Deuteronomy 4:5
in Deuteronomy 4See, I have taught you statutes and ordinances just as the LORD my God has commanded me, so that you may follow them in the land that you are about to enter and possess.
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ASV
Behold, I have taught you statutes and ordinances, even as Jehovah my God commanded me, that ye should do so in the midst of the land whither ye go in to possess it.
KJV
Behold, I have taught you statutes and judgments, even as the Lord my God commanded me, that ye should do so in the land whither ye go to possess it.
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This verse in Deuteronomy 4
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
Behold, I have taught you statutes and judgments
on Deuteronomy 4:5-6
Moses gives the law an audience outside Israel. Keeping the statutes is called your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, so the watching heathen are expected to draw a conclusion about the people from the way the people live. The verdict is put in their mouths in advance, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people, and 1 Kings 10:6-9 has the queen of Sheba saying something close to it over Solomon's house.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
), so that I treat with you as his agent and ambassador;" and in his name Moses delivered unto them all that, and that only, which he had received from the Lord. (3.) He urges the wisdom of being religious: For this is your wisdom in the sight of the nations,
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Behold, I have taught you statutes and judgments, even as the Lord my God commanded me,....
The words behind it
18 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| רְאֵ֣ה׀ | reeh | see | H7200 → | 1300 times |
| לִמַּ֣דְתִּי | limadti | I have taught | H3925 → | 85 times |
| אֶתְכֶ֗ם | ʾetkhem | <obj.> you | H853 → | 10935 times |
| חֻקִּים֙ | chukim | statutes | H2706 → | 127 times |
| וּמִשְׁפָּטִ֔ים | umishpatim | and judgments | H4941 → | 422 times |
| כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר | kaasher | just as | H834 → | 5497 times |
| צִוַּ֖נִי | tzivani | he commanded me | H6680 → | 494 times |
| יְהוָ֣ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֱלֹהָ֑י | ʾelohai | God my | H430 → | 2601 times |
| לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת | laasot | to do | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| כֵּ֔ן | ken | thus | H3651 → | 771 times |
| בְּקֶ֣רֶב | bekerev | in [the] midst of | H7130 → | 227 times |
| הָאָ֔רֶץ | haaretz | the land | H776 → | 2504 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ʾasher | where | H834 → | 5497 times |
| אַתֶּ֛ם | ʾatem | you | H859 → | 1094 times |
| בָּאִ֥ים | baim | [are] about to go | H935 → | 2568 times |
| שָׁ֖מָּה | shamah | there towards | H8033 → | 834 times |
| לְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃ | lerishtah | to take possession of it | H3423 → | 231 times |
רְאֵ֣ה׀see
reehH7200 →1300 times
לִמַּ֣דְתִּיI have taught
limadtiH3925 →85 times
אֶתְכֶ֗ם<obj.> you
ʾetkhemH853 →10935 times
חֻקִּים֙statutes
chukimH2706 →127 times
וּמִשְׁפָּטִ֔יםand judgments
umishpatimH4941 →422 times
כַּאֲשֶׁ֥רjust as
kaasherH834 →5497 times
צִוַּ֖נִיhe commanded me
tzivaniH6680 →494 times
יְהוָ֣הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֱלֹהָ֑יGod my
ʾelohaiH430 →2601 times
לַעֲשׂ֣וֹתto do
laasotH6213 →2628 times
כֵּ֔ןthus
kenH3651 →771 times
בְּקֶ֣רֶבin [the] midst of
bekerevH7130 →227 times
הָאָ֔רֶץthe land
haaretzH776 →2504 times
אֲשֶׁ֥רwhere
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
אַתֶּ֛םyou
ʾatemH859 →1094 times
בָּאִ֥ים[are] about to go
baimH935 →2568 times
שָׁ֖מָּהthere towards
shamahH8033 →834 times
לְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃to take possession of it
lerishtahH3423 →231 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Matthew 28:20and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
it leads to
- Isaiah 41:10
Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand…
- Joshua 1:5
No one shall stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so will I be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.
- Acts 18:9–10
One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: “Do not be afraid; keep on speaking; do not be silent.
- John 14:18–23
I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.
- Psalms 46:7
The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah
- Isaiah 41:10
Through
Hebrews 3:5Now Moses was faithful as a servant in all God’s house, testifying to what would be spoken later.
it leads to
- Numbers 12:7
But this is not so with My servant Moses; he is faithful in all My house.
- Hebrews 3:2
He was faithful to the One who appointed Him, just as Moses was faithful in all God’s house.
- Numbers 12:7
Through
Deuteronomy 4:1Hear now, O Israel, the statutes and ordinances I am teaching you to follow, so that you may live and may enter and take possession of the land that the LORD, the God of…
it leads to
- Romans 10:5
For concerning the righteousness that is by the law, Moses writes: “The man who does these things will live by them.”
- Romans 10:5
Where this verse is studied
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About Deuteronomy
This page draws on John Calvin, Commentary on the Four Last Books of Moses Arranged in the Form of a Harmony; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.