But you,וְאַתָּהstandעֲמֹדhereפֹּהwith me,עִמָּדִיand I will speakוַאֲדַבְּרָהto youאֵלֶיךָthe wholeאֵת כָּלcommandment,הַמִּצְוָהthe statutesוְהַחֻקִּיםand the rulesוְהַמִּשְׁפָּטִיםthatאֲשֶׁרyou shall teach them,תְּלַמְּדֵםso that they may carry them outוְעָשׂוּin the landבָאָרֶץthatאֲשֶׁרIאָנֹכִיam givingנֹתֵןthemלָהֶםto take possession of it.”לְרִשְׁתָּהּ
Deuteronomy 5:31
Study it in the app“But you, stand here with me, and I will speak to you the whole commandment, the statutes and the rules that you shall teach them, so that they may carry them out in the land that I am giving them to take possession of it.””
God wishes the people would always have such a heart to obey himObedience
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 5:31, word by word
- standעֲמֹדamod
stand
To be on one's feet, firm in a place, or to rise up to act.
Where else “amod” appears- with meעִמָּדִimadi
with me
With me, beside me.
Where else “imadi” appears- and I will speakאֲדַבְּרָהadabra
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “adabra” appears- commandmentמִּצְוָהmitsva
commandment
An order of God that must be kept.
Where else “mitsva” appears- the statutesחֻקִּיםchukim
statute
A rule that God or a king sets and that must be kept.
Where else “chukim” appears- and the rulesמִּשְׁפָּטִיםmishpatim
rule
Each of the rules the law gives for concrete cases of life.
Where else “mishpatim” appears- you shall teach themתְּלַמְּדֵtelamde
teach
To instruct another with words or example, so that he learns.
Where else “telamde” appears- so that they may carry them outעָשׂוּasu
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asu” appears- in the landאָרֶץarets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” appears- am givingנֹתֵןnoten
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “noten” appears- to take possession of itרִשְׁתָּrishta
possess
To occupy a land and make it one's own.
Where else “rishta” appears
The context
30Go, say to them, ‘Return to your tents.’
31 · This verse (above)
32Be careful to do as YHWH your Elohim has commanded you; do not turn aside to the right or to the left.