New American Standard Bible 2020
Deuteronomy 31:1-13
1So MosesH4872 wentH1980 and spokeH1696 theseH428 wordsH1697 to allH3605 IsraelH3478. 2And he saidH559 to them, “I am 1120H3967H6242 yearsH8141 oldH1121 todayH3117; 2I amH3201 noH3808 longerH5750 ableH3201 to 3goH3318 outH3318 and comeH935 inH935, and the LordH3068 has toldH559 me, ‘4You shall not crossH5674 thisH2088 JordanH3383.’ 35It is the LordH3068 your GodH430 who is going to crossH5674 aheadH6440 of you; He HimselfH1931 will destroyH8045 theseH428 nationsH1471 beforeH6440 you, and you shall dispossessH3423 them. 6JoshuaH3091 is the one who is going to crossH5674 aheadH6440 of you, justH3512 asH3512 the LordH3068 has spokenH1696. 4And the LordH3068 will doH6213 to them justH3512 asH3512 He didH6213 to SihonH5511 and OgH5747, the kingsH4428 of the AmoritesH567, and to their landH776, whenH834 He destroyedH8045 them. 57The LordH3068 will turnH5414 them overH5414 to you, and you will doH6213 to them in accordance with allH3605 the commandmentsH4687 whichH834 I have commandedH6680 you. 68Be strongH2388 and courageousH553, 9do not beH3372 afraidH3372 or inH6206 dreadH6206 of them, for 10the LordH3068 your GodH430 is the One who is goingH1980 with you. 11He will not desertH7503 you or abandonH5800 you.”
7Then MosesH4872 calledH7121 to JoshuaH3091 and saidH559 to him in the sightH5869 of allH3605 IsraelH3478, “12Be strongH2388 and courageousH553, for you will goH935 with thisH2088 peopleH5971 into the landH776 whichH834 the LordH3068 has swornH7650 to their fathersH1 to giveH5414 them, and you will giveH5157 it to them asH5157 anH5157 inheritanceH5157. 8And 13the LordH3068 is the one who is goingH1980 aheadH6440 of you; He will be with you. 14He will not desertH7503 you or abandonH5800 you. Do not fearH3372 and do not be dismayedH2865.”
9So MosesH4872 wroteH3789 thisH2088 LawH8451 and gaveH5414 it to the priestsH3548, the sonsH1121 of LeviH3878 15who carriedH5375 the arkH727 of the covenantH1285 of the LordH3068, and to allH3605 the eldersH2205 of IsraelH3478. 10Then MosesH4872 commandedH6680 them, sayingH559, “At the endH7093 of every sevenH7651 yearsH8141, at the timeH4150 of 16the yearH8141 of the releaseH8059 of debtsH8059, at the 17FeastH2282 of BoothsH5521, 11when allH3605 IsraelH3478 comesH935 18to appearH7200 beforeH6440 the LordH3068 your GodH430 at 19the placeH4725 whichH834 He will chooseH977, 20you shall readH7121 thisH2088 LawH8451 beforeH5048 allH3605 IsraelH3478 21so that they hearH241 it. 12AssembleH6950 the peopleH5971, the menH376, the womenH802, the childrenH2945, and the strangerH1616 whoH834 is in your 22townH8179, soH4616 thatH4616 they may hearH8085 and 23learnH3925 and fearH3372 the LordH3068 your GodH430, and beH8104 carefulH8104 to 24followH6213 allH3605 the wordsH1697 of thisH2088 LawH8451. 13And their childrenH1121, whoH834 have not knownH3045, will hearH8085 and learnH3925 to fearH3372 the LordH3068 your GodH430, asH3605H3117 longH3605H3117 as you liveH2416 on the landH127 25whichH834 you are about to crossH5674 the JordanH3383 to 26possessH3423.”
Notes
- 1. Deuteronomy 31:2 Deut 34:7 ↩
- 2. Deuteronomy 31:2 Num 27:17; 1 Kin 3:7 ↩
- 3. Deuteronomy 31:2 I.e., as Israel’s leader ↩
- 4. Deuteronomy 31:2 Deut 1:37; 3:27 ↩
- 5. Deuteronomy 31:3 Deut 9:3 ↩
- 6. Deuteronomy 31:3 Num 27:18 ↩
- 7. Deuteronomy 31:5 Deut 7:2 ↩
- 8. Deuteronomy 31:6 Josh 10:25; 1 Chr 22:13 ↩
- 9. Deuteronomy 31:6 Deut 1:29; 7:18; 20:1 ↩
- 10. Deuteronomy 31:6 Deut 20:4 ↩
- 11. Deuteronomy 31:6 Josh 1:5; Heb 13:5 ↩
- 12. Deuteronomy 31:7 Deut 1:38; 3:28 ↩
- 13. Deuteronomy 31:8 Ex 13:21; 33:14 ↩
- 14. Deuteronomy 31:8 Deut 31:6; Josh 1:5; Heb 13:5 ↩
- 15. Deuteronomy 31:9 Num 4:5, 6, 15; Deut 10:8; 31:25, 26; Josh 3:3 ↩
- 16. Deuteronomy 31:10 Deut 15:1, 2 ↩
- 17. Deuteronomy 31:10 Lev 23:34; Deut 16:13 ↩
- 18. Deuteronomy 31:11 Deut 16:16 ↩
- 19. Deuteronomy 31:11 Deut 12:5 ↩
- 20. Deuteronomy 31:11 Josh 8:34; 2 Kin 23:2 ↩
- 21. Deuteronomy 31:11 Lit in their ears ↩
- 22. Deuteronomy 31:12 Lit gates ↩
- 23. Deuteronomy 31:12 Deut 4:10 ↩
- 24. Deuteronomy 31:12 Lit perform ↩
- 25. Deuteronomy 31:13 Lit where ↩
- 26. Deuteronomy 31:13 Lit possess it ↩
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 31
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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