Deuteronomy 31:12

Gather the people together, men and women, and children, and thy stranger that is within thy gates, that they may hear, and that they may learn, and fear the LORD your God, and observe to do all the words of this law:

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Gather	הַקְהֵ֣ל hak.Hel	H6950	to convoke · verb, hiphil imperative, 2nd person masculine singular
people	הָעָ֗ם ha.'Am	H5971	a people (as a congregated unit) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
together	קָהַל qâhal	H6950	to convoke
men	הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֤ים ha.'a.na.Shim	H582	a man in general (singly or collectively) · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
women	וְהַנָּשִׁים֙ ve.ha.na.Shim	H802	a woman · conjunction + definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
children	וְהַטַּ֔ף ve.ha.Taf	H2945	a family (mostly used collectively in the singular) · conjunction + definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
stranger	וְגֵרְךָ֖ ve.ge.re.Kha	H1616	properly · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
gates	בִּשְׁעָרֶ֑יךָ bish.'a.Rei.kha	H8179	an opening · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
hear	יִשְׁמְע֜וּ yish.me.'U	H8085	to hear intelligently (often with implication of attent… · verb, qal jussive, 3rd person masculine plural
learn	יִלְמְד֗וּ yil.me.Du	H3925	properly · verb, qal jussive, 3rd person masculine plural
fear	וְיָֽרְאוּ֙ ve.ya.re.'U	H3372	to fear · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person common plural
LORD	יְהוָ֣ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
God	אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם 'e.lo.hei.Khem	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine plural
observe	וְשָֽׁמְר֣וּ ve.sha.me.Ru	H8104	properly · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person common plural
do	לַעֲשׂ֔וֹת la.'a.Sot	H6213	to do or make · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
words	דִּבְרֵ֖י div.Rei	H1697	a word · noun, common masculine plural construct
law	הַתּוֹרָ֥ה ha.to.Rah	H8451	a precept or statute · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Deuteronomy 4:10 Specially the day that thou stoodest before the LORD thy God in Horeb, when the LORD said unto me, Gather me the people together, and I will…
Deuteronomy 6:6-7 And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:
Psalms 19:7-11 The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple.
Psalms 34:11-14 Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
Ezra 10:1 Now when Ezra had prayed, and when he had confessed, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, there assembled unto him out…
2 Timothy 3:15-17 And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ…
Deuteronomy 29:29 The secret things belong unto the LORD our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may…
John 5:39 Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 31:9-13

The law was given by Moses; so it is said, Joh 1:17. He was not only entrusted to deliver it to that generation, but to transmit it to the generations to come; and here it appears that he was faithful to that trust. I. Moses wrote this law, Deu 31:9. The learned bishop Patrick understands this of all the five books of Moses, which are often called the law; he supposes that though Moses had written most of the Pentateuch before, yet he did not finish it till now; now he put his last hand to that sacred volume. Many think that the law here (especially since it is called this law, this grand abridgment of the law) is to be understood of this book of Deuteronomy; all those discourses to the peop…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 31:10

At the end of every seven years, . . . thou shalt read this law--At the return of the sabbatic year and during the feast of tabernacles, the law was to be publicly read. This order of Moses was a future and prospective arrangement; for the observance of the sabbatic year did not commence till the conquest and peaceful occupation of Canaan. The ordinance served several important purposes. For, while the people had opportunities of being instructed in the law every Sabbath and daily in their own homes, this public periodical rehearsal at meetings in the courts of the sanctuary, where women and children of twelve years were present (as they usually were at the great festivals), was calculated t…

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John Gill on Deuteronomy 31:12

Gather the people together, men, and women, and children,.... At the three grand festivals in other years, only males were obliged to appear; women might if they would, but they were not bound to it; but at this time all of every age and sex were to be summoned and assembled together; and it is said (z), when the king read in the book of the law, all the people were obliged to come and bring their families, as it is said Deuteronomy 31:12; "gather the people", &c. and as it could not be done when it happened on the sabbath day, the reading of the section was put off to the day following: and thy stranger that is within thy gates; not only the proselyte of righteousness, but the proselyte of…

Dictionary and topics

Deuteronomy — In all the Hebrew manuscripts the Pentateuch (q.v.) forms one roll or volume divided into larger and smaller sections called parshioth_ and _sedarim. It is not easy to say when it was divided into…
Geber — A valiant man, (1 Kings 4:19), one of Solomon’s purveyors, having jurisdiction over a part of Gilead, comprising all the kingdom of Sihon and part of the kingdom of Og (Deut. 2; 31).
Hilkiah — Portion of Jehovah. (1.) 1 Chr. 6:54. (2.) 1 Chr. 26:11. (3.) The father of Eliakim (2 Kings 18:18, 26, 37). (4.) The father of Gemariah (Jer. 29:3). (5.) The father of the prophet Jeremiah (1:1).…
Children · Should be: Instructed in the ways of God — Should be: Instructed in the ways of God
Feast Of Sabbatical Year, The · Enactments respecting: Public reading of the law at feast of tabernacles — Enactments respecting: Public reading of the law at feast of tabernacles
Feast Of Tabernacles, The · The law publicly read every seventh year at — The law publicly read every seventh year at
Law Of Moses, The · Publicly read: At the feast of tabernacles in the sabbatical year — Publicly read: At the feast of tabernacles in the sabbatical year
Sabbatic Year · Ordinances concerning instruction in the law during — Ordinances concerning instruction in the law during
School · Like a Bible school — Like a Bible school
Scriptures, The · Should be: Read publicly to ALL — Should be: Read publicly to ALL
Strangers In Israel

Deuteronomy 31:12

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 31:9-13

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 31:10

John Gill on Deuteronomy 31:12

Dictionary and topics

Deuteronomy 31:12

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 31:9-13

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 31:10

John Gill on Deuteronomy 31:12

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Deuteronomy 31:10-13

Keil & Delitzsch on Deuteronomy 31:1-13

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Deuteronomy 31:12

Rashi on Deuteronomy 31:12