Tree of Life Version
Deuteronomy 4:8
8What great nation is there that has statutes and ordinances that are righteous—like all of this Torah that I am setting before you today?
Deuteronomy 4:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And what nation is there so great, that hath statutes and judgments so righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day?
- New International Version (NIV)And what other nation is so great as to have such righteous decrees and laws as this body of laws I am setting before you today?
- English Standard Version (ESV)And what great nation is there, that has statutes and rules so righteous as all this law that I set before you today?
- New King James Version (NKJV)And what great nation is there that has such statutes and righteous judgments as are in all this law which I set before you this day?
Context of Deuteronomy 4:8
6You must keep and do them, for it is your wisdom and understanding in the eyes of the peoples, who will hear all these statutes and say, ‘Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.’ 7For what great nation is there that has gods so near to them, as Adonai our God is whenever we call on Him? What great nation is there that has statutes and ordinances that are righteous—like all of this Torah that I am setting before you today? 9“Only be watchful and watch over your soul closely, so you do not forget the things your eyes have seen and they slip from your heart all the days of your life. You are to make them known to your children and your children’s children. 10The day that you stood before Adonai your God in Horeb, Adonai said to me, ‘Gather the people to Me and I will make them hear My words, so that they learn to fear Me all the days that they live on the earth, and so that they teach their children.’
Read all of Deuteronomy 4Deuteronomy 4:8 word by word
וּמִי֙ גּ֣וֹי גָּד֔וֹל אֲשֶׁר־ל֛וֹ חֻקִּ֥ים וּמִשְׁפָּטִ֖ים צַדִּיקִ֑ם כְּכֹל֙ הַתּוֹרָ֣ה הַזֹּ֔את אֲשֶׁ֧ר אָנֹכִ֛י נֹתֵ֥ן לִפְנֵיכֶ֖ם הַיּֽוֹם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And what nationגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
- greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
- that hath statutesחֹקchôq · statute: decreeH2706
- and judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justice: judgementH4941
- righteousצַדִּיקtsaddîyq · righteousH6662
- as all this lawתּוֹרָהtôrâh tôrâh · instructionH8451
- which I setנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414
- beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
- you this dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
Cross-references for Deuteronomy 4:8
- Leviticus 10:12Moses spoke to Aaron and to Eleazar and Itamar his surviving sons: “Take the grain offering left over from Adonai’s offerings by fire, and eat it without hametz beside the altar, for it is most holy.
- Psalms 19:7It rises at one end of the heavens and makes its circuit to the other end. Nothing is hidden from its heat.
- Psalms 119:86All Your mitzvot are faithful. They persecute me with a lie—help me!
- Psalms 147:19He declares His word to Jacob, His decrees and His rulings to Israel.
- Romans 7:12So then, the Torah is holy, and the commandment is holy and righteous and good.
- 2 Timothy 3:16All Scripture is inspired by God and useful for teaching, for reproof, for restoration, and for training in righteousness,
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 4:8
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8Israel's laws were righteous and fair because they came from God.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7-97-9. what nation is there so great--Here he represents their privileges and their duty in such significant and comprehensive terms, as were peculiarly calculated to arrest their attention and engage their interest. The former, their national advantages, are described (De 4:7, 8), and they were twofold: 1. God's readiness to hear and aid them at all times; and 2. the excellence of that religion in which they were instructed, set forth in the "statutes and…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 4
- 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
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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