13 For I have seen it inscribed in the writing of Enoch that your sons shall be corrupted in fornication, and shall do harm to the sons of Levi with the sword. (T12) 14 But they shall not be able to withstand Levi; for he shall wage the war of the Lord, and shall conquer all your hosts. (T12) 15 And they shall be few in number, divided in Levi and Judah, and there shall be none of you for sovereignty, even as also our father prophesied in his blessings. (T12)
Testament of Simeon 2:13–15
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