Deuteronomy 27:1

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And Moses and the elders of Israel commanded the people, saying, Keep all the commandment which I command you this day.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיְצַ֤ו מֹשֶׁה֙ וְזִקְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֶת־הָעָ֖ם לֵאמֹ֑ר שָׁמֹר֙ אֶת־כָּל־הַמִּצְוָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֧ר אָנֹכִ֛י מְצַוֶּ֥ה אֶתְכֶ֖ם הַיּֽוֹם׃

Transliteration

wə-ṣāw Mōšeh wə-ziqnê Yiśrāʾēl ʾet-hā-ʿām lēʾmōr šāmōr ʾet-kol-ham-miṣwāh ʾăšer ʾānōkî məṣawweh ʾetkem hay-yôm

Grammar Details

*wə-ṣāw*: conjunctive waw + Piel imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and commanded
*Mōšeh*: proper noun, masculine singular - Moses
*wə-ziqnê*: conjunctive waw + noun masculine plural construct - and elders of
*Yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel
*ʾet*: direct object marker
*hā-ʿām*: definite article + noun masculine singular - the people
*lēʾmōr*: preposition + Qal infinitive construct - saying
*šāmōr*: Qal infinitive absolute - observe/keep
*kol*: noun masculine singular construct - all of
*ham-miṣwāh*: definite article + noun feminine singular - the commandment
*ʾăšer*: relative particle - which
*ʾānōkî*: personal pronoun 1st person singular - I
*məṣawweh*: Piel participle masculine singular - commanding
*ʾetkem*: direct object marker + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - you
*hay-yôm*: definite article + noun masculine singular - the day/today

Word Meanings

*wə-ṣāw*: commanded/ordered/instructed
*šāmōr*: observe/keep/preserve/guard
*miṣwāh*: commandment/precept/ordinance
*hay-yôm*: today/this day

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Deut 4:1-3 : 1 And now, O Israel, hearken unto the statutes and unto the ordinances, which I teach you, to do them; that ye may live, and go in and possess the land which Jehovah, the God of your fathers, giveth you. 2 Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish from it, that ye may keep the commandments of Jehovah your God which I command you. 3 Your eyes have seen what Jehovah did because of Baal-peor; for all the men that followed Baal-peor, Jehovah thy God hath destroyed them from the midst of thee.
Deut 11:32 : 32 And ye shall observe to do all the statutes and the ordinances which I set before you this day.
Deut 26:16 : 16 This day Jehovah thy God commandeth thee to do these statutes and ordinances: thou shalt therefore keep and do them with all thy heart, and with all thy soul.
Luke 11:28 : 28 But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.
John 15:14 : 14 Ye are my friends, if ye do the things which I command you.
1 Thess 4:1-2 : 1 Finally then, brethren, we beseech and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that, as ye received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, even as ye do walk, — that ye abound more and more. 2 For ye know what charge we gave you through the Lord Jesus.
Jas 2:10 : 10 For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet stumble in one [point], he is become guilty of all.

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