One tribe called him their father. “Let Reuben live and not die, nor let his men be few” (Deuteronomy 33:6) While all the patriarchs were born at Nisan and died at Nisan, Moses, the great deliverer of Israel from bondage in Egypt, was born in Adar the twelfth month and also died in Adar. The Tribe of REUBEN. xvi. WEB Deuteronomy 33:6. Lexham English Bible read chapter 33 in WBT. Young's Literal Translation Let Reuben live, and not die, And let his men be a number. 6 Let Reuben live, and not die; and let not his men be few. When these words were uttered by Moses, … Let Reuben live, and not die] Though his life and his blessings have been forfeited by his transgression with his father's concubine, Gen. xlix. Oh, be his help against his foes!” Read verse in New International Version Deuteronomy 33:6-25 “Let Reuben live and not die, nor his people be few.” And this he said about Judah: “Hear, LORD, the cry of Judah; bring him to his people. With his own hands he defends his cause. YLT Deuteronomy 33:6. Let Reuben live, and not die, And let his men be a number. 1-3, &c., let him not become extinct as a tribe in Israel. Let Reuben live, and not die; Nor let his men be few. 3, 4; and in his rebellion with Korah, Num. Let Reuben live, and not die; and let not his men be few. Let Reuben live, and not die - Though his life and his blessings have been forfeited by his transgression with his father's concubine, Genesis 49:3, Genesis 49:4; and in his rebellion with Korah, Numbers 16:1-3, etc., let him not become extinct as a tribe in Israel. Another indication that Reuben lost his prominent position is the fact that no judges came from the tribe of Reuben as well as the fact that the tribe of Reuben is not mentioned in Mesha inscription or Mesha Stela, but Gad is. 33:6. Henry Law, 1858 "Let Reuben live and not die—and let not his men be few." Deut. The Message Reuben: "Let Reuben live and not die, but just barely, in diminishing numbers." The Wycliffe Bible (1395) Ruben lyue, and die not, and be he litil in noumbre. “Let Reuben live and not die, nor his people be few.” – Deuteronomy 33:6. Let Reuben live, and not die; Nor let his men be few. From him one section of the Jewish nation sprang. Reuben was Jacob's firstborn. read chapter 33 in WEB.