Deuteronomy 33:5

So the LORD became King in Jeshurun when the leaders of the people gathered, when the tribes of Israel came together.
Deuteronomy 33:5
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Original language (Hebrew)

וַיְהִ֥י בִישֻׁר֖וּן מֶ֑לֶךְ בְּהִתְאַסֵּף֙ רָ֣אשֵׁי עָ֔ם יַ֖חַד שִׁבְטֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

  1. וַיְהִ֥יvay.Hi“and he was”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  2. בִישֻׁר֖וּןvi.shu.Run“in Jeshurun”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a man · from יְשֻׁרוּן · “Jeshurun” · Strong's H3484
  3. מֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekh“king”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  4. בְּהִתְאַסֵּף֙be.hit.'a.Sef“when gathered themselves”
    Preposition + Verb, hithpael, infinitive construct, common · from אָסַף · “to gather” · Strong's H0622
  5. רָ֣אשֵׁיRa.shei“[the] chiefs of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from רֹאשׁ · “leader” · Strong's H7218H
  6. עָ֔ם'Am“[the] people”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עַם · “people” · Strong's H5971A
  7. יַ֖חַדYa.chad“together”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יַ֫חַד · “unitedness” · Strong's H3162A
  8. שִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.Tei“[the] tribes of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from שֵׁ֫בֶט · “tribe” · Strong's H7626H
  9. יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'El“Israel”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)