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You must obey them in the land you are about to enter and occupy, <a href="/esv/deuteronomy/6.htm">English Standard Version</a> “Now this is the commandment—the statutes and the rules—that the LORD your God commanded me to teach you, that you may do them in the land to which you are going over, to possess it, <a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> These are the commandments and statutes and ordinances that the LORD your God has instructed me to teach you to follow in the land that you are about to enter and possess, <a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/6.htm">King James Bible</a> Now these are the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go to possess it: <a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/6.htm">New King James Version</a> “Now this is the commandment, and these are the statutes and judgments which the LORD your God has commanded to teach you, that you may observe them in the land which you are crossing over to possess, <a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “Now this is the commandment, the statutes, and the judgments which the LORD your God has commanded me to teach you, so that you may do them in the land where you are going over to take possession of it, <a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/6.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Now this is the commandment, the statutes and the judgments which the LORD your God has commanded me to teach you, that you might do them in the land where you are going over to possess it, <a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Now this is the commandment, the statutes and the judgments which the LORD your God has commanded me to teach you, that you might do them in the land where you are going over to possess it, <a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> “Now this is the commandment, the statutes and the judgments, which Yahweh your God has commanded me to teach you, that you might do it in the land where you are going over to possess it, <a href="/amp/deuteronomy/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “Now this is the command; the statutes and the judgments (precepts) which the LORD your God has commanded me to teach you, so that you might do (follow, obey) them in the land which you are crossing over [the Jordan] to possess, <a href="/csb/deuteronomy/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “This is the command—the statutes and ordinances—the LORD your God has commanded me to teach you, so that you may follow them in the land you are about to enter and possess. <a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> This is the command—the statutes and ordinances—the LORD your God has instructed me to teach you, so that you may follow them in the land you are about to enter and possess. <a href="/asv/deuteronomy/6.htm">American Standard Version</a> Now this is the commandment, the statutes, and the ordinances, which Jehovah your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go over to possess it; <a href="/cev/deuteronomy/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The LORD told me to give you these laws and teachings, so you can obey them in the land he is giving you. Soon you will cross the Jordan River and take that land. <a href="/erv/deuteronomy/6.htm">English Revised Version</a> Now this is the commandment, the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go over to possess it: <a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> These are the commands, laws, and rules the LORD your God commanded me to teach you. Obey them after you enter the land and take possession of it. <a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/6.htm">Good News Translation</a> "These are all the laws that the LORD your God commanded me to teach you. Obey them in the land that you are about to enter and occupy. <a href="/isv/deuteronomy/6.htm">International Standard Version</a> "Now these are the commands, decrees, and ordinances that the LORD commanded me to teach you. Obey them in the land you are entering to possess, <a href="/msb/deuteronomy/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> These are the commandments and statutes and ordinances that the LORD your God has instructed me to teach you to follow in the land that you are about to enter and possess, <a href="/net/deuteronomy/6.htm">NET Bible</a> Now these are the commandments, statutes, and ordinances that the LORD your God instructed me to teach you so that you may carry them out in the land where you are headed <a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Now this is the commandment, the statutes, and the ordinances, which the LORD your God commanded to teach you, that you might do them in the land where you go over to possess it; <a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Now these are the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments which the LORD your God commanded to teach you, that ye may do them in the land whither ye go to possess it: <a href="/web/deuteronomy/6.htm">World English Bible</a> Now these are the commandments, the statutes, and the ordinances, which Yahweh your God commanded to teach you, that you might do them in the land that you go over to possess; <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> “And this [is] the command, the statutes and the judgments which your God YHWH has commanded to teach you to do in the land which you are passing over there to possess it, <a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And this is the command, the statutes and the judgments which Jehovah your God hath commanded to teach you, to do in the land which ye are passing over thither to possess it, <a href="/slt/deuteronomy/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And these the