Deuteronomy 32:46
in Deuteronomy 32he said to them, “Take to heart all these words I testify among you today, so that you may command your children to carefully follow all the words of this law.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
and he said unto them, Set your heart unto all the words which I testify unto you this day, which ye shall command your children to observe to do, even all the words of this law.
KJV
And he said unto them, Set your hearts unto all the words which I testify among you this day, which ye shall command your children to observe to do, all the words of this law.
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This verse in Deuteronomy 32
Commentary
3 notes on this verseSet your hearts unto all the words - Another proof that all these awful denunciations of Divine wrath, though delivered in an absolute form, were only declaratory of what God would do If they rebelled against him.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And he said unto them,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
Moses . . . spake all the words of this song in the ears, &c.--It has been beautifully styled "the Song of the Dying Swan" [LOWTH]. It was designed to be a national anthem, which it should be the duty and care of magistrates to make well known by frequent repetition, to animate the people to right sentiments towards a steadfast adherence to His service.
The words behind it
22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | vaiyomer | and he said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| אֲלֵהֶם֙ | ʾalehem | to them | H413 → | 5510 times |
| שִׂ֣ימוּ | simu | set | H7760 → | 584 times |
| לְבַבְכֶ֔ם | levavkhem | heart your | H3824 → | 252 times |
| לְכָל־ | lekhol | to all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הַדְּבָרִ֔ים | hadevarim | the words | H1697 → | 1440 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֧ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| אָנֹכִ֛י | ʾanokhi | I | H595 → | 359 times |
| מֵעִ֥יד | meid | [am] warning | H5749 → | 44 times |
| בָּכֶ֖ם | bakhem | <in> <the> you | ||
| הַיּ֑וֹם | haiyom | this day | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֤ר | ʾasher | that | H834 → | 5497 times |
| תְּצַוֻּם֙ | tetzavum | you will command them | H6680 → | 494 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| בְּנֵיכֶ֔ם | beneikhem | children your | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| לִשְׁמֹ֣ר | lishmor | to take care | H8104 → | 468 times |
| לַעֲשׂ֔וֹת | laasot | to do | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| דִּבְרֵ֖י | divrei | [the] words of | H1697 → | 1440 times |
| הַתּוֹרָ֥ה | hatorah | the law | H8451 → | 219 times |
| הַזֹּֽאת׃ | hazot | <the> this | H2063 → | 603 times |
וַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he said
vaiyomerH559 →5305 times
אֲלֵהֶם֙to them
ʾalehemH413 →5510 times
שִׂ֣ימוּset
simuH7760 →584 times
לְבַבְכֶ֔םheart your
levavkhemH3824 →252 times
לְכָל־to all
lekholH3605 →5413 times
הַדְּבָרִ֔יםthe words
hadevarimH1697 →1440 times
אֲשֶׁ֧רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
אָנֹכִ֛יI
ʾanokhiH595 →359 times
מֵעִ֥יד[am] warning
meidH5749 →44 times
בָּכֶ֖ם<in> <the> you
bakhem
הַיּ֑וֹםthis day
haiyomH3117 →2304 times
אֲשֶׁ֤רthat
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
תְּצַוֻּם֙you will command them
tetzavumH6680 →494 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
בְּנֵיכֶ֔םchildren your
beneikhemH1121 →4930 times
לִשְׁמֹ֣רto take care
lishmorH8104 →468 times
לַעֲשׂ֔וֹתto do
laasotH6213 →2628 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
דִּבְרֵ֖י[the] words of
divreiH1697 →1440 times
הַתּוֹרָ֥הthe law
hatorahH8451 →219 times
הַזֹּֽאת׃<the> this
hazotH2063 →603 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
Deuteronomy 4:9Only be on your guard and diligently watch yourselves, so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen, and so that they do not slip from your heart as long as…
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 6:7
And you shall teach them diligently to your children and speak of them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.
- Deuteronomy 11:19
Teach them to your children, speaking about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.
- Psalms 78:3–8
that we have heard and known and our fathers have relayed to us.
- Genesis 18:19
For I have chosen him, so that he will command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing what is right and just, in order that…
- Ephesians 6:4
Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; instead, bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
- Deuteronomy 6:7
Through
Deuteronomy 11:18Fix these words of mine in your hearts and minds; tie them as reminders on your hands and bind them on your foreheads.
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 6:6–9
These words I am commanding you today are to be upon your hearts.
- Colossians 3:16
Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to…
- Proverbs 3:1
My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments;
- Deuteronomy 6:6–9
Where this verse is studied
On this page
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About Deuteronomy
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763).