KJV King James Version
And the LORD commanded me at that time to teach you statutes and judgments, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go over to possess it.
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Deuteronomy 4:14
And the LORD commanded me at that time to teach you statutes and judgments, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go over to possess it.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
At that time the LORD commanded me to teach you the statutes and ordinances you are to follow in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess.
WEB World English Bible
Yahweh commanded me at that time to teach you statutes and ordinances, that you might do them in the land where you go over to possess it.
ASV American Standard Version
And Jehovah commanded me at that time to teach you statutes and ordinances, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go over to possess it.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘And me hath Jehovah commanded at that time to teach you statutes and judgments, for your doing them in the land whither ye are passing over to possess it;
Surrounding context — Deuteronomy 4
11 And ye came near and stood under the mountain; and the mountain burned with fire unto the midst of heaven, with darkness, clouds, and thick darkness.
12 And the LORD spake unto you out of the midst of the fire: ye heard the voice of the words, but saw no similitude; only [ye heard] a voice.
13 And he declared unto you his covenant, which he commanded you to perform, [even] ten commandments; and he wrote them upon two tables of stone.
14 And the LORD commanded me at that time to teach you statutes and judgments, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go over to possess it.
15 Take ye therefore good heed unto yourselves; for ye saw no manner of similitude on the day [that] the LORD spake unto you in Horeb out of the midst of the fire:
16 Lest ye corrupt [yourselves], and make you a graven image, the similitude of any figure, the likeness of male or female,
17 The likeness of any beast that [is] on the earth, the likeness of any winged fowl that flieth in the air,
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וְאֹתִ֞יH853 · et[Obj.]צִוָּ֤הH6680 · tsa.vahto commandיְהוָה֙H3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDבָּעֵ֣תH6256 · ettimeהַהִ֔ואH1931 · huhe/she/itלְלַמֵּ֣דH3925 · la.madto learn: teachאֶתְכֶ֔םH853 · et[Obj.]חֻקִּ֖יםH2706 · choqstatute: decreeוּמִשְׁפָּטִ֑יםH4941 · mish.patjustice: judgementלַעֲשֹׂתְכֶ֣םH6213 · a.sahto make: doאֹתָ֔םH853 · et[Obj.]בָּאָ֕רֶץH776 · e.retsland: country/planetאֲשֶׁ֥רH834 · a.sherwhichאַתֶּ֛םH859 · at.tahyou(m.s.)עֹבְרִ֥יםH5674 · a.varto passשָׁ֖מָּהH8033 · shamthereלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃H3423 · ya.rashto possess: possess
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