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Deuteronomy 30:8

And you will again obey the voice of the LORD and follow all His commandments I am giving you today.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Moses addresses Israel on the plains of Moab before the conquest, outlining the covenant cycle of exile, return, and restoration.

The words — תָשׁ֔וּב (ta.Shuv) = you will turn/return, and עָשִׂ֙יתָ֙ (a.Si.ta) = you will do, frame the command as a concrete shift in direction followed by active compliance.

The thread — The pattern of returning to God’s voice and obeying His statutes recurs in Deuteronomy 30:2 and Ezekiel 36:27, while Ephesians 2:16 documents the cross as the mechanism that removes the hostility preventing such obedience.

Why it lands — The text states a future reality where Israel obeys Yahweh’s voice and keeps every command given that day. It requires the reader to treat divine instruction as the immediate standard for conduct rather than a delayed reward.

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The Hebrew words

וְאַתָּ֣הve./'a.Tahand/ youתָשׁ֔וּבta.Shuvyou will turnוְשָׁמַעְתָּ֖ve./sha.ma'.Taand/ you will listenבְּק֣וֹלbe./Kolto/ [the] voice ofיְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehוְעָשִׂ֙יתָ֙ve./'a.Si.taand/ you will doאֶת־'et-<obj.>כָּל־kol-allמִצְוֹתָ֔יוmitz.vo.Ta/vcommandments/ hisאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.Sherwhichאָנֹכִ֥י'a.no.KhiIמְצַוְּךָ֖me.tza.ve./Kha[am] commanding/ youהַיּֽוֹם׃hai./Yomthis/ day

King James Version

And thou shalt return and obey the voice of the Lord, and do all his commandments which I command thee this day.

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