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Moses gave us the Lord’s instruction,
    the special possession of the people of Israel.[a]
The Lord became king in Israel[b]
    when the leaders of the people assembled,
    when the tribes of Israel gathered as one.”

Moses said this about the tribe of Reuben:[c]

“Let the tribe of Reuben live and not die out,
    though they are few in number.”

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Footnotes

  1. 33:4 Hebrew of Jacob. The names “Jacob” and “Israel” are often interchanged throughout the Old Testament, referring sometimes to the individual patriarch and sometimes to the nation.
  2. 33:5 Hebrew in Jeshurun, a term of endearment for Israel.
  3. 33:6 Hebrew lacks Moses said this about the tribe of Reuben.

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