Deuteronomy 33:6

Bible in Basic English 1965

Let life not death be Reuben's, let not the number of his men be small.

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Now while they were living in that country, Reuben had connection with Bilhah, his father's servant-woman: and Israel had news of it.

Now Jacob had twelve sons: the sons of Leah: Reuben, Jacob's first son, and Simeon and Levi and Judah and Issachar and Zebulun;

To you, Judah, will your brothers give praise: your hand will be on the neck of your haters; your father's sons will go down to the earth before you.

These are the names of those who are to be your helpers: from Reuben, Elizur, the son of Shedeur;