So Moses wrote this Law and gave it to the priests, the sons of Levi (A)who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and to all the elders of Israel. 10 Then Moses commanded them, saying, “At the end of every seven years, at the time of (B)the year of the release of debts, at the (C)Feast of Booths, 11 when all Israel comes (D)to appear before the Lord your God at (E)the place which He will choose, (F)you shall read this Law before all Israel [a]so that they hear it. 12 Assemble the people, the men, the women, the children, and the stranger who is in your [b]town, so that they may hear and (G)learn and fear the Lord your God, and be careful to [c]follow all the words of this Law. 13 And their children, who have not known, will hear and learn to fear the Lord your God, as long as you live on the land [d]which you are about to cross the Jordan to [e]possess.”

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 31:11 Lit in their ears
  2. Deuteronomy 31:12 Lit gates
  3. Deuteronomy 31:12 Lit perform
  4. Deuteronomy 31:13 Lit where
  5. Deuteronomy 31:13 Lit possess it

And Moses wrote this law, and delivered it unto the priests the sons of Levi, which bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and unto all the elders of Israel.

10 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,

11 When all Israel is come to appear before the Lord thy God in the place which he shall choose, thou shalt read this law before all Israel in their hearing.

12 Gather the people together, men and women, and children, and thy stranger that is within thy gates, that they may hear, and that they may learn, and fear the Lord your God, and observe to do all the words of this law:

13 And that their children, which have not known any thing, may hear, and learn to fear the Lord your God, as long as ye live in the land whither ye go over Jordan to possess it.

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Then Moses wrote out the laws he had already delivered to the people and gave them to the priests, the sons of Levi, who carried the Ark containing the Ten Commandments of the Lord. Moses also gave copies of the laws to the elders of Israel. 10-11 The Lord commanded that these laws be read to all the people at the end of every seventh year—the Year of Release—at the Festival of Tabernacles, when all Israel would assemble before the Lord at the sanctuary.

12 “Call them all together,” the Lord instructed, “—men, women, children, and foreigners living among you—to hear the laws of God and to learn his will, so that you will reverence the Lord your God and obey his laws. 13 Do this so that your little children who have not known these laws will hear them and learn how to revere the Lord your God as long as you live in the Promised Land.”

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