶפְרַיִם וְהֵם אַלְפֵי מְנַשֶּֽׁה

13 And of Joseph he said: Blessed of GOD be his land With the bounty of dew from heaven, (“above”) for miṭṭal (lit. “from dew”), cf. Gen. 49.25 . And of the deep that couches below;

14 With the bounteous yield of the sun, And the bounteous crop of the moons;

15 With the best from the ancient mountains, And the bounty of hills immemorial;

16 With the bounty of earth and its fullness, And the favor of the Presence in the Bush. May these rest on the head of Joseph, On the crown of the elect of his brothers.

17 Like a firstling bull in his majesty, He has horns like the horns of the wild-ox; With them he gores the peoples, The ends of the earth one and all. These are the myriads of Ephraim, Those are the thousands of Manasseh.

13 וּלְיוֹסֵף אָמַר מְבֹרֶכֶת יְהֹוָה אַרְצוֹ מִמֶּגֶד שָׁמַיִם מִטָּל וּמִתְּהוֹם רֹבֶצֶת תָּֽחַת

13 And of Joseph he said: Blessed of GOD be his land With the bounty of dew from heaven, (“above”) for miṭṭal (lit. “from dew”), cf. Gen. 49.25 . And of the deep that couches below;

14 וּמִמֶּגֶד תְּבוּאֹת שָׁמֶשׁ וּמִמֶּגֶד גֶּרֶשׁ יְרָחִֽים

14 With the bounteous yield of the sun, And the bounteous crop of the moons;

15 וּמֵרֹאשׁ הַרְרֵי קֶדֶם וּמִמֶּגֶד גִּבְעוֹת עוֹלָֽם

15 With the best from the ancient mountains, And the bounty of hills immemorial;

16 With the bounty of earth and its fullness, And the favor of the Presence in the Bush. May these rest on the head of Joseph, On the crown of the elect of his brothers.

Fourth Aliyah

רביעיDeuteronomy 33:18–33:21

Chapter 33

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18 וְלִזְבוּלֻן אָמַר שְׂמַח זְבוּלֻן בְּצֵאתֶךָ וְיִשָּׂשכָר בְּאֹהָלֶֽיךָ

19 עַמִּים הַר יִקְרָאוּ שָׁם יִזְבְּחוּ זִבְחֵי צֶדֶק כִּי שֶׁפַע יַמִּים יִינָקוּ וּשְׂפֻנֵי טְמוּנֵי חֽוֹל

20 וּלְגָד אָמַר בָּרוּךְ מַרְחִיב גָּד כְּלָבִיא שָׁכֵן וְטָרַף זְרוֹעַ אַף קׇדְקֹֽד

21 וַיַּרְא רֵאשִׁית לוֹ כִּי שָׁם חֶלְקַת מְחֹקֵק סָפוּן וַיֵּתֵא רָאשֵׁי עָם צִדְקַת יְהֹוָה עָשָׂה וּמִשְׁפָּטָיו עִם יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

18 And of Zebulun he said: Rejoice, O Zebulun, on your journeys, And Issachar, in your tents.

19 They invite their kin to the mountain, Where they offer sacrifices of success. For they draw from the riches of the sea And the hidden hoards of the sand.

20 And of Gad he said: Blessed be the One who enlarges Gad! Poised is he like a lion To tear off arm and scalp.

21 “esteemed” in post-biblical He executed GOD’s judgments And decisions for Israel.

18 וְלִזְבוּלֻן אָמַר שְׂמַח זְבוּלֻן בְּצֵאתֶךָ וְיִשָּׂשכָר בְּאֹהָלֶֽיךָ

18 And of Zebulun he said: Rejoice, O Zebulun, on your journeys, And Issachar, in your tents.

19 They invite their kin to the mountain, Where they offer sacrifices of success. For they draw from the riches of the sea And the hidden hoards of the sand.

20 וּלְגָד אָמַר בָּרוּךְ מַרְחִיב גָּד כְּלָבִיא שָׁכֵן וְטָרַף זְרוֹעַ אַף קׇדְקֹֽד

20 And of Gad he said: Blessed be the One who enlarges Gad! Poised is he like a lion To tear off arm and scalp.

21 “esteemed” in post-biblical He executed GOD’s judgments And decisions for Israel.

