1 AND now, my children, I command you, love Levi, that ye may abide, and exalt not yourselves against him, lest ye be utterly destroyed. (T12)
Testament of Judah 4:1
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Testament of Reuben 2:23–25
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Testament of Joseph 2:76–78
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Testament of Naphtali 2:23–25
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