Deuteronomy 33:23

And of Asher he said,.... The tribe of Asher, as the Targums of Jonathan and Jerusalem:

let Asher be blessed with children; with large numbers, as it appears this tribe was, having in it 53,400 men…

Satisfied with favor - Compare Gen 49:21 and note. The west and the south - i. e., taking the words as referring not to geographical position but to natural characteristics, “the sea and the sunny…

Here is, I. The blessing of Dan, Deu 33:22. Jacob in his blessing had compared him to a serpent for subtlety; Moses compares him to a lion for courage and resolution: and what could stand before those…

23  And of Naphtali he said:

Naphtali sated with favour,

And full of the blessing of the Lord,

Sea and South shall he hold.

23. The first two lines reflect the extraordinary fertility of mount…