Let Reuben live and not die, nor his men be few.”
The Gadites and Reubenites replied, “As the LORD has spoken to your servants, so we will do.
Judah, your brothers shall praise you. Your hand shall be on the necks of your enemies; your father’s sons shall bow dow
Then Joshua summoned the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh
Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, excelling in honor, excelling in power.