Deuteronomy 33:7
And, this, is for Judah, when he said, Hear, O Yahweh, the voice of Judah, That unto his own people, thou wouldst bring him home,—Let, his own hands, suffice him, And, a helper from his adversaries, do thou become.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
6Let Reuben live and not die,—Nor his men be easily counted.
Cross References
Joshua 15:20This, is the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Judah, by their families.
2 Samuel 3:1And the war between the house of Saul and the house of David was prolonged,—and, David, waxed stronger and stronger, and, the house of Saul, became weaker and weaker.
2 Samuel 5:19So then David enquired of Yahweh, saying,—Shall I go up against the Philistines? Wilt thou deliver them into my hand? And Yahweh said unto David—Go up; for I, will surely deliver, the Philistines into thy hand.
2 Samuel 7:9and was with thee, whithersoever thou didst go, and have cut off all thine enemies, from before thee,—and will make thee a name, like the name of the great ones who are in the earth;
2 Chronicles 17:12And so it came to pass that, Jehoshaphat, went on waxing surpassingly great,—and he built, throughout Judah, fortresses and cities for store;
Psalms 20:2Send thy help out of the sanctuary, and, out of Zion, sustain thee;
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 →