Deuteronomy 33:6
Let Reuben live, and not die; and let not his men be few.
Context
This verse from Deuteronomy Chapter 33 connects to 7 cross-references. Moses blesses each tribe with individual oracular poetry before his death, similar in structure to Jacob's blessings in Genesis 49; notable blessings include Levi's priestly role, Joseph's flourishing, and Judah's leadership. The book concludes with a poem about the incomparability …
Other Translations
Let Reuben live, and not die; Nor let his men be few.
Let Reuben live, and not die, And let his men be a number.
Let life not death be Reuben's, let not the number of his men be small.
Cross References
We will pass over armed before the Lord into the land of Canaan, that the possession of our inheritance on …
And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben answered, saying, As the Lord hath said unto thy servants, …
Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy …
Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel; because thou wentest up to thy father’s bed; then defiledst thou it: he …
Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency …
And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh returned, and departed from …
Then Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh,