5 And He was ^aKing in ^bJeshurun,
When the leaders of the people were gathered,
All the tribes of Israel together. ‡

6 “Let ^aReuben live, and not die,
Nor let his men be few.”  ‡

8 And of ^aLevi he said:
^b“Let Your¹ Thummim and Your Urim be with Your holy one,
^cWhom You tested at Massah,
And with whom You contended at the waters of Meribah, ‡

9 ^aWho says of his father and mother,
‘I have not ^bseen them’;
^cNor did he acknowledge his brothers,
Or know his own children;
For ^dthey have observed Your word
And kept Your covenant. ‡