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“May Reuben live, and may he not die,
    and let his number not be few.”[a]
And he said this of Judah,[b]
“Hear, O Yahweh, the voice of Judah,
    and bring him to his people;
his own hands strive[c] for him,
    and may you be a help against[d] his foes.”
And of Levi he said,
    “Your Thummim and your Urim
are for your faithful one,[e]
    whom you tested at Massah;[f]
you contended with him
    at the waters of Meribah.

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  1. Deuteronomy 33:6 Literally “let he be his people of number”
  2. Deuteronomy 33:7 Literally “and this concerning/to Judah, and he said”
  3. Deuteronomy 33:7 Or “is/are great” on his behalf
  4. Deuteronomy 33:7 Literally “from”
  5. Deuteronomy 33:8 Literally “man, your faithful one”
  6. Deuteronomy 33:8 Literally “whom you tested him at Massah”

“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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  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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