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at the set time in the year of release, at the Feast of Booths,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/31.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Moses commanded them, “At the end of every seven years, at the appointed time in the year of remission of debt, during the Feast of Tabernacles,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/31.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Moses commanded them, saying, At the end of <i>every</i> seven years, in the solemnity of the year of release, in the feast of tabernacles,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/31.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And Moses commanded them, saying: “At the end of <i>every</i> seven years, at the appointed time in the year of release, at the Feast of Tabernacles,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/31.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Moses commanded them, saying, “At the end of <i>every</i> seven years, at the time of the year of the release of debts, at the Feast of Booths,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/31.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then Moses commanded them, saying, &#8220At the end of every seven years, at the time of the year of remission of debts, at the Feast of Booths,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/31.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then Moses commanded them, saying, “At the end of <i>every</i> seven years, at the time of the year of remission of debts, at the Feast of Booths,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/31.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then Moses commanded them, saying, “At the end of <i>every</i> seven years, at the time of the year of the remission of debts, at the Feast of Booths,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/31.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then Moses commanded them, saying, “At the end of <i>every</i> seven years, at the time of year when debts are forgiven, at the Feast of Booths (Tabernacles),<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/31.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Moses commanded them, “At the end of every seven years, at the appointed time in the year of debt cancellation, during the Festival of Shelters,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/31.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Moses commanded them, &#8220At the end of every seven years, at the appointed time in the year of debt cancellation, during the Festival of Booths,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/31.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Moses commanded them, saying, At the end of every seven years, in the set time of the year of release, in the feast of tabernacles,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/31.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Moses commanded them, saying, At the end of every seven years, in the set time of the year of release, in the feast of tabernacles,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/31.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then Moses commanded them, "At the end of every seventh year you must cancel debts. At that time, during the Festival of Booths,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/31.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He commanded them, "At the end of every seven years, when the year that debts are canceled comes around, read this aloud at the Festival of Shelters. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/31.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then he gave these orders: "At the end of seven years, the year designated for release, during the Festival of Tents,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/31.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Moses commanded them, ?At the end of every seven years, at the appointed time in the year of remission of debt, during the Feast of Tabernacles,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/31.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He commanded them: "At the end of seven years, at the appointed time of the cancellation of debts, at the Feast of Temporary Shelters,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/31.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Moses commanded them, saying, "At the end of every seven years, in the set time of the year of release, in the feast of tents,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/31.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Moses commanded them, saying, At the end of every seven years, in the solemnity of the year of release, in the feast of tabernacles,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/31.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Moses commanded them, saying, “At the end of every seven years, in the set time of the year of release, in the feast of booths, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/31.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and Moses commands them, saying, “At the end of seven years, in the appointed time, the year of release, in the Celebration of Shelters,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/31.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and Moses commandeth them, saying, 'At the end of seven years, in the appointed time, the year of release, in the feast of booths,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/31.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Moses commanded them, saying, From the end of seven years, in the appointment of the year of remission in the festival of tents,<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/31.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he commanded them, saying: After seven years, in the year of remission, in the feast of tabernacles, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/31.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And he instructed them, saying: “After seven years, in the year of remission, at the solemnity of the Feast of Tabernacles,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/31.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Moses commanded them, saying, On the feast of Booths, at the prescribed time in the year for remission which comes at the end of every seven-year period,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/31.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Moses commanded them: “Every seventh year, in the scheduled year of remission, during the festival of booths,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/31.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Moses commanded them, saying, At the end of every seven years, at the time of the year of release, at the feast of tabernacles,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/31.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Moshe commanded them and he said to them: “Seven years after, at the time of the year of release, at the feast of booths:<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/31.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Moses commanded them, saying: 'At the end of every seven years, in the set time of the year of release, in the feast of tabernacles,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/31.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Moses charged them in that day, saying, After seven years, in the time of the year of release, in the feast of tabernacles,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/31-10.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=8671" 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 Reading of the Law</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9</span>So Moses wrote down this law and gave it to the priests, the sons of Levi, who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and to all the elders of Israel. <span class="reftext">10</span><span class="highl"><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.">Then Moses</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·w·ṯām (DirObjM:: 3mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say."></a> <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.">commanded them,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7093.htm" title="7093: miq·qêṣ (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- End. Contracted from qatsats; an extremity; adverbially after.">“At the end</a> <a href="/hebrew/7651.htm" title="7651: še·ḇa‘ (Number-fs) -- Or shibrah; from shaba'; a primitive cardinal number; seven; also seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number.">of every seven</a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: šā·nîm (N-fp) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">years,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4150.htm" title="4150: bə·mō·‘êḏ (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Appointed time, place, or meeting. ">at the appointed time</a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: šə·naṯ (N-fsc) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">in the year</a> <a href="/hebrew/8059.htm" title="8059: haš·šə·miṭ·ṭāh (Art:: N-fs) -- A letting drop, a (temporary) remitting. From shamat; remission or suspension of labor).">of remission of debt,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2282.htm" title="2282: bə·ḥaḡ (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- A festival gathering, feast, pilgrim feast. Or chag; from chagag; a festival, or a victim therefor.">during the Feast</a> <a href="/hebrew/5521.htm" title="5521: has·suk·kō·wṯ (Art:: N-fp) -- A thicket, booth. Fem of cok; a hut or lair.">of Tabernacles,</a> </span><span class="reftext">11</span>when all Israel comes before the LORD your God at the place He will choose, you are to read this law in the hearing of all Israel.…<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="/leviticus/25-8.htm">Leviticus 25:8-10</a></span><br />And you shall count off seven Sabbaths of years—seven times seven years—so that the seven Sabbaths of years amount to forty-nine years. / Then you are to sound the horn far and wide on the tenth day of the seventh month, the Day of Atonement. You shall sound it throughout your land. / So you are to consecrate the fiftieth year and proclaim liberty in the land for all its inhabitants. It shall be your Jubilee, when each of you is to return to his property and to his clan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/8-18.htm">Nehemiah 8:18</a></span><br />Day after day, from the first day to the last, Ezra read from the Book of the Law of God. The Israelites kept the feast for seven days, and on the eighth day they held an assembly, according to the ordinance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/8-34.htm">Joshua 8:34-35</a></span><br />Afterward, Joshua read aloud all the words of the law—the blessings and the curses—according to all that is written in the Book of the Law. / There was not a word of all that Moses had commanded that Joshua failed to read before the whole assembly of Israel, including the women, the little ones, and the foreigners who lived among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/23-2.htm">2 Kings 23:2</a></span><br />And he went up to the house of the LORD with all the people of Judah and Jerusalem, as well as the priests and the prophets—all the people small and great—and in their hearing he read all the words of the Book of the Covenant that had been found in the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/34-30.htm">2 Chronicles 34:30</a></span><br />And he went up to the house of the LORD with all the people of Judah and Jerusalem, as well as the priests and the Levites—all the people great and small—and in their hearing he read all the words of the Book of the Covenant that had been found in the house of the LORD.<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="/leviticus/23-34.htm">Leviticus 23:34-43</a></span><br />“Speak to the Israelites and say, ‘On the fifteenth day of the seventh month the Feast of Tabernacles to the LORD begins, and it continues for seven days. / On the first day there shall be a sacred assembly. You must not do any regular work. / For seven days you are to present a food offering to the LORD. On the eighth day you are to hold a sacred assembly and present a food offering to the LORD. It is a solemn assembly; you must not do any regular work. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/23-16.htm">Exodus 23:16</a></span><br />You are also to keep the Feast of Harvest with the firstfruits of the produce from what you sow in the field. And keep the Feast of Ingathering at the end of the year, when you gather your produce from the field.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/34-22.htm">Exodus 34:22</a></span><br />And you are to celebrate the Feast of Weeks with the firstfruits of the wheat harvest, and the Feast of Ingathering at the turn of the year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/29-12.htm">Numbers 29:12-40</a></span><br />On the fifteenth day of the seventh month, you are to hold a sacred assembly; you must not do any regular work, and you shall observe a feast to the LORD for seven days. / As a pleasing aroma to the LORD, you are to present a food offering, a burnt offering of thirteen young bulls, two rams, and fourteen male lambs a year old, all unblemished, / along with the grain offering of three-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil with each of the thirteen bulls, two-tenths of an ephah with each of the two rams, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/4-16.htm">Luke 4:16-20</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="/acts/13-15.htm">Acts 13:15</a></span><br />After the reading from the Law and the Prophets, the synagogue leaders sent word to them: “Brothers, if you have a word of encouragement for the people, please speak.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/15-21.htm">Acts 15:21</a></span><br />For Moses has been proclaimed in every city from ancient times and is read in the synagogues on every Sabbath.”<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="/john/7-2.htm">John 7:2</a></span><br />However, the Jewish Feast of Tabernacles was near.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Moses commanded them, saying, At the end of every seven years, in the solemnity of the year of release, in the feast of tabernacles,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/15-1.htm">Deuteronomy 15:1,2</a></b></br> At the end of <i>every</i> seven years thou shalt make a release… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/23-34.htm">Leviticus 23:34-43</a></b></br> Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, The fifteenth day of this seventh month <i>shall be</i> the feast of tabernacles <i>for</i> seven days unto the LORD… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/20-9.htm">Appointed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/16-16.htm">Booths</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/15-2.htm">Canceling</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/31-5.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-8.htm">Commandeth</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/15-2.htm">Debts</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-4.htm">End</a> <a href="/genesis/44-12.htm">Ending</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/31-9.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/15-13.htm">Release</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/15-9.htm">Remission</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-25.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/john/19-31.htm">Solemnity</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/16-16.htm">Tabernacles</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-11.htm">Tents</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-47.htm">Time</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/joshua/4-4.htm">Appointed</a> <a href="/2_samuel/11-11.htm">Booths</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/15-2.htm">Canceling</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/31-23.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/31-23.htm">Commandeth</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-7.htm">Debts</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/31-24.htm">End</a> <a href="/joshua/15-4.htm">Ending</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/31-14.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/esther/2-18.htm">Release</a> <a href="/esther/2-18.htm">Remission</a> <a href="/joshua/6-4.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-29.htm">Solemnity</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-12.htm">Tabernacles</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/33-18.htm">Tents</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-35.htm">Time</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'; 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This command is part of his final address before his death and the entry of the Israelites into the Promised Land. Moses' role as a mediator of God's law is crucial, as he is seen as a type of Christ, who also mediates a new covenant (<a href="/hebrews/3.htm">Hebrews 3:1-6</a>).<p><b>At the end of every seven years</b><br>This refers to the sabbatical year, a cycle of seven years established in the Mosaic Law (<a href="/leviticus/25.htm">Leviticus 25:1-7</a>). Every seventh year was a time of rest for the land and a release from debts, symbolizing God's provision and the importance of trust in His sovereignty. This cycle points to the ultimate rest found in Christ (<a href="/hebrews/4-9.htm">Hebrews 4:9-10</a>).<p><b>At the appointed time in the year of remission of debt</b><br>The year of remission, or "Shemitah," was a time when debts were forgiven, reflecting God's mercy and grace. This practice ensured economic balance and social justice within the community. It foreshadows the spiritual forgiveness and release from the debt of sin through Jesus Christ (<a href="/colossians/2-13.htm">Colossians 2:13-14</a>).<p><b>During the Feast of Tabernacles</b><br>The Feast of Tabernacles, or Sukkot, was one of the three major pilgrimage festivals in Israel (<a href="/leviticus/23-33.htm">Leviticus 23:33-43</a>). It commemorated the Israelites' journey through the wilderness and God's provision. This feast is prophetic of the future gathering of God's people and the establishment of His kingdom, as seen in <a href="/zechariah/14-16.htm">Zechariah 14:16-19</a>. It also symbolizes the believer's journey and reliance on God's provision, ultimately fulfilled in Christ, who "tabernacled" among us (<a href="/john/1-14.htm">John 1:14</a>).<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 received the Law from God and delivered it to the people. He is giving instructions for the reading of the Law.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, who are being prepared to enter the Promised Land. They are the recipients of Moses' instructions.