Holy Scripture
Deuteronomy 33:6
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“Moses wished by his priestly power to absolve Reuben from his transgression and sin, in that he had lain with Bilhah, his father's concubine, so that when his brothers should rise, he might not be cut off from their number. So he said in the beginning of his blessing, "Reuben shall live and not die and shall be in the…”
Source: Septuagint
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6Let Reuben live, and not die; And let him be many in number.
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4The law which Moses charged us, An inheritance to the assemblies of Jacob.
5And he shall be prince with the beloved one, When the princes of the people are gathered together With the tribes of Israel.
— Deuteronomy 33:6 —
7And this is the blessing of Judah; Hear, Lord, the voice of Judah, And do thou visit his people: His hands shall contend for him, And thou shalt be a help from his enemies.
8And to Levi he said, Give to Levi his manifestations, And his truth to the holy man, Whom they tempted in the temptation; They reviled him at the water of strife.