Deuteronomy 5:1

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Moses called all Israel together and said to them, "Listen, Israel, to the statutes and judgments that I am speaking to you today. Learn them and carefully follow them."

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּקְרָ֣א מֹשֶׁה֮ אֶל־כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵל֒ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵהֶ֗ם שְׁמַ֤ע יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ אֶת־הַחֻקִּ֣ים וְאֶת־הַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֧ר אָנֹכִ֛י דֹּבֵ֥ר בְּאָזְנֵיכֶ֖ם הַיּ֑וֹם וּלְמַדְתֶּ֣ם אֹתָ֔ם וּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֖ם לַעֲשֹׂתָֽם

Transliteration

And wayyiqrāʾ Mōšeh to-all-Yiśrāʾēl and wayyōʾmer to-them: šəmaʿ Yiśrāʾēl ʾēt-the-ḥuqqîm and-ʾēt-the-mišpāṭîm which ʾānōkî dōbēr in-ears-of-you the-yôm and-ûləmadtem ʾōtām and-ûšəmartem to-do-them

Grammar Details

• *wayyiqrāʾ*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3ms - and he called
• *Mōšeh*: proper noun, masculine singular - Moses
• *Yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun, masculine singular - Israel
• *wayyōʾmer*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3ms - and he said
• *šəmaʿ*: Qal imperative 2ms - hear/listen
• *ʾēt*: direct object marker
• *ḥuqqîm*: common noun, masculine plural - statutes/decrees
• *mišpāṭîm*: common noun, masculine plural - judgments/ordinances
• *ʾānōkî*: personal pronoun 1cs - I
• *dōbēr*: Qal participle masculine singular - speaking
• *yôm*: common noun, masculine singular - day
• *ûləmadtem*: waw conjunctive + Qal perfect 2mp - and you shall learn
• *ʾōtām*: direct object marker + 3mp suffix - them
• *ûšəmartem*: waw conjunctive + Qal perfect 2mp - and you shall keep

Word Meanings

• *wayyiqrāʾ*: and he called/summoned/proclaimed
• *šəmaʿ*: hear/listen/obey
• *ḥuqqîm*: statutes/decrees/prescriptions
• *mišpāṭîm*: judgments/ordinances/legal decisions
• *dōbēr*: speaking/telling/declaring

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Moses called all Israel, and said unto them, Hear, O Israel, the statutes and judgments which I speak in your ears this day, that ye may learn them, and keep, and do them.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And Moses called all Israel, and said to them, Hear, O Israel, the statutes and judgments which I speak in your ears today, that you may learn them, and keep, and do them.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And Moses called all Israel, and said unto them, Hear, O Israel, the statutes and judgments which I speak in your ears this day, that ye may learn them, and keep, and do them.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Moses{H4872} called{H7121} unto all Israel,{H3478} and said{H559} unto them, Hear,{H8085} O Israel,{H3478} the statutes{H2706} and the ordinances{H4941} which I speak{H1696} in your ears{H241} this day,{H3117} that ye may learn{H3925} them, and observe{H8104} to do{H6213} them.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Moses{H4872} called{H7121}{(H8799)} all Israel{H3478}, and said{H559}{(H8799)} unto them, Hear{H8085}{(H8798)}, O Israel{H3478}, the statutes{H2706} and judgments{H4941} which I speak{H1696}{(H8802)} in your ears{H241} this day{H3117}, that ye may learn{H3925}{(H8804)} them, and keep{H8104}{(H8804)}, and do{H6213}{(H8800)} them.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And Moses called vnto all Israell and sayed vnto them: Heare Israel the ordynaunces and lawes which I speke in thyne eares this daye, and lerne them and take hede that ye doo them.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And Moses called all Israel, & sayde vnto the: Heare Israel the ordinaunces & lawes which I speake in yor cares this daye: lerne them, & kepe the so, that ye do therafter.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then Moses called all Israiel, and saide vnto them, Heare, O Israel, the ordinances and the lawes which I propose to you this day, that yee may learne them, and take heede to obserue them.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Moyses called all Israel, and sayde vnto them: Heare O Israel the ordinauces and lawes which I speake in your eares this day, that ye may learne them, and fulfill them in deede.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ And Moses called all Israel, and said unto them, Hear, O Israel, the statutes and judgments which I speak in your ears this day, that ye may learn them, and keep, and do them.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Moses called to all Israel, and said to them, Hear, Israel, the statutes and the ordinances which I speak in your ears this day, that you may learn them, and observe to do them.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Moses calleth unto all Israel, and saith unto them, `Hear, Israel, the statutes and the judgments which I am speaking in your ears to-day, and ye have learned them, and have observed to do them.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Moses called unto all Israel, and said unto them, Hear, O Israel, the statutes and the ordinances which I speak in your ears this day, that ye may learn them, and observe to do them.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Moses called unto all Israel, and said unto them, Hear, O Israel, the statutes and the ordinances which I speak in your ears this day, that ye may learn them, and observe to do them.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Moses sent for all Israel, and said to them, Give ear, O Israel, to the laws and the decisions which I give you today, and give attention to them so that you may keep and do them.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Moses called to all Israel, and said to them, Hear, Israel, the statutes and the ordinances which I speak in your ears this day, that you may learn them, and observe to do them.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The Opening Exhortation Then Moses called all the people of Israel together and said to them:“Listen, Israel, to the statutes and ordinances that I am about to deliver to you today; learn them and be careful to keep them!

Referenced Verses

• Deut 1:1 : 1 These are the words that Moses spoke to all Israel across the Jordan, in the wilderness, in the Arabah opposite Suph, between Paran and Tophel, and Laban, Hazeroth, and Di-zahab.
• Deut 4:1 : 1 Now, Israel, listen to the statutes and judgments that I am teaching you to observe, so that you may live and enter to take possession of the land that the LORD, the God of your ancestors, is giving to you.
• Deut 29:2 : 2 The great trials that your eyes saw, those signs and great wonders.
• Deut 29:10 : 10 Your children, your wives, and the resident foreigner who lives among your camps, from the one who cuts your wood to the one who draws your water.
• Matt 23:3 : 3 So do and observe whatever they tell you, but do not do as they do, for they say things but do not practice them.