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/f/feast_of_tabernacles.htm">Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot)</a></b><br>A significant Jewish festival that commemorates the Israelites' journey through the wilderness and God's provision. It is a time of rejoicing and remembrance.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/y/year_for_canceling_debts.htm">Year for Canceling Debts (Shemittah)</a></b><br>Occurs every seven years, a time when debts are forgiven, and the land is left to rest. It is a demonstration of trust in God's provision.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/promised_land.htm">Promised Land</a></b><br>The land of Canaan, which God promised to Abraham and his descendants. The Israelites are on the brink of entering this land.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_remembrance.htm">The Importance of Remembrance</a></b><br>The command to read the Law every seven years during the Feast of Tabernacles serves as a reminder of God's faithfulness and provision. It is crucial for believers to regularly revisit God's Word to remember His promises and commands.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_provision.htm">Trust in God's Provision</a></b><br>The practice of canceling debts and allowing the land to rest requires a deep trust in God's provision. Believers are encouraged to trust God in their financial and personal lives, knowing He will provide for their needs.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_accountability.htm">Community and Accountability</a></b><br>The public reading of the Law fosters a sense of community and accountability among the Israelites. Similarly, Christians are called to gather together, study Scripture, and hold each other accountable in their walk with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/freedom_and_release.htm">Freedom and Release</a></b><br>The year of debt cancellation symbolizes spiritual freedom and release. Believers are reminded of the freedom found in Christ, who cancels the debt of sin and offers new life.<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/what_is_'regeneration_before_faith'.htm">What does 'Finger of God' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_meditate_on_god's_law_with_low_literacy.htm">If Psalm 1:2 calls for constant meditation on God’s law, how was this even possible in ancient societies with low literacy rates or in modern times with busy lifestyles? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_the_law_of_moses_exist_in_joshua_1_7.htm">Joshua 1:7 – Is it plausible that a fully formed Law of Moses existed at this time, despite scholarly debates on when the Pentateuch was compiled? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_deut_5_2-3_with_ancestors.htm">Deuteronomy 5:2–3 says the covenant was made with the present generation, yet other passages imply it was made with their ancestors; how do we reconcile this? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/31-10.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">Then Moses</span><br /><span class="heb">מֹשֶׁ֖ה</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">commanded them,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיְצַ֥ו</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">“At the end</span><br /><span class="heb">מִקֵּ֣ץ ׀</span> <span class="translit">(miq·qêṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7093.htm">Strong's 7093: </a> </span><span class="str2">An extremity, after</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of [every] seven</span><br /><span class="heb">שֶׁ֣בַע</span> <span class="translit">(še·ḇa‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7651.htm">Strong's 7651: </a> </span><span class="str2">Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number</span><br /><br /><span class="word">years,</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁנִ֗ים</span> <span class="translit">(šā·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> </span><span class="str2">A year</span><br /><br /><span class="word">at the appointed time</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּמֹעֵ֛ד</span> <span class="translit">(bə·mō·‘êḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4150.htm">Strong's 4150: </a> </span><span class="str2">Appointed time, place, or meeting</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the year</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁנַ֥ת</span> <span class="translit">(šə·naṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> </span><span class="str2">A year</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of remission [of debt],</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשְּׁמִטָּ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(haš·šə·miṭ·ṭāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8059.htm">Strong's 8059: </a> </span><span class="str2">A letting drop, a (temporary) remitting</span><br /><br /><span class="word">during the Feast</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּחַ֥ג</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḥaḡ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2282.htm">Strong's 2282: </a> </span><span class="str2">A festival gathering, feast, pilgrim feast</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Tabernacles,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַסֻּכּֽוֹת׃</span> <span class="translit">(has·suk·kō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5521.htm">Strong's 5521: </a> </span><span class="str2">A thicket, booth</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/31-10.htm">Deuteronomy 31:10 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/31-10.htm">Deuteronomy 31:10 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/31-10.htm">Deuteronomy 31:10 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/31-10.htm">Deuteronomy 31:10 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/31-10.htm">Deuteronomy 31:10 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/31-10.htm">Deuteronomy 31:10 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/31-10.htm">Deuteronomy 31:10 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/31-10.htm">Deuteronomy 31:10 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/31-10.htm">Deuteronomy 31:10 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/31-10.htm">Deuteronomy 31:10 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/31-10.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 31:10 Moses commanded them saying At the end (Deut. 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