KJV King James Version
And Moses wrote this law, and delivered it unto the priests the sons of Levi, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and unto all the elders of Israel.
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Deuteronomy 31:9
And Moses wrote this law, and delivered it unto the priests the sons of Levi, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and unto all the elders of Israel.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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.
WEB World English Bible
Moses wrote this law, and delivered it to the priests the sons of Levi, who bore the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, and to all the elders of Israel.
ASV American Standard Version
And Moses wrote this law, and delivered it unto the priests the sons of Levi, that bare the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, and unto all the elders of Israel.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Moses writeth this law, and giveth it unto the priests (sons of Levi, those bearing the ark of the covenant of Jehovah), and unto all the elders of Israel,
Surrounding context — Deuteronomy 31
6 Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he [it is] that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
7 And Moses called unto Joshua, and said unto him in the sight of all Israel, Be strong and of a good courage: for thou must go with this people unto the land which the LORD hath sworn unto their fathers to give them; and thou shalt cause them to inherit it.
8 And the LORD, he [it is] that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.
9 And Moses wrote this law, and delivered it unto the priests the sons of Levi, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and unto all the elders of Israel.
10 And Moses commanded them, saying, At the end of [every] seven years, in the solemnity of the year of release, in the feast of tabernacles,
11 When all Israel is come to appear before the LORD thy God in the place which he shall choose, thou shalt read this law before all Israel in their hearing.
12 Gather the people together, men, and women, and children, and thy stranger that [is] within thy gates, that they may hear, and that they may learn, and fear the LORD your God, and observe to do all the words of this law:
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וַיִּכְתֹּ֣בH3789 · ka.tavto writeמֹשֶׁה֮H4872 · mo.shehMosesאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַתּוֹרָ֣הH8451 · to.rahinstructionהַזֹּאת֒H2063 · zotthisוַֽיִּתְּנָ֗הּH5414 · na.tanto give: giveאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)הַכֹּהֲנִים֙H3548 · ko.henpriestבְּנֵ֣יH1121 · benson: childלֵוִ֔יH3881 · le.viy.yiLeviהַנֹּ֣שְׂאִ֔יםH5375 · na.sato lift: raiseאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]אֲר֖וֹןH727 · a.ronarkבְּרִ֣יתH1285 · be.ritcovenantיְהוָ֑הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDוְאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)כָּל־H3605 · kolallזִקְנֵ֖יH2205 · za.qenold: elderיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃H3478 · yis.ra.elIsrael
Cross-references
Numbers 4:15And when Aaron and his sons have made an end of covering the sanctuary, and all the vessels of the sanctuary, as the camp is to set forward; after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to bear [it]: but they shall not touch [any] holy thing, lest they die. These [things are] the burden of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation.Joshua 3:3And they commanded the people, saying, When ye see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, and the priests the Levites bearing it, then ye shall remove from your place, and go after it.1 Kings 8:3And all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark.Malachi 2:7For the priest’s lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth: for he [is] the messenger of the LORD of hosts.Deuteronomy 31:22-26Moses therefore wrote this song the same day, and taught it the children of Israel.Deuteronomy 17:18And it shall be, when he sitteth upon the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write him a copy of this law in a book out of [that which is] before the priests the Levites:Mark 10:4-5And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put [her] away.John 5:46For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me: for he wrote of me.Daniel 9:13As [it is] written in the law of Moses, all this evil is come upon us: yet made we not our prayer before the LORD our God, that we might turn from our iniquities, and understand thy truth.Joshua 6:12And Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of the LORD.Malachi 4:4Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, [with] the statutes and judgments.Deuteronomy 31:28Gather unto me all the elders of your tribes, and your officers, that I may speak these words in their ears, and call heaven and earth to record against them.1 Chronicles 15:12-15And said unto them, Ye [are] the chief of the fathers of the Levites: sanctify yourselves, [both] ye and your brethren, that ye may bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel unto [the place that] I have prepared for it.John 1:17For the law was given by Moses, [but] grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.John 1:45Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.Hosea 4:6My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.Luke 20:28Saying, Master, Moses wrote unto us, If any man’s brother die, having a wife, and he die without children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.Joshua 3:14-17And it came to pass, when the people removed from their tents, to pass over Jordan, and the priests bearing the ark of the covenant before the people;
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