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  1. Deuteronomy 33:1

    וְזֹאת הַבְּרָכָה אֲשֶׁר בֵּרַךְ מֹשֶׁה אִישׁ הָאֱלֹהִים אֶת־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לִפְנֵי מוֹתוֹ׃

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

    Targum Onkelos

    וְדָא בִרְכְתָא דְּבָרֵיךְ מֹשֶׁה נְבִיָּא דַּייָ יָת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל קֳדָם מוֹתֵיהּ׃

    And this is the blessing that Moshe, the man [prophet] of God, blessed Bnei Yisroel before his death.

  2. Deuteronomy 33:2

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

    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.

    Targum Onkelos

    וַאֲמַר יְיָ מִסִּינַי אִתְגְּלִי וְזֵיהוֹר יְקָרֵיהּ מִשֵּׂעִיר אִתַּחְזִי לַנָא אִתְגְּלִי בִּגְבוּרְתֵיהּ עַל טוּרָא דְּפָארָן וְעִמֵּיהּ רִבְּוָת קַדִּישִׁין כְּתָב יַמִּינֵיהּ מִגּוֹ אִישָׁתָא אוֹרָיְתָא יְהַב לַנָא׃

    He said: ‘‘Adonoy came [was revealed] from Sinai, [His glory] radiated forth to them from Seir, appeared [to us in His might] from Mount Paran He came with part of the sacred myriads; from [the writing of] His right [hand]—[from the midst of] the flaming [flame He gave the] Torah law [to us].

  3. Deuteronomy 33:3

    אַף חֹבֵב עַמִּים כׇּל־קְדֹשָׁיו בְּיָדֶךָ וְהֵם תֻּכּוּ לְרַגְלֶךָ יִשָּׂא מִדַּבְּרֹתֶיךָ׃

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

    Targum Onkelos

    אַף חַבֵּיבִנּוּן לְשִׁבְטַיָּא כָּל קַדִּישׁוֹהִי בֵית יִשְׂרָאֵל בִּגְבוּרָא אַפֵּיק מִמִּצְרָיִם וְאִנּוּן מִדַּבְּרִין תְּחוֹת עֲנָנָךְ נָטְלִין עַל מֵימְרָךְ׃

    He also cherished the nations—all of their sacred ones are in Your keeping; for they were gathered in at Your feet and accepted the burden of Your word. [He even loved the tribes, the holy ones of the house of Israel, He mightily led them out of Egypt, and they are conducted under the "“cloud,” led by Your word.]

  4. Deuteronomy 33:4

    תּוֹרָה צִוָּה־לָנוּ מֹשֶׁה מוֹרָשָׁה קְהִלַּת יַעֲקֹב׃

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

    Targum Onkelos

    אוֹרָיְתָא יְהַב לַנָא מֹשֶׁה מַסְרַהּ יְרוּתָּא לְכִנְשָׁת יַעֲקֹב׃

    The Torah which Moshe commanded [gave] us, is the [transmitted as a] heritage of the congregation of Yaakov.

  5. Deuteronomy 33:5

    וַיְהִי בִישֻׁרוּן מֶלֶךְ בְּהִתְאַסֵּף רָאשֵׁי עָם יַחַד שִׁבְטֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל׃

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

    Targum Onkelos

    וַהֲוָה בְיִשְׂרָאֵל מַלְכָּא בְּאִתְכַּנָּשׁוּת רֵישֵׁי עַמָּא כַּחְדָּא שִׁבְטַיָּא דְּיִשְׂרָאֵל׃

    There was a king in Yeshurun [Yisroel], at the gathering of the counting. the tribes of Yisroel together.

  6. Deuteronomy 33:6

    יְחִי רְאוּבֵן וְאַל־יָמֹת וִיהִי מְתָיו מִסְפָּר׃

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

    Targum Onkelos

    יֵיחֵי רְאוּבֵן בְּחַיֵּי עָלְמָא וּמוֹתָא תִּנְיָנָא לָא יְמוּת וִיקַבְּלוּן בְּנוֹהִי אַחְסָנַתְהוֹן בְּמִנְיָנְהוֹן׃

    May Reuvein live and let him not die, and may his constituency be counted. [May Reuvein live forever, and a second death he shall not die. His children will receive their inheritance according to their numbers.]

  7. Deuteronomy 33:7

    וְזֹאת לִיהוּדָה וַיֹּאמַר שְׁמַע יְהֹוָה קוֹל יְהוּדָה וְאֶל־עַמּוֹ תְּבִיאֶנּוּ יָדָיו רָב לוֹ וְעֵזֶר מִצָּרָיו תִּהְיֶה׃

    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, Help him against his foes.

    Targum Onkelos

    וְדָא לִיהוּדָה וַאֲמַר קַבֵּיל יְיָ צְלוֹתֵיהּ דִּיהוּדָה בְּמִפְּקֵיהּ לִקְרָבָא וּלְעַמֵּיהּ תָּתִיבִנֵּיהּ בִּשְׁלָם יְדוֹהִי יַעְבְּדָן לֵיהּ פּוּרְעָנוּתָא מִשָּׂנְאוֹהִי וְסָעֵיד מִבְּעֵיל דְּבָבָא הֱוִי לֵיהּ׃

    Now this for Yehudah and he said, ‘‘Adonoy, hear the voice of Yehudah, and bring him to his people; May his hands fight his battles and may You provide assistance against his enemies.’’ [And this is for Yehudah, and he said: Accept, Hashem, the prayers of Yehudah when he goes out to wage war, and return his nation in peace. Let his hand bring calamity upon his enemies, and be for him a help against his enemies.]