Deuteronomy 17:18 BSB

Deuteronomy 17:18

When he is seated on his royal throne, he must write for himself a copy of this instruction on a scroll in the presence of the Levitical priests.

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ASV

And it shall be, when he sitteth upon the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write him a copy of this law in a book, out of that which is before the priests the Levites:

KJV

And it shall be, when he sitteth upon the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write him a copy of this law in a book out of that which is before the priests the Levites:

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Commentary

2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

He shall write him a copy of this law - משנה התורה הזאת mishneh hattorah hazzoth, an iteration or duplicate of this law; translated by the Septuagint, το δευτερονομιον τουτο this deuteronomy. From this version both the Vulgate Latin and all the modern versions have taken the name of this book; and from the original word the Jews call it Mishneh. See the preface to this book.

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

He shall write - With his own hand, as the Jews say. Out of that - Out of the original, which was carefully kept by the priests in the sanctuary, that it might be a perfect copy, and that it might have the greater influence upon him, coming to him as from the hand and presence of God.

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Original language & word study

16 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְהָיָ֣ה	ve.ha.Yah	and it will be	H1961 →
כְשִׁבְתּ֔וֹ	khe.shiv.To	when sits he	H3427 →
עַ֖ל	'al	on	H5921 →
כִּסֵּ֣א	ki.Se'	[the] throne of	H3678 →
מַמְלַכְתּ֑וֹ	mam.lakh.To	kingdom his	H4467 →
וְכָ֨תַב	ve.Kha.tav	and he will write	H3789 →
ל֜וֹ	lo	for <the> himself
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
מִשְׁנֵ֨ה	mish.Neh	<the> copy of	H4932 →
הַתּוֹרָ֤ה	ha.to.Rah	the law	H8451 →
הַזֹּאת֙	ha.zoT	<the> this	H2063 →
עַל־	'al-	on	H5921 →
סֵ֔פֶר	Se.fer	a scroll	H5612 →
מִלִּפְנֵ֥י	mi.lif.Nei	from to before	H6440 →
הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים	ha.ko.ha.Nim	the priests	H3548 →
הַלְוִיִּֽם׃	hal.vi.Yim	the Levites	H3881 →

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2 Kings 11:12
Then Jehoiada brought out the king’s son, put the crown on him, presented him with the Testimony, and proclaimed him king. They anointed him, and the people clapped their hands and declared, “Long live…
leads to
- 1 Samuel 10:24
  Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see the one the LORD has chosen? There is no one like him among all the people.” And all the people shouted, “Long live the king!”
- Exodus 25:16
  And place inside the ark the Testimony, which I will give you.
- 2 Samuel 1:10
  So I stood over him and killed him, because I knew that after he had fallen he could not survive. And I took the crown that was on his head and the band that…
- 1 Kings 1:39
  Zadok the priest took the horn of oil from the tabernacle and anointed Solomon. Then they blew the ram’s horn, and all the people proclaimed, “Long live King Solomon!”
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2 Kings 22:8
Then Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the scribe, “I have found the Book of the Law in the house of the LORD!” And he gave it to Shaphan, who read it.
leads to
- Deuteronomy 31:24–26
  When Moses had finished writing in a book the words of this law from beginning to end,
- 2 Chronicles 34:14–28
  While they were bringing out the money that had been taken into the house of the LORD, Hilkiah the priest found the Book of the Law of the LORD written by Moses.
Through
Deuteronomy 31:9
So Moses wrote down this law and gave it to the priests, the sons of Levi, who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and to all the elders of Israel.
leads to
- Numbers 4:15
  When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the holy objects and all their equipment, as soon as the camp is ready to move, the Kohathites shall come and do the carrying. But they…
- Joshua 3:3
  and commanded the people: “When you see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God being carried by the Levitical priests, you are to set out from your positions and follow it.

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