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Let Reubenרְאוּבֵןliveיְחִיand notוְאַלdie,יָמֹתand let his menוִ מְתָיוbeיהִיa number.”מִסְפָּר
Deuteronomy 33:6
Study it in the app“Let Reuben live and not die, and let his men be a number.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 33:6, word by word
- Let Reubenרְאוּבֵןreuven
Reuben
Reuben, the firstborn of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him. The name sounds like "look, a son!".
Where else “reuven” appears- liveיְחִיyechi
live
To have breath and remain in this world, not die.
Where else “yechi” appears- dieיָמֹתyamot
die
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “yamot” appears- and let his menמְתָיmetay
men
Men. "Men of number" means few, easily counted.
Where else “metay” appears- beיהִיyhi
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yhi” appears- a numberמִסְפָּרmispar
number
The amount that results from counting: how many there are.
Where else “mispar” appears
Translation note
“A number” is what can be counted: it is understood as “though his men be few.” Others read it as a wish that they not be few.
The context
5And there was a king in Jeshurun, when the heads of the people gathered, the tribes of Israel together.
6 · This verse (above)
7And this is for Judah, and he said, “Hear, YHWH, the voice of Judah, and bring him to his people. His hands contend for him; and be a help against his adversaries.”