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Learn them and be sure to follow them. <a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/5.htm">New Living Translation</a> Moses called all the people of Israel together and said, “Listen carefully, Israel. Hear the decrees and regulations I am giving you today, so you may learn them and obey them! <a href="/esv/deuteronomy/5.htm">English Standard Version</a> And Moses summoned all Israel and said to them, “Hear, O Israel, the statutes and the rules that I speak in your hearing today, and you shall learn them and be careful to do them. <a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Then Moses summoned all Israel and said to them: Hear, O Israel, the statutes and ordinances that I declare in your hearing this day. Learn them and observe them carefully. <a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/5.htm">King James Bible</a> And Moses called all Israel, and said unto them, Hear, O Israel, the statutes and judgments which I speak in your ears this day, that ye may learn them, and keep, and do them. <a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/5.htm">New King James Version</a> And Moses called all Israel, and said to them: “Hear, O Israel, the statutes and judgments which I speak in your hearing today, that you may learn them and be careful to observe them. <a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Now Moses summoned all Israel and said to them: “Listen, Israel, to the statutes and ordinances which I am speaking today for you to hear, so that you may learn them and be careful to do them. <a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/5.htm">NASB 1995</a> Then Moses summoned all Israel and said to them: &#8220Hear, O Israel, the statutes and the ordinances which I am speaking today in your hearing, that you may learn them and observe them carefully. <a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Then Moses summoned all Israel, and said to them, “Hear, O Israel, the statutes and the ordinances which I am speaking today in your hearing, that you may learn them and observe them carefully. <a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then Moses summoned all Israel and said to them: “Hear, O Israel, the statutes and the judgments which I am speaking today in your hearing, that you may learn them and be careful to do them. <a href="/amp/deuteronomy/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Then Moses summoned all Israel and said to them: “Hear, O Israel, the statutes and judgments (legal decisions) which I am speaking today in your hearing, so that you may learn them and observe them carefully. <a href="/csb/deuteronomy/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Moses summoned all Israel and said to them, “Israel, listen to the statutes and ordinances I am proclaiming as you hear them today. Learn and follow them carefully. <a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Moses summoned all Israel and said to them, &#8220Israel, listen to the statutes and ordinances I am proclaiming as you hear them today. Learn and follow them carefully. <a href="/asv/deuteronomy/5.htm">American Standard Version</a> And Moses called unto all Israel, and said unto them, Hear, O Israel, the statutes and the ordinances which I speak in your ears this day, that ye may learn them, and observe to do them. <a href="/cev/deuteronomy/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Moses called together the people of Israel and said: Today I am telling you the laws and teachings that you must follow, so listen carefully. <a href="/erv/deuteronomy/5.htm">English Revised Version</a> And Moses called unto all Israel, and said unto them, Hear, O Israel, the statutes and the judgments which I speak in your ears this day, that ye may learn them, and observe to do them. <a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Moses summoned all Israel and said to them: Israel, listen to the laws and rules I'm telling you today. Learn them and faithfully obey them. <a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/5.htm">Good News Translation</a> Moses called together all the people of Israel and said to them, "People of Israel, listen to all the laws that I am giving you today. Learn them and be sure that you obey them. <a href="/isv/deuteronomy/5.htm">International Standard Version</a> Moses called all of Israel together and told them: "Listen, Israel! Today I'm going to announce God's laws and regulations so that you will learn them and take care to obey them. <a href="/net/deuteronomy/5.htm">NET Bible</a> Then Moses called all the people of Israel together and said to them: "Listen, Israel, to the statutes and ordinances that I am about to deliver to you today; learn them and be careful to keep them! <a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Moses called to all Israel, and said to them, Hear, Israel, the statutes and the ordinances which I speak in your ears this day, that you may learn them, and observe to do them. <a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And Moses called all Israel, and said to them, Hear, O Israel, the statutes and judgments which I speak in your ears this day, that ye may learn them, and keep, and do them.<div class="vheading2">Majority Text Translations</div><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Then Moses summoned all Israel and said to them: Hear, O Israel, the statutes and ordinances that I declare in your hearing this day. Learn them and observe them carefully. <a href="/web/deuteronomy/5.htm">World English Bible</a> Moses called to all Israel, and said to them, “Hear, Israel, the statutes and the ordinances which I speak in your ears today, that you may learn them, and observe to do them.