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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/31.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/31.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />he gave this command to the Levites who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/31.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />he gave this command to the Levites who carried the Ark of the LORD’s Covenant:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/31.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Moses commanded the Levites who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/31.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />he gave this command to the Levites who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/31.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />That Moses commanded the Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/31.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />that Moses commanded the Levites, who bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD, saying:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/31.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />that Moses commanded the Levites who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/31.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />that Moses commanded the Levites who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/31.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />that Moses commanded the Levites who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/31.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />that Moses commanded the Levites who carried the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/31.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />he commanded the Levites who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/31.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />he commanded the Levites who carried the ark of the LORD’s covenant,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/31.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />he commanded the Levites who carried the ark of the LORD&#8217s covenant, &#8220<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/31.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />that Moses commanded the Levites, that bare the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/deuteronomy/31.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />then he went to the Levites who carried the sacred chest and said: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/31.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />that Moses commanded the Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/31.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He gave this command to the Levites who carried the ark of the LORD's promise:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/31.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />When he finished, he said to the levitical priests, who were in charge of the LORD's Covenant Box, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/31.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />he gave this charge to the descendants of Levi who carried the Ark of the Covenant of the LORD: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/31.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />he gave this command to the Levites who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/31.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />he commanded the Levites who carried the ark of the LORD's covenant,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/31.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />that Moses commanded the Levites, who bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/31.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />That Moses commanded the Levites who bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/31.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Moses commanded the Levites, who bore the ark of Yahweh’s covenant, saying, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/31.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />that Moses commands the Levites carrying the Ark of the Covenant of YHWH, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/31.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> that Moses commandeth the Levites bearing the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/31.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Moses will command the Levites lifting up the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, saying,<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/31.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />He commanded the Levites, who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord. saying: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/31.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />he instructed the Levites, who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord, saying:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/31.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Moses gave the Levites who carry the ark of the covenant of the LORD this order:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/31.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Moses commanded the Levites who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD, saying,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/31.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />He commanded the Levites who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/31.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Moshe commanded the Levites who carried the Ark of the covenant of LORD JEHOVAH and he said to them:<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/31.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />that Moses commanded the Levites, that bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD, saying:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/31.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />then he charged the Levites who bear the ark of the covenant of the Lord, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/31-25.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=8871" 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/31.htm">The Law Placed in the Ark</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24</span>When Moses had finished writing in a book the words of this law from beginning to end, <span class="reftext">25</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6680.htm" title="6680: way·ṣaw (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order. A primitive root; to constitute, enjoin.">he gave this command to</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."></a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3881.htm" title="3881: hal·wî·yim (Art:: N-proper-mp) -- Desc. of Levi. Or Leviy; patronymically from Leviy; a Levite or descendant of Levi.">the Levites</a> <a href="/hebrew/5375.htm" title="5375: nō·śə·’ê (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc) -- Or nacah ('abad); a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. And rel.">who carried</a> <a href="/hebrew/727.htm" title="727: ’ă·rō·wn (N-csc) -- A chest, ark. Or laron; from 'arah; a box.">the ark</a> <a href="/hebrew/1285.htm" title="1285: bə·rîṯ- (N-fsc) -- A covenant. From barah (like bara'); a compact.">of the covenant</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.">of the LORD:</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say."></a> </span><span class="reftext">26</span>“Take this Book of the Law and place it beside the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, so that it may remain there as a witness against you.