New Living Translation

Deuteronomy 33:18-24 New Living Translation (NLT)

18. Moses said this about the tribes of Zebulun and Issachar:“May the people of Zebulun prosper in their travels.May the people of Issachar prosper at home in their tents.

19. They summon the people to the mountainto offer proper sacrifices there.They benefit from the riches of the seaand the hidden treasures in the sand.”

20. Moses said this about the tribe of Gad:“Blessed is the one who enlarges Gad’s territory!Gad is poised there like a lionto tear off an arm or a head.

21. The people of Gad took the best land for themselves;a leader’s share was assigned to them.When the leaders of the people were assembled,they carried out the lord’s justiceand obeyed his regulations for Israel.”

22. Moses said this about the tribe of Dan:“Dan is a lion’s cub,leaping out from Bashan.”

23. Moses said this about the tribe of Naphtali:“O Naphtali, you are rich in favorand full of the lord’s blessings;may you possess the west and the south.”

24. Moses said this about the tribe of Asher:“May Asher be blessed above other sons;may he be esteemed by his brothers;may he bathe his feet in olive oil.