Deuteronomy 33:6
What does Deuteronomy 33:6 mean?
A plain-English look at Deuteronomy 33:6 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Let Reuben live, and not die; Nor let his men be few.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Let Reuben live, and not die; and let not his men be few.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Let Reuben live, and not die; Nor let his men be few.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Let life not death be Reuben's, let not the number of his men be small.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Let Reuben live, and not die, And let his men be a number.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Let Ruben live, and not die, and be he small in number.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Let Reuben live, and not die; And let his men be few.
Context
v.5And he was king in Jeshurun, When the heads of the people were gathered, All the tribes of Israel together.
v.6This passage
v.7And this isthe blessingof Judah: and he said, Hear, Jehovah, the voice of Judah, And bring him in unto his people. With his hands he contended for himself; And thou shalt be a help against his adversaries.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Joshua 22:1
Then Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh,
- Genesis 49:3
Reuben, thou art my first-born, my might, and the beginning of my strength; The pre-eminence of dignity, and the pre-eminence of power.
- Genesis 49:8
Judah, thee shall thy brethren praise: Thy hand shall be on the neck of thine enemies; Thy father’s sons shall bow down before thee.
- Numbers 32:31
And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben answered, saying, As Jehovah hath said unto thy servants, so will we do.
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