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And Moses calls to all Israel and says to them, “Hear, O Israel, the statutes and the judgments which I am speaking in your ears today, and you have learned them and have observed to do them. <a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And Moses calleth unto all Israel, and saith unto them, 'Hear, Israel, the statutes and the judgments which I am speaking in your ears to-day, and ye have learned them, and have observed to do them. <a href="/slt/deuteronomy/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Moses will call to all Israel, and say, Hear, thou Israel, the laws and the judgments which I speak in your ears this day, and learn them, and watch to do them.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And Moses called all Israel, and said to them: Hear, O Israel, the ceremonies and judgments, which I speak in your ears this day: learn them, and fulfil them in work. <a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And Moses summoned all of Israel, and he said to them: “Listen, O Israel, to the ceremonies and judgments, which I am speaking to your ears on this day. Learn them, and fulfill them in deed. <a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/5.htm">New American Bible</a> Moses summoned all Israel and said to them, Hear, O Israel, the statutes and ordinances which I proclaim in your hearing this day, that you may learn them and take care to observe them. <a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Moses convened all Israel, and said to them: Hear, O Israel, the statutes and ordinances that I am addressing to you today; you shall learn them and observe them diligently.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> AND Moses called all Israel, and said to them, Hear, O Israel, the statutes and judgments which I speak in your presence this day, that you may learn them, and keep and do them. <a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And Moshe called to all Israel and said to them: “Hear Israel, the laws and judgments that I speak before you today, that you shall learn them and keep them and do them.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And Moses called unto all Israel, and said unto them: Hear, O Israel, the statutes and the ordinances which I speak in your ears this day, that ye may learn them, and observe to do them. <a href="/sep/deuteronomy/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And Moses called all Israel, and said to them, Hear, Israel, the ordinances and judgments, all that I speak in your ears this day, and ye shall learn them, and observe to do them. <a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/5-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=1621" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/5.htm">The Covenant in Horeb</a> 1<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/7121.htm" title="7121: way·yiq·rā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To call, proclaim, read. A primitive root; to call out to.">summoned</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">and said</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ă·lê·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to them:</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: šə·ma‘ (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">Hear,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">O Israel,</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/2706.htm" title="2706: ha·ḥuq·qîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Something prescribed or owed, a statute. From chaqaq; an enactment; hence, an appointment.">the statutes</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4941.htm" title="4941: ham·miš·pā·ṭîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Judgment. ">and ordinances</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/595.htm" title="595: ’ā·nō·ḵî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Sometimes; a primitive pro. I.">I</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: dō·ḇêr (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">declare</a> <a href="/hebrew/241.htm" title="241: bə·’ā·zə·nê·ḵem (Prep-b:: N-fdc:: 2mp) -- An ear. From 'azan; broadness. I.e. the ear.">in your hearing</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: hay·yō·wm (Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">this day.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3925.htm" title="3925: ū·lə·maḏ·tem (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to goad, i.e. to teach:(un-) accustomed, X diligently, expert, instruct, learn, skilful, teach(-er,ing).">Learn</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯām (DirObjM:: 3mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">them</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: la·‘ă·śō·ṯām (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf:: 3mp) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">and observe them</a> <a href="/hebrew/8104.htm" title="8104: ū·šə·mar·tem (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2mp) -- To keep, watch, preserve. A primitive root; properly, to hedge about, i.e. Guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.">carefully.</a> 2The LORD our God made a covenant with us at Horeb.