Deuteronomy 31:19

Now therefore write ye this song for you, and teach it the children of Israel: put it in their mouths, that this song may be a witness for me against the children of Israel.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
write	כִּתְב֤וּ kit.Vu	H3789	to grave · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine plural
song	הַשִּׁירָ֣ה ha.shi.Rah	H7892	a song · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
teach	וְלַמְּדָ֥הּ ve.la.me.Dah	H3925	properly · conjunction + verb, piel imperative, 2nd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
children	בְּנֵי be.nei-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural construct
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
put	שִׂימָ֣הּ si.Mah	H7760	to put (used in a great variety of applications · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
mouths	בְּפִיהֶ֑ם be.fi.Hem	H6310	the mouth (as the means of blowing) · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
song	הַשִּׁירָ֥ה ha.shi.Rah	H7892	a song · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
witness	לְעֵ֖ד le.'Ed	H5707	concretely · preposition + noun, common masculine singular absolute
children	בִּבְנֵ֥י biv.Nei	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵֽל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name

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Cross-references

Deuteronomy 6:7 And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by th…
Deuteronomy 31:21-22 And it shall come to pass, when many evils and troubles are befallen them, that this song shall testify against them as a witness; for it sh…
Deuteronomy 31:26 Take this book of the law, and put it in the side of the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, that it may be there for a witness agains…
John 12:48 He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the la…
Deuteronomy 4:9-10 Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from t…
Deuteronomy 11:19 And ye shall teach them your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest…
Deuteronomy 31:30-32:45 And Moses spake in the ears of all the congregation of Israel the words of this song, until they were ended.
2 Samuel 14:3 And come to the king, and speak on this manner unto him. So Joab put the words in her mouth.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 31:14-21

Here, I. Moses and Joshua are summoned to attend the divine majesty at the door of the tabernacle, Deu 31:14. Moses is told again that he must shortly die; even those that are most ready and willing to die have need to be often reminded of the approach of death. In consideration of this, he must come himself to meet God; for whatever improves our communion with God furthers our preparation for death. He must also bring Joshua with him to be presented to God for a successor, and to receive his commission and charge. Moses readily obeys the summons, for he was not one of those that look with an evil eye upon their successors, but, on the contrary, rejoiced in him. II. God graciously gives them…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 31:19

Now therefore write ye this song--National songs take deep hold of the memories and have a powerful influence in stirring the deepest feelings of a people. In accordance with this principle in human nature, a song was ordered to be composed by Moses, doubtless under divine inspiration, which was to be learnt by the Israelites themselves and to be taught to their children in every age, embodying the substance of the preceding addresses, and of a strain well suited to inspire the popular mind with a strong sense of God's favor to their nation.

John Gill on Deuteronomy 31:19

Now, therefore, write ye this song for you,.... Which was now dictated by the Lord, and given to Moses and Joshua to write, which is recorded in Deuteronomy 32:1, and teach it the children of Israel; teach them by it, instructing them in the meaning of it: thus it was usual in ancient times to write things in verses, that they might be the more pleasingly attended to and regarded, and be longer retained in memory; and especially this practice was used with children, and still is: put it in their mouths; oblige them to get it by heart, or lay it up in their memories, and repeat it frequently, that it may be familiar to them, and not be forgotten by them: that this song may be a witness for…

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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).…

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Deuteronomy 31:19

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 31:14-21

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 31:19

John Gill on Deuteronomy 31:19

Dictionary and topics

Deuteronomy 31:19

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 31:14-21

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 31:19

John Gill on Deuteronomy 31:19

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Deuteronomy 31:14–end

Keil & Delitzsch on Deuteronomy 31:19-23

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Deuteronomy 31:19-22

Rashi on Deuteronomy 31:19