וּלְלֵוִ֣י אָמַ֔ר תֻּמֶּ֥יךָ וְאוּרֶ֖יךָ לְאִ֣ישׁ חֲסִידֶ֑ךָ אֲשֶׁ֤ר נִסִּיתוֹ֙ בְּמַסָּ֔ה תְּרִיבֵ֖הוּ עַל־מֵ֥י מְרִיבָֽה׃

And of Levi he said: Your Tumim and Your Urim, the system of holy namoteric matters in the breast piece of judgment, through which God communicated with His nation, are for Your virtuous one, the High Priest. The first High Priest was Aaron, whom You tested at Masa; You challenged him at the waters of Meriva. Moses and Aaron were tested, and ultimately reproached and punished, at Masa and Meriva, but this verse emphasizes that even after the reproach and punishment, Aaron remained God’s pious one; he remained loyal to God and did not waver.

הָאֹמֵ֞ר לְאָבִ֤יו וּלְאִמּוֹ֙ לֹ֣א רְאִיתִ֔יו וְאֶת־אֶחָיו֙ לֹ֣א הִכִּ֔יר וְאֶת־בנו [בָּנָ֖יו] לֹ֣א יָדָ֑ע כִּ֤י שָֽׁמְרוּ֙ אִמְרָתֶ֔ךָ וּבְרִֽיתְךָ֖ יִנְצֹֽרוּ׃

Whether following the incident of the Golden Calf or during other periods, the tribe of Levi served as a sort of royal guard for God. The Levites fought zealously for the sake of Heaven, without regard for familial relationships: Who said of his father, and of his mother: I did not see him; and his brothers he did not recognize, and his children he did not know. Although none of the tribe of Levi participated in the sin, if a father or mother were among the sinners, they would not have afforded them special treatment, because they observed Your saying, and Your covenant they upheld.

יוֹר֤וּ מִשְׁפָּטֶ֙יךָ֙ לְיַעֲקֹ֔ב וְתוֹרָתְךָ֖ לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל יָשִׂ֤ימוּ קְטוֹרָה֙ בְּאַפֶּ֔ךָ וְכָלִ֖יל עַֽל־מִזְבְּחֶֽךָ׃

In reward for their righteousness, they, the Levites, and in particular the priests, shall teach Your ordinances to Jacob and Your law to Israel. For many generations, one of the responsibilities of the priests was to teach the Torah to Israel.

בָּרֵ֤ךְ יְהוָה֙ חֵיל֔וֹ וּפֹ֥עַל יָדָ֖יו תִּרְצֶ֑ה מְחַ֨ץ מָתְנַ֧יִם קָמָ֛יו וּמְשַׂנְאָ֖יו מִן־יְקוּמֽוּן׃ (ס)

Bless, Lord, his might, and the work of his hands in the Temple service accept. Crush the loins of those who rise against him, and his enemies, prevent them from rising .

לְבִנְיָמִ֣ן אָמַ֔ר יְדִ֣יד יְהֹוָ֔ה יִשְׁכֹּ֥ן לָבֶ֖טַח עָלָ֑יו חֹפֵ֤ף עָלָיו֙ כָּל־הַיּ֔וֹם וּבֵ֥ין כְּתֵיפָ֖יו שָׁכֵֽן׃ (ס)

Of Benjamin he said: Benjamin is the beloved, the Lord will dwell in safety with him, as he is loyal to God. He, God, rests His presence over Benjamin and hovers over him all the day, and He rests between his shoulders. This is a prophetic allusion to the time when the Temple would be built in Benjamin’s portion of the land, as Jerusalem was in the portion of Benjamin more so than any other tribe. Additionally, the Temple Mount is not the highest mountain in its area, as the Mount of Olives, Mount Scopus, and Mount Zion are all higher; it is therefore referred to as between the shoulders.