Deuteronomy 33:6

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

Revised Version 1895

In The King James Version

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

In Context

5And he was king in Jeshurun, When the heads of the people were gathered, All the tribes of Israel together.

7And this is the blessing of Judah: and he said, Hear, LORD, the voice of Judah, And bring him in unto his people: With his hands he contended for himself; And thou shalt be an help against his adversaries.

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Cross References

Genesis 35:23the sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn, 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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