commands and the laws and the judgments that Jehovah you God commanded to teach you to do in the land which ye are passing over there to possess it:<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> These are the precepts, and ceremonies, and judgments, which the Lord your God commanded that I should teach you, and that you should do them in the land into which you pass over to possess it: <a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> “These are the precepts and ceremonies, as well as the judgments, which the Lord your God has commanded that I teach to you, which you shall do in the land to which you will travel in order to possess it. <a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/6.htm">New American Bible</a> This then is the commandment, the statutes and the ordinances, which the LORD, your God, has commanded that you be taught to observe in the land you are about to cross into to possess, <a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Now this is the commandment—the statutes and the ordinances—that the LORD your God charged me to teach you to observe in the land that you are about to cross into and occupy,<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> NOW these are the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments which the LORD your God commanded me to teach you, that you shall do them in the land into which you are going to possess it; <a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> "These are the commandments and the laws and the judgments LORD JEHOVAH your God has commanded me to teach you to do in the land that you enter to possess:<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Now this is the commandment, the statutes, and the ordinances, which the LORD your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go over to possess it-- <a href="/sep/deuteronomy/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And these are the commands, and the ordinances, and the judgments, as many as the Lord our God gave commandment to teach you to do so in the land on which ye enter to inherit it. <a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/6-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=1938" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/6.htm">The Greatest Commandment</a> 1<a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: wə·zōṯ (Conj-w:: Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this.">These are</a> <a href="/hebrew/4687.htm" title="4687: ham·miṣ·wāh (Art:: N-fs) -- Commandment. From tsavah; a command, whether human or divine.">the commandments</a> <a href="/hebrew/2706.htm" title="2706: ha·ḥuq·qîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Something prescribed or owed, a statute. From chaqaq; an enactment; hence, an appointment.">and statutes</a> <a href="/hebrew/4941.htm" title="4941: wə·ham·miš·pā·ṭîm (Conj-w, Art:: N-mp) -- Judgment. ">and ordinances</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem (N-mpc:: 2mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">your God</a> <a href="/hebrew/6680.htm" title="6680: ṣiw·wāh (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order. A primitive root; to constitute, enjoin.">has instructed me</a> <a href="/hebrew/3925.htm" title="3925: lə·lam·mêḏ (Prep-l:: V-Piel-Inf) -- A primitive root; properly, to goad, i.e. to teach:(un-) accustomed, X diligently, expert, instruct, learn, skilful, teach(-er,ing).">to teach you</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ·ḵem (DirObjM:: 2mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: la·‘ă·śō·wṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">to follow</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: bā·’ā·reṣ (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">in the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tem (Pro-2mp) -- You (masc. sing.). ">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/5674.htm" title="5674: ‘ō·ḇə·rîm (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To pass over, through, or by, pass on. A primitive root; to cross over; used very widely of any transition; specifically, to cover.">are about to enter</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: šām·māh (Adv:: 3fs) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3423.htm" title="3423: lə·riš·tāh (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf:: 3fs) -- Or yaresh; a primitive root; to occupy; by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin.">and possess,</a> 2so that you and your children and grandchildren may fear the LORD your God all the days of your lives by keeping all His statutes and commandments that I give you, and so that your days may be prolonged.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/matthew/22-37.htm">Matthew 22:37-40</a> Jesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ / This is the first and greatest commandment. / And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ ... <a href="/mark/12-29.htm">Mark 12:29-31</a> Jesus replied, “This is the most important: ‘Hear O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One. / Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ / The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ No other commandment is greater than these.” <a href="/luke/10-27.htm">Luke 10:27</a> He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’ and ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’” <a href="/exodus/20-1.htm">Exodus 20:1-17</a> And God spoke all these words: / “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. / You shall have no other gods before Me. ... <a href="/leviticus/19-18.htm">Leviticus 19:18</a> Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against any of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD. <a href="/romans/13-8.htm">Romans 13:8-10</a> Be indebted to no one, except to one another