וְזֹ֣את הַבְּרָכָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר בֵּרַ֥ךְ מֹשֶׁ֛ה אִ֥ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים אֶת־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל לִפְנֵ֖י מוֹתֽוֹ׃
Or, voici la bénédiction dont Moïse, l’homme de Dieu, bénit les enfants d’Israël avant de mourir.
On the Change of Names
[25] “This is the blessing,” we read, “which Moses gave, the man of God” (Deut. 33:1). To what a glorious, what a holy exchange is he promoted that in return for God’s protecting care he should give himself to God.
On the Change of Names
[125] The chief of the prophets proves to have many names. When he interprets and teaches the oracles vouchsafed to him he is called Moses; when he prays and blesses the people, he is a Man of God (Deut. 33:1); and when Egypt is paying the penalties for its impious deeds he is the god (Ex. 7:1) of Pharaoh, the king of the country.