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Moses Blesses the Twelve Tribes

Deuteronomy 33:5

In 11 translations

BSB
So the LORD became King in Jeshurun when the leaders of the people gathered, when the tribes of Israel came together.Jeshurun means the upright one, a term of endearment for Israel; also in verse 26.
KJV
And he was king in Jeshurun, when the heads of the people and the tribes of Israel were gathered together.
WEB
He was king in Jeshurun, when the heads of the people were gathered, all the tribes of Israel together.
ASV
And he was king in Jeshurun, When the heads of the people were gathered, All the tribes of Israel together.
LSV
And He is King in Yeshurun, || In the heads of the people gathering together, || The tribes of Israel!
YLT
And he is in Jeshurun king, In the heads of the people gathering together, The tribes of Israel!
DBY
And he was king in Jeshurun, When the heads of the people And the tribes of Israel were gathered together.
DRC
He shall be king with the most right, the princes of the people being assembled with the tribes of Israel.
GNV
Then he was among the righteous people, as King, when the heades of the people, and the tribes of Israel were assembled.
JPS
And there was a king in Jeshurun, when the heads of the people were gathered, all the tribes of Israel together.
LXXE
And he shall be prince with the beloved one, when the princes of the people are gathered together with the tribes of Israel.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC
וַיְהִ֥י בִישֻׁר֖וּן מֶ֑לֶךְ בְּהִתְאַסֵּף֙ רָ֣אשֵׁי עָ֔ם יַ֖חַד שִׁבְטֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ ἔσται ἐν τῷ ἠγαπημένῳ ἄρχων, συναχθέντων ἀρχόντων λαῶν ἅμα φυλαῖς Ἰσραήλ.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

  • Deuteronomy 32:15But Jeshurun grew fat and kicked— becoming fat, bloated, and gorged. He abandoned the God who made him and scorned the Rock of his salvation.
  • Judges 17:6In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes.
  • Genesis 36:31These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the Israelites:
  • Exodus 18:16“Whenever they have a dispute, it is brought to me to judge between one man and another, and I make known to them the statutes and laws of God.”
  • Numbers 16:13–15Is it not enough that you have brought us up out of a land flowing with milk and honey to kill us in the wilderness? Must you also appoint yourself as ruler over us? Moreover, you have not brought us into a land…
  • Exodus 18:19Now listen to me; I will give you some advice, and may God be with you. You must be the people’s representative before God and bring their causes to Him.
  • Judges 9:2“Please ask all the leaders of Shechem, ‘Is it better for you that seventy men, all the sons of Jerubbaal, rule over you, or just one man?’ Remember that I am your own flesh and blood.”
  • Numbers 23:21He considers no disaster for Jacob; He sees no trouble for Israel. The LORD their God is with them, and the shout of the King is among them.
  • Judges 8:22Then the Israelites said to Gideon, “Rule over us—you and your son and grandson—for you have saved us from the hand of Midian.”

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