Deuteronomy 5:1

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.

📖 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

• 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."

• 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.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  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.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  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.

• 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 which Moses spoke to all Israel on this side of the Jordan in the wilderness, in the plain opposite the Red Sea, between Paran, and Tophel, and Laban, and Hazeroth, and Dizahab.
• Deut 4:1 : 1 Now therefore listen, O Israel, to the statutes and the judgments, which I teach you, to do them, that you may live, and go in and possess the land which the LORD God of your fathers gives you.
• Deut 29:2 : 2 And Moses called to all Israel, and said to them, You have seen all that the LORD did before your eyes in the land of Egypt to Pharaoh, and to all his servants, and to all his land;
• Deut 29:10 : 10 You stand this day all of you before the LORD your God: your leaders of your tribes, your elders, and your officers, with all the men of Israel,
• Matt 23:3 : 3 Therefore, whatever they ask you to observe, that observe and do; but do not do according to their works: for they say and do not.