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Deuteronomy 33:4 the law that Moses gave us, the possession of the assembly of Jacob.

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(Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/33.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />the law that Moses gave us, the possession of the assembly of Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/33.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Moses gave us the LORD&#8217;s instruction, the special possession of the people of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/33.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />when Moses commanded us a law, as a possession for the assembly of Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/33.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />the law that Moses gave us, the possession of the assembly of Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/33.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Moses commanded us a law, <i>even</i> the inheritance of the congregation of Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/33.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Moses commanded a law for us, A heritage of the congregation of Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/33.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />&#8220;Moses issued to us <i>the</i> Law, A possession for the assembly of Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/33.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Moses charged us with a law, A possession for the assembly of Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/33.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />&#8220;Moses charged us with a law, A possession for the assembly of Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/33.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Moses commanded us with a law, A possession for the assembly of Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/33.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />&#8220;Moses commanded us with a law, As a possession for the assembly of Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/33.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Moses gave us instruction, a possession for the assembly of Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/33.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Moses gave us instruction, a possession for the assembly of Jacob. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/33.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Moses commanded us a law, An inheritance for the assembly of Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/deuteronomy/33.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I called a meeting of the tribes of Israel and gave you God's Law. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/33.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Moses commanded us a law, An inheritance for the assembly of Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/33.htm">GOD'S WORD&reg; Translation</a></span><br />Moses gave us these teachings. They belong to the assembly of Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/33.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />We obey the Law that Moses gave us, our nation's most treasured possession. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/33.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Moses commanded with the Law, an inheritance for the community of Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/33.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Moses delivered to us a law, an inheritance for the assembly of Jacob. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/33.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Moses commanded us a law, an inheritance for the assembly of Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/33.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Moses commanded us a law; even the inheritance of the congregation of Jacob.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/33.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />the law that Moses gave us, the possession of the assembly of Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/33.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Moses commanded us a law, an inheritance for the assembly of Jacob. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/33.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Moses has commanded a law for us, "" A possession of the assembly of Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/33.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> A law hath Moses commanded us, A possession of the assembly of Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/33.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Moses commanded a law for us, the inheritance of the gathering of Jacob.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/33.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Moses commanded us a law, the inheritance of the multitude of Jacob. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/33.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Moses instructed us in the law, the inheritance of the multitude of Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/33.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Moses charged us with the law, as a possession for the assembly of Jacob. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/33.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Moses charged us with the law, as a possession for the assembly of Jacob.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/33.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Moses delivered to us a law, and he gave it as an inheritance to the congregation of Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/33.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The Written Law Moshe handed over to us and he gave it as an inheritance to the assembly of Yaquuv.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/33.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Moses commanded us a law, An inheritance of the congregation of Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/33.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />the law which Moses charged us, an inheritance to the assemblies of Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/33-4.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=9475" 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/33.htm">Moses Blesses the Twelve Tribes</a></span><br>&#8230;<span class="reftext">3</span>Surely You love the people; all the holy ones are in Your hand, and they sit down at Your feet; each receives Your words&#8212; <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8451.htm" title="8451: t&#333;&#183;w&#183;r&#257;h (N-fs) -- Direction, instruction, law. Or torah; from yarah; a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch.">the law</a> <a href="/hebrew/4872.htm" title="4872: m&#333;&#183;&#353;eh (N-proper-ms) -- A great Isr. leader, prophet and lawgiver. From mashah; drawing out, i.e. Rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver.">that Moses</a> <a href="/hebrew/6680.htm" title="6680: &#7779;iw&#183;w&#257;h- (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order. A primitive root; to constitute, enjoin.">gave</a> <a href="/hebrew/l&#257;&#183;n&#363; (Prep:: 1cp) -- ">us,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4181.htm" title="4181: m&#333;&#183;w&#183;r&#257;&#183;&#353;&#257;h (N-fs) -- A possession. Feminine of mowrash; a possession.">the possession</a> <a href="/hebrew/6952.htm" title="6952: q&#601;&#183;hil&#183;la&#7791; (N-fsc) -- Assembly, congregation. From qahal; an assemblage.">of the assembly</a> <a href="/hebrew/3290.htm" title="3290: ya&#183;&#8216;a&#774;&#183;q&#333;&#7687; (N-proper-ms) -- A son of Isaac, also his desc. From aqab; heel-catcher; Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch.">of Jacob.</a> </span><span class="reftext">5</span>So the LORD became King in Jeshurun when the leaders of the people gathered, when the tribes of Israel came together.&#8230;<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> &middot; <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/24-12.htm">Exodus 24:12</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Moses, &#8220;Come up to Me on the mountain and stay here, so that I may give you the tablets of stone, with the law and commandments I have written for their instruction.&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/31-18.htm">Exodus 31:18</a></span><br />When the LORD had finished speaking with Moses on Mount Sinai, He gave him the two tablets of the Testimony, tablets of stone inscribed by the finger of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/32-15.htm">Exodus 32:15-16</a></span><br />Then Moses turned and went down the mountain with the two tablets of the Testimony in his hands. They were inscribed on both sides, front and back. / The tablets were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, engraved on the tablets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/34-27.htm">Exodus 34:27-28</a></span><br />The LORD also said to Moses, &#8220;Write down these words, for in accordance with these words I have made a covenant with you and with Israel.&#8221; / So Moses was there with the LORD forty days and forty nights without eating bread or drinking water. He wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant&#8212;the Ten Commandments.<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="/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/78-5.htm">Psalm 78:5</a></span><br />For He established a testimony in Jacob and appointed a law in Israel, which He commanded our fathers to teach to their children,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/147-19.htm">Psalm 147:19-20</a></span><br />He declares His word to Jacob, His statutes and judgments to Israel. / He has done this for no other nation; they do not know His judgments. Hallelujah!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/33-22.htm">Isaiah 33:22</a></span><br />For the LORD is our Judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our King. It is He who will save us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/4-4.htm">Malachi 4:4</a></span><br />&#8220;Remember the law of My servant Moses, the statutes and ordinances I commanded him for all Israel at Horeb.<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/22-36.htm">Matthew 22:36-40</a></span><br />&#8220;Teacher, which commandment is the greatest in the Law?&#8221; / Jesus declared, &#8220;&#8216;Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.&#8217; / This is the first and greatest commandment. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/24-44.htm">Luke 24:44</a></span><br />Jesus said to them, &#8220;These are the words I spoke to you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about Me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms.&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-17.htm">John 1:17</a></span><br />For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-38.htm">Acts 7:38</a></span><br />He was in the assembly in the wilderness with the angel who spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our fathers. And he received living words to pass on to us.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Moses commanded us a law, even the inheritance of the congregation of Jacob.</p><p class="hdg">Moses</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/1-17.htm">John 1:17</a></b></br> For the law was given by Moses, <i>but</i> grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/7-19.htm">John 7:19</a></b></br> Did not Moses give you the law, and <i>yet</i> none of you keepeth the law? Why go ye about to kill me?</p><p class="hdg">the inheritance</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/9-26.htm">Deuteronomy 9:26-29</a></b></br> I prayed therefore unto the LORD, and said, O Lord GOD, destroy not thy people and thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed through thy greatness, which thou hast brought forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand&#8230; </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/119-72.htm">Psalm 119:72,111</a></b></br> The law of thy mouth <i>is</i> better unto me than thousands of gold and silver&#8230; </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/31-30.htm">Assembly</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-11.htm">Charged</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/31-29.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/31-30.htm">Congregation</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-49.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-9.htm">Inheritance</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-9.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/33-2.htm">Law</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/33-1.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-49.htm">Possession</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/joshua/8-35.htm">Assembly</a> <a href="/joshua/6-26.htm">Charged</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/34-9.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/joshua/8-35.htm">Congregation</a> <a href="/joshua/1-6.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/joshua/1-6.htm">Inheritance</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/33-10.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/33-10.htm">Law</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/34-1.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/33-23.htm">Possession</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 33</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/33-1.htm">The majesty of God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/33-6.htm">The blessings of the twelve tribes</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/33-26.htm">The excellence of Israel</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 /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF2 --> <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/33.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/deuteronomy/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book&nbsp;&#9702;</a>&nbsp;<a href="/study/chapters/deuteronomy/33.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter&nbsp;</a></tr></table></div><b>the law that Moses gave us</b><br>This phrase refers to the Torah, the first five books of the Bible, which Moses is traditionally credited with writing. The law includes commandments, statutes, and ordinances given by God to the Israelites. It serves as a covenant between God and His people, establishing guidelines for worship, social justice, and personal conduct. The giving of the law at Mount Sinai is a pivotal moment in Israel's history, symbolizing God's direct communication and covenant with His chosen people. The law is not merely a set of rules but a divine instruction meant to guide the Israelites in holiness and righteousness. In the New Testament, Jesus Christ is seen as the fulfillment of the law (<a href="/matthew/5-17.htm">Matthew 5:17</a>), embodying its principles and bringing a new covenant through His life, death, and resurrection.<p><b>the possession of the assembly of Jacob</b><br>This phrase highlights the law as an inheritance for the descendants of Jacob, also known as Israel. The term "assembly of Jacob" refers to the collective nation of Israel, the twelve tribes descended from Jacob's sons. The law is portrayed as a treasured possession, a unique gift from God that sets Israel apart from other nations. It signifies their identity and purpose as God's chosen people. The concept of possession implies stewardship and responsibility, indicating that the Israelites are to uphold and live by the law. This inheritance is not just a legal code but a spiritual heritage that defines their relationship with God. The idea of possession also points to the promised land, which the Israelites are to inherit and where they are to live out the principles of the law. In a broader biblical context, the church is seen as the spiritual assembly of God's people, inheriting the promises through faith in Christ (<a href="/galatians/3-29.htm">Galatians 3:29</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The prophet and leader of the Israelites who delivered God's law to the people. He is a central figure in the Old Testament, known for leading the Israelites out of Egypt and receiving the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_assembly_of_jacob.htm">The Assembly of Jacob</a></b><br>Refers to the collective people of Israel, descendants of Jacob, who are the recipients of God's law. This term emphasizes the communal aspect of the covenant relationship between God and His people.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_law.htm">The Law</a></b><br>The commandments and instructions given by God to the Israelites through Moses. It includes moral, ceremonial, and civil laws that were meant to guide the Israelites in their relationship with God and each other.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_gift_of_the_law.htm">The Gift of the Law</a></b><br>The law is described as a "possession," indicating its value and importance. It was a gift from God to guide His people in righteousness and holiness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/covenant_relationship.htm">Covenant Relationship</a></b><br>The law signifies the covenant relationship between God and Israel. It was not just a set of rules but a means to maintain a close relationship with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_identity.htm">Community and Identity</a></b><br>The law was given to the "assembly of Jacob," highlighting the communal identity of the Israelites. It served to unify them as God's chosen people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/m/moses_as_mediator.htm">Moses as Mediator</a></b><br>Moses' role in delivering the law underscores the importance of godly leadership and mediation in guiding people towards God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/relevance_for_today.htm">Relevance for Today</a></b><br>While Christians are not under the Old Testament law, the principles of God's holiness, justice, and love remain relevant. The law points us to Christ, who fulfills the law and offers grace.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_33.