Deuteronomy 31:11

KJV1611 – Modern English

When all Israel comes to appear before the LORD your God in the place which he shall choose, you shall read this law before all Israel in their hearing.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

בְּב֣וֹא כָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל לֵרָאוֹת֙ אֶת־פְּנֵי֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ בַּמָּק֖וֹם אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִבְחָ֑ר תִּקְרָ֞א אֶת־הַתּוֹרָ֥ה הַזֹּ֛את נֶ֥גֶד כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בְּאָזְנֵיהֶֽם׃

Transliteration

In-bə-bôʾ all-Yiśrāʾēl to-lērāʾôt ʾet-face YHWH ʾĕlōhêkā in-the-māqôm which yibḥār, tiqrāʾ ʾet-the-tôrāh the-zōʾt before all-Yiśrāʾēl in-their-ears.

Grammar Details

• *bə-bôʾ*: preposition + qal infinitive construct - 'in the coming of'
• *Yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - 'Israel'
• *lērāʾôt*: preposition + niphal infinitive construct - 'to be seen/to appear'
• *ʾet*: direct object marker
• *YHWH*: divine name
• *ʾĕlōhêkā*: noun masculine plural construct with 2nd masculine singular suffix - 'your God'
• *māqôm*: noun masculine singular - 'place'
• *yibḥār*: qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - 'he will choose'
• *tiqrāʾ*: qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular - 'you will read'
• *tôrāh*: noun feminine singular - 'law/instruction'
• *zōʾt*: demonstrative adjective feminine singular - 'this'

Word Meanings

• *bə-bôʾ*: in the coming of/when comes/at the arrival of
• *lērāʾôt*: to be seen/to appear/to present oneself
• *māqôm*: place/location/site
• *yibḥār*: will choose/will select/will pick
• *tiqrāʾ*: you will read/you will proclaim/you will call out
• *tôrāh*: law/instruction/teaching

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  when all Israel comes to appear before the LORD your God at the place he will choose, you shall read this law before all Israel in their hearing.'

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  When all Israel is come to appear before the LORD thy God in the place which he shall choose, thou shalt read this law before all Israel in their hearing.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  when all Israel{H3478} is come{H935} to appear{H7200} before{H6440} Jehovah{H3068} thy God{H430} in the place{H4725} which he shall choose,{H977} thou shalt read{H7121} this law{H8451} before all Israel{H3478} in their hearing.{H241}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  When all Israel{H3478} is come{H935}{(H8800)} to appear{H7200}{(H8736)} before{H6440} the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430} in the place{H4725} which he shall choose{H977}{(H8799)}, thou shalt read{H7121}{(H8799)} this law{H8451} before all Israel{H3478} in their hearing{H241}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  when all Israel is come to appere before the Lorde thi God, in the place which he hath chosen: se that thou reade this lawe before all Israel in their eares

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  whan all Israel come to appeare before the LORDE thy God, in the place that he shall chose, thou shalt cause this lawe to be proclamed before all Israel in their eares,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  When all Israel shall come to appeare before the Lorde thy God, in the place which he shall chuse, thou shalt reade this Lawe before all Israel that they may heare it.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  When all Israel is come to appeare before the Lorde thy God in the place which he hath chosen: thou shalt reade this lawe before all Israel, that they may heare it.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  When all Israel is come to appear before the LORD thy God in the place which he shall choose, thou shalt read this law before all Israel in their hearing.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  when all Israel is come to appear before Yahweh your God in the place which he shall choose, you shall read this law before all Israel in their hearing.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  in the coming in of all Israel to see the face of Jehovah in the place which He chooseth, thou dost proclaim this law before all Israel, in their ears.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  when all Israel is come to appear before Jehovah thy God in the place which he shall choose, thou shalt read this law before all Israel in their hearing.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  when all Israel is come to appear before Jehovah thy God in the place which he shall choose, thou shalt read this law before all Israel in their hearing.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  When all Israel has come before the Lord your God in the place named by him, let a reading be given of this law in the hearing of all Israel.

• World English Bible (2000)

  when all Israel is come to appear before Yahweh your God in the place which he shall choose, you shall read this law before all Israel in their hearing.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  when all Israel comes to appear before the LORD your God in the place he chooses, you must read this law before them within their hearing.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Kgs 23:2 : 2 And the king went up to the house of the LORD, with all the men of Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him, the priests, the prophets, and all the people, both small and great. And he read in their hearing all the words of the book of the covenant that was found in the house of the LORD.
• Josh 8:34-35 : 34 And afterward he read all the words of the law, the blessings and curses, according to all that is written in the book of the law. 35 There was not a word of all that Moses commanded that Joshua did not read before all the congregation of Israel, with the women, and the little ones, and the strangers who were among them.
• Deut 12:5 : 5 But you shall seek the place which the LORD your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put His name there, to His habitation you shall come:
• Deut 16:16-17 : 16 Three times in a year shall all your males appear before the LORD your God in the place which He shall choose; in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles: and they shall not appear before the LORD empty: 17 Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the LORD your God which He has given you.
• Exod 23:16-17 : 16 and the Feast of Harvest, the firstfruits of your labors which you have sown in the field; and the Feast of Ingathering at the end of the year, when you have gathered in your labors from the field. 17 Three times in the year all your males shall appear before the Lord GOD.
• Exod 34:24 : 24 For I will cast out the nations before you and enlarge your borders; neither shall anyone desire your land when you go up to appear before the LORD your God three times in the year.
• Neh 8:1-8 : 1 And all the people gathered themselves together as one person in the street before the Water Gate; and they spoke to Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded to Israel. 2 And Ezra the priest brought the law before the assembly of men and women, and all who could hear with understanding, on the first day of the seventh month. 3 And he read from it in the street before the Water Gate from morning until midday, before the men and the women, and those who could understand; and the ears of all the people were attentive to the book of the law. 4 And Ezra the scribe stood upon a wooden platform, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Urijah, Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, Mishael, Malchiah, Hashum, Hashbadana, Zechariah, and Meshullam. 5 And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people, for he was above all the people; and when he opened it, all the people stood up. 6 And Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God. And all the people answered, Amen, Amen, with lifting up their hands; and they bowed their heads and worshipped the LORD with their faces to the ground. 7 Also Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites helped the people to understand the law; and the people stood in their place. 8 So they read in the book of the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and helped them to understand the reading.
• Neh 8:13 : 13 And on the second day, the heads of the fathers' houses of all the people, the priests, and the Levites gathered to Ezra the scribe to study the words of the law.
• Neh 9:3 : 3 They stood in their place and read from the book of the law of the LORD their God for a fourth of the day; and for another fourth they confessed and worshiped the LORD their God.
• Ps 84:7 : 7 They go from strength to strength, each one appears before God in Zion.
• Luke 4:16-17 : 16 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read. 17 And there was handed to him the book of the prophet Isaiah. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written,
• Acts 13:15 : 15 And after the reading of the law and the prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent to them, saying, Men and brethren, if you have any word of exhortation for the people, speak on.
• Acts 15:21 : 21 For Moses from ancient generations has in every city those who preach him, being read in the synagogues every Sabbath day.
• Neh 8:18 : 18 Also day by day, from the first day until the last day, he read in the book of the law of God. And they kept the feast seven days; and on the eighth day there was a solemn assembly, according to the ordinance.