Deuteronomy 33:6

Let Reuben live, and not die in that his men become few.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

Let Reuben live, and not die; and let not his men be few.

In Context

5And there was a king in Jeshurun, when the heads of the people were gathered, all the tribes of Israel together.

7And this for Judah, and he said: Hear, LORD, the voice of Judah, and bring him in unto his people; his hands shall contend for him, and Thou shalt be a help against his adversaries.

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Cross References

Genesis 35:23the sons of Leah: Reuben, Jacob's first-born, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun;

Genesis 49:8Judah, thee shall thy brethren praise; thy hand shall be on the neck of thine enemies; thy father's sons shall bow down before thee.

Joshua 22:1Then Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh,

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 33:2-6

Moses's Blessing on Israel. ( b. c. 1451.) 1 And this is the blessing, wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death. 2 And he said, The Lord came from Sinai, and rose up from Seir unto them; he shined forth from mount Paran, and he came with ten thousands of saints: from his right hand went a fiery law for them. 3 Yea, he loved the people; all his saints are in thy hand: and they sat down at thy feet; every one shall receive of thy words. 4 Moses commanded us a law, even the… Read the whole commentary →

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