6 “Let aReuben live, and not die,
Nor let his men be few.”
Nor let his men be few.”
7 And this he said of aJudah:
“Hear, Lord, the voice of Judah,
And bring him to his people;
bLet his hands be sufficient for him,
And may You be ca help against his enemies.”
“Hear, Lord, the voice of Judah,
And bring him to his people;
bLet his hands be sufficient for him,
And may You be ca help against his enemies.”
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,
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.
‘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.
10 aThey shall teach Jacob Your judgments,
And Israel Your law.
They shall put incense before You,
bAnd a whole burnt sacrifice on Your altar.
And Israel Your law.
They shall put incense before You,
bAnd a whole burnt sacrifice on Your altar.
11 Bless his substance, Lord,
And aaccept the work of his hands;
Strike the loins of those who rise against him,
And of those who hate him, that they rise not again.”
And aaccept the work of his hands;
Strike the loins of those who rise against him,
And of those who hate him, that they rise not again.”
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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