Deuteronomy 33:7
And this [is] for Judah, and he says: Hear, O YHWH, the voice of Judah, || And You bring him in to his people; His hand has striven for him, || And You are a help from his adversaries.
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6Let Reuben live, and not die, || And let his men be an [incalculable] number.
Cross References
Joshua 15:20This [is] the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Judah, for their families.
2 Samuel 3:1And the war is long between the house of Saul and the house of David, and David is going on and [is] strong, and the house of Saul is going on and [is] weak.
2 Samuel 5:19And David asks of YHWH, saying, “Do I go up to the Philistines? Do You give them into my hand?” And YHWH says to David, “Go up, for I certainly give the Philistines into your hand.”
2 Samuel 7:9and I am with you wherever you have gone, and I cut off all your enemies from your presence, and have made a great name for you, as the name of the great ones who [are] in the earth,
2 Chronicles 17:12And Jehoshaphat is going on and becoming very great, and he builds palaces and cities of store in Judah,
Psalms 20:2He sends your help from the sanctuary, || And supports you from Zion,
Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 33:7-8
6 Let Reuben live, and not die; and let not his men be few. 7 And this is the blessing of Judah: and he said, Hear, Lord , the voice of Judah, and bring him unto his people: let his hands be sufficient for him; and be thou a help to him from his enemies. Here is, I. The blessing of Reuben. Though Reuben had lost the honour of his birthright, yet Moses begins with him; for we should not insult over those that are disgraced, nor desire to perpetuate marks of infamy upon any, though ever so justly fastened at first,… Read the whole commentary →