Deuteronomy 33:12

And to Benjamin he said, 1 The beloved of the Lord shall dwell in confidence, 1 And God overshadows him always, 1 And he rested between his shoulders.

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In The King James Version

And of Benjamin he said, The beloved of the LORD shall dwell in safety by him; and the LORD shall cover him all the day long, and he shall dwell between his shoulders.

In Context

11Bless, Lord, his strength, 1 And accept the works of his hands; 1 Break the loins of his enemies that have risen up against him, 1 And let not them that hate him rise up.

13And to Joseph he said, 1 His land is of the blessing of the Lord, 1 Of the seasons of sky and dew, 1 And of the deeps of wells below, 1

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Cross References

Exodus 28:12And thou shalt put the two stones on the shoulders of the shoulder piece: they are memorial stones for the children of Israel: and Aaron shall bear the names of the children of Israel before the Lord on his two shoulders, a memorial for them.

Deuteronomy 33:27And the rule of God shall protect thee, 1 And that under the strength of the everlasting arms; 1 And he shall cast forth the enemy from before thy face, 1 Saying, Perish. 1

Judges 1:21But the children of Benjamin did not take the inheritance of the Jebusite who dwelt in Jerusalem; and the Jebusite dwelt with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem until this day.

2 Samuel 12:24And David comforted Bathsheba his wife, and he went in to her, and lay with her; and she conceived and bore a son, and he called his name Solomon, and the Lord loved him.

1 Kings 12:21And Rehoboam went into Jerusalem, and he assembled the congregation of Judah, and the tribe of Benjamin, a hundred and twenty thousand young men, warriors, to fight against the house of Israel, to recover the kingdom to Rehoboam the son of Solomon.

2 Chronicles 15:2and he went out to meet Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin, and said, Hear me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin. The Lord is with you, while ye are with him; and if ye seek him out, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you.

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 33:9-12

8 And of Levi he said, Let thy Thummim and thy Urim be with thy holy one, whom thou didst prove at Massah, and with whom thou didst strive at the waters of Meribah; 9 Who said unto his father and to his mother, I have not seen him; neither did he acknowledge his brethren, nor knew his own children: for they have observed thy word, and kept thy covenant. 10 They shall teach Jacob thy judgments, and Israel thy law: they shall put incense before thee, and whole burnt sacrifice upon thine altar. 11 Bless, Lord , his… Read the whole commentary →

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