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 33</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_lessons_does_moses_teach_in_deut..htm">What lessons does Moses teach in Deuteronomy?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_reconcile_deut._4_2_with_later_changes.htm">Deuteronomy 4:2 restricts adding or subtracting from God's commands--how is this reconciled with later scriptural expansions or revisions?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_accuse_jesus_of_blasphemy_in_john_10.htm">Why did some listeners accuse Jesus of blasphemy in John 10:31-36 if he never explicitly claimed to be God by name?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_1_cor_9_9_and_9_21_align.htm">In 1 Corinthians 9, Paul appeals to the Old Testament law (v.9) yet speaks of being under 'Christ's law' (v.21); how can skeptics be convinced there is no conflict between these two references?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/deuteronomy/33.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(4,5) "[Of] the law which Moses commanded us,<p>The inheritance of the congregation of Jacob,<p>When he (Moses) was king in Jeshurun,<p>In the gathering of the heads of the people,<p>The tribes of Israel together."<p>This fourth verse, from its form, is evidently not what Moses said, but an explanatory parenthesis, inserted by the writer, who was probably Joshua. Upon "He was king in Jeshurun," Rashi says, "The Holy One, blessed be He! the yoke of His kingdom is upon them for ever." It may be so. "When the Lord your God was your king," is Samuel's description of the whole history of Israel previous to himself.<p>The certainty that the King of kings, the Messiah of Israel, was and is the Lawgiver and Teacher, and Keeper of all saints, and that there are none of that character who do not "sit at the feet of Jesus," makes the real meaning of the passage perfectly plain, even though the exact grammatical relation of the clauses may be not beyond dispute.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/deuteronomy/33.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 4.</span> - Moses here, identifying himself with the people, uses the third person, and includes himself among those to whom the Law was given; cf. <a href="/psalms/20.htm">Psalm 20, 21</a>, where David not only speaks of himself in the third person, but addresses such prayers for himself as could only be offered by the people for their king (cf. also <a href="/judges/5-12.htm">Judges 5:12, 15</a>; <a href="/habakkuk/3-19.htm">Habakkuk 3:19</a>). <span class="cmt_word">Even the inheritance of the congregation.</span> The "even," which the translators of the Authorized Version have inserted here, were better omitted; the words are in apposition to "law." The Law which Moses communicated to Israel was to remain with them as the inheritance f the congregation. The Bishops' Bible and the Geneva Version have, more correctly, "for an inheritance of the congregation." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/33-4.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">the law</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1514;&#1468;&#1493;&#1465;&#1512;&#1464;&#1445;&#1492;</span> <span class="translit">(t&#333;&#183;w&#183;r&#257;h)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8451.htm">Strong's 8451: </a> </span><span class="str2">Direction, instruction, law</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that Moses</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1502;&#1465;&#1513;&#1473;&#1462;&#1425;&#1492;</span> <span class="translit">(m&#333;&#183;&#353;eh)</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">gave</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1510;&#1460;&#1493;&#1468;&#1464;&#1492;&#1470;</span> <span class="translit">(&#7779;iw&#183;w&#257;h-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - 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">us,</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1500;&#1464;&#1430;&#1504;&#1493;&#1468;</span> <span class="translit">(l&#257;&#183;n&#363;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition &#124; first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">the possession</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1502;&#1493;&#1465;&#1512;&#1464;&#1513;&#1473;&#1464;&#1430;&#1492;</span> <span class="translit">(m&#333;&#183;w&#183;r&#257;&#183;&#353;&#257;h)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4181.htm">Strong's 4181: </a> </span><span class="str2">A possession</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the congregation</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1511;&#1456;&#1492;&#1460;&#1500;&#1468;&#1463;&#1445;&#1514;</span> <span class="translit">(q&#601;&#183;hil&#183;la&#7791;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6952.htm">Strong's 6952: </a> </span><span class="str2">Assembly, congregation</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Jacob.</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1497;&#1463;&#1506;&#1458;&#1511;&#1465;&#1469;&#1489;&#1475;</span> <span class="translit">(ya&#183;&#8216;a&#774;&#183;q&#333;&#7687;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3290.htm">Strong's 3290: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/33-4.htm">Deuteronomy 33:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/33-4.htm">Deuteronomy 33:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/33-4.htm">Deuteronomy 33:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/33-4.htm">Deuteronomy 33:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/33-4.htm">Deuteronomy 33:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/33-4.htm">Deuteronomy 33:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/33-4.htm">Deuteronomy 33:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/33-4.htm">Deuteronomy 33:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/33-4.htm">Deuteronomy 33:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/33-4.htm">Deuteronomy 33:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/33-4.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 33:4 Moses commanded us a law An inheritance (Deut. 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