Deuteronomy 31:9 BSB

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.

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ASV

And Moses wrote this law, and delivered it unto the priests the sons of Levi, that bare the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, and unto all the elders of Israel.

KJV

And Moses wrote this law, and delivered it unto the priests the sons of Levi, which bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and unto all the elders of Israel.

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Commentary

2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Moses wrote this law - Not the whole Pentateuch, but either the discourses and precepts mentioned in the preceding chapters, or the book of Deuteronomy, which is most likely. Some of the rabbins have pretended that Moses wrote thirteen copies of the whole Pentateuch; that he gave one to each of the twelve tribes, and the thirteenth was laid up by the ark. This opinion deserves little credit.

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

It was usual in cases of public or private contract for two copies of the engagement to be made--one to be deposited in the national archives or some secure place for reference, should occasion require. The other was to remain in the hands of the contracting parties (Jer 32:12-14). The same course was followed on this renewal of the covenant between God and Israel.

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Original language & word study

19 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיִּכְתֹּ֣ב	vai.yikh.To	and he wrote down	H3789 →
מֹשֶׁה֮	mo.Sheh	Moses	H4872 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
הַתּוֹרָ֣ה	ha.to.Rah	the law	H8451 →
הַזֹּאת֒	ha.zoT	<the> this	H2063 →
וַֽיִּתְּנָ֗הּ	vai.yi.te.Nah	and he gave it	H5414 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
הַכֹּהֲנִים֙	ha.ko.ha.Nim	the priests	H3548 →
בְּנֵ֣י	be.Nei	[the] sons of	H1121 →
לֵוִ֔י	le.Vi	Levi	H3881 →
הַנֹּ֣שְׂאִ֔ים	ha.No.se.'Im	who carry	H5375 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
אֲר֖וֹן	'a.Ron	[the] ark of	H727 →
בְּרִ֣ית	be.Rit	[the] covenant of	H1285 →
יְהוָ֑ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
וְאֶל־	ve.'el-	and to	H413 →
כָּל־	kol-	all	H3605 →
זִקְנֵ֖י	zik.Nei	[the] elders of	H2205 →
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
John 1:45
Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the One Moses wrote about in the Law, the One the prophets foretold—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”
leads to
- Deuteronomy 18:18–22
  I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brothers. I will put My words in his mouth, and he will tell them everything I command him.
- Micah 5:2
  But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel—One whose origins are of old, from the days…
- Luke 24:27
  And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He explained to them what was written in all the Scriptures about Himself.
- Matthew 2:23
  and he went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophets: “He will be called a Nazarene.”
- Luke 24:44
  Jesus said to them, “These are the words I spoke to you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about Me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets,…
Through
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…
leads to
- 2 Samuel 6:6–7
  When they came to the threshing floor of Nacon, Uzzah reached out and took hold of the ark of God, because the oxen had stumbled.
- Numbers 7:9
  But he did not give any to the Kohathites, since they were to carry on their shoulders the holy objects for which they were responsible.
Through
Joshua 6:12
Joshua got up early the next morning, and the priests took the ark of the LORD.
leads to
- Deuteronomy 31:25
  he gave this command to the Levites who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD:
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.

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