Focused Passage

Deuteronomy 32:44-47

The Song of Moses: The Rock, Rebellion, Judgment, and Vindication

The chapter moves from a cosmic summons to hear Moses' teaching, to praise of the LORD as the righteous Rock, to indictment of Israel's corrupt forgetfulness, to covenant judgment for idolatry, to the LORD's restraint for His own name, and finally to His vindication of His servants, vengeance on enemies, and atonement for His land and people before Moses is summoned to die on Nebo.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

44 Then Moses came with Joshua son of Nun and recited all the words of this song in the hearing of the people.

45 When Moses had finished reciting all these words to all Israel,

46 he said to them, “Take to heart all the words I have solemnly declared to you this day, so that you may command your children to carefully follow all the words of this law.

47 For they are not idle words to you, because they are your life, and by them you will live long in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess.”

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References and Original Words

Verse 44

Cross-references

Exodus 17:9 Classic cross-references Numbers 13:16 Classic cross-references Numbers 13:8 Classic cross-references

Original words

Then Moses מֹשֶׁ֗ה H4872 Noun - proper - masculine singular came וַיָּבֹ֣א H935 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular with Joshua וְהוֹשֵׁ֥עַ H1954 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular son בִּן־ H1121 Noun - masculine singular construct of Nun נֽוּן׃ H5126 Noun - proper - masculine singular and recited וַיְדַבֵּ֛ר H1696 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker all כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct the words דִּבְרֵ֥י H1697 Noun - masculine plural construct of this הַזֹּ֖את H2063 Article | Pronoun - feminine singular song הַשִּׁירָֽה־ H7892 Article | Noun - feminine singular in the hearing בְּאָזְנֵ֣י H241 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine dual construct of the people הָעָ֑ם H5971 Article | Noun - masculine singular . . . ה֖וּא H1931 Pronoun - third person masculine singular

BSB notes

LXX, Syriac, and Vulgate; Hebrew Hoshea, a variant of Joshua

Verse 45

Original words

When Moses מֹשֶׁ֗ה H4872 Noun - proper - masculine singular had finished וַיְכַ֣ל H3615 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular reciting לְדַבֵּ֛ר H1696 Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker all כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct these הָאֵ֖לֶּה H428 Article | Pronoun - common plural words הַדְּבָרִ֥ים H1697 Article | Noun - masculine plural to אֶל־ H413 Preposition all כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct Israel יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ H3478 Noun - proper - masculine singular

Verse 46

Cross-references

Deuteronomy 4:9 Classic cross-references Genesis 18:19 Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 6:6 Classic cross-references Proverbs 3:21 Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 11:18 Classic cross-references

Original words

he said וַיֹּ֤אמֶר H559 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular to them אֲלֵהֶם֙ H413 Preposition | third person masculine plural Take שִׂ֣ימוּ H7760 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural to heart לְבַבְכֶ֔ם H3824 Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural all לְכָל־ H3605 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct the words הַדְּבָרִ֔ים H1697 Article | Noun - masculine plural - אֲשֶׁ֧ר H834 Pronoun - relative I אָנֹכִ֛י H595 Pronoun - first person common singular have solemnly declared מֵעִ֥יד H5749 Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular to you בָּכֶ֖ם Preposition | second person masculine plural this day הַיּ֑וֹם H3117 Article | Noun - masculine singular so that אֲשֶׁ֤ר H834 Pronoun - relative you may command תְּצַוֻּם֙ H6680 Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | third person masculine plural - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker your children בְּנֵיכֶ֔ם H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural to carefully לִשְׁמֹ֣ר H8104 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct follow לַעֲשׂ֔וֹת H6213 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker all כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct the words דִּבְרֵ֖י H1697 Noun - masculine plural construct of this הַזֹּֽאת׃ H2063 Article | Pronoun - feminine singular law הַתּוֹרָ֥ה H8451 Article | Noun - feminine singular

Verse 47

Cross-references

John 6:63 Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 33:25 Classic cross-references Exodus 20:12 Classic cross-references John 5:39 Classic cross-references Leviticus 18:5 Classic cross-references

Original words

For כִּ֠י H3588 Conjunction they הוּא֙ H1931 Pronoun - third person masculine singular are not לֹֽא־ H3808 Adverb - Negative particle idle רֵ֥ק H7386 Adjective - masculine singular words דָבָ֨ר H1697 Noun - masculine singular to you מִכֶּ֔ם Preposition | second person masculine plural because כִּי־ H3588 Conjunction they ה֖וּא H1931 Pronoun - third person masculine singular are your life חַיֵּיכֶ֑ם H2416 Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural . . . וּבַדָּבָ֣ר H1697 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular and by them הַזֶּ֗ה H2088 Article | Pronoun - masculine singular you will live long תַּאֲרִ֤יכוּ H748 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural . . . יָמִים֙ H3117 Noun - masculine plural in עַל־ H5921 Preposition the land הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה H127 Article | Noun - feminine singular that אֲשֶׁ֨ר H834 Pronoun - relative you אַתֶּ֜ם H859 Pronoun - second person masculine plural are crossing עֹבְרִ֧ים H5674 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker the Jordan הַיַּרְדֵּ֛ן H3383 Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular . . . שָׁ֖מָּה H8033 Adverb | third person feminine singular to possess לְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃פ H3423 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular

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