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Moses said about the tribe of Reuben:

“May Reuben never die out,
Although their people are few.”

About the tribe of Judah he said:

Lord, listen to their cry for help;
Unite them again with the other tribes.
Fight for them, Lord,
And help them against their enemies.”[a]

(A)About the tribe of Levi he said:

“You, Lord, reveal your will by the Urim and Thummim[b]
Through your faithful servants, the Levites;
You put them to the test at Massah
And proved them true at the waters of Meribah.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 33:7 Probable text Fight for … enemies; Hebrew The tribe of Judah will fight for itself, and the Lord will help it against its enemies.
  2. Deuteronomy 33:8 Two objects used by the priest to determine God's will; it is not known precisely how they were used.

“Let Reuben live and not die,
    nor[a] his people be few.”(A)

And this he said about Judah:(B)

“Hear, Lord, the cry of Judah;
    bring him to his people.
With his own hands he defends his cause.
    Oh, be his help against his foes!”

About Levi(C) he said:

“Your Thummim and Urim(D) belong
    to your faithful servant.(E)
You tested(F) him at Massah;
    you contended with him at the waters of Meribah.(G)

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 33:6 Or but let

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

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 an help to him from his enemies.

And of Levi he said, Let thy Thummim and thy Urim be with thy holy one, whom thou didst prove at Massah, and with whom thou didst strive at the waters of Meribah;

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