Deuteronomy 33:5

Deuteronomy 33:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he was king in Jeshurun, when the heads of the people and the tribes of Israel were gathered together.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Thus the Lord became king in Jeshurun, when the heads of the people were gathered, all the tribes of Israel together.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And He was King in Jeshurun, When the leaders of the people were gathered, All the tribes of Israel together.
• New Living Translation (NLT)The Lord became king in Israel— when the leaders of the people assembled, when the tribes of Israel gathered as one.”

Context of Deuteronomy 33:5

3Surely it is you who love the people; all the holy ones are in your hand. At your feet they all bow down, and from you receive instruction, 4the law that Moses gave us, the possession of the assembly of Jacob. He was king over Jeshurun when the leaders of the people assembled, along with the tribes of Israel. 6“Let Reuben live and not die, nor his people be few.” 7And this he said about Judah: “Hear, Lord, the cry of Judah; bring him to his people. With his own hands he defends his cause. Oh, be his help against his foes!”

Deuteronomy 33:5 word by word

וַיְהִ֥י בִישֻׁר֖וּן מֶ֑לֶךְ בְּהִתְאַסֵּף֙ רָ֣אשֵׁי עָ֔ם יַ֖חַד שִׁבְטֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he was kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• in Jeshurunיְשֻׁרוּןyeshûrûn · JeshurunH3484
• when the headsרֹאשׁrô'sh · head: leaderH7218
• of the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• the tribesשֵׁ֫בֶטshêbeţ · tribeH7626
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• were gatheredאָסַף'âsaph · to gatherH622
• togetherיַ֫חַדyachad · unitednessH3162

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 33:5

• Genesis 36:31These were the kings who reigned in Edom before any Israelite king reigned:
• Exodus 18:16Whenever they have a dispute, it is brought to me, and I decide between the parties and inform them of God’s decrees and instructions.”
• Numbers 16:13Isn’t it enough that you have brought us up out of a land flowing with milk and honey to kill us in the wilderness? And now you also want to lord it over us!
• Judges 8:22The Israelites said to Gideon, “Rule over us—you, your son and your grandson—because you have saved us from the hand of Midian.”
• Judges 9:2“Ask all the citizens of Shechem, ‘Which is better for you: to have all seventy of Jerub-Baal’s sons rule over you, or just one man?’ Remember, I am your flesh and blood.”
• Judges 17:6In those days Israel had no king; everyone did as they saw fit.
• Deuteronomy 32:15Jeshurun grew fat and kicked; filled with food, they became heavy and sleek. They abandoned the God who made them and rejected the Rock their Savior.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 33:5

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5He was king - i. e., not Moses but the Lord became king.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-29On the day before he died, Jacob blessed his 12 sons (Genesis 49:1–28). Many years later, Moses also blessed these same sons. By that time, they had become large and powerful tribes. Moses, like Jacob, spoke as a founding father of the nation.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-281. Moses the man of God--This was a common designation of a prophet (1Sa 2:27; 9:6), and it is here applied to Moses, when, like Jacob, he was about to deliver ministerially before his death, a prophetic benediction to Israel.Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 33:5

• Death
• Jeshurun
• Theocracy

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Abundance
• Accept
• Bless
• Blessing
• Couch
• Dip
• Drops

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 33

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings