Parallel Verses
American Standard Version
Let Reuben live, and not die; Nor let his men be few.
New American Standard Bible
Nor his men be few.”
King James Version
Let Reuben live, and not die; and let not his men be few.
Holman Bible
though his people become few.
International Standard Version
"May Reuben live and not die, though his numbers are few."
A Conservative Version
Let Reuben live, and not die, nor let his men be few.
Amplified
“May [the tribe of] Reuben live and not die out,
Bible in Basic English
Let life not death be Reuben's, let not the number of his men be small.
Darby Translation
Let Reuben live, and not die; And let his men be few.
Julia Smith Translation
Reuben shall live and shall not die; and his men shall be of number.
King James 2000
Let Reuben live, and not die; and let not his men be few.
Lexham Expanded Bible
"May Reuben live, and may he not die, {and let his number not be few}."
Modern King James verseion
Let Reuben live and not die, and let not his men be few.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Reuben shall live and shall not die: but his people shall be few in number. This is the blessing of Judah."
NET Bible
May Reuben live and not die, and may his people multiply.
New Heart English Bible
"Let Reuben live, and not die; Nor let his men be few."
The Emphasized Bible
Let Reuben live and not die, - Nor his men he easily counted.
Webster
Let Reuben live, and not die; and let not his men be few.
World English Bible
"Let Reuben live, and not die; Nor let his men be few."
Youngs Literal Translation
Let Reuben live, and not die, And let his men be a number.
Themes
intercession » Additional instances of » moses » For israel
Word Count of 20 Translations in Deuteronomy 33:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
Blessing On Reuben
5 And he was king in Jeshurun, When the heads of the people were gathered, All the tribes of Israel together. 6 Let Reuben live, and not die; Nor let his men be few. 7 And this is the blessing of Judah: and he said, Hear, Jehovah, the voice of Judah, And bring him in unto his people. With his hands he contended for himself; And thou shalt be a help against his adversaries.
Cross References
Genesis 49:3-4
Reuben, thou art my first-born, my might, and the beginning of my strength; The pre-eminence of dignity, and the pre-eminence of power.
Genesis 49:8
Judah, thee shall thy brethren praise: Thy hand shall be on the neck of thine enemies; Thy father's sons shall bow down before thee.
Numbers 32:31-32
And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben answered, saying, As Jehovah hath said unto thy servants, so will we do.
Joshua 22:1-9
Then Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh,