יְחִ֥י רְאוּבֵ֖ן וְאַל־יָמֹ֑ת וִיהִ֥י מְתָ֖יו מִסְפָּֽר׃ (ס)
Kiranya Ruben hidup dan tidak mati, dan kiranya orang-orangnya tetap terhitung dalam bilangan.
On the Change of Names
[210] and while Abraham prays, as we have said, that the grace of hearkening to holy words and learning holy truths may live, Jacob, the Man of Practice, prays for the life of natural goodness, for he says “Let Reuben live and not die” (Deut. 33:6). Is he here praying that he should never know death and corruption, a gift impossible for a man? Surely not.