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Deuteronomy 33:5 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: King James Version
" And he was king in Jeshurun, when the heads of the people and the tribes of Israel were gathered together. "
Deuteronomy 33:5
Verse in Context
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3 Yea, he loved the people; all his saints are in thy hand: and they sat down at thy feet; every one shall receive of thy words.
4 Moses commanded us a law, even the inheritance of the congregation of Jacob.
5 And he was king in Jeshurun, when the heads of the people and the tribes of Israel were gathered together.
6 Let Reuben live, and not die; and let not his men be few.
7 And this is the blessing of Judah: and he said, Hear, LORD, the voice of Judah, and bring him unto his people: let his hands be sufficient for him; and be thou an help to him from his enemies.
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Deuteronomy 33:1
"And this is the blessing, wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death."
Deuteronomy 33:2
"And he said, The LORD came from Sinai, and rose up from Seir unto them; he shined forth from mount Paran, and he came with ten thousands of saints: from his right hand went a fiery law for them."
Deuteronomy 33:3
"Yea, he loved the people; all his saints are in thy hand: and they sat down at thy feet; every one shall receive of thy words."
Deuteronomy 33:4
"Moses commanded us a law, even the inheritance of the congregation of Jacob."
Deuteronomy 33:6
"Let Reuben live, and not die; and let not his men be few."
Deuteronomy 33:7
"And this is the blessing of Judah: and he said, Hear, LORD, the voice of Judah, and bring him unto his people: let his hands be sufficient for him; and be thou an help to him from his enemies."
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