And Moses with the elders of Israel commanded the people, saying, Keep all the commandments which I command you this day.
Parallel translations
- WEB Moses and the elders of Israel commanded the people, saying, “Keep all the commandment which I command you today.
- BSB Then Moses and the elders of Israel commanded the people: “Keep all the commandments I am giving you today.
- ESV Now Moses and the elders of Israel commanded the people, saying, “Keep the whole commandment that I command you today.
- NKJV Now Moses, with the elders of Israel, commanded the people, saying: “Keep all the commandments which I command you today.
- NASB Then Moses and the elders of Israel commanded the people, saying, “Keep all the commandments which I am commanding you today.
- NLT Then Moses and the leaders of Israel gave this charge to the people: “Obey all these commands that I am giving you today.
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Quick answer
Moses and the elders charge the people to keep all the commandments given that day. Covenant obedience is the shared responsibility of the whole community and its leaders.
Overview
As the covenant address moves toward ceremonies of renewal, Moses joins the elders in commanding wholehearted obedience to God's law. The repeated emphasis on keeping 'all' the commandment underscores that partial obedience is not enough. This sets the stage for the dramatic ceremonies on Ebal and Gerizim, reminding Israel that the law must be received and obeyed by all.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 7
- John 15:14Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.
- Jas 2:10For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.
- Luke 11:28But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.
- 1 Th 4:1–2Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would abound more and more.
- Deut 4:1–3Now therefore hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the judgments, which I teach you, for to do them, that ye may live, and go in and possess the land which the LORD God of your fathers giveth you.
- Deut 11:32And ye shall observe to do all the statutes and judgments which I set before you this day.
- Deut 26:16This day the LORD thy God hath commanded thee to do these statutes and judgments: thou shalt therefore keep and do them with all thine heart, and with all thy soul.
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Moses promised a Prophet like himself to whom Israel must listen (18:15); Jesus is that Prophet, the one who keeps the covenant we broke and becomes the curse for us by hanging on a tree (Gal 3:13).
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