…<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="/joshua/1-8.htm">Joshua 1:8</a></span><br />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="/2_kings/22-8.htm">2 Kings 22:8-11</a></span><br />Then Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the scribe, “I have found the Book of the Law in the house of the LORD!” And he gave it to Shaphan, who read it. / And Shaphan the scribe went to the king and reported, “Your servants have paid out the money that was found in the temple and have put it into the hands of the workers and supervisors of the house of the LORD.” / Moreover, Shaphan the scribe told the king, “Hilkiah the priest has given me a book.” And Shaphan read it in the presence of the king. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/8-1.htm">Nehemiah 8:1-3</a></span><br />At that time all the people gathered together in the square before the Water Gate, and they asked Ezra the scribe to bring out the Book of the Law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded for Israel. / On the first day of the seventh month, Ezra the priest brought the Law before the assembly of men and women and all who could listen and understand. / So Ezra read it aloud from daybreak until noon as he faced the square before the Water Gate, in front of the men and women and those who could understand. And all the people listened attentively to the Book of the Law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/34-14.htm">2 Chronicles 34:14-19</a></span><br />While they were bringing out the money that had been taken into the house of the LORD, Hilkiah the priest found the Book of the Law of the LORD given by Moses. / And Hilkiah said to Shaphan the scribe, “I have found the Book of the Law in the house of the LORD!” And he gave it to Shaphan. / Then Shaphan brought the book to the king and reported, “Your servants are doing all that has been placed in their hands. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-11.htm">Psalm 119:11</a></span><br />I have hidden Your word in my heart that I might not sin against You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-105.htm">Psalm 119:105</a></span><br />Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-8.htm">Isaiah 30:8</a></span><br />Go now, write it on a tablet in their presence and inscribe it on a scroll; it will be for the days to come, a witness forever and ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/36-2.htm">Jeremiah 36:2-4</a></span><br />“Take a scroll and write on it all the words I have spoken to you concerning Israel, Judah, and all the nations, from the day I first spoke to you during the reign of Josiah until today. / Perhaps when the people of Judah hear about all the calamity I plan to bring upon them, each of them will turn from his wicked way. Then I will forgive their iniquity and their sin.” / So Jeremiah called Baruch son of Neriah, and at the dictation of Jeremiah, Baruch wrote on a scroll all the words that the LORD had spoken to Jeremiah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/2-9.htm">Ezekiel 2:9-10</a></span><br />Then I looked and saw a hand reaching out to me, and in it was a scroll, / which He unrolled before me. And written on the front and back of it were words of lamentation, mourning, and woe.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/9-2.htm">Daniel 9:2</a></span><br />in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, understood from the sacred books, according to the word of the LORD to Jeremiah the prophet, that the desolation of Jerusalem would last seventy years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/4-4.htm">Matthew 4:4</a></span><br />But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-17.htm">Matthew 5:17-18</a></span><br />Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to abolish them, but to fulfill them. / For I tell you truly, until heaven and earth pass away, not a single jot, not a stroke of a pen, will disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/28-19.htm">Matthew 28:19-20</a></span><br />Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, / and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/4-16.htm">Luke 4:16-21</a></span><br />Then Jesus came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. As was His custom, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath. And when He stood up to read, / the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him. Unrolling it, He found the place where it was written: / “The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/5-39.htm">John 5:39</a></span><br />You pore over the Scriptures because you presume that by them you possess eternal life. These are the very words that testify about Me,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">That Moses commanded the Levites, which bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD, saying,</p><p class="hdg">bare the ark</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/31-9.htm">Deuteronomy 31:9</a></b></br> 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.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/31-9.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/31-9.htm">Ark</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/31-9.htm">Bare</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/31-9.htm">Bearing</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/31-9.htm">Bore</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/31-9.htm">Carried</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/31-23.htm">Command</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/31-23.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/31-23.htm">Commandeth</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/31-20.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-14.htm">Levites</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/31-24.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-1.htm">Responsible</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/31-26.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/31-26.htm">Ark</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-11.htm">Bare</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-11.htm">Bearing</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-11.htm">Bore</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-11.htm">Carried</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-46.htm">Command</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/31-29.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/joshua/1-10.htm">Commandeth</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/31-26.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/joshua/3-3.htm">Levites</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/31-30.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/joshua/2-17.htm">Responsible</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 31</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/31-1.htm">Moses encourages the people</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/31-7.htm">He encourages Joshua</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/31-9.htm">He delivers the law unto the priests to be read in the seventh year</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/31-14.htm">God gives a charge to Joshua</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/31-19.htm">and a song to testify against the people</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/31-24.htm">Moses delivers the book of the law to the Levites to keep</a></span><br><span class="reftext">28. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/31-28.htm">He makes a protestation</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/deuteronomy/31.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/deuteronomy/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/deuteronomy/31.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>he gave this command</b><br>This phrase refers to Moses, who is delivering his final instructions to the Israelites before his death. Moses, as the leader appointed by God, is ensuring that the people have clear guidance for the future. This command is part of his farewell address, emphasizing the importance of obedience to God's law. The context is significant as it marks the transition of leadership to Joshua and the preparation for entering the Promised Land.