Deuteronomy 33:5

The Lord ¹  was king over Jeshurun, ²  when the leaders of the people assembled, the tribes of Israel together. ³ 

Ge 36:31; Ex 18:16,19; Nu 16:13-15; De 32:15; Jud 8:22; Jud 9:2; Jud 17:6

¹ 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.”

² 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.

³ sn The following blessing is given to the tribes in order, although the tribe of Simeon is curiously missing from the list.