King James Version

Deuteronomy 33:5

And he was king in Jeshurun, when the heads of the people and the tribes of Israel were gathered together.

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וַיְהִ֥יvayhiand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and be”, the next action in the storyH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.בִישֻׁר֖וּןvishurunin Jeshurunיְשֻׁרוּןpreposition, noun, proper name — “in Jeshurun”H3484Jeshurun, a symbolic name for IsraelJeshurun.מֶ֑לֶךְmelekhkingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “king”, the ordinary formH4428a kingking, royal.בְּהִתְאַסֵּף֙behitasefin destroyאָסַףpreposition, verb, hithpael, infinitive construct — “in destroy”, the to-form of the verbH622to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. remove (destroy, leave behind, put up, restore, etc.)assemble, bring, consume, destroy, felch, gather (in, together, up again), [idiom] generally, get (him), lose, put all together, receive, recover (another from leprosy), (be) rereward, [idiom] surely, take (away, into, up), [idiom] utterly…רָ֣אשֵׁיrasheheadרֹאשׁnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “head”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, [idiom] every (man), excellent, first, forefront, (be-)head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), [idiom] lead, [idiom] poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.עָ֔םampeopleעַםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “people”, the ordinary formH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.יַ֖חַדyachadalikeיַחַדadverb — “alike”H3162properly, a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedlyalike, at all (once), both, likewise, only, (al-) together, withal.שִׁבְטֵ֥יshivtedartשֵׁבֶטnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “dart”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7626a scion, i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan[idiom] correction, dart, rod, sceptre, staff, tribe.יִשְׂרָאֵֽלyisraelIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלnoun, proper name — “Israel”H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterityIsrael.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And there was a king in Jeshurun, when the heads of the people were gathered, all the tribes of Israel together.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he was king in Jeshurun, When the heads of the people were gathered, All the tribes of Israel together.

Young’s Literal Translation

And he is in Jeshurun king, In the heads of the people gathering together, The tribes of Israel!

World English Bible

He was king in Jeshurun, when the heads of the people were gathered, all the tribes of Israel together.

Darby Translation

And he was king in Jeshurun, When the heads of the people And the tribes of Israel were gathered together.

Douay-Rheims

He shall be king with the most right, the princes of the people being assembled with the tribes of Israel.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And there was a king in Jeshurun, when the heads of the people were gathered, all the tribes of Israel together.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he shall be prince with the beloved one, when the princes of the people are gathered together with the tribes of Israel.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἔσται ἐν τῷ ἠγαπημένῳ ἄρχων, συναχθέντων ἀρχόντων λαῶν ἅμα φυλαῖς Ἰσραήλ.