Deuteronomy 27:9
7 And thou shalt offer peace offerings, and shalt eat there, and rejoice before the LORD thy God.
8 And thou shalt write upon the stones all the words of this law very plainly.
And Moses and the priests the Levites spake unto all Israel, saying, Take heed, and hearken, O Israel; this day thou art become the people of the LORD thy God.
10 Thou shalt therefore obey the voice of the LORD thy God, and do his commandments and his statutes, which I command thee this day.
11 And Moses charged the people the same day, saying,
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Then Moses and the Levitical priests spoke to all Israel: “Be silent, O Israel, and listen! This day you have become the people of the LORD your God.
- KJV
- And Moses and the priests the Levites spake unto all Israel, saying, Take heed, and hearken, O Israel; this day thou art become the people of the LORD thy God.
- WEB
- Moses and the Levitical priests spoke to all Israel, saying, “Be silent and listen, Israel! Today you have become the people of the LORD your God.
- ASV
- And Moses and the priests the Levites spake unto all Israel, saying, Keep silence, and hearken, O Israel: this day thou art become the people of Jehovah thy God.
- DARBY
- And Moses and the priests, the Levites, spoke to all Israel, saying, Be silent and hearken, Israel! this day thou art become the people of Jehovah thy God.
- BLB
- And Moses and the priests, the Levites, spoke to all Israel, saying, “Be silent and listen, O Israel; this day you have become the people of YHWH your God.
- ÅB
- Og Moses og de levittiske prester talte til hele Israel og sa: Gi akt og hør, Israel! På denne dag er du blitt Herrens, din Guds folk.
- OTB
- Da talte Moses og de levittiske prestene til hele Israel og sa: «Vær stille, Israel, og lytt! I dag har dere blitt Herrens deres Guds folk.
- B1930
- Og Moses og de levittiske prester talte til hele Israel og sa: Gi akt og hør, Israel! På denne dag er du blitt Herrens, din Guds folk.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Peter 2:10–11
Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 26:16–18
This day the LORD thy God hath commanded thee to do these statutes and judgments: thou shalt therefore keep and do them with all thine heart, and with all thy soul.
Read in context1 Corinthians 6:9–11
Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
Read in contextEphesians 5:8–9
For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:
Read in contextRomans 6:17–18
But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.
Read in contextRomans 6:22
But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.
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