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I pray this for the tribe of Reuben:
May they continue to live and have many descendants.

I pray this for the tribe of Judah:
Lord, please listen to their prayers for help.
    May they join again with the other tribes.
Please make them strong,
    so that they can fight against their enemies.

I pray this for the tribe of Levi:
Lord, your Urim and Thummim belong to your faithful servants, the Levites.
You tested them at Massah.
    You argued with them at the springs of water at Meribah.[a]

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  1. 33:8 See Exodus 17:7.

“Let Reuben live and not die,
    nor[a] his people be few.”(A)

And this he said about Judah:(B)

“Hear, Lord, the cry of Judah;
    bring him to his people.
With his own hands he defends his cause.
    Oh, be his help against his foes!”

About Levi(C) he said:

“Your Thummim and Urim(D) belong
    to your faithful servant.(E)
You tested(F) him at Massah;
    you contended with him at the waters of Meribah.(G)

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  1. Deuteronomy 33:6 Or but let