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May Reuben live and not die out,(A)
    but let his numbers be few.

Of Judah he said this:

Hear, Lord, the voice of Judah,
    and bring him to his people.[a]
His own hands defend his cause;
    be a help against his foes.(B)

Of Levi he said:(C)

Give to Levi your Thummim,
    your Urim[b] to your faithful one;
Him you tested at Massah,
    contended against him at the waters of Meribah.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. 33:7 Bring him to his people: this probably refers to the isolated position of the tribe of Judah (cf. Jgs 1:17–19); according to some commentators the reference is to the divided kingdom.
  2. 33:8 Thummim…Urim: devices priests used for divination (cf. note on Ex 28:30).

“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