Deuteronomy 33

^{1 !} Moses before his death blesseth all the tribes of Israel.

^{1 a} This blessing conteineth not onely a simple prayer, but an assurance of the effect thereof.

^{1 b} Meaning, infinit Angels.

^{3 d} As thy disciples.

^{3 c} Ebr. his Saintes, that is, the children of Israel.

^{4 e} To vs and our successors.

^{5 /} Or, Israel.

^{5 /} Or, Moses.

^{6 f} Reuben shalbe one of the tribes of Gods people, thogh for his sinne his honour be dimished & his familie but smale.

^{7 g} Signifying that he shulde be hardely obteine Jaakobs promes, {Gen. 49,8}.

^{9 h} He preferred Gods glorie to all natural affection, {Exod. 32,29}.

^{11 i} He declared that the ministers of God haue manie enemies, & therefore haue nede to be prayed for.

^{12 k} Because the temple shulde be buylt in Zion, which was in the tribe of Benjamin, he sheweth that God shulde dwel with him there.

^{13 /} Or, founteines.

^{16 l} Which was, God appearing vnto Moses, {Exod. 3,2}.

^{17 /} Or, strength.

^{18 m} In thy prosperous viages vpon the sea, {Gen. 49,13}

^{19 /} Or, mount Zion.

^{19 n} The tribe of Zebulun.

^{21 o} So that the portion of the Gadites, and others on this side of Jorden was Gods thogh it was not so knowen.

^{23 p} Meaning, nere the sea.

^{25 q} Thou shalt be strong, or thy countrey ful of metal. It semeth that Simon is left out because he was vnder Judah, & his porcion of his inheritance, {Josh. 19,9}.

^{26 !} There is no God like to the God of Israel.

^{28 s} Thine enemies for feare shal lie & fain to be in subjection.

^{28 r} Who was plentiful in issue as a founteine.

^{29 !} Nor anie people like vnto his.