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Deuteronomy 4:5

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See, 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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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

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 verse

This site's exposition

See, I have taught you statutes and ordinances

on Deuteronomy 4:5-6

Keeping the statutes "will show your wisdom and understanding in the sight of the peoples," so Moses gives the law an audience beyond Israel. At 1 Kings 10:6-9 the queen of Sheba says much the same over Solomon's house.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

), 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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The words behind it

18 Hebrew words

Every 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.

  • 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.

Related verses

18 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

1 Thessalonians 4:1–2Finally, brothers, we ask and encourage you in the Lord Jesus to live in a way that is pleasing to God, just as you have received from us. This is how you already live, so you should do so all the more.9 worksMatthew 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.”9 worksHebrews 3:5Now Moses was faithful as a servant in all God’s house, testifying to what would be spoken later.7 worksDeuteronomy 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 your fathers, is giving you.7 worksDeuteronomy 11:1You shall therefore love the LORD your God and always keep His charge, His statutes, His ordinances, and His commandments.7 works1 Corinthians 11:23For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night He was betrayed, took bread,7 works
The other 12 cross-references, with their words ▾
Acts 20:20I did not shrink back from declaring anything that was helpful to you as I taught you publicly and from house to house,7 worksProverbs 22:19–20So that your trust may be in the LORD, I instruct you today—yes, you.6 worksActs 20:27For I did not shrink back from declaring to you the whole will of God.5 worksProverbs 4:11I will guide you in the way of wisdom; I will lead you on straight paths.5 worksEzra 7:6this Ezra came up from Babylon. He was a scribe skilled in the Law of Moses, which the LORD, the God of Israel, had given. The king had granted Ezra all his requests, for the hand of the LORD his God was upon him.5 works1 Corinthians 15:3For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,4 worksPsalms 99:7He spoke to them from the pillar of cloud; they kept His decrees and the statutes He gave them.4 worksDeuteronomy 6:1These are the commandments and statutes and ordinances that the LORD your God has instructed me to teach you to follow in the land that you are about to enter and possess,4 worksExodus 18:20Teach them the statutes and laws, and show them the way to live and the work they must do.4 worksJob 27:11I will instruct you in the power of God. I will not conceal the ways of the Almighty.4 worksJoshua 11:15As the LORD had commanded His servant Moses, so Moses commanded Joshua. That is what Joshua did, leaving nothing undone of all that the LORD had commanded Moses.4 worksPsalms 71:17O God, You have taught me from my youth, and to this day I proclaim Your marvelous deeds.4 works

The walk

8 stops

Each 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 28:20

    and 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

  • Through

    Hebrews 3:5

    Now 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.

  • Through

    Deuteronomy 4:1

    Hear 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.”

Where this verse is studied

About Deuteronomy

Moses Viewing the Promised Land, Frederic Edwin Church, 1846. Public domain.
Moses Viewing the Promised Land, Frederic Edwin Church, 1846. Public domain.
Deuteronomy: the study guide →Read Deuteronomy 4 →

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.

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