יְחִ֥י רְאוּבֵ֖ן וְאַל־יָמֹ֑ת וִיהִ֥י מְתָ֖יו מִסְפָּֽר׃ (ס)
Viva Rubén, y no muera; Y sean sus varones en número.
Jerusalem Talmud Sanhedrin
90Num. 16:33.They and everything that belonged to them descended alive into the pit. Rebbi Berekhiah in the name of Rebbi Ḥelbo, even their names flew away from their papyrus rolls90aGreek τόμος, “piece, roll of papyrus, volume”.. Rebbi Yose ben Ḥanina said, even one of their needles that was in the hand of an Israel as a loan was swallowed up with them, for it is written: They and everything that belonged to them descended alive into the pit. Who prayed for them? Rebbi Samuel bar Naḥman said, Moses prayed for them, Reuben shall live and not die91Deut. 33:6, this refers to Datan and Abiram from the tribe of Reuben.. 92Midrash Shemuel ed. Buber 5(12). Rebbi Joshua ben Levi said, Hannah prayed for them. This is Rebbi Joshua ben Levi’s opinion, as Rebbi Joshua ben Levi said in the name of Rebbi Yose: Koraḥ’s (opinion) [band]G was continuously sinking until Hannah stood up and said, the Eternal kills and brings to life, He sends down into the pit and lifts931S. 2:6. She was married to a descendant of Korah’s (2 Chr. 6:18–23)..
Jerusalem Talmud Sanhedrin
Who prayed for them? Rebbi Samuel bar Naḥman said, Moses prayed for them, Reuben shall live and not die91Deut. 33:6, this refers to Datan and Abiram from the tribe of Reuben.. 92Midrash Shemuel ed. Buber 5(12). Rebbi Joshua ben Levi said, Hannah prayed for them. This follows Rebbi Joshua ben Levi, as Rebbi Joshua ben Levi said: Korah’s band was continuously sinking until Hannah stood up and said931S. 2:6. She was married to a descendant of Korah’s (2 Chr. 6:18–23)., the Eternal kills and brings to life, He sends down into the pit and lifts up.
Makkot
Rav Yehuda said in the name of Rav, A ban made conditionally needs to be annulled. From where [is this derived]? From Yehuda. That the Torah says (Genesis 43, 9), "If you do not bring him back to me etc.". And Rav Shmuel bar Nachmani said in the name of Rebbi Yonason, What is the meaning of the verse (Deuteronomy 33, 6), "Let Reuvan live and not die etc. And this is for Yehuda?!"?