Deuteronomy 4:8
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?
And what nation is great enough to have righteous statutes and ordinances like this entire law I set before you today?
9 Only be on your guard and diligently watch yourselves, so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen, and so that they do not slip from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and grandchildren.
10 The day you stood before the LORD your God at Horeb, the LORD said to me, “Gather the people before Me to hear My words, so that they may learn to fear Me all the days they live on the earth, and that they may teach them to their children.”
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
- And what nation is great enough to have righteous statutes and ordinances like this entire law I set before you today?
- KJV
- And what nation is there so great, that hath statutes and judgments so righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day?
- WEB
- What great nation is there that has statutes and ordinances so righteous as all this law which I set before you today?
- ASV
- And what great nation is there, that hath statutes and ordinances so righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day?
- DARBY
- And what great nation is there that hath righteous statutes and ordinances, as all this law which I set before you this day?
- BLB
- And what [is] the great nation that has righteous statutes and ordinances according to all this law that I set before you⁺ this day?
- ÅB
- Og hvor finnes det et folk, om det er aldri så stort, som har så rettferdige lover og bud som hele denne lov jeg legger fram for dere idag?
- OTB
- Og hvilket annet folk er så stort at de har så rettferdige forskrifter og lover som denne lovsamlingen jeg setter fram for dere i dag?
- B1930
- Og hvor finnes det et folk, om det er aldri så stort, som har så rettferdige lover og bud som hele denne lov jeg legger frem for eder idag?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 147:19–20
He declares His word to Jacob, His statutes and judgments to Israel.
Read in contextRomans 7:12–14
So then, the law is holy, and the commandment is holy, righteous, and good.
Read in contextPsalms 119:127–128
Therefore I love Your commandments more than gold, even the purest gold.
Read in contextPsalms 119:86
All Your commandments are faithful; I am persecuted without cause—help me!
Read in contextPsalms 19:7–11
The Law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is trustworthy, making wise the simple.
Read in context2 Timothy 3:16–17
All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness,
Read in contextDeuteronomy 10:12–13
And now, O Israel, what does the LORD your God ask of you but to fear the LORD your God by walking in all His ways, to love Him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul,
Read in contextPsalms 119:96
I have seen a limit to all perfection, but Your commandment is without limit.
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