Bible Strands
Deuteronomy 31:24
When Moses had finished writing in a book the words of this law from beginning to end,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Moses concludes his written record of the covenant law immediately before commissioning Joshua and addressing the Levites. The moment marks the formal closure of the written text at the end of his leadership.
The words — כַּלּ֣וֹת (kha.Lot) means “when finished,” and תּוֹרָֽה (to.rah) means “law.” These terms frame the document as a completed legal corpus rather than a partial or ongoing revelation.
The thread — The completion of the written law connects to Deuteronomy 31:9, where Moses initially writes and delivers the text to the priests and Levites, and to Deuteronomy 17:18, where a future king must copy the same instruction. The thread establishes the law as a fixed, transgenerational standard.
Why it lands — It demands that readers treat the written law as an authoritative, closed record that survives leadership changes. Faithful obedience requires preserving the exact text and consulting it as the binding covenant document.
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The Hebrew words
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,
Cross-references
- Deuteronomy 31:9 So Moses wrote down this law and gave it to the priests, the sons of Levi, who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and to all the elders of Israel.
- Deuteronomy 17:18 When he is seated on his royal throne, he must write for himself a copy of this instruction on a scroll in the presence of the Levitical priests.