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Deuteronomy 31:24

Moses wrote God's Law in a book, taking care not to leave out anything.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Backsliders;   Death;   Thompson Chain Reference - Writing;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Moses;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Canon;   Moses;   Pentateuch;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Forgiveness;   Priest, Priesthood;   Testimony;   Word;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Hilkiah;   Pentateuch;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Deuteronomy, the Book of;   Moloch;   Moses;   Pentateuch;   Writing;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Deuteronomy, the Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Hexateuch;   Writing;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Bible;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Other Laws;   Tabernacle, the;   Peculiarities of the Law of Moses;   Moses, the Man of God;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Bible, the;   Canon of the Old Testament;   Deuteronomy;   Law in the Old Testament;   Moses;   Writing;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Hafṭarah;   Sidra;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
When Moses had finished writing down on a scroll every single word of this law,
Hebrew Names Version
It happened, when Moshe had made an end of writing the words of this law in a book, until they were finished,
King James Version
And it came to pass, when Moses had made an end of writing the words of this law in a book, until they were finished,
Lexham English Bible
And then when Moses finished writing the words of this law on the scroll until they were complete,
English Standard Version
When Moses had finished writing the words of this law in a book to the very end,
New Century Version
After Moses finished writing all the words of the teachings in a book,
New English Translation
When Moses finished writing on a scroll the words of this law in their entirety,
Amplified Bible
And when Moses completely finished writing the words of this law in a book,
New American Standard Bible
It came about, when Moses finished writing the words of this Law in a book until they were complete,
Geneva Bible (1587)
And when Moses had made an ende of writing the wordes of this Lawe in a booke vntill he had finished them,
Legacy Standard Bible
And it happened, when Moses finished writing the words of this law in a book until they were complete,
Contemporary English Version
Moses wrote down all these laws and teachings in a book,
Complete Jewish Bible
Moshe kept writing the words of this Torah in a book until he was done. When he had finished,
Darby Translation
And it came to pass, when Moses had ended writing the words of this law in a book, until their conclusion,
Easy-to-Read Version
Moses carefully wrote all these teachings in a book. When he finished,
George Lamsa Translation
And when Moses had made an end of writing the words of this law in a book, and they were finished,
Literal Translation
And it happened, when Moses finished writing the Words of this Law in a book, until their conclusion,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Now whan Moses had wrytten out all the wordes of this lawe in a boke,
American Standard Version
And it came to pass, when Moses had made an end of writing the words of this law in a book, until they were finished,
Bible in Basic English
Now after writing all the words of this law in a book till the record of them was complete,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And when Moyses had made an ende of writing the wordes of this lawe in a booke, vntyll he had finished them,
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And it came to pass, when Moses had made an end of writing the words of this law in a book, until they were finished,
King James Version (1611)
And it came to passe when Moses had made an ende of writing the wordes of this Law in a booke, vntill they were finished,
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And when Moses finished writing all the words of this law in a book, even to the end,
English Revised Version
And it came to pass, when Moses had made an end of writing the words of this law in a book, until they were finished,
Berean Standard Bible
When Moses had finished writing in a book the words of this law from beginning to end,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor aftir that Moises wroot the wordis of this lawe in a book, and fillide,
Young's Literal Translation
And it cometh to pass, when Moses finisheth to write the words of this law on a book till their completion,
Update Bible Version
And it came to pass, when Moses had made an end of writing the words of this law in a book, until they were finished,
Webster's Bible Translation
And it came to pass, when Moses had made an end of writing the words of this law in a book, until they were finished,
World English Bible
It happened, when Moses had made an end of writing the words of this law in a book, until they were finished,
New King James Version
So it was, when Moses had completed writing the words of this law in a book, when they were finished,
New Living Translation
When Moses had finished writing this entire body of instruction in a book,
New Life Bible
Moses wrote the words of this Law in a book from beginning to the end.
New Revised Standard
When Moses had finished writing down in a book the words of this law to the very end,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And it came to pass, when Moses had made an end of writing the words of this law, upon a scroll, - until he had finished them,
Douay-Rheims Bible
Therefore after Moses had wrote the words of this law in a volume, and finished it:
Revised Standard Version
When Moses had finished writing the words of this law in a book, to the very end,
THE MESSAGE
After Moses had finished writing down the words of this Revelation in a book, right down to the last word, he ordered the Levites who were responsible for carrying the Chest of the Covenant of God , saying, "Take this Book of Revelation and place it alongside the Chest of the Covenant of God , your God. Keep it there as a witness.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
It came about, when Moses finished writing the words of this law in a book until they were complete,

Contextual Overview

22 That same day Moses wrote down the song and taught it to the people of Israel. 23 Then the Lord spoke to Joshua son of Nun and told him, "Be confident and determined. You will lead the people of Israel into the land that I promised them, and I will be with you." 24 Moses wrote God's Law in a book, taking care not to leave out anything. 25 When he finished, he said to the levitical priests, who were in charge of the Lord 's Covenant Box, 26 "Take this book of God's Law and place it beside the Covenant Box of the Lord your God, so that it will remain there as a witness against his people. 27 I know how stubborn and rebellious they are. They have rebelled against the Lord during my lifetime, and they will rebel even more after I am dead. 28 Assemble all your tribal leaders and officials before me, so that I can tell them these things; I will call heaven and earth to be my witnesses against them. 29 I know that after my death the people will become wicked and reject what I have taught them. And in time to come they will meet with disaster, because they will have made the Lord angry by doing what he has forbidden." 30 Then Moses recited the entire song while all the people of Israel listened.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

writing the words: Deuteronomy 31:9, Deuteronomy 17:18

Reciprocal: Joshua 24:26 - Joshua 2 Kings 22:8 - I have found 2 Chronicles 34:14 - Hilkiah Jeremiah 36:2 - a roll

Cross-References

Genesis 24:50
Laban and Bethuel answered, "Since this matter comes from the Lord , it is not for us to make a decision.
Genesis 28:5
Isaac sent Jacob away to Mesopotamia, to Laban, who was the son of Bethuel the Aramean and the brother of Rebecca, the mother of Jacob and Esau.
Genesis 31:10
"During the breeding season I had a dream, and I saw that the male goats that were mating were striped, spotted, and speckled.
Genesis 31:14
Rachel and Leah answered Jacob, "There is nothing left for us to inherit from our father.
Genesis 31:15
He treats us like foreigners. He sold us, and now he has spent all the money he was paid for us.
Genesis 31:17
So Jacob got ready to go back to his father in the land of Canaan. He put his children and his wives on the camels, and drove all his flocks ahead of him, with everything that he had gotten in Mesopotamia.
Genesis 31:29
I have the power to do you harm, but last night the God of your father warned me not to threaten you in any way.
Genesis 31:42
If the God of my fathers, the God of Abraham and Isaac, had not been with me, you would have already sent me away empty-handed. But God has seen my trouble and the work I have done, and last night he gave his judgment."
Genesis 40:5
One night there in prison the wine steward and the chief baker each had a dream, and the dreams had different meanings.
Genesis 41:1
After two years had passed, the king of Egypt dreamed that he was standing by the Nile River,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And it came to pass, when Moses had made an end of writing the words of this law in a book,.... In this book of Deuteronomy, and which concluded the Pentateuch:

until they were finished; all the words of the law, and the whole five books of Moses, excepting some few verses, Deuteronomy 34:1, which were added by another hand, Joshua or Ezra.

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.


 
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