33:1 This is the blessing Moses the man of God pronounced upon the Israelites before his death.
33:7 And this is the blessing 1 to Judah. He said,
Listen, O Lord, to Judah’s voice,
and bring him to his people.
May his power be great,
and may you help him against his foes.
33:9 He said to his father and mother, “I have not seen him,” 2
and he did not acknowledge his own brothers
or know his own children,
for they kept your word,
and guarded your covenant.
33:22 Of Dan he said:
Dan is a lion’s cub;
he will leap forth from Bashan. 3
1 tn The words “the blessing” are supplied in the translation for clarity and stylistic reasons.
2 sn This statement no doubt alludes to the Levites’ destruction of their own fellow tribesmen following the golden calf incident (Exod 32:25-29).
3 sn He will leap forth from Bashan. This may refer to Dan’s conquest of Laish, a region just to the west of Bashan (Judg 18:27-28).