Deu 33:5 | NETfull | STEP | The Lord was king over Jeshurun, when the leaders of the people assembled, the tribes of Israel together.

Deuteronomy 33:5

5 The Lord ^{▼▼ 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.”} was king over Jeshurun, ^{▼▼ 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.}
when the leaders of the people assembled,
the tribes of Israel together. ^{▼▼ The following blessing is given to the tribes in order, although the tribe of Simeon is curiously missing from the list.}