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Deuteronomy 27:1 KJV
Deuteronomy · chapter 27 · verse 1
And Moses with the elders of Israel commanded the people, saying, Keep all the commandments which I command you this day.Deuteronomy 27:1 · King James Version
Deuteronomy 27:1 in context
1And Moses with the elders of Israel commanded the people, saying, Keep all the commandments which I command you this day.
2And it shall be on the day when ye shall pass over Jordan unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, that thou shalt set thee up great stones, and plaister them with plaister:
3And thou shalt write upon them all the words of this law, when thou art passed over, that thou mayest go in unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, a land that floweth with milk and honey; as the LORD God of thy fathers hath promised thee.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- commandmentsmitsvâha command, whether human or divineH4687 →
- commandedtsâvâhto constitute, enjoinH6680 →
- elderszâqênoldH2205 →
- IsraelYisrâʼêlJisrael, a symbolical name of JacobH3478 →
- peopleʻama peopleH5971 →
- sayingʼâmarto sayH559 →
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Here is, I. A general charge to the people to keep God's commandments; for in vain did they know them, unless they would do them. This is pressed upon them, 1. With all authority. Moses with the elders of Israel, the rulers of each tribe (Deu 27:1), and again, Moses and the priests the Levites (Deu 27:9);
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-10