Translations
Modern
The LORD will deliver them over to you, and you must do to them exactly as I have commanded you.
Traditional
And the Lord shall give them up before your face, that ye may do unto them according unto all the commandments which I have commanded you.
Literal
And YHWH will give them over to you, that you may do to them according to every commandment that I have commanded you.
Latin
Cum ergo et hos tradiderit vobis, similiter facietis eis, sicut præcepi vobis.
Original
Hebrew
English
The LORD will deliver them over to you, and you must do to them exactly as I have commanded you.
Notes
Because Moses was about to die, his role as leader of the covenant would soon end. Joshua needed to be clearly and publicly presented as the next leader. He was to receive the same authority as Moses.
For a covenant document to remain binding and important, it had to be kept in a place where both sides could easily find it.
The book of Deuteronomy needed to be preserved for future generations. In this way, Israel would continue to remember to submit to the Lord’s rule.
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