24 Therefore, then I say unto you, ye will be jealous against the sons of Levi, and will seek to be exalted over them; but ye shall not be able. (T12)
Testament of Reuben 2:24
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Testament of Levi 4:17–19
17 And out of covetousness ye shall teach the commandments of the Lord, wedded women shall ye pollute, and the virgins of Jerusalem shall ye defile; and with harlots and adulteresses shall ye be joined, and the daughters of the Gentiles shall ye take to wife, pu… (T12)
Testament of Judah 4:1–2
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Testament of Simeon 2:13–15
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2 Esdras 15:51–53
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2 Esdras 2:27–29
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