Deuteronomy 32:46

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.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Moses addresses the assembled Israelites immediately after finishing the recitation of the Song of Moses, directing the entire nation to internalize his final instructions.

The words — The Hebrew imperative שׂימוּ (si.mu) literally means "set" or "place," paired with לְבַבְכֶם (le.vav.khem), "your heart," to command the internal positioning of the spoken words.

The thread — This instruction aligns with the command to fix divine words in the heart in Deuteronomy 11:18 and the call to set one’s heart and soul to seek the Lord in 1 Chronicles 22:19.

Why it lands — The text requires listeners to memorize the law, transmit it to their children, and treat it as the operational basis for surviving and thriving in the land they are about to enter.

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The Hebrew words

King James Version

And he said unto them, Set your hearts unto all the words which I testify among you this day, which ye shall command your children to observe to do, all the words of this law.

Cross-references

1 Chronicles 22:19 Now set your heart and soul to seek the LORD your God. Begin building the sanctuary of the LORD God, so that you may bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD and the holy articles of God into the temple that will be built for the Name of the LORD.”
Ezekiel 40:4 “Son of man,” he said to me, “look with your eyes, hear with your ears, and pay attention to everything I am going to show you, for that is why you have been brought here. Report to the house of Israel everything you see.”
Deuteronomy 11:18 Fix these words of mine in your hearts and minds; tie them as reminders on your hands and bind them on your foreheads.
Proverbs 3:1 My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments;
Deuteronomy 4:9 Only be on your guard and diligently watch yourselves, so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen, and so that they do not slip from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and grandchildren.
Deuteronomy 6:6 These words I am commanding you today are to be upon your hearts.
Luke 9:44 “Let these words sink into your ears: The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men.”
Hebrews 2:1 We must pay closer attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.