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Deuteronomy 33:6-8
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Deuteronomy 33:6-8
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
6 May Reuben live and not die out,(A)
but let his numbers be few.
7 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)
8 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)
Footnotes
- 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.
- 33:8 Thummim…Urim: devices priests used for divination (cf. note on Ex 28:30).
Deuteronomy 33:6-8
New International Version
Deuteronomy 33:6-8
New International Version
7 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!”
8 About Levi(C) he said:
Footnotes
- Deuteronomy 33:6 Or but let
Deuteronomy 33:6-8
King James Version
Deuteronomy 33:6-8
King James Version
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 an help to him from his enemies.
8 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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