in love. For he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law. / The commandments “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,” and any other commandments, are summed up in this one decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” / Love does no wrong to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law. <a href="/galatians/5-14.htm">Galatians 5:14</a> The entire law is fulfilled in a single decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” <a href="/james/2-8.htm">James 2:8</a> If you really fulfill the royal law stated in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well. <a href="/john/14-15.htm">John 14:15</a> If you love Me, you will keep My commandments. <a href="/john/15-10.htm">John 15:10</a> If you keep My commandments, you will remain in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and remain in His love. <a href="/1_john/5-3.htm">1 John 5:3</a> For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome, <a href="/psalms/119-1.htm">Psalm 119:1-2</a> Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the Law of the LORD. / Blessed are those who keep His testimonies and seek Him with all their heart. <a href="/joshua/1-7.htm">Joshua 1:7-8</a> Above all, be strong and very courageous. Be careful to observe all the law that My servant Moses commanded you. Do not turn from it to the right or to the left, so that you may prosper wherever you go. / This Book of the Law must not depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. For then you will prosper and succeed in all you do. <a href="/proverbs/3-1.htm">Proverbs 3:1-4</a> My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments; / for they will add length to your days, years and peace to your life. / Never let loving devotion or faithfulness leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. ... <a href="/1_kings/2-3.htm">1 Kings 2:3</a> And keep the charge of the LORD your God to walk in His ways and to keep His statutes, commandments, ordinances, and decrees, as written in the Law of Moses, so that you may prosper in all you do and wherever you turn,</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Now these are the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD your God commanded to teach you, that you might do them in the land where you go to possess it:the commandments<a href="/deuteronomy/4-1.htm">Deuteronomy 4:1,5,14,45</a> Now therefore hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the judgments, which I teach you, for to do them, that ye may live, and go in and possess the land which the LORD God of your fathers giveth you… <a href="/deuteronomy/5-31.htm">Deuteronomy 5:31</a> But as for thee, stand thou here by me, and I will speak unto thee all the commandments, and the statutes, and the judgments, which thou shalt teach them, that they may do them in the land which I give them to possess it.<a href="/deuteronomy/12-1.htm">Deuteronomy 12:1</a> These are the statutes and judgments, which ye shall observe to do in the land, which the LORD God of thy fathers giveth thee to possess it, all the days that ye live upon the earth.go to posses it [heb] pass over <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/5-31.htm">Command</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-33.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-31.htm">Commandment</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-31.htm">Commandments</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-31.htm">Commands</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-14.htm">Crossing</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-31.htm">Decrees</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-14.htm">Directed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-31.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-31.htm">Judgments</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-31.htm">Laws</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-32.htm">Observe</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-32.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-31.htm">Ordinances</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-22.htm">Passing</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-33.htm">Possess</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-31.htm">Statutes</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-31.htm">Teach</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-36.htm">Teaching</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-42.htm">Thither</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-26.htm">Whereunto</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-27.htm">Whither</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/6-2.htm">Command</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-17.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-25.htm">Commandment</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-2.htm">Commandments</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-2.htm">Commands</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-1.htm">Crossing</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-2.htm">Decrees</a> <a href="/joshua/4-12.htm">Directed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-18.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-20.htm">Judgments</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-17.htm">Laws</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-3.htm">Observe</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-2.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-20.htm">Ordinances</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-1.htm">Passing</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-18.htm">Possess</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-2.htm">Statutes</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-7.htm">Teach</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-7.htm">Teaching</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/12-5.htm">Thither</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-11.htm">Whereunto</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-1.htm">Whither</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 6</div>1. <a href="/deuteronomy/6-1.htm">The end of the law is obedience</a> 3. <a href="/deuteronomy/6-3.htm">An exhortation thereto</a> 20. <a href="/deuteronomy/6-20.htm">What they are to teach their children</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The terms "commandments," "statutes," and "ordinances" reflect different aspects of the law: commandments are direct orders, statutes are decrees meant to be observed, and ordinances are judicial decisions. This triad emphasizes the completeness and authority of God's law. The use of multiple terms underscores the importance of adhering to all aspects of God's instructions, not just selective obedience. This reflects the covenant relationship between God and Israel, where obedience is a response to God's grace and a means of maintaining fellowship with Him.that the LORD your God has instructed me to teach you Moses is the mediator of God's law, highlighting his role as a prophet and leader. The phrase "the LORD your God" emphasizes the personal relationship between God and Israel, reminding them of their unique covenant. Moses' role as a teacher is crucial, as he is responsible for ensuring that the people understand and implement God's laws. This reflects the biblical principle that leaders are accountable for guiding their communities in righteousness. The teaching of the law is not merely informational but transformational, intended to shape the character and conduct of the people.to follow The emphasis on following indicates that the law is not just to be heard but to be actively obeyed. This reflects the biblical theme of faith being demonstrated through action. Obedience to God's law is a sign of faithfulness and love towards Him. The call to follow is a call to discipleship, where the Israelites are to walk in the ways of the LORD, setting them apart from other nations. This obedience is not legalistic but relational, rooted in the covenant and the desire to honor God.in the land that you are about to enter and possess This phrase situates the giving of the law within the context of the Israelites' journey to the Promised Land. The land is a gift from God, a fulfillment of His promises to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. The laws are given in anticipation of life in the land, where the Israelites are to live as a holy nation. The land is not just a physical territory but a place where God's people are to embody His values and purposes. This anticipates the New Testament theme of the Kingdom of God, where believers are called to live out God's will on earth. The possession of the land is both a privilege and a responsibility, requiring faithfulness to God's covenant.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a> The leader of the Israelites who is delivering God's commandments to the people. He acts as a mediator between God and Israel. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The covenant God of Israel who gives the commandments, statutes, and ordinances. 3. <a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a> The chosen people of God who are about to enter the Promised Land and are the recipients of these instructions. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_promised_land.htm">The Promised Land</a> The land of Canaan, which God promised to Abraham and his descendants, representing a place of rest and fulfillment of God's promises. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_giving_of_the_law.htm">The Giving of the Law</a> A significant event where God provides His people with guidelines for living in a covenant relationship with Him.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a> The commandments are given for the Israelites to follow, emphasizing the importance of obedience to God's word as a demonstration of faith and trust. <a href="/topical/p/preparation_for_blessing.htm">Preparation for Blessing</a> The instructions are given as the Israelites prepare to enter the Promised Land, highlighting the need for spiritual readiness to receive God's promises. <a href="/topical/c/covenant_relationship.htm">Covenant Relationship</a> The statutes and ordinances are part of the covenant relationship between God and His people, underscoring the mutual commitment and responsibilities. <a href="/topical/h/holistic_living.htm">Holistic Living</a> The commandments cover all aspects of life, indicating that faith is not just a private matter but involves every area of life. <a href="/topical/t/teaching_the_next_generation.htm">Teaching the Next Generation</a> The passage implies the importance of teaching these commandments to future generations to ensure the continuity of faith and obedience.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 6</a> <a href="/q/why_can't_law_alone_save_us.htm">Why is the law insufficient for our salvation?</a> <a href="/q/does_god_hear_us_if_we_ask_by_his_will.htm">Why is the law insufficient for our salvation?</a> <a href="/q/how_is_righteousness_apart_from_law.htm">(Romans 3:21–22) How do we reconcile the idea of being made righteous “apart from the law” with Old Testament passages that emphasize strict adherence to the law? </a> <a href="/q/what_is_nomism.htm">What is Nomism?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/deuteronomy/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>VI.FIRST PORTION OF THE COMMENTARY ON THE LAW (Deuteronomy 6-11).(1) These are the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments, which the Lord . . . commanded . . . that ye might do them in the land.