Deuteronomy 31:30

And Moses spake in the ears of all the congregation of Israel the words of this song, until they were ended.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Moses	מֹשֶׁ֗ה mo.Sheh	H4872	Mosheh · proper noun, a man's name
spake	וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר vay.da.Ber	H1696	perhaps properly · conjunction + verb, piel sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
ears	בְּאָזְנֵי֙ be.'a.ze.Nei	H241	broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in ma… · preposition + noun, common feminine dual construct
congregation	קְהַ֣ל ke.Hal	H6951	assemblage (usually concretely) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
words	דִּבְרֵ֥י div.Rei	H1697	a word · noun, common masculine plural construct
song	הַשִּׁירָ֖ה ha.shi.Rah	H7892	a song · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
ended	תֻּמָּֽם tu.Mam	H8552	to complete · verb, qal infinitive construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural

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 4:5 Behold, I have taught you statutes and judgments, even as the LORD my God commanded me, that ye should do so in the land whither ye go to po…
John 12:49 For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.
Hebrews 3:2 Who was faithful to him that appointed him, as also Moses was faithful in all his house.
Acts 20:27 For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God.
Hebrews 3:5 And Moses verily was faithful in all his house, as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were to be spoken after;

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 31:22–end

Here, I. The charge is given to Joshua, which God has said (v. 14) he would give him. The same in effect that Moses had given him. The same in effect that Moses had given him (v. 7): Be strong and of a good courage, v. 23. Joshua had now heard from God so much of the wickedness of the people whom he was to have the conduct of as could not but be a discouragement to him: "Nay," says God, "how bad soever they are, thou shalt go through thy understanding, for I will be with thee. Thou shalt put them into possession of Canaan. If they afterwards by their sin throw themselves out of it again, that will be no fault of thine, nor any dishonour to thee, therefore be of good courage." II. The solemn…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 31:26

Take this book of the law, and put it in the side of the ark--The second copy of the law (see on Deu 31:9) was deposited for greater security and reverence in a little chest beside the ark of the covenant, for there was nothing contained within it but the tables of stone (Kg1 8:9). Others think it was put within the ark, it being certain, from the testimony of Paul (Heb 9:4), that there were once other things inside the ark, and that this was the copy found in the time of Josiah (Kg2 22:8). Next: Deuteronomy Chapter 32

John Gill on Deuteronomy 31:30

And Moses spake in the ears of all the congregation of Israel,.... Not in the hearing of the whole body of the people, and every individual thereof; no man could be able to speak to such a numerous congregation, as that they should hear him; but in the hearing of their heads and representatives, the elders of their tribes and officers, ordered to be gathered together for this purpose, Deuteronomy 31:28, the words of this song, until they were ended; which song is recorded in the following chapter, Deuteronomy 32:1.

John Calvin on Deuteronomy 31:14–end

Deuteronomy 31:14-30 14. And the Lord said unto Moses, Behold, thy days approach that thou must die: call Joshua, and present yourselves in the tabernacle of the congregation, that I may give him a charge. And Moses and Joshua went, and presented themselves in the tabernacle of the congregation. 14. Et dixit Jehova ad Mosen, Ecce, appropinquaverunt dies tui, ut moriaris: voca Josua, et state in tabernaculo conventionis, et praecipiam ei. Perrexit ergo Moses et Josua, steteruntque in tabernaculo conventionis. 15. And the Lord appeared in the tabernacle in a pillar of a cloud: and the pillar of the cloud stood over the door of the tabernacle. 15. Et apparuit Jehova in tabernaculo, in colu…

The Church Fathers

Moses again, when about to depart from this life, sang a fear-inspiring canticle in Deuteronomy. He left the song as a sort of testament to the people of Israel, to teach them the kind of funeral they should expect, if ever they abandoned God.
— Nicetas of Remesiana, LITURGICAL SINGING 3

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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).

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 31:30

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 31:22–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 31:26

John Gill on Deuteronomy 31:30

John Calvin on Deuteronomy 31:14–end

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Deuteronomy 31:30

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 31:22–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 31:26

John Gill on Deuteronomy 31:30

John Calvin on Deuteronomy 31:14–end

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Deuteronomy 31:30–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Deuteronomy 31:30–end

Rashi on Deuteronomy 31:29