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The Lord[a] was king of Jeshurun[b]
    when the leaders of the people—
        all the tribes of Israel—gathered together.”

Reuben

“May Reuben live and not die,
    though his numbers are few.”

Judah

He declared this about Judah:

“Hear, Lord, the voice of Judah
    and return him to his people.
With his own strength he fights for himself,
    and you will be of assistance[c] against[d] his enemies.”

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 33:5 The Heb. lacks The Lord
  2. Deuteronomy 33:5 I.e. a poetic term for national Israel; the Heb. name means Upright One
  3. Deuteronomy 33:7 So LXX. MT reads be his helper
  4. Deuteronomy 33:7 Lit. from

He was king(A) over Jeshurun[a](B)
    when the leaders of the people assembled,
    along with the tribes of Israel.

“Let Reuben live and not die,
    nor[b] his people be few.”(C)

And this he said about Judah:(D)

“Hear, Lord, the cry of Judah;
    bring him to his people.
With his own hands he defends his cause.
    Oh, be his help against his foes!”

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 33:5 Jeshurun means the upright one, that is, Israel; also in verse 26.
  2. Deuteronomy 33:6 Or but let