Deuteronomy 31:11

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.

📖 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

Referenced Verses

• 2 Kgs 23:2 : 2 The king went up to the LORD’s temple, accompanied by all the people of Judah, all the residents of Jerusalem, the priests, and the prophets. All the people were there, from the youngest to the oldest. He read aloud all