Deuteronomy 31:25

Christian Standard Bible ®

he commanded the Levites who carried the ark of the Lord’s covenant,

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
that Moshe commanded the Levites, who bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD, saying,

King James Version
That Moses commanded the Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord , saying,

Lexham English Bible
then Moses commanded the Levites carrying the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, saying,

English Standard Version
Moses commanded the Levites who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord ,

New Century Version
he gave a command to the Levites, who carried the Ark of the Agreement with the Lord .

New English Translation
he commanded the Levites who carried the ark of the Lord 's covenant,

Amplified Bible
he commanded the Levites who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD, saying,

New American Standard Bible
that Moses commanded the Levites who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD, saying,

Geneva Bible (1587)
Then Moses commaunded the Leuites, which bare the Arke of the couenant of the Lorde, saying,

Legacy Standard Bible
that Moses commanded the Levites who carried the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, saying,

Contemporary English Version
then he went to the Levites who carried the sacred chest and said:

Complete Jewish Bible
(LY: vii) Moshe gave these orders to the L'vi'im who carried the ark with the covenant of Adonai :

Darby Translation
that Moses commanded the Levites, who bore the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, saying,

Easy-to-Read Version
he gave a command to the Levites. (These men carry the Lord 's Box of the Agreement.) Moses said,

George Lamsa Translation
He commanded the Levites who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD, saying,

Good News Translation
When he finished, he said to the levitical priests, who were in charge of the Lord 's Covenant Box,

Literal Translation
that Moses commanded the Levites who bore the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, saying,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
he commaunded the Leuites (which bare the Arke of the LORDES couenaunt) and sayde:

American Standard Version
that Moses commanded the Levites, that bare the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, saying,

Bible in Basic English
Moses said to the Levites who were responsible for taking up the ark of the Lord's agreement,

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Moyses commaunded the Luites, which bare the arke of the couenaunt of the Lorde, saying:

JPS Old Testament (1917)
that Moses commanded the Levites, that bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD, saying:

King James Version (1611)
That Moses commaunded the Leuites which bare the Arke of the Couenant of the Lord, saying,

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
then he charged the Levites who bear the ark of the covenant of the Lord, saying,

English Revised Version
that Moses commanded the Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, saying,

Berean Standard Bible
he gave this command to the Levites who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD:

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
he comaundide to Leuytis that baren the ark of boond of pees of the Lord,

Young's Literal Translation
that Moses commandeth the Levites bearing the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, saying,

Update Bible Version
that Moses commanded the Levites, that bore the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, saying,

Webster's Bible Translation
That Moses commanded the Levites who bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD, saying,

World English Bible
that Moses commanded the Levites, who bore the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, saying,

New King James Version
that Moses commanded the Levites, who bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD, saying:

New Living Translation
he gave this command to the Levites who carried the Ark of the Lord 's Covenant:

New Life Bible
Then Moses said to the Levites who carried the special box of the Law of the Lord,

New Revised Standard
Moses commanded the Levites who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord , saying,

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
then Moses commanded the Levites, who were bearing the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, saying:

Douay-Rheims Bible
He commanded the Levites, who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord, saying:

Revised Standard Version
Moses commanded the Levites who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD,

New American Standard Bible (1995)
that Moses commanded the Levites who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD, saying,

Contextual Overview

²²So Moses wrote down this song on that day and taught it to the Israelites. ²³The Lord commissioned Joshua son of Nun, “Be strong and courageous, for you will bring the Israelites into the land I swore to them, and I will be with you.” ²⁴When Moses had finished writing down on a scroll every single word of this law, ²⁵he commanded the Levites who carried the ark of the Lord’s covenant, ²⁶“Take this book of the law and place it beside the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God so that it may remain there as a witness against you. ²⁷For I know how rebellious and stiff-necked you are. If you are rebelling against the Lord now, while I am still alive, how much more will you rebel after I am dead! ²⁸Assemble all your tribal elders and officers before me so that I may speak these words directly to them and call heaven and earth as witnesses against them. ²⁹For I know that after my death you will become completely corrupt and turn from the path I have commanded you. Disaster will come to you in the future, because you will do what is evil in the Lord’s sight, angering him with what your hands have made.” ³⁰Then Moses recited aloud every single word of this song to the entire assembly of Israel:

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

bare the ark: Deuteronomy 31:9

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 17:18 - out of that which Joshua 3:3 - the priests Joshua 6:12 - the priests Joshua 8:33 - priests

Cross-References

Genesis 12:8
From there he moved on to the hill country east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. He built an altar to the Lord there, and he called on the name of the Lord.

Genesis 33:18
After Jacob came from Paddan-aram, he arrived safely at Shechem in the land of Canaan and camped in front of the city.

Hebrews 11:9
By faith he stayed as a foreigner in the land of promise, living in tents as did Isaac and Jacob, coheirs of the same promise.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

That Moses commanded the Levites,.... These were not the common Levites, but the priests who were also Levites, to whom the law was given, Deuteronomy 31:9; and none but they might touch the ark, or go so near it as, they are bid to do, to put the law on the side of it; so Aben Ezra; it follows,

which bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord; as the priests are said to do, Deuteronomy 31:9- :; for though in journeying the Kohathites carried it, yet not until it was covered by the priests, for they must not touch it; as these must do when they put the law on the side of it, as they are ordered in Deuteronomy 31:26.

saying; as follows.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Moses completes the writing out of the book of the Law, and directs it to be placed by the ark of the covenant.

Deuteronomy 31:24

The “book” here spoken of would contain the whole Pentateuch up to this verse, and be “the Book of Moses,” called generally by the Jews “the Law” (compare Matthew 22:40; Galatians 4:21).

Deuteronomy 31:25

The Levites, which bare the ark - i. e., as in Deuteronomy 31:9, “the priests the sons of Levi.” The non-priestly Levites could not so much as enter the sanctuary or touch the ark (compare Numbers 4:15). Though in the journeys through the wilderness the ark was borne by the non-priestly Kohathites, yet on occasions of a more solemn and public character it was carried by the priests themselves (Joshua 3:3 ff, Joshua 4:9-10; Joshua 6:6, Joshua 6:12; Joshua 8:33; 1 Kings 8:3).

Deuteronomy 31:26

Put it in the side of the ark - Rather, by the side of the ark. The two tables of the Decalogue were in the ark 1 Kings 8:9; the Book of the Law was to be laid up in the holy of holies close by the ark of the covenant, probably in a chest. Compare 2 Kings 22:8.

Deuteronomy 31:27

How much more after my death - Hence, Deuteronomy 31:24 and the rest of the book (with the exception of the song, Deuteronomy 31:19) must be regarded as a kind of appendix added after Moses’ death by another hand; though the Blessing Deuteronomy 33:0 is of course to be regarded as a composition of Moses.