Deuteronomy 31:24

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And it came to pass, when Moses had made an end of writing the words of this law in a book, until they were finished,

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיְהִ֣י ׀ כְּכַלּ֣וֹת מֹשֶׁ֗ה לִכְתֹּ֛ב אֶת־דִּבְרֵ֥י הַתּוֹרָֽה־הַזֹּ֖את עַל־סֵ֑פֶר עַ֖ד תֻּמָּֽם׃

Transliteration

wa-yəhî kə-kallôt mōšeh li-ktōb ʾet-dibrê ha-tôrāh-ha-zōʾt ʿal-sēper ʿad tummām

Grammar Details

*wa-yəhî*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it happened
*kə-kallôt*: preposition + Piel infinitive construct - when completed
*mōšeh*: proper noun - Moses
*li-ktōb*: preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to write
*ʾet-dibrê*: direct object marker + noun, masculine plural construct - the words of
*ha-tôrāh-ha-zōʾt*: definite article + noun, feminine singular + definite article + demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular - this law
*ʿal-sēper*: preposition + noun, masculine singular - on a scroll/book
*ʿad*: preposition - until
*tummām*: Qal infinitive construct + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their completion

Word Meanings

*wa-yəhî*: it happened/it came to pass/it was
*kə-kallôt*: when completed/when finished/when concluded
*dibrê*: words/matters/commands
*tôrāh*: law/instruction/teaching
*sēper*: scroll/book/document
*tummām*: their completion/their entirety/their being finished

ℹ️

About this Translation

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: American Standard VersionBest for: Word studies and original-language research

🎯 Translation Approach

A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

Word-for-word

5/5

Readability

2/5

💎 Distinctive Features

Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

✅ Strengths

High fidelity to original languages
Includes Strong's numbers for precise word study
Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

👥 Who is this for?

Ideal for

Pastors and teachers
Seminary students
Serious Bible students
Readers conducting word studies
Those referencing Hebrew/Greek tools

Consider alternatives for

Casual readers
Children and early teens
ESL learners seeking simple English
Readers preferring contemporary language

🔄 Compare with

ESVNIVCSBNLTNASBNET

Additional Resources

Referenced Verses

Deut 31:9 : 9 And Moses wrote this law, and delivered it unto the priests the sons of Levi, that bare the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, and unto all the elders of Israel.
Deut 17:18 : 18 And it shall be, when he sitteth upon the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write him a copy of this law in a book, out of [that which is] before the priests the Levites:

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Deut 32:45-46
2 verses
82%
45And Moses made an end of speaking all these words to all Israel;
46And he said unto them, Set your heart unto all the words which I testify unto you this day, which ye shall command your children to observe to do, [even] all the words of this law.
Deut 31:25-26
2 verses
80%
25that Moses commanded the Levites, that bare the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, saying,
26Take this book of the law, and put it by the side of the ark of the covenant of Jehovah your God, that it may be there for a witness against thee.
Deut 31:30
79%
30And Moses spake in the ears of all the assembly of Israel the words of this song, until they were finished.
Deut 31:9
78%
9And Moses wrote this law, and delivered it unto the priests the sons of Levi, that bare the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, and unto all the elders of Israel.
Exod 34:27
75%
27And Jehovah said unto Moses, Write thou these words: for after the tenor of these words I have made a covenant with thee and with Israel.
Deut 4:44-45
2 verses
74%
44And this is the law which Moses set before the children of Israel:
45these are the testimonies, and the statutes, and the ordinances, which Moses spake unto the children of Israel, when they came forth out of Egypt,
Exod 24:3-4
2 verses
74%
3And Moses came and told the people all the words of Jehovah, and all the ordinances: and all the people answered with one voice, and said, All the words which Jehovah hath spoken will we do.
4And Moses wrote all the words of Jehovah, and rose up early in the morning, and builded an altar under the mount, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel.
Deut 31:1
73%
1And Moses went and spake these words unto all Israel.
Deut 31:22-23
2 verses
73%
22So Moses wrote this song the same day, and taught it the children of Israel.
23And he gave Joshua the son of Nun a charge, and said, Be strong and of good courage; for thou shalt bring the children of Israel into the land which I sware unto them: and I will be with thee.
Josh 8:32
73%
32And he wrote there upon the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he wrote, in the presence of the children of Israel.
Num 29:40
73%
40And Moses told the children of Israel according to all that Jehovah commanded Moses.
Deut 1:5
72%
5Beyond the Jordan, in the land of Moab, began Moses to declare this law, saying,
Exod 24:12-13
2 verses
72%
12And Jehovah said unto Moses, Come up to me into the mount, and be there: and I will give thee the tables of stone, and the law and the commandment, which I have written, that thou mayest teach them.
13And Moses rose up, and Joshua his minister: and Moses went up into the mount of God.
Josh 8:34
72%
34And afterward he read all the words of the law, the blessing and the curse, according to all that is written in the book of the law.
Exod 34:32-33
2 verses
72%
32And afterward all the children of Israel came nigh: and he gave them in commandment all that Jehovah had spoken with him in mount Sinai.
33And when Moses had done speaking with them, he put a veil on his face.
Lev 24:13
72%
13And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
Deut 29:1
72%
1These are the words of the covenant which Jehovah commanded Moses to make with the children of Israel in the land of Moab, besides the covenant which he made with them in Horeb.
Exod 39:32
72%
32Thus was finished all the work of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting: and the children of Israel did according to all that Jehovah commanded Moses; so did they.
Deut 27:3
71%
3and thou shalt write upon them all the words of this law, when thou art passed over; that thou mayest go in unto the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, a land flowing with milk and honey, as Jehovah, the God of thy fathers, hath promised thee.
Num 31:1
71%
1And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
Num 34:1
71%
1And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
Deut 27:11
71%
11And Moses charged the people the same day, saying,
Lev 24:1
71%
1And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
Deut 34:8
71%
8And the children of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days: so the days of weeping in the mourning for Moses were ended.
Exod 24:18
71%
18And Moses entered into the midst of the cloud, and went up into the mount: and Moses was in the mount forty days and forty nights.
Exod 31:18
71%
18And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, the two tables of the testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God.
Num 33:2
71%
2And Moses wrote their goings out according to their journeys by the commandment of Jehovah: and these are their journeys according to their goings out.
Exod 39:43
71%
43And Moses saw all the work, and, behold, they had done it; as Jehovah had commanded, even so had they done it: and Moses blessed them.
Exod 24:7
71%
7And he took the book of the covenant, and read in the audience of the people: and they said, All that Jehovah hath spoken will we do, and be obedient.
Num 33:50
70%
50And Jehovah spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying,
Exod 32:15
70%
15And Moses turned, and went down from the mount, with the two tables of the testimony in his hand; tables that were written on both their sides; on the one side and on the other were they written.
Deut 1:3
70%
3And it came to pass in the fortieth year, in the eleventh month, on the first day of the month, that Moses spake unto the children of Israel, according unto all that Jehovah had given him in commandment unto them;
Num 34:16
70%
16And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
Deut 33:1
70%
1And this is the blessing, wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.
Exod 31:1
70%
1And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
Deut 27:8
70%
8And thou shalt write upon the stones all the words of this law very plainly.
Exod 24:15
70%
15And Moses went up into the mount, and the cloud covered the mount.
Deut 34:1
70%
1And Moses went up from the plains of Moab unto mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, that is over against Jericho. And Jehovah showed him all the land of Gilead, unto Dan,
Exod 6:28
70%
28And it came to pass on the day when Jehovah spake unto Moses in the land of Egypt,