Take this book of the law, and put it in the side of the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, that it may be there for a witness against thee.
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Gill's Exposition
For I know thy rebellion and thy stiff neck,.... How rebellious they were against the Lord and his laws, and how unwilling they were to admit the yoke of his commandments to be put upon them, and…
Moses completes the writing out of the book of the Law, and directs it to be placed by the ark of the covenant. Deu 31:24 The “book” here spoken of would contain the whole Pentateuch up to this verse,…
Here, I. The charge is given to Joshua, which God has said (v. 14) he would give him. The same in effect that Moses had given him. The same in effect that Moses had given him (v. 7): Be strong and of…
Cambridge Bible
this book of the law Deu 29:21 (20), Deu 30:10.
for a witness, etc.] Not a deuteronomic phrase; but cp. testimoniesin Deu 4:45; against thee, here all Israel is addressed, whereas in Deu 31:31 it is…
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