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/exodus/20-1.htm">Exodus 20:1-17</a> And God spoke all these words: / “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. / You shall have no other gods before Me. ... <a href="/matthew/22-37.htm">Matthew 22:37-40</a> Jesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ / This is the first and greatest commandment. / And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ ... <a href="/mark/12-29.htm">Mark 12:29-31</a> Jesus replied, “This is the most important: ‘Hear O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One. / Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ / The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ No other commandment is greater than these.” <a href="/romans/13-8.htm">Romans 13:8-10</a> Be indebted to no one, except to one another in love. For he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law. / The commandments “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,” and any other commandments, are summed up in this one decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” / Love does no wrong to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law. <a href="/james/2-8.htm">James 2:8-12</a> If you really fulfill the royal law stated in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well. / But if you show favoritism, you sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors. / Whoever keeps the whole law but stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it. ... <a href="/leviticus/19-18.htm">Leviticus 19:18</a> Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against any of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD. <a href="/exodus/19-5.htm">Exodus 19:5-6</a> Now if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, you will be My treasured possession out of all the nations—for the whole earth is Mine. / And unto Me you shall be a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words that you are to speak to the Israelites.” <a href="/hebrews/8-10.htm">Hebrews 8:10</a> For this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their minds and inscribe them on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people. <a href="/jeremiah/31-33.htm">Jeremiah 31:33</a> “But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people. <a href="/ezekiel/11-19.htm">Ezekiel 11:19-20</a> And I will give them singleness of heart and put a new spirit within them; I will remove their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh, / so that they may follow My statutes, keep My ordinances, and practice them. Then they will be My people, and I will be their God. <a href="/psalms/119-1.htm">Psalm 119:1-2</a> Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the Law of the LORD. / Blessed are those who keep His testimonies and seek Him with all their heart. <a href="/1_john/5-3.htm">1 John 5:3</a> For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome, <a href="/galatians/5-14.htm">Galatians 5:14</a> The entire law is fulfilled in a single decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” <a href="/nehemiah/9-13.htm">Nehemiah 9:13-14</a> 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. <a href="/2_corinthians/3-3.htm">2 Corinthians 3:3</a> It is clear that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And Moses called all Israel, and said to them, Hear, O Israel, the statutes and judgments which I speak in your ears this day, that you may learn them, and keep, and do them.all Israel<a href="/deuteronomy/1-1.htm">Deuteronomy 1:1</a> These be the words which Moses spake unto all Israel on this side Jordan in the wilderness, in the plain over against the Red sea, between Paran, and Tophel, and Laban, and Hazeroth, and Dizahab.<a href="/deuteronomy/29-2.htm">Deuteronomy 29:2,10</a> And Moses called unto all Israel, and said unto them, Ye have seen all that the LORD did before your eyes in the land of Egypt unto Pharaoh, and unto all his servants, and unto all his land; … Hear<a href="/deuteronomy/4-1.htm">Deuteronomy 4:1</a> Now therefore hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the judgments, which I teach you, for to do them, that ye may live, and go in and possess the land which the LORD God of your fathers giveth you.keep, and [heb] keep to<a href="/matthew/23-3.htm">Matthew 23:3</a> All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/1-45.htm">Attention</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-23.htm">Careful</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-15.htm">Carefully</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-45.htm">Decisions</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-5.htm">Declare</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-45.htm">Decrees</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-30.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-36.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-36.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-33.htm">Hearing</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-46.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-45.htm">Judgments</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-10.htm">Learn</a> <a href="/numbers/20-29.htm">Learned</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-46.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-6.htm">Observe</a> <a href="/numbers/23-21.htm">Observed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-45.htm">Ordinances</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-26.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-33.htm">Speaking</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-45.htm">Statutes</a> <a href="/numbers/26-9.htm">Summoned</a> <a href="/numbers/32-23.htm">Sure</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-40.htm">Today</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-39.htm">To-Day</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/7-12.htm">Attention</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-32.htm">Careful</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-22.htm">Carefully</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-31.htm">Decisions</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-5.htm">Declare</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-31.htm">Decrees</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-27.