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.
• New International Version (NIV)He was king over Jeshurun when the leaders of the people assembled, along with the tribes of Israel.
• 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.

Context of Deuteronomy 33:5

3Indeed, he loves his people; all his holy ones are in his hands. They follow in his steps and accept his teaching. 4Moses gave us the Lord’s instruction, the special possession of the people of Israel. The Lord became king in Israel— when the leaders of the people assembled, when the tribes of Israel gathered as one.” 6Moses said this about the tribe of Reuben: “Let the tribe of Reuben live and not die out, though they are few in number.” 7Moses said this about the tribe of Judah: “O Lord, hear the cry of Judah and bring them together as a people. Give them strength to defend their cause; help them against their enemies!”

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 are the kings who ruled in the land of Edom before any king ruled over the Israelites:
• Exodus 18:16When a dispute arises, they come to me, and I am the one who settles the case between the quarreling parties. I inform the people of God’s decrees and give them his instructions.”
• Numbers 16:13Isn’t it enough that you brought us out of Egypt, a land flowing with milk and honey, to kill us here in this wilderness, and that you now treat us like your subjects?
• Judges 8:22Then the Israelites said to Gideon, “Be our ruler! You and your son and your grandson will be our rulers, for you have rescued us from Midian.”
• Judges 9:2“Ask the leading citizens of Shechem whether they want to be ruled by all seventy of Gideon’s sons or by one man. And remember that I am your own flesh and blood!”
• Judges 17:6In those days Israel had no king; all the people did whatever seemed right in their own eyes.
• Deuteronomy 32:15“But Israel soon became fat and unruly; the people grew heavy, plump, and stuffed! Then they abandoned the God who had made them; they made light of the Rock of their salvation.

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

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• 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