Translations
Modern
And the LORD heard the words you spoke to me, and He said to me, “I have heard the words that these people have spoken to you. They have done well in all that they have spoken.
Traditional
And the Lord heard the voice of your words, when ye spake unto me; and the Lord said unto me, I have heard the voice of the words of this people, which they have spoken unto thee: they have well said all that they have spoken.
Literal
And YHWH heard the voice of your words when you spoke to me, and YHWH said to me, “I have heard the voice of the words of this people that they have spoken to you. They are right in all that they have spoken.
Latin
Quod cum audisset Dominus, ait ad me: Audivi vocem verborum populi hujus quæ locuti sunt tibi: bene omnia sunt locuti.
Original
Hebrew
English
And the LORD heard the words you spoke to me, and He said to me, “I have heard the words that these people have spoken to you. They have done well in all that they have spoken.
Notes
The rest of the covenant laws explain and apply the Ten Commandments (5:6–21). These laws are based on those commandments.
Moses first gave the Ten Commandments to the people of Israel almost 40 years earlier at Mount Sinai (Exodus 20:2–17). Now he reminds the people of these commands before they enter the promised land.
Theme notes and profiles
Parallels
Glossary
Archaeology and the Bible Biblical Concept of Law Deuteronomy, Book of Sabbath
Topics
Obedience: Enjoined The Law of Moses: Given: Through Moses As Mediator Theocracy: Established