Deuteronomy 4:5
3 Your eyes have seen what the LORD did at Baal-peor, for the LORD your God destroyed from among you all who followed Baal of Peor.
4 But you who held fast to the LORD your God are alive to this day, every one of you.
See, I have taught you statutes and ordinances just as the LORD my God has commanded me, so that you may follow them in the land that you are about to enter and possess.
6 Observe them carefully, for this will show your wisdom and understanding in the sight of the peoples, who will hear of all these statutes and say, “Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.”
7 For what nation is great enough to have a god as near to them as the LORD our God is to us whenever we call on Him?
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.
Compare
- BSB
- See, I have taught you statutes and ordinances just as the LORD my God has commanded me, so that you may follow them in the land that you are about to enter and possess.
- KJV
- 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 possess it.
- WEB
- Behold, I have taught you statutes and ordinances, even as the LORD my God commanded me, that you should do so in the middle of the land where you go in to possess it.
- ASV
- Behold, I have taught you statutes and ordinances, even as Jehovah my God commanded me, that ye should do so in the midst of the land whither ye go in to possess it.
- DARBY
- See, I have taught you statutes and ordinances, even as Jehovah my God commanded me, that ye may do so in the land into which ye enter to possess it.
- BLB
- See, I have taught you⁺ statutes and ordinances as YHWH my God commanded me, that you should act accordingly in the midst of the land that you⁺ are going there to possess it.
- ÅB
- Se, jeg har lært dere lover og bud, slik som Herren min Gud befalte meg, for at dere skal gjøre etter dem i det land dere drar inn i og skal ta i eie.
- OTB
- Se, jeg har lært dere forskrifter og lover slik Herren min Gud befalte meg, så dere kan følge dem i det landet dere går inn for å ta i eie.
- B1930
- Se, jeg har lært eder lover og bud, således som Herren min Gud bød mig, forat I skal gjøre efter dem i det land I drar inn i og skal ta i eie.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 28:20
and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
Read in context1 Thessalonians 4:1–2
Finally, brothers, we ask and encourage you in the Lord Jesus to live in a way that is pleasing to God, just as you have received from us. This is how you already live, so you should do so all the more.
Read in contextHebrews 3:5
Now Moses was faithful as a servant in all God’s house, testifying to what would be spoken later.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 4:1
Hear now, O Israel, the statutes and ordinances I am teaching you to follow, so that you may live and may enter and take possession of the land that the LORD, the God of your fathers, is giving you.
Read in contextProverbs 22:19–20
So that your trust may be in the LORD, I instruct you today—yes, you.
Read in contextActs 20:27
For I did not shrink back from declaring to you the whole will of God.
Read in context1 Corinthians 15:3
For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,
Read in context1 Corinthians 11:28
Each one must examine himself before he eats of the bread and drinks of the cup.
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