Bible Strands
Deuteronomy 5:1
Then Moses summoned all Israel and said to them: Hear, O Israel, the statutes and ordinances that I declare in your hearing this day. Learn them and observe them carefully.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Moses summons the entire assembly of Israel and addresses them directly before restating the covenant terms.
The words — The verb קָרָא (qaraʾ) denotes a formal public summons, while the imperative שְׁמַע (she.maʿ) commands attentive listening that carries an obligation to obey.
The thread — The call to hear and keep statutes reappears in Deuteronomy 4:1, the assembly before God recurs in Deuteronomy 29:10, and the directive to practice what is taught surfaces in Matthew 23:3.
Why it lands — The text demands immediate, careful attention to the statutes and ordinances being declared. It requires the reader to move from passive hearing to deliberate observance of the covenant instructions.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Moses called all Israel, and said unto them, Hear, O Israel, the statutes and judgments which I speak in your ears this day, that ye may learn them, and keep, and do them.
Cross-references
- Deuteronomy 4:1 Hear now, O Israel, the statutes and ordinances I am teaching you to follow, so that you may live and may enter and take possession of the land that the LORD, the God of your fathers, is giving you.
- Matthew 23:3 So practice and observe everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach.
- Deuteronomy 29:10 All of you are standing today before the LORD your God—you leaders of tribes, elders, officials, and all the men of Israel,
- Deuteronomy 1:1 These are the words that Moses spoke to all Israel in the wilderness east of the Jordan—in the Arabah opposite Suph—between Paran and Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth, and Dizahab.
- Deuteronomy 29:2 Moses summoned all Israel and proclaimed to them, “You have seen with your own eyes everything the LORD did in Egypt to Pharaoh, to all his officials, and to all his land.