4 pairs of blessings pronounced on Joseph by Moses


Deuteronomy 33:13-17
About Joseph he said: "May the LORD bless his land

with the precious dew from heaven above
and with the deep waters that lie below;
with the best the sun brings forth
and the finest the moon can yield;
with the choicest gifts of the ancient mountains
and the fruitfulness of the everlasting hills;
with the best gifts of the earth and its fullness
and the favour of him who dwelt in the burning bush.

Let all these rest on the head of Joseph, on the brow of the prince among his brothers. In majesty he is like a firstborn bull; his horns are the horns of a wild ox. With them he will gore the nations, even those at the ends of the earth. Such are the ten thousands of Ephraim; such are the thousands of Manasseh."

The first two here are merisms and the other two parallelisms.

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