Translations
Modern
These are the commandments and statutes and ordinances that the LORD your God has instructed me to teach you to follow in the land that you are about to enter and possess,
Traditional
Now these are the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments, which the Lord your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go to possess it:
Literal
And this is the commandment, the statutes, and the ordinances that YHWH your God has commanded to teach you to do in the land that you are passing over there to possess,
Latin
Hæc sunt præcepta, et cæremoniæ, atque judicia, quæ mandavit Dominus Deus vester ut docerem vos, et faciatis ea in terra, ad quam transgredimini possidendam:
Original
Hebrew
English
These are the commandments and statutes and ordinances that the LORD your God has instructed me to teach you to follow in the land that you are about to enter and possess,
Notes
Moses here explains how the stipulations in the following sections should be applied and handed on to future generations.
Theme notes and profiles
Ancient Law Codes Biblical Law Children and Parents Fear of the Lord True Success What Is Good
Parallels
Glossary
Archaeology and the Bible Biblical Concept of Law Deuteronomy, Book of Israel (Person) Joshua, Book of
Topics
Frontlets: A Leather Band Worn on the Forehead, Containing Certain Commandments Obedience: Enjoined Obligation: A Motive of Obedience