Deuteronomio 33:5

5 El Señor
era el rey en Israel
cuando los líderes del pueblo se reunieron,
cuando las tribus de Israel se juntaron como una sola».

Deuteronomio 33:5 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 33:5

And he was king in Jeshurun
That is, in Israel, or over the people of Israel, of which name of theirs, (See Gill on Deuteronomy 32:15); either God, as Jarchi; for the government of the Israelites was a theocracy, and their laws were immediately from God, and by him they were guided and directed in all things; wherefore, when they were so importunate for a change in their government, and to have a king over them, they are said to reject the Lord, that he should not reign over them, ( 1 Samuel 8:7 ) ; or Moses, as Aben Ezra on the place, Maimonides ^F6, and others ^F7; who, under God, had the civil government of the Hebrews; both may be received, God was the supreme Governor, and Moses the chief magistrate under him:

when the heads of Israel [and] the tribes of the people were gathered
together;
at Mount Sinai, to hear the law there and then given, or to hear it repeated by Moses, as in this book of Deuteronomy, who were at different times convened together for that purpose, see ( Deuteronomy 1:1 ) ( 5:1 ) ; next follow the particular blessings of the several tribes, beginning with Reuben the firstborn.

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FOOTNOTES:

F6 In Misn. Shebuot, c. 2. sect. 2.
F7 Philo de Vita Mosis, l. 3. p. 681.

Deuteronomio 33:5 In-Context

3 Él ama verdaderamente a su pueblo;
todos sus santos están en sus manos.
Ellos siguen sus pasos
y aceptan sus enseñanzas.

4 Moisés nos dio la instrucción del Señor
,
que es una posesión exclusiva del pueblo de Israel.

5 El Señor
era el rey en Israel
cuando los líderes del pueblo se reunieron,
cuando las tribus de Israel se juntaron como una sola».

6 Moisés dijo lo siguiente sobre la tribu de Rubén:
«Que la tribu de Rubén viva y no desaparezca,
aunque sean pocos en cantidad».

7 Moisés dijo lo siguiente sobre la tribu de Judá:
«Oh Señor
, oye el clamor de Judá
y reúnelo como un solo pueblo.
Dale fuerzas para defender su causa,
ayúdalo contra sus enemigos».