Deuteronomy 33:5
3 Yea, he loved the people; all his saints are in thy hand: and they sat down at thy feet; every one shall receive of thy words.
4 Moses commanded us a law, even the inheritance of the congregation of Jacob.
And he was king in Jeshurun, when the heads of the people and the tribes of Israel were gathered together.
6 Let Reuben live, and not die; and let not his men be few.
7 And this is the blessing of Judah: and he said, Hear, LORD, the voice of Judah, and bring him unto his people: let his hands be sufficient for him; and be thou an help to him from his enemies.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- So the LORD became King in Jeshurun when the leaders of the people gathered, when the tribes of Israel came together.
- 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.
- DARBY
- And he was king in Jeshurun, When the heads of the people And the tribes of Israel were gathered together.
- BLB
- And He was King in Jeshurun, when were gathered the leaders of the people together with the tribes of Israel.
- ÅB
- Og han[^3] ble konge i Jesurun[^4], da folkets høvdinger samlet seg, Israels stammer alle sammen.
- OTB
- Han var konge i Jeshurun da folkets ledere samlet seg, Israels stammer sammen.
- B1930
- Og han blev konge i Jesurun, da folkets høvdinger samlet sig, Israels stammer alle sammen. / < Gud.> / < 5MO 32, 15.>
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Deuteronomy 32:15
But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered with fatness; then he forsook God which made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.
Read in contextJudges 17:6
In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes.
Read in contextGenesis 36:31
And these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Israel.
Read in contextJudges 8:22
Then the men of Israel said unto Gideon, Rule thou over us, both thou, and thy son, and thy son’s son also: for thou hast delivered us from the hand of Midian.
Read in contextExodus 18:19
Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God shall be with thee: Be thou for the people to God-ward, that thou mayest bring the causes unto God:
Read in contextExodus 18:16
When they have a matter, they come unto me; and I judge between one and another, and I do make them know the statutes of God, and his laws.
Read in contextNumbers 16:13–15
Is it a small thing that thou hast brought us up out of a land that floweth with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, except thou make thyself altogether a prince over us?
Read in contextJudges 9:2
Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether is better for you, either that all the sons of Jerubbaal, which are threescore and ten persons, reign over you, or that one reign over you? remember also that I am your bone and your flesh.
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