Fifth Aliyah

חמישיDeuteronomy 33:22–33:26

Chapter 33

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22 וּלְדָן אָמַר דָּן גּוּר אַרְיֵה יְזַנֵּק מִן הַבָּשָֽׁן

23 וּלְנַפְתָּלִי אָמַר נַפְתָּלִי שְׂבַע רָצוֹן וּמָלֵא בִּרְכַּת יְהֹוָה יָם וְדָרוֹם יְרָֽשָׁה

24 וּלְאָשֵׁר אָמַר בָּרוּךְ מִבָּנִים אָשֵׁר יְהִי רְצוּי אֶחָיו וְטֹבֵל בַּשֶּׁמֶן רַגְלֽוֹ

25 בַּרְזֶל וּנְחֹשֶׁת מִנְעָלֶךָ וּכְיָמֶיךָ דׇּבְאֶֽךָ

26 אֵין כָּאֵל יְשֻׁרוּן רֹכֵב שָׁמַיִם בְּעֶזְרֶךָ וּבְגַאֲוָתוֹ שְׁחָקִֽים

22 And of Dan he said: Dan is a lion’s whelp That leaps forth from Bashan.

23 And of Naphtali he said: O Naphtali, sated with favor And full of GOD’s blessing, Take possession on the west and south.

24 And of Asher he said: Most blessed of sons be Asher; May he be the favorite of his brothers, May he dip his foot in oil.

25 May your doorbolts be iron and copper, And your security last all your days.

26 O Jeshurun, there is none like God, Riding through the heavens to help you, Through the skies in heavenly majesty.

22 וּלְדָן אָמַר דָּן גּוּר אַרְיֵה יְזַנֵּק מִן הַבָּשָֽׁן

22 And of Dan he said: Dan is a lion’s whelp That leaps forth from Bashan.

23 וּלְנַפְתָּלִי אָמַר נַפְתָּלִי שְׂבַע רָצוֹן וּמָלֵא בִּרְכַּת יְהֹוָה יָם וְדָרוֹם יְרָֽשָׁה

23 And of Naphtali he said: O Naphtali, sated with favor And full of GOD’s blessing, Take possession on the west and south.

24 וּלְאָשֵׁר אָמַר בָּרוּךְ מִבָּנִים אָשֵׁר יְהִי רְצוּי אֶחָיו וְטֹבֵל בַּשֶּׁמֶן רַגְלֽוֹ

24 And of Asher he said: Most blessed of sons be Asher; May he be the favorite of his brothers, May he dip his foot in oil.

25 בַּרְזֶל וּנְחֹשֶׁת מִנְעָלֶךָ וּכְיָמֶיךָ דׇּבְאֶֽךָ

25 May your doorbolts be iron and copper, And your security last all your days.

26 אֵין כָּאֵל יְשֻׁרוּן רֹכֵב שָׁמַיִם בְּעֶזְרֶךָ וּבְגַאֲוָתוֹ שְׁחָקִֽים

26 O Jeshurun, there is none like God, Riding through the heavens to help you, Through the skies in heavenly majesty.

Sixth Aliyah

שישיDeuteronomy 33:27–33:29

Chapter 33

פרק 33

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27 מְעֹנָהֿ אֱלֹהֵי קֶדֶם וּמִתַּחַת זְרֹעֹת עוֹלָם וַיְגָרֶשׁ מִפָּנֶיךָ אוֹיֵב וַיֹּאמֶר הַשְׁמֵֽד

28 וַיִּשְׁכֹּן יִשְׂרָאֵל בֶּטַח בָּדָד עֵין יַֽעֲקֹב אֶל אֶרֶץ דָּגָן וְתִירוֹשׁ אַף שָׁמָיו יַעַרְפוּ טָֽל

29 אַשְׁרֶיךָ*(בספרי תימן אַשְׁרֶיךָ באל״ף גדולה) יִשְׂרָאֵל מִי כָמוֹךָ עַם נוֹשַׁע בַּֽיהֹוָה מָגֵן עֶזְרֶךָ וַאֲשֶׁר חֶרֶב גַּאֲוָתֶךָ וְיִכָּחֲשׁוּ אֹיְבֶיךָ לָךְ וְאַתָּה עַל בָּמוֹתֵימוֹ תִדְרֹֽךְ

27 The ancient God is a refuge, A support are the arms everlasting— Driving out the enemy before you By a command: Destroy!

28 Thus Israel dwells in safety, Untroubled is Jacob’s abode, In a land of grain and wine, Under heavens dripping dew.

29 O happy Israel! Who is like you, A people delivered by GOD, Your protecting Shield, your Sword triumphant! Your enemies shall come cringing before you, And you shall tread on their backs.

27 מְעֹנָהֿ אֱלֹהֵי קֶדֶם וּמִתַּחַת זְרֹעֹת עוֹלָם וַיְגָרֶשׁ מִפָּנֶיךָ אוֹיֵב וַיֹּאמֶר הַשְׁמֵֽד

27 The ancient God is a refuge, A support are the arms everlasting— Driving out the enemy before you By a command: Destroy!

28 Thus Israel dwells in safety, Untroubled is Jacob’s abode, In a land of grain and wine, Under heavens dripping dew.

29 O happy Israel! Who is like you, A people delivered by GOD, Your protecting Shield, your Sword triumphant! Your enemies shall come cringing before you, And you shall tread on their backs.

