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“May the tribe of Reuben live and not die out,
    though their people are few in number.”

This is what he said about the tribe of Judah:

“Hear the cry of Judah, O Yahweh,
    and bring them to their people.
They must defend themselves.
    Help them against their enemies.”

About the tribe of Levi he said,

“Your Thummim and Urim[a] belong to your faithful people.
You tested your people at Massah.
You quarreled with them at the oasis of Meribah.

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  1. Deuteronomy 33:8 The Urim and Thummim were used by the chief priest to determine God’s answer to questions.

“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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