Deuteronomy 33:5
ContextNETBible | The Lord 1 was king over Jeshurun, 2 when the leaders of the people assembled, the tribes of Israel together. 3 |
XREF | Ge 36:31; Ex 18:16,19; Nu 16:13-15; De 32:15; Jud 8:22; Jud 9:2; Jud 17:6 |
NET © Notes |
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 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. |