"Reuben,ª thou¹ [art] my firstborn,ª my might,ª and the beginningª of my strength,ª the excellencyª of dignity,ª and the excellencyª of power:ª ... Unstableª as water,ª thou shalt not¹ excel;ª° because¹ thou wentest upª° to thy father'sª bed;ª then¹ defiledst¹ thou²° [it]: he went upª° to my couch.ª" {Gen 49:3-4} + "Judah,ª thou¹ [art he] whom thy brethrenª shall praise:ª° thy handª [shall be] in the neckª of thine enemies;ª° thy father'sª childrenª shall bow downª° before thee." {Gen 49:8} + "And the childrenª of Gadª and the childrenª of Reubenª answered,ª° saying,ª°¹ As¹ the LORDª hath saidª° unto¹ thy servants,ª so¹ will we do.ª° ... We¹ will² pass overª° armedª° beforeª the LORDª into the landª of Canaan,ª that the possessionª of our inheritanceª on this sideª¹ Jordanª [may be] ours." {Num 32:31-32} + "Then¹ Joshuaª calledª° the Reubenites,ª and the Gadites,ª and the halfª tribeª of Manasseh,ª ... And the childrenª of Reubenª and the childrenª of Gadª and the halfª tribeª of Manassehª returned,ª° and departed²°¹ from¹¹ the childrenª of Israelª out of Shiloh,ª¹ which¹ [is] in the landª of Canaan,ª to go²°¹ unto¹ the countryª of Gilead,ª to¹ the landª of their possession,ª whereof¹ they were possessed,ª° according¹ to the wordª of the LORDª by the handª of Moses.ª" {Jsh 22:1-9} |
