Let Reuben live and not die, nor his men be few.”Deuteronomy 33:6
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
יְחִ֥י רְאוּבֵ֖ן וְאַל־יָמֹ֑ת וִיהִ֥י מְתָ֖יו מִסְפָּֽר׃ ס
- יְחִ֥יye.Chi“let him live”Verb, qal, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from חָיָה · “to live” · Strong's H2421
- רְאוּבֵ֖ןre.'u.Ven“Reuben”Noun, proper name of a man · from רְאוּבֵן · “Reuben” · Strong's H7205
- וְאַל־ve.'al-“and may not”Conjunction + Particle, negative · from אַל · “not” · Strong's H0408
- יָמֹ֑תya.Mot“he die”Verb, qal, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מוּת · “to die” · Strong's H4191
- וִיהִ֥יvi.Hi“and let it be”Conjunction + Verb, qal, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
- מְתָ֖יוme.Tav“men his”Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מַת · “man” · Strong's H4962
- מִסְפָּֽר׃ סmis.Par“number”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מִסְפָּר · “number” · Strong's H4557
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)