Deuteronomy 33:6
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Let Reuben live and not die, nor his men be few.””
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BSBPD
“Let Reuben live and not die, nor his men be few.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“Let Reuben live, and not die; and let not his men be few.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“Let Reuben live, and not die; Nor let his men be few.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“Let Reuben live, and not die, And let his men be a number.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Deuteronomy 33:6 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 35:22While Israel was living in that region, Reuben went in and slept with his father’s concubine Bilhah, and Israel heard about it. Jacob had twelve sons:
- Genesis 35:23The sons of Leah were Reuben the firstborn of Jacob, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.
- Genesis 49:3Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, excelling in honor, excelling in power.
- Genesis 49:8Judah, your brothers shall praise you. Your hand shall be on the necks of your enemies; your father’s sons shall bow down to you.
- Numbers 32:31The Gadites and Reubenites replied, “As the LORD has spoken to your servants, so we will do.
- Joshua 22:1Then Joshua summoned the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh
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