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Deuteronomy 33:6

King James Version (KJV)

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Deuteronomy 33:6

Verse 6 of 29

Scripture focus

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

Deuteronomy 33:6 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Deuteronomy 33:6

Theological / Devotional

Reuben. The second “not” in this verse was supplied by the translators, and is not in the Hebrew. An implied reference to his sin with Bilhah (Genesis 35:22). Reuben was the first-born (Genesis 49:3), but never attained to great national importance. Rather, this tribe dwindled constantly in numbers. Jacob had declared prophetically that he would not excel; Moses here assures the Reubenites that they will not entirely disappear from among Israel.

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