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Deuteronomy 31:12

Assemble the people—men, women, children, and the foreigners within your gates—so that they may listen and learn to fear the LORD your God and to follow carefully all the words of this law.

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ASV

Assemble the people, the men and the women and the little ones, and thy sojourner that is within thy gates, that they may hear, and that they may learn, and fear Jehovah your God, and observe to do all the words of this law;

KJV

Gather the people together, men, and women, and children, and thy stranger that is within thy gates, that they may hear, and that they may learn, and fear the Lord your God, and observe to do all the words of this law:

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
הַקְהֵ֣לhak.HelassembleH6950 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הָעָ֗םha.'Amthe peopleH5971 →
הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֤יםha.'a.na.Shimthe menH582 →
וְהַנָּשִׁים֙ve.ha.na.Shimand the womenH802 →
וְהַטַּ֔ףve.ha.Tafand the little one[s]H2945 →
וְגֵרְךָ֖ve.ge.re.Khaand sojourner yourH1616 →
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhoH834 →
בִּשְׁעָרֶ֑יךָbish.'a.Rei.kha[is] in gates yourH8179 →
לְמַ֨עַןle.Ma.'anso thatH4616 →
יִשְׁמְע֜וּyish.me.'Uthey may hearH8085 →
וּלְמַ֣עַןu.le.Ma.'anand so thatH4616 →
יִלְמְד֗וּyil.me.Duthey may learnH3925 →
וְיָֽרְאוּ֙ve.ya.re.'Uand they will fearH3372 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemGod yourH430 →
וְשָֽׁמְר֣וּve.sha.me.Ruand they will take careH8104 →
לַעֲשׂ֔וֹתla.'a.Sotto doH6213 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
כָּל־kol-allH3605 →
דִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.Rei[the] words ofH1697 →
הַתּוֹרָ֥הha.to.Rahthe lawH8451 →
הַזֹּֽאת׃ha.Zot<the> thisH2063 →

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Deuteronomy 4:10The day you stood before the LORD your God at Horeb, the LORD said to me, “Gather the people before Me to hear My words, so that they may learn to fear Me all the days they live on the earth, and that they may teach them to their children.”Joshua 8:35There was not a word of all that Moses had commanded that Joshua failed to read before the whole assembly of Israel, including the women, the little ones, and the foreigners who lived among them.Joshua 8:33All Israel, foreigners and citizens alike, with their elders, officers, and judges, stood on both sides of the ark of the covenant of the LORD facing the Levitical priests who carried it. Half of the people stood in front of Mount Gerizim and half of them in front of Mount Ebal, as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded earlier, to bless the people of Israel.Luke 18:16But Jesus called the children to Him and said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them! For the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.Deuteronomy 6:6–7These words I am commanding you today are to be upon your hearts.Psalms 19:7–11The Law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is trustworthy, making wise the simple.Psalms 34:11–14Come, children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD.Genesis 49:1Then Jacob called for his sons and said, “Gather around so that I can tell you what will happen to you in the days to come:Ezra 10:1While Ezra prayed and made this confession, weeping and falling facedown before the house of God, a very large assembly of Israelites—men, women, and children—gathered around him, and the people wept bitterly as well.2 Timothy 3:15–17From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.Numbers 9:14If a foreigner dwelling among you wants to observe the Passover to the LORD, he is to do so according to the Passover statute and its ordinances. You are to apply the same statute to both the foreigner and the native of the land.’”Haggai 1:12Then Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, as well as all the remnant of the people, obeyed the voice of the LORD their God and the words of the prophet Haggai, because the LORD their God had sent him. So the people feared the LORD.Leviticus 9:5So they took what Moses had commanded to the front of the Tent of Meeting, and the whole congregation drew near and stood before the LORD.Deuteronomy 31:28Assemble before me all the elders of your tribes and all your officers so that I may speak these words in their hearing and call heaven and earth to witness against them.John 5:39You pore over the Scriptures because you presume that by them you possess eternal life. These are the very words that testify about Me,Deuteronomy 29:29The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our children forever, so that we may follow all the words of this law.

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