Study Desk

"For this commandment which I am commanding you today is not too difficult for you, nor is it far away.

For this commandment which I command thee this day, it is not hidden from thee, neither is it far off.

"It is not in heaven, that you could say, 'Who will go up to heaven for us and get it for us, and proclaim it to us, so that we may follow it?'

It is not in heaven, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go up for us to heaven, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it?

"Nor is it beyond the sea, that you could say, 'Who will cross the sea for us and get it for us and proclaim it to us, so that we may follow it?'

Neither is it beyond the sea, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go over the sea for us, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it?

"On the contrary, the word is very near you, in your mouth and in your heart, that you may follow it.

But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it.