Deuteronomy 33:13 meaning and explanation

Concerning Joseph he said: “May his land be blessed by the LORD with the precious dew from heaven above and the deep waters that lie beneath,

Deuteronomy 33:13, Berean Standard Bible

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Moses, nearing death, pronounces blessings on each tribe, and here he speaks over Joseph, meaning the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh who descended from Joseph's sons. The blessing asks God to prosper Joseph's territory with dew from above and waters from below, the two sources of fertility in a land that depended on rain and springs rather than a river.

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