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And he was king in Jeshurun, when the heads of the people and the tribes of Israel were gathered together. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

וַיְהִ֥יvay.Hiand he was

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Deuteronomy 33:5 word 1

בִישֻׁר֖וּןvi.shu.Runin Jeshurun

Lemma: יְשֻׁרוּן (ye.shu.run) · Strong's: H3484

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Jeshurun

Used 4 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:15, Deuteronomy 33:26, Isaiah 44:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3484; TAHOT Deuteronomy 33:5 word 2

מֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekhking

Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: king

Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 33:5 word 3

בְּהִתְאַסֵּף֙be.hit.'a.Sefwhen gathered themselves

Lemma: אָסַף (a.saph) · Strong's: H0622

Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Infinitive · Construct (HVtcc)

Meaning: to gather

Used 200 times. Also: Genesis 6:21, Genesis 25:8, Genesis 25:17, Genesis 29:3, Genesis 29:7, Genesis 29:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0622; TAHOT Deuteronomy 33:5 word 4

רָ֣אשֵׁיRa.shei[the] chiefs of

Lemma: רֹאשׁ (rosh) · Strong's: H7218H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: head: leader

Used 177 times. Also: Exodus 6:14, Exodus 6:25, Exodus 18:25, Numbers 1:4, Numbers 1:16, Numbers 7:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7218H; TAHOT Deuteronomy 33:5 word 5

עָ֔ם'Am[the] people

Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: people

Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 33:5 word 6

יַ֖חַדYa.chadtogether

Lemma: יַ֫חַד (ya.chad) · Strong's: H3162A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: unitedness

Used 43 times. Also: 1 Samuel 11:11, 1 Samuel 17:10, 2 Samuel 10:15, 2 Samuel 14:16, 2 Samuel 21:9, 1 Chronicles 12:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3162A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 33:5 word 7

שִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.Tei[the] tribes of

Lemma: שֵׁ֫בֶט (she.vet) · Strong's: H7626H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: tribe

Used 136 times. Also: Genesis 49:16, Genesis 49:28, Exodus 24:4, Exodus 28:21, Exodus 39:14, Numbers 4:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7626H; TAHOT Deuteronomy 33:5 word 8

יִשְׂרָאֵֽל\׃Yis.ra.'ElIsrael

Lemma: יִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) · Strong's: H3478

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Israel

Used 2504 times. Also: Genesis 32:28, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 34:7, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 35:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3478; TAHOT Deuteronomy 33:5 word 9

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

So [the LORD] became	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
King	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king
in Jeshurun	→	יְשֻׁרוּן H3484 Jeshurun
when the leaders	→	רֹאשׁ H7218H head: leader
of the people	→	עַם H5971A people
gathered	→	אָסַף H0622 to gather
when the tribes	→	שֵׁ֫בֶט H7626H tribe
of Israel	→	יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel
[came] together	→	יַ֫חַד H3162A unitedness

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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