Deuteronomy 27:1

Deuteronomy 27:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Moses with the elders of Israel commanded the people, saying, Keep all the commandments which I command you this day.
• New International Version (NIV)Moses and the elders of Israel commanded the people: “Keep all these commands that I give you today.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now Moses and the elders of Israel commanded the people, saying, "Keep the whole commandment that I command you today.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now Moses, with the elders of Israel, commanded the people, saying: “Keep all the commandments which I command you today.

Context of Deuteronomy 27:1

Then Moses and the leaders of Israel gave this charge to the people: “Obey all these commands that I am giving you today. 2When you cross the Jordan River and enter the land the Lord your God is giving you, set up some large stones and coat them with plaster. 3Write this whole body of instruction on them when you cross the river to enter the land the Lord your God is giving you—a land flowing with milk and honey, just as the Lord, the God of your ancestors, promised you.

Deuteronomy 27:1 word by word

וַיְצַ֤ו מֹשֶׁה֙ וְזִקְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֶת־הָעָ֖ם לֵאמֹ֑ר שָׁמֹר֙ אֶת־כָּל־הַמִּצְוָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֧ר אָנֹכִ֛י מְצַוֶּ֥ה אֶתְכֶ֖ם הַיּֽוֹם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
• with the eldersזָקֵןzâqên · old: elderH2205
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• commandedצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
• the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Keepשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: obeyH8104
• all the commandmentsמִצְוָהmitsvâh · commandmentH4687
• you this dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 27:1

• Deuteronomy 4:1“And now, Israel, listen carefully to these decrees and regulations that I am about to teach you. Obey them so that you may live, so you may enter and occupy the land that the Lord, the God of your ancestors, is giving you.
• Deuteronomy 11:32you must be careful to obey all the decrees and regulations I am giving you today.
• Deuteronomy 26:16“Today the Lord your God has commanded you to obey all these decrees and regulations. So be careful to obey them wholeheartedly.
• Luke 11:28Jesus replied, “But even more blessed are all who hear the word of God and put it into practice.”
• John 15:14You are my friends if you do what I command.
• 1 Thessalonians 4:1Finally, dear brothers and sisters, we urge you in the name of the Lord Jesus to live in a way that pleases God, as we have taught you. You live this way already, and we encourage you to do so even more.
• James 2:10For the person who keeps all of the laws except one is as guilty as a person who has broken all of God’s laws.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 27:1

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Moses in a third discourse Deuteronomy 27:1-10; and by next prescribing the liturgical form after which the blessings and cursings should be pronounced Deuteronomy 27:11-26.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The law to be written on stones in the promised land. (1-10) The curses to be pronounced on mount Ebal. (11-26) Verses 1-10 As soon as they were come into Canaan, they must set up a monument, on which they must write the words of this law. They must set up an altar. The word and prayer must go together. Though they might not, of their own heads, set up any altar besides that at the tabernacle; yet, by the appointment of God, they might, upon special…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-102. it shall be on the day when ye shall pass over Jordan--"Day" is often put for "time"; and it was not till some days after the passage that the following instructions were acted upon. thou shalt set thee up great stones, and plaister them with plaister--These stones were to be taken in their natural state, unhewn, and unpolished--the occasion on which they were used not admitting of long or elaborate preparation; and they were to be daubed over with…Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 27:1

• Curse
• Government
• Instruction
• Obedience

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Moses
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Gerizim
• Plainly
• Reward
• Deuteronomy
• Education
• Elder in the Old Testament

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 27

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings