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id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/4.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/4.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />These are the stipulations, decrees and laws Moses gave them when they came out of Egypt<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/4.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />These are the laws, decrees, and regulations that Moses gave to the people of Israel when they left Egypt,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/4.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />These are the testimonies, the statutes, and the rules, which Moses spoke to the people of Israel when they came out of Egypt,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/4.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />These are the testimonies, statutes, and ordinances that Moses proclaimed to them after they had come out of Egypt,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/4.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />These <i>are</i> the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which Moses spake unto the children of Israel, after they came forth out of Egypt,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/4.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />These <i>are</i> the testimonies, the statutes, and the judgments which Moses spoke to the children of Israel after they came out of Egypt,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />these are the testimonies and the statutes, and the ordinances which Moses spoke to the sons of Israel, when they came out of Egypt,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/4.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />these are the testimonies and the statutes and the ordinances which Moses spoke to the sons of Israel, when they came out from Egypt,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />these are the testimonies and the statutes and the ordinances which Moses spoke to the sons of Israel, when they came out from Egypt,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />these are the testimonies and the statutes and the judgments which Moses spoke to the sons of Israel when they came out from Egypt,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />these are the testimonies (legal provisions) and the statutes and the judgments which Moses spoke to the sons of Israel when they came out of Egypt,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />These are the decrees, statutes, and ordinances Moses proclaimed to them after they came out of Egypt,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />These are the decrees, statutes, and ordinances Moses proclaimed to them after they came out of Egypt, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/4.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />these are the testimonies, and the statutes, and the ordinances, which Moses spake unto the children of Israel, when they came forth out of Egypt,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/4.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />these are the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which Moses spake unto the children of Israel, when they came forth out of Egypt;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />These are the commandments, laws, and rules Moses gave the Israelites after they had left Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/4.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />These are the instructions, decrees, and ordinances that Moses declared to the Israelis when they came out of Egypt. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />These are the testimonies, statutes, and ordinances that Moses proclaimed to them after they had come out of Egypt,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/4.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />These are the stipulations, statutes, and ordinances that Moses spoke to the Israelites after he had brought them out of Egypt,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />these are the testimonies, and the statutes, and the ordinances, which Moses spoke to the children of Israel, when they came forth out of Egypt,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />These are the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which Moses spoke to the children of Israel, after they came forth from Egypt,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/4.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />These are the testimonies, and the statutes, and the ordinances which Moses spoke to the children of Israel when they came out of Egypt, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />these [are] the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which Moses has spoken to the sons of Israel in their coming out of Egypt,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> these are the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which Moses hath spoken unto the sons of Israel, in their coming out of Egypt,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />These the testimonies and the laws and the judgments which Moses spake to the sons of Israel in their going forth out of Egypt,<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And these are the testimonies and ceremonies and judgments, which he spoke to the children of Israel, when they came out of Egypt, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And these are the testimonies and ceremonies as well as judgments, which he spoke to the sons of Israel, when they departed from Egypt,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/4.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />These are the decrees, and the statutes and ordinances which Moses proclaimed to the Israelites after they came out of Egypt,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />These are the decrees and the statutes and ordinances that Moses spoke to the Israelites when they had come out of Egypt,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />These are the testimonies, the statutes, and the judgments which Moses spoke to the children of Israel after they came forth out of Egypt,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/4.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />These are the testimonies and the laws and judgments that Moshe spoke with the children of Israel when they went out from Egypt,<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/4.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />these are the testimonies, and the statutes, and the ordinances, which Moses spoke unto the children of Israel, when they came forth out of Egypt;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/4.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />These <i>are</i> the testimonies, and the ordinances, and the judgments, which Moses spoke to the sons of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/4-45.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=1570" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/4.htm">Introduction to the Law</a></span><br><span class="reftext">44</span>This is the law that Moses set before the Israelites. <span class="reftext">45</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/428.htm" title="428: ’êl·leh (Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those.">These are</a> <a href="/hebrew/5713.htm" title="5713: hā·‘ê·ḏōṯ (Art:: N-fp) -- Testimony, witness. Feminine of ed in its techn. Sense; testimony.">the testimonies,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2706.htm" title="2706: wə·ha·ḥuq·qîm (Conj-w, Art:: N-mp) -- Something prescribed or owed, a statute. From chaqaq; an enactment; hence, an appointment.">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/4872.htm" title="4872: mō·šeh (N-proper-ms) -- A great Isr. leader, prophet and lawgiver. From mashah; drawing out, i.e. Rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver.">Moses</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: dib·ber (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">proclaimed</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">them</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: bə·ṣê·ṯām (Prep-b:: V-Qal-Inf:: 3mp) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">after they had come out</a> <a href="/hebrew/4714.htm" title="4714: mim·miṣ·rā·yim (Prep-m:: N-proper-fs) -- A son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa. Dual of matsowr; Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt.">of Egypt,</a> </span><span class="reftext">46</span>while they were in the valley across the Jordan facing Beth-peor in the land of Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon and was defeated by Moses and the Israelites after they had come out of Egypt.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/21-1.htm">Exodus 21:1</a></span><br />“These are the ordinances that you are to set before them:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/26-46.htm">Leviticus 26:46</a></span><br />These are the statutes, ordinances, and laws that the LORD established between Himself and the Israelites through Moses on Mount Sinai.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/36-13.htm">Numbers 36:13</a></span><br />These are the commandments and ordinances that the LORD gave the Israelites through Moses on the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/5-1.htm">Deuteronomy 5:1</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/6-1.htm">Deuteronomy 6:1</a></span><br />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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/12-1.htm">Deuteronomy 12:1</a></span><br />These are the statutes and ordinances you must be careful to follow all the days you live in the land that the LORD, the God of your fathers, has given you to possess.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/1-7.htm">Joshua 1:7-8</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/22-5.htm">Joshua 22:5</a></span><br />But be very careful to observe the commandment and the law that Moses the servant of the LORD gave you: to love the LORD your God, to walk in all His ways, to keep His commandments, to hold fast to Him, and to serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/2-3.htm">1 Kings 2:3</a></span><br />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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-13.htm">2 Kings 17:13</a></span><br />Yet through all His prophets and seers, the LORD warned Israel and Judah, saying, “Turn from your wicked ways and keep My commandments and statutes, according to the entire Law that I commanded your fathers and delivered to you through My servants the prophets.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-13.htm">Nehemiah 9:13-14</a></span><br />You came down on Mount Sinai and spoke with them from heaven. You gave them just ordinances, true laws, and good statutes and commandments. / You revealed to them Your holy Sabbath and gave them commandments and statutes and laws through Your servant Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/19-7.htm">Psalm 19:7-8</a></span><br />The Law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is trustworthy, making wise the simple. / The precepts of the LORD are right, bringing joy to the heart; the commandments of the LORD are radiant, giving light to the eyes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-1.htm">Psalm 119:1-2</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/42-21.htm">Isaiah 42:21</a></span><br />The LORD was pleased, for the sake of His righteousness, to magnify His law and make it glorious.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-23.htm">Jeremiah 7:23</a></span><br />but this is what I commanded them: Obey Me, and I will be your God, and you will be My people. You must walk in all the ways I have commanded you, so that it may go well with you.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">These are the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which Moses spoke to the children of Israel, after they came forth out of Egypt.</p><p class="hdg">These</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/6-17.htm">Deuteronomy 6:17,20</a></b></br> Ye shall diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he hath commanded thee… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/2-3.htm">1 Kings 2:3</a></b></br> And keep the charge of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/119-2.htm">Psalm 119:2,14,22,24,111</a></b></br> Blessed <i>are</i> they that keep his testimonies, <i>and that</i> seek him with the whole heart… </p><p class="hdg">statutes</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/4-1.htm">Deuteronomy 4:1</a></b></br> Now therefore hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the judgments, which I teach you, for to do <i>them</i>, that ye may live, and go in and possess the land which the LORD God of your fathers giveth you.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/11-5.htm">Psalm 11:5</a></b></br> The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.</p><p class="hdg">judgments</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/119-7.htm">Psalm 119:7</a></b></br> I will praise thee with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/4-44.htm">Children</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-14.htm">Decisions</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-13.htm">Declared</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-40.htm">Decrees</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-37.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-44.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-14.htm">Judgments</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-14.htm">Laws</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-44.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-14.htm">Ordinances</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-13.htm">Rules</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-40.htm">Statutes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-23.htm">Stipulations</a> <a href="/mark/14-56.htm">Testimonies</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/4-46.htm">Children</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-1.htm">Decisions</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/17-9.htm">Declared</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-1.htm">Decrees</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-46.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-46.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-1.htm">Judgments</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-10.htm">Laws</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-46.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-1.htm">Ordinances</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-17.htm">Rules</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-1.htm">Statutes</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-17.htm">Stipulations</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-17.htm">Testimonies</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 4</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/4-1.htm">An exhortation to obedience</a></span><br><span class="reftext">41. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/4-41.htm">Moses appoints the three cities of refuge on that side of Jordan</a></span><br><span class="reftext">44. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/4-44.htm">Recapitulation</a></span><br></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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"Testimonies" often denote the covenantal laws that bear witness to God's relationship with His people. "Statutes" are specific decrees or commands, while "ordinances" refer to judgments or legal decisions. Together, they form a comprehensive guide for living in accordance with God's will. This triad is frequently mentioned in the Pentateuch, emphasizing the completeness and divine origin of the law (e.g., <a href="/psalms/19-7.htm">Psalm 19:7-9</a>).<p><b>that Moses proclaimed to them</b><br>Moses, as the mediator of the Old Covenant, is the central figure in delivering God's law to the Israelites. His role as a prophet and leader is crucial, as he communicates God's will directly to the people. This proclamation is part of his final address to the Israelites before they enter the Promised Land, underscoring the importance of obedience to these laws for their success and prosperity (<a href="/deuteronomy/5.htm">Deuteronomy 5:1</a>).<p><b>after they had come out of Egypt</b><br>This phrase situates the giving of the law in the historical context of the Exodus, a foundational event in Israel's history. The deliverance from Egypt is a powerful symbol of God's salvation and faithfulness. It serves as a reminder of the covenant relationship established at Sinai, where God gave the law as a means to guide His redeemed people. The Exodus is frequently referenced throughout Scripture as a type of Christ's redemptive work, illustrating the transition from bondage to freedom (<a href="/1_corinthians/10.htm">1 Corinthians 10:1-4</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The central figure in this passage, Moses is the leader and prophet who delivered God's laws to the Israelites. He is a mediator between God and His people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The recipients of the laws, testimonies, and ordinances. They are God's chosen people, delivered from slavery in Egypt and journeying to the Promised Land.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a></b><br>The land from which the Israelites were delivered. It symbolizes bondage and oppression, from which God rescued His people.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/testimonies,_statutes,_and_ordinances.htm">Testimonies, Statutes, and Ordinances</a></b><br>These are the laws and commands given by God through Moses. They are meant to guide the Israelites in their covenant relationship with God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wilderness_journey.htm">The Wilderness Journey</a></b><br>The context in which these laws were given, representing a time of testing, learning, and preparation for entering the Promised Land.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_god's_law.htm">The Importance of God's Law</a></b><br>The testimonies, statutes, and ordinances are not just historical documents but are vital for understanding God's will and character. They guide us in living a life that pleases God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_as_a_response_to_deliverance.htm">Obedience as a Response to Deliverance</a></b><br>Just as the Israelites were called to obey God's laws after being delivered from Egypt, Christians are called to live according to God's Word in response to the salvation we have received through Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_a_mediator.htm">The Role of a Mediator</a></b><br>Moses as a mediator points to the ultimate mediator, Jesus Christ, who intercedes for us and fulfills the law on our behalf.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_in_covenant_relationship.htm">Living in Covenant Relationship</a></b><br>The laws were given to maintain a covenant relationship with God. As believers, we are called to live in a way that reflects our covenant relationship with Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/learning_from_the_past.htm">Learning from the Past</a></b><br>The history of Israel's deliverance and journey serves as a reminder of God's faithfulness and the importance of adhering to His commands.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_4.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 4</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_a_mother_god_deity.htm">Is there a female deity called Mother God?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_romans_6_14_align_with_mosaic_law.htm">Romans 6:14 claims believers are 'not under law but under grace.' How does this align with the Old Testament emphasis on strict adherence to the Mosaic Law?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_john_1_1_suggest_multiple_gods.htm">Does John 1:1 imply multiple gods since 'the Word' is both with God and is God?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/hippolytus_of_rome's_heresy_views.htm">What are Hippolytus of Rome's views on heresies?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/deuteronomy/4.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 45.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Testimonies</span>; ordinances attested and confirmed by God; the word used here (<span class="hebrew">עֵדות</span>, plu. of <span class="hebrew">עֵדַה</span>) occurs only in Deuteronomy (here and <a href="/deuteronomy/6-17.htm">Deuteronomy 6:17, 20</a>) and in the Psalms. <span class="cmt_word">Statutes and judgments</span> (cf. <a href="/deuteronomy/4-1.htm">Deuteronomy 4:1</a>). <span class="cmt_word">After they came forth out of Egypt</span>; "i.e. not immediately after their exit, But, as ver. 46 shows, when they were already beyond Jordan" (Herxheimer); literally, <span class="accented">in their coming out</span>: <span class="accented">i</span>.<span class="accented">e</span>. during the process of their passing from Egypt to Canaan; more exactly defined by what follows. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/4-45.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">These [are]</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֚לֶּה</span> <span class="translit">(’êl·leh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_428.htm">Strong's 428: </a> </span><span class="str2">These, those</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the testimonies,</span><br /><span class="heb">הָֽעֵדֹ֔ת</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘ê·ḏōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5713.htm">Strong's 5713: </a> </span><span class="str2">Testimony, witness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">statutes,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַֽחֻקִּ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ha·ḥuq·qîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2706.htm">Strong's 2706: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something prescribed or owed, a statute</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and ordinances</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ham·miš·pā·ṭîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4941.htm">Strong's 4941: </a> </span><span class="str2">A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Moses</span><br /><span class="heb">מֹשֶׁה֙</span> <span class="translit">(mō·šeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4872.htm">Strong's 4872: </a> </span><span class="str2">Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver</span><br /><br /><span class="word">proclaimed</span><br /><span class="heb">דִּבֶּ֤ר</span> <span class="translit">(dib·ber)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrange, to speak, to subdue</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">them</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">after they had come out</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּצֵאתָ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ṣê·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, bring, out, direct and proxim</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Egypt,</span><br /><span class="heb">מִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃</span> <span class="translit">(mim·miṣ·rā·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4714.htm">Strong's 4714: </a> </span><span class="str2">Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/4-45.htm">Deuteronomy 4:45 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/4-45.htm">Deuteronomy 4:45 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/4-45.htm">Deuteronomy 4:45 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/4-45.htm">Deuteronomy 4:45 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/4-45.htm">Deuteronomy 4:45 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/4-45.htm">Deuteronomy 4:45 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/4-45.htm">Deuteronomy 4:45 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/4-45.htm">Deuteronomy 4:45 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/4-45.htm">Deuteronomy 4:45 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/4-45.htm">Deuteronomy 4:45 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/4-45.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 4:45 These are the testimonies and the statutes (Deut. 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