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Deuteronomy 33:4-6
New English Translation
Deuteronomy 33:4-6
New English Translation
4 Moses delivered to us a law,[a]
an inheritance for the assembly of Jacob.
5 The Lord[b] was king over Jeshurun,[c]
when the leaders of the people assembled,
the tribes of Israel together.[d]
Blessing on Reuben
6 “May Reuben live and not die,
and may his people multiply.”[e]
Footnotes
- Deuteronomy 33:4 tn The Hebrew term תּוֹרָה (torah) here should be understood more broadly as instruction.
- Deuteronomy 33:5 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.”
- Deuteronomy 33:5 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.
- Deuteronomy 33:5 sn The following blessing is given to the tribes in order, although the tribe of Simeon is curiously missing from the list.
- Deuteronomy 33:6 tn Heb “and [not] may his men be few” (cf. KJV, NASB, NIV).
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