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-28.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-23.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-23.htm">Hearing</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-3.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-31.htm">Judgments</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/14-23.htm">Learn</a> <a href="/1_samuel/4-6.htm">Learned</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-1.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-12.htm">Observe</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-32.htm">Observed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-31.htm">Ordinances</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-24.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-26.htm">Speaking</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-31.htm">Statutes</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-2.htm">Summoned</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-17.htm">Sure</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-3.htm">Today</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-3.htm">To-Day</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 5</div>1. <a href="/deuteronomy/5-1.htm">The covenant in Horeb</a> 6. <a href="/deuteronomy/5-6.htm">The ten commandments</a> 23. <a href="/deuteronomy/5-23.htm">At the people's request Moses receives the law from God</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This summoning of "all Israel" indicates the collective responsibility and unity of the nation. It reflects the covenantal relationship established at Sinai, where the entire community is called to hear and respond to God's commands. The gathering of all Israel underscores the importance of the message and the communal nature of the covenant.Hear, O Israel, The call to "hear" is a command to listen with the intent to understand and obey. This phrase echoes the Shema (<a href="/deuteronomy/6-4.htm">Deuteronomy 6:4</a>), a central declaration of faith in Judaism. It emphasizes the importance of attentive listening as a prerequisite for obedience. The address to "Israel" signifies the entire nation, highlighting their identity as God's chosen people and their collective duty to adhere to His laws.the statutes and ordinances that I declare in your hearing this day. "Statutes and ordinances" refer to the specific laws and decrees given by God. These terms encompass both moral and ceremonial laws, which are integral to the covenant relationship. The phrase "in your hearing this day" emphasizes the immediacy and relevance of the message. It serves as a reminder that God's laws are not just historical commands but are applicable and binding in the present.Learn them and observe them carefully. The dual command to "learn" and "observe" highlights the process of internalizing and practicing God's laws. Learning involves understanding and memorizing the statutes, while observing requires putting them into action. The adverb "carefully" underscores the diligence and precision required in obeying God's commands. This reflects the biblical principle that true faith is demonstrated through obedience, as seen in <a href="/james/1-22.htm">James 1:22-25</a>, where believers are urged to be doers of the word, not hearers only.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a> The leader of the Israelites, chosen by God to deliver His people from Egypt and guide them through the wilderness. In this verse, Moses acts as the mediator of God's law to the people. 2. <a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a> The nation chosen by God, consisting of the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Here, they are gathered to receive God's commandments as they prepare to enter the Promised Land. 3. <a href="/topical/s/statutes_and_ordinances.htm">Statutes and Ordinances</a> These refer to the laws and commandments given by God to the Israelites. They are meant to guide the moral, spiritual, and social life of the nation. 4. <a href="/topical/h/horeb.htm">Horeb (Mount Sinai)</a> Although not mentioned directly in this verse, it is the place where the original commandments were given. This context is important as Moses reiterates the law. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_covenant.htm">The Covenant</a> The agreement between God and Israel, established through the giving of the law. This covenant is central to Israel's identity and relationship with God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_hearing.htm">The Importance of Hearing</a> The Hebrew word for "hear" (shama) implies not just listening but understanding and obeying. As believers, we are called to actively listen to God's Word and apply it to our lives. <a href="/topical/l/learning_and_observing.htm">Learning and Observing</a> The call to "learn" and "observe" God's commandments emphasizes the need for both knowledge and action. True faith is demonstrated through obedience. <a href="/topical/c/community_responsibility.htm">Community Responsibility</a> Moses addresses "all Israel," highlighting the communal aspect of following God's law. As a church, we are called to support and encourage one another in our walk with God. <a href="/topical/c/covenant_relationship.htm">Covenant Relationship</a> The statutes and ordinances are part of the covenant relationship between God and His people. Understanding our covenant relationship with God through Christ is essential for living a life that honors Him. <a href="/topical/p/preparation_for_the_promised_land.htm">Preparation for the Promised Land</a> Just as Israel was preparing to enter the Promised Land, we are called to prepare our hearts for the eternal promises of God by living according to His Word.