2:26 Then I sent messengers from the Kedemoth 1 Desert to King Sihon of Heshbon with an offer of peace:
33:5 The Lord 2 was king over Jeshurun, 3
when the leaders of the people assembled,
the tribes of Israel together. 4
1 sn Kedemoth. This is probably Aleiyan, about 8 mi (13 km) north of the Arnon and between Dibon and Mattanah.
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
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.