Seventh Aliyah

שביעיDeuteronomy 34:1–34:12

Chapter 34

פרק 34

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1 וַיַּעַל מֹשֶׁה מֵעַרְבֹת מוֹאָב אֶל הַר נְבוֹ רֹאשׁ הַפִּסְגָּה אֲשֶׁר עַל פְּנֵי יְרֵחוֹ וַיַּרְאֵהוּ יְהֹוָה אֶת כׇּל הָאָרֶץ אֶת הַגִּלְעָד עַד דָּֽן

2 וְאֵת כׇּל נַפְתָּלִי וְאֶת אֶרֶץ אֶפְרַיִם וּמְנַשֶּׁה וְאֵת כׇּל אֶרֶץ יְהוּדָה עַד הַיָּם הָאַחֲרֽוֹן

3 וְאֶת הַנֶּגֶב וְֽאֶת הַכִּכָּר בִּקְעַת יְרֵחוֹ עִיר הַתְּמָרִים עַד צֹֽעַר

4 וַיֹּאמֶר יְהֹוָה אֵלָיו זֹאת הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר נִשְׁבַּעְתִּי לְאַבְרָהָם לְיִצְחָק וּֽלְיַעֲקֹב לֵאמֹר לְזַרְעֲךָ אֶתְּנֶנָּה הֶרְאִיתִיךָ בְעֵינֶיךָ וְשָׁמָּה לֹא תַעֲבֹֽר

5 וַיָּמׇת שָׁם מֹשֶׁה עֶבֶד יְהֹוָה בְּאֶרֶץ מוֹאָב עַל פִּי יְהֹוָֽה

6 וַיִּקְבֹּר אֹתוֹ בַגַּי בְּאֶרֶץ מוֹאָב מוּל בֵּית פְּעוֹר וְלֹא יָדַע אִישׁ אֶת קְבֻרָתוֹ עַד הַיּוֹם הַזֶּֽה

7 וּמֹשֶׁה בֶּן מֵאָה וְעֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה בְּמֹתוֹ לֹא כָהֲתָה עֵינוֹ וְלֹא נָס לֵחֹֽה

8 וַיִּבְכּוּ בְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת מֹשֶׁה בְּעַֽרְבֹת מוֹאָב שְׁלֹשִׁים יוֹם וַֽיִּתְּמוּ יְמֵי בְכִי אֵבֶל מֹשֶֽׁה

9 וִיהוֹשֻׁעַ בִּן נוּן מָלֵא רוּחַ חׇכְמָה כִּֽי סָמַךְ מֹשֶׁה אֶת יָדָיו עָלָיו וַיִּשְׁמְעוּ אֵלָיו בְּנֵֽי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַֽיַּעֲשׂוּ כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהֹוָה אֶת מֹשֶֽׁה

10 וְלֹא קָם נָבִיא עוֹד בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל כְּמֹשֶׁה אֲשֶׁר יְדָעוֹ יְהֹוָה פָּנִים אֶל פָּנִֽים

11 לְכׇל הָאֹתֹת וְהַמּוֹפְתִים אֲשֶׁר שְׁלָחוֹ יְהֹוָה לַעֲשׂוֹת בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם לְפַרְעֹה וּלְכׇל עֲבָדָיו וּלְכׇל אַרְצֽוֹ

12 וּלְכֹל הַיָּד הַחֲזָקָה וּלְכֹל הַמּוֹרָא הַגָּדוֹל אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה מֹשֶׁה לְעֵינֵי כׇּל יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

1 Moses went up from the steppes of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the summit of Pisgah, opposite Jericho, and GOD showed him the whole land: Gilead as far as Dan;

2 All Naphtali; the land of Ephraim and Manasseh; the whole land of Judah as far as the Western Sea;

3 The Negeb; and the Plain—the Valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees—as far as Zoar.

4 And GOD said to him, “This is the land of which I swore to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, ‘I will assign it to your offspring.’ I have let you see it with your own eyes, but you shall not cross there.”

5 So Moses the servant of GOD died there, in the land of Moab, at the command of GOD,

6 Who buried him in the valley in the land of Moab, near Beth-peor; and no one knows his burial place to this day.

7 Moses was a hundred and twenty years old when he died; his eyes were undimmed and his vigor unabated.

8 And the Israelites bewailed Moses in the steppes of Moab for thirty days. The period of wailing and mourning for Moses came to an end.

9 Now Joshua son of Nun was filled with the spirit of wisdom because Moses had laid his hands upon him; and the Israelites heeded him, doing as GOD had commanded Moses.

10 Never again did there arise in Israel a prophet like Moses—whom GOD singled out, face to face,

11 For the various signs and portents that GOD sent him to display in the land of Egypt, against Pharaoh and all his courtiers and his whole country,

12 And for all the great might and awesome power that Moses displayed before all Israel.