Deuteronomy 1:13

1:13 Select wise and practical 1  men, those known among your tribes, whom I may appoint as your leaders.”

Deuteronomy 27:13

27:13 And these other tribes must stand for the curse on Mount Ebal: Reuben, Gad, Asher, Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.

Deuteronomy 33:5

33:5 The Lord 2  was king over Jeshurun, 3 

when the leaders of the people assembled,

the tribes of Israel together. 4 

1 tn The Hebrew verb נְבֹנִים (nÿvonim, from בִּין [bin]) is a Niphal referring to skill or intelligence (see T. Fretheim, NIDOTTE 1:652-53).

2 tn Heb “he was king.” The present translation avoids the sudden shift in person and the mistaken impression that Moses is the referent by specifying the referent as “the Lord.”

3 sn Jeshurun is a term of affection referring to Israel, derived from the Hebrew verb יָשַׁר (yashar, “be upright”). See note on the term in Deut 32:15.

4 sn The following blessing is given to the tribes in order, although the tribe of Simeon is curiously missing from the list.