Deuteronomy 33:6 — “May [the tribe of] Reuben live and not die out,
But let his men be few.” — AMP | maBible
Read Deuteronomy 33:6 (Amplified Bible) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: Deuteronomy 33.6, Deuteronomy 33v6, Dt. 33:6. “May [the tribe of] Reuben live and not die out,
But let his men be few.”
Other reference formats: Deuteronomy 33.6, Deuteronomy 33v6, Dt. 33:6.
6 “May [the tribe of] Reuben live and not die out,
But let his men be few.”
Notes and references
Or Nor. The Hebrew can be taken either way, though the parallelism of thought slightly favors “nor let.” However, some argue for the wording “but let” due to the fact that Reuben had committed the grave offense of fornication with Bilhah, his father’s concubine (Gen 49:3, 4; also see note Gen 22:24…