<p><b>to the Levites</b><br>The Levites were the tribe set apart for religious duties and service to God. They were responsible for the care of the tabernacle and later the temple. This command being given to the Levites highlights their role as spiritual leaders and custodians of the sacred. Their duties included teaching the law, which aligns with the importance of preserving and following God's commandments.<p><b>who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD</b><br>The Ark of the Covenant was the most sacred object in Israel, symbolizing God's presence among His people. It contained the tablets of the Law, Aaron's rod, and a pot of manna. The Levites, specifically the Kohathites, were tasked with carrying the Ark during the Israelites' journeys. This phrase underscores the holiness and responsibility associated with the Ark, as well as the Levites' role in maintaining the covenant relationship between God and Israel. The Ark is also a type of Christ, representing God's presence and the fulfillment of the law through Jesus.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites who is giving his final instructions before his death. He is a central figure in the Pentateuch and is known for leading the Israelites out of Egypt.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/l/levites.htm">Levites</a></b><br>A tribe of Israel set apart for religious duties. They were responsible for the care of the tabernacle and later the temple, and in this context, they are tasked with carrying the Ark of the Covenant.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/a/ark_of_the_covenant.htm">Ark of the Covenant</a></b><br>A sacred chest that held the tablets of the Ten Commandments, representing God's covenant with Israel. It was a symbol of God's presence and guidance.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant name of God, emphasizing His eternal presence and faithfulness to His promises.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, who are about to enter the Promised Land under the leadership of Joshua, following Moses' death.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a></b><br>Moses' command to the Levites underscores the importance of obedience to God's instructions. As believers, we are called to follow God's Word faithfully.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_spiritual_leadership.htm">The Role of Spiritual Leadership</a></b><br>The Levites' responsibility to carry the Ark highlights the role of spiritual leaders in guiding and serving the community. We should respect and support those in spiritual leadership.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_presence_and_guidance.htm">God's Presence and Guidance</a></b><br>The Ark symbolizes God's presence with His people. In our lives, we can trust in God's continual guidance and presence through the Holy Spirit.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_continuity_of_god's_covenant.htm">The Continuity of God's Covenant</a></b><br>The Ark represents the enduring nature of God's covenant with His people. As Christians, we are part of the New Covenant through Christ, which assures us of God's promises.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/preparation_for_transition.htm">Preparation for Transition</a></b><br>Moses' instructions come at a time of transition for Israel. In our lives, we should prepare spiritually for times of change, trusting in God's plan and provision.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_31.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 31</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_verify_the_'book_of_the_law'.htm">How can we verify that the 'Book of the Law' truly existed and was merely 'found' in the Temple as claimed in 2 Kings 22:8?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_kill_uzzah_for_touching_the_ark.htm">Why does God kill Uzzah instantly for touching the Ark to prevent it from falling (2 Samuel 6:7)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_permit_biblical_genocides.htm">Why does God allow genocides to happen, including those commanded in the Bible (Numbers 31:17-18)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_david_flee_and_leave_the_ark.htm">Why would David, who trusted God's protection, flee Jerusalem and leave the Ark behind (2 Samuel 15:25-26)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/deuteronomy/31.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 25.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The Levites, which bare the ark</span>; <span class="accented">i</span>.<span class="accented">e</span>. the priests whose business it was to guard and to carry the ark of the covenant; "the priests the sons of Levi," as in ver. 9. According to <a href="/numbers/4-4.htm">Numbers 4:4</a>, etc., it was the Kohathites who carried the ark on the journey through the desert; but they seem merely to have acted in this respect as the servants or helpers of the priests, who alone might touch the ark, and by whom it was carefully wrapped up before it was handed to the Kohathites. On special occasions the priests themselves carried the ark (cf. <a href="/joshua/3-3.htm">Joshua 3:3</a>, etc.; Joshua 4:9, 10; 6:6, 12; 8:33; <a href="/1_kings/8-3.htm">1 Kings 8:3</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/31-25.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">he gave this command to</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיְצַ֤ו</span> <span class="translit">(way·ṣaw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6680.htm">Strong's 6680: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Levites</span><br /><span class="heb">הַלְוִיִּ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(hal·wî·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3881.htm">Strong's 3881: </a> </span><span class="str2">Levites -- descendant of Levi</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who carried</span><br /><span class="heb">נֹ֥שְׂאֵ֛י</span> <span class="translit">(nō·śə·’ê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5375.htm">Strong's 5375: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lift, carry, take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the ark</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲר֥וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·rō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_727.htm">Strong's 727: </a> </span><span class="str2">A chest, ark</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the covenant</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּרִית־</span> <span class="translit">(bə·rîṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1285.htm">Strong's 1285: </a> </span><span class="str2">A covenant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the LORD:</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/31-25.htm">Deuteronomy 31:25 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/31-25.htm">Deuteronomy 31:25 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/31-25.htm">Deuteronomy 31:25 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/31-25.htm">Deuteronomy 31:25 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/31-25.htm">Deuteronomy 31:25 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/31-25.htm">Deuteronomy 31:25 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/31-25.htm">Deuteronomy 31:25 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/31-25.htm">Deuteronomy 31:25 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/31-25.htm">Deuteronomy 31:25 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/31-25.htm">Deuteronomy 31:25 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/31-25.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 31:25 That Moses commanded the Levites who bore (Deut. 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