Deuteronomy (The Speeches of Moses) - Ferrar Fenton Bible Translation page 213

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By; h§ brothers let him be 18 (Then lgesaidt0.?ebulon;) 0vc , 1b‘Ze u on c g ad in your Ports ; And Issaker in your Halls 1 And dabble his footsteps in oil! rg They are called the Men of the [ Your bars shall be iron and 25 Hills, bronze, Where they feast in a noble | And your wealth like the tide of feast. For they suck of the wide spreading seas, @[ 2 { [ { { g _ And the treasures that hide in l l FM ¥$R m no www H gh 20 (Then turning to Gad, he said :) ‘Let the horsemen, Gad, be blest ;-·~ Like a tiger he crouches down, And tears with his arms and jaws! 21 But he thought at the first for himself, So was granted arprincely home, And produced the leaders of men, Who did the work of the Loan, And first led My People right. 22 (T hen he exclaimed to Dan;) ‘Dar1 is the whelp of a lion, Who leaps up out of Bashan l ’ 23 (Then he said to Naphthali ;) ‘Naphthali loves to take rest, And be Hlled with the gifts of the Loma ;-—— He possesses the tides of the 24 (Then as to Asher said;) ‘Let Asher be blessed with his sons, ‘There is none like the Gon of Yeshurun, Who rides on the heavens to your aid, And floats on the heights ofthe clouds! His GOD is above from of old, And beneath, the Eternal Arms, Who sweeps out the foe from your face, And gives the command to destroy. Israel dwells alone, and secure, }acob’s spring in a land of the corn, And his skies drop dews of wine! Blest Israel! who is like you? A Victor Race for ]EHOvAH, 26 28 Your shield, your help, and your sword! You shall grow, and subdue your foes, And advance on their hills like a END or ran Booxs or Moses. 91*)