- Reuben:
- "And Leahª conceived,ª° and bareª° a son,ª and she calledª° his nameª Reuben:ª forª she said,ª° Surelyª the LORDª hath lookedª° upon my affliction;ª now¹ thereforeª my husbandª will loveª° me." {Gen 29:32} + "And it came to pass,¹ when Israelª dweltª° in that¹ land,ª that Reubenª went²°¹ and lay²° with¹¹ Bilhahª his father'sª concubine:ª and Israelª heardª° [it]. Now the sonsª of Jacobª were¹ twelve:ªª ... The sonsª of Leah;ª Reuben,ª Jacob'sª firstborn,ª and Simeon,ª and Levi,ª and Judah,ª and Issachar,ª and Zebulun:ª" {Gen 35:22-23} + "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} + "These¹ [be] the headsª of their fathers'ª houses:ª The sonsª of Reubenª the firstbornª of Israel;ª Hanoch,ª and Pallu,ª Hezron,ª and Carmi:ª these¹ [be] the familiesª of Reuben.ª" {Exd 6:14} + "And these¹ [are] the namesª of the men²¹ that¹ shall standª° with¹ you: of [the tribe of] Reuben;ª Elizurª the sonª of Shedeur.ª" {Num 1:5} + "And the childrenª of Reuben,ª Israel'sª eldest son,ª by their generations,ª after their families,ª by the houseª of their fathers,ª according to the numberª of the names,ª by their polls,ª every¹ maleª from twentyª yearsª oldª¹ and upward,ª all¹ that were able to go forthª° to war;ª ... Those that were numberedª° of them, [even] of the tribeª of Reuben,ª [were] fortyª and sixª thousandª and fiveª hundred.ª" {Num 1:20-21} + "On the south sideª [shall be] the standardª of the campª of Reubenª according to their armies:ª and the captainª of the childrenª of Reubenª [shall be] Elizurª the sonª of Shedeur.ª ... And his host,ª and those that were numberedª° of them, [were] fiftyª and nineª thousandª and threeª hundred.ª" {Num 2:10-13} + "Reuben,ª the eldest² son¹ of Israel:ª the childrenª of Reuben;ª Hanoch,ª [of whom cometh] the familyª of the Hanochites:ª of Pallu,ª the familyª of the Palluites:ª ... Notwithstanding the childrenª of Korahª diedª° not.¹" {Num 26:5-11} + "Let Reubenª live,ª° and not¹ die;ª° and let [not] his menª be¹ few.ª" {Deu 33:6} + "These¹ [are] the sonsª of Israel;ª Reuben,ª Simeon,ª Levi,ª and Judah,ª Issachar,ª and Zebulun,ª ... And Ramª begatª°¹ Amminadab;ª and Amminadabª begatª°¹ Nahshon,ª princeª of the childrenª of Judah;ª" {1Ch 2:1-10}
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