--After the Decalogue itself has been recapitulated, Moses proceeds to apply its principles to the conduct of Israel in the promised land. The first part of the application is more general, and concerns the relation of Israel to Jehovah, who has brought them from Egypt through the wilderness to the promised land. This portion concludes with Deuteronomy 11. The precepts that follow are particular, and concern the land of Israel viewed as the seat of (1) the worship and (2) the kingdom of Jehovah. But the whole discourse, from <a href="/deuteronomy/4-44.htm" title="And this is the law which Moses set before the children of Israel:">Deuteronomy 4:44</a> to the end of Deuteronomy 26 is presented to us as one unbroken whole. (See Introduction for a complete analysis.)The commandments.--Literally, this is the commandment, the statutes, and the judgments. The "commandment" is the duty imposed on Israel by the covenant of the ten words--its application to their daily lives. This application includes (1) statutes, religious ordinances, or institutions; and (2) judgments, requirements, actual rules of behaviour. The two words "statutes" and "judgments," in the original, may sometimes represent two aspects of the same thing. For example, the Passover is an ordinance, or "statute," or, as we should say, an "institution." The rules for its observance are "judgments," or requirements. The thing itself is permanent; the rules for its observance may vary. It was originally eaten standing, and in haste. But after Israel was at rest, it was eaten by them reclining, and in an attitude of repose. Again, the moral law as a whole was eternal; but its application to the life of Israel was very different from its application to ourselves. The word here rendered "commandments" is now commonly employed by the Jews to signify any religious duty or good work.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/deuteronomy/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 1-3. - Some connect this with what goes before, and take it as a sort of epilogue to the preceding discourse; but it is rather to be regarded as introductory to what follows. Being about to enjoin upon the people the commandments they were to obey in the land on which they were about to enter, Moses prefaces this with a general announcement of what he was about to deliver, and with a statement of the reason for such deliverance, and of the benefits that would flow from the observance of what should be enjoined. Verse 1. - These are the commandments. In the Hebrew it is, This is the commandment, i.e. the sum and substance of the Divine enactment; equivalent to "the Law" (<a href="/deuteronomy/4-44.htm">Deuteronomy 4:44</a>). "The statutes and judgments" (rights) are in apposition to "the commandment," and explain it. <a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/6-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>These are וְזֹ֣את (wə·zōṯ) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, the commandments הַמִּצְוָ֗ה (ham·miṣ·wāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4687.htm">Strong's 4687: </a> Commandment and statutes הַֽחֻקִּים֙ (ha·ḥuq·qîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2706.htm">Strong's 2706: </a> Something prescribed or owed, a statute and ordinances וְהַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֔ים (wə·ham·miš·pā·ṭîm) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4941.htm">Strong's 4941: </a> A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style that אֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that the LORD יְהוָ֥ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel your God אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם (’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative has instructed צִוָּ֛ה (ṣiw·wāh) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6680.htm">Strong's 6680: </a> To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order me to teach you לְלַמֵּ֣ד (lə·lam·mêḏ) Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3925.htm">Strong's 3925: </a> To exercise in, learn to follow לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת (la·‘ă·śō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make in the land בָּאָ֔רֶץ (bā·’ā·reṣ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land you אַתֶּ֛ם (’at·tem) Pronoun - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> Thou and thee, ye and you are about to enter עֹבְרִ֥ים (‘ō·ḇə·rîm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5674.htm">Strong's 5674: </a> To pass over, through, or by, pass on and possess, לְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃ (lə·riš·tāh) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3423.htm">Strong's 3423: </a> To occupy, to seize, to rob, to inherit, to expel, to impoverish, to ruin <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/6-1.htm">Deuteronomy 6:1 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/6-1.htm">Deuteronomy 6:1 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/deuteronomy/6-1.htm">Deuteronomy 6:1 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/6-1.htm">Deuteronomy 6:1 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/6-1.htm">Deuteronomy 6:1 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/6-1.htm">Deuteronomy 6:1 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/6-1.htm">Deuteronomy 6:1 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/6-1.htm">Deuteronomy 6:1 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/6-1.htm">Deuteronomy 6:1 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/6-1.htm">Deuteronomy 6:1 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-1.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 6:1 Now this is the commandment the statutes (Deut. 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