Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 33:5

⁵So the LORD became King in Jeshurun^d

when the leaders of the people gathered,

when the tribes of Israel came together.

Footnotes

d 33:5 Jeshurun means the upright one, a term of endearment for Israel; also in verse 26.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So	וַיְהִ֥י	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
King	מֶ֑לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
in Jeshurun	בִישֻׁר֖וּן	ḇî·šu·rūn	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3484 Jeshurun
when the leaders	רָ֣אשֵׁי	rā·šê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H7218 head
of the people	עָ֔ם	‘ām	Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
gathered	בְּהִתְאַסֵּף֙	bə·hiṯ·’as·sêp̄	Preposition-b; Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct	H622 gather, remove
when the tribes	שִׁבְטֵ֥י	šiḇ·ṭê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H7626 rod, staff, club, sceptre
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
together	יַ֖חַד	ya·ḥaḏ	Adverb	H3162 unitedness

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.