Deuteronomy 4:45

“These are the testimonies, the statutes, and the rules that Moses spoke to the sons of Israel when they came out of Egypt,”

Deuteronomy 4:45 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 4:45, word by word

are the testimoniesעֵדֹתedot

testimony, witness

Testimony, witness: something that serves as evidence, such as a heap of stones or a gift set up as proof.

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the statutesחֻקִּיםchukim

statute

A rule that God or a king sets and that must be kept.

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and the rulesמִּשְׁפָּטִיםmishpatim

rule

Each of the rules the law gives for concrete cases of life.

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Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe

Moses

Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).

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spokeדִּבֶּרdiber

speak

To speak, say something; above all God to his people.

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the sonsבְּנֵיbene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

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of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

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when they came outצֵאתָtseta

go out

To go out of a place.

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of Egyptמִּצְרָיִםmitsrayim

Egypt, Mizraim

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Places in this verse

JerusalemEgypt
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Egypt

    Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)

    A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.

    Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).

    Genesis 12:10Genesis 37:28Exodus 12:41Matthew 2:14

The context

44This is the instruction that Moses set before the sons of Israel.

45 · This verse (above)

46beyond the Jordan, in the valley opposite Beth-peor, in the land of Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon, whom Moses and the sons of Israel struck when they came out of Egypt.

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