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Deuteronomy 33:5

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And he was king in Jeshurun, when the heads of the people and the tribes of Israel were gathered together.
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  1. Deuteronomy 32:15Rank 1 from verse 5
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    15¶ But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered with fatness; then he forsook God which made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.

  2. Judges 17:6Rank 2 from verse 5
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    6In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes.

  3. Exodus 18:16Rank 3 from verse 5
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    16When they have a matter, they come unto me; and I judge between one and another, and I do make them know the statutes of God, and his laws.

  4. Exodus 18:19Rank 4 from verse 5
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    19Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God shall be with thee: Be thou for the people to God-ward, that thou mayest bring the causes unto God:

  5. Genesis 36:31Rank 5 from verse 5
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    31¶ And these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Israel.

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Deuteronomy 33:5

COMBINED MEANING

king

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A sovereign ruler; one exercising royal authority over a kingdom.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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people

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Persons collectively; a nation, community, or group considered as a body.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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tribes

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Bodies of people descended from common ancestors, especially the divisions of Israel.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Israel

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The name given to Jacob and, by extension, his descendants, their nation, or the people so called.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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gathered

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of gather, meaning to collect, bring together, or assemble.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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33:1AND this is the blessing, wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.

33:2And 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.

33:3Yea, 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.

33:4Moses commanded us a law, even the inheritance of the congregation of Jacob.

33:5And he was king in Jeshurun, when the heads of the people and the tribes of Israel were gathered together.

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