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 5</a> <a href="/q/what_is_yahwism_or_a_yahwist.htm">What is Yahwism or a Yahwist?</a> <a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_1_chr_28_8_with_legal_texts.htm">How can we reconcile 1 Chronicles 28:8's command to follow all of God's laws with inconsistencies in other legal texts?</a> <a href="/q/is_moses'_despair_consistent_with_his_faith.htm">Numbers 11:14–15 describes Moses’ despair; how consistent is this with the idea of Moses as a faith-driven leader elsewhere in the Torah? </a> <a href="/q/is_lev._18_5_vs._rom._3_20_a_contradiction.htm">Leviticus 18:5 promises life through obedience, yet Romans 3:20 says the Law can't grant righteousness. Is this an irreconcilable contradiction?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/deuteronomy/5.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(1) And Moses called all Israel, and said.--What follows is thus presented to us as an actual exhortation, not merely a portion of a book.The statutes and judgments.--The religious ordinances and institutions, and the general requirements. The mention of these is prefixed to the Decalogue, of which they are only the application--to a special people under special circumstances. More precisely, the words apply rather to what follows the Decalogue than to the Ten Commandments themselves. (See <a href="/deuteronomy/6-1.htm" title="Now these are the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD your God commanded to teach you, that you might do them in the land where you go to possess it:">Deuteronomy 6:1</a>.)<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/deuteronomy/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 1. - And Moses called all Israel [called to all Israel], and said. "The calling refers not to the publicity of the address, but to the clear voice which, breaking forth from the inmost heart of Moses, aimed at penetrating, as far as possible, to all (<a href="/genesis/49-1.htm">Genesis 49:1</a>; <a href="/john/7-37.htm">John 7:37</a>)" (Schroeder). (Cf. also <a href="/proverbs/8-4.htm">Proverbs 8:4</a>.) <a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/5-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Then Moses מֹשֶׁה֮ (mō·šeh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4872.htm">Strong's 4872: </a> Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver summoned וַיִּקְרָ֣א (way·yiq·rā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7121.htm">Strong's 7121: </a> To call, proclaim, read all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every Israel יִשְׂרָאֵל֒ (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc and said וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say to them, אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to “Hear, שְׁמַ֤ע (šə·ma‘) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> To hear intelligently O Israel, יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc the statutes הַחֻקִּ֣ים (ha·ḥuq·qîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2706.htm">Strong's 2706: </a> Something prescribed or owed, a statute and ordinances הַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֔ים (ham·miš·pā·ṭîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4941.htm">Strong's 4941: </a> A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style that אֲשֶׁ֧ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that I אָנֹכִ֛י (’ā·nō·ḵî) Pronoun - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_595.htm">Strong's 595: </a> I declare דֹּבֵ֥ר (dō·ḇêr) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> To arrange, to speak, to subdue in your hearing בְּאָזְנֵיכֶ֖ם (bə·’ā·zə·nê·ḵem) Preposition-b | Noun - fdc | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_241.htm">Strong's 241: </a> Broadness, the ear this day. הַיּ֑וֹם (hay·yō·wm) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day Learn וּלְמַדְתֶּ֣ם (ū·lə·maḏ·tem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3925.htm">Strong's 3925: </a> To exercise in, learn them אֹתָ֔ם (’ō·ṯām) Direct object marker | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> Untranslatable mark of the accusative case and observe לַעֲשֹׂתָֽם׃ (la·‘ă·śō·ṯām) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make them carefully. וּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֖ם (ū·šə·mar·tem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8104.htm">Strong's 8104: </a> To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/5-1.htm">Deuteronomy 5:1 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/5-1.htm">Deuteronomy 5:1 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/deuteronomy/5-1.htm">Deuteronomy 5:1 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/5-1.htm">Deuteronomy 5:1 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/5-1.htm">Deuteronomy 5:1 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/5-1.htm">Deuteronomy 5:1 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/5-1.htm">Deuteronomy 5:1 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/5-1.htm">Deuteronomy 5:1 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/5-1.htm">Deuteronomy 5:1 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/5-1.htm">Deuteronomy 5:1 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-1.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 5:1 Moses called to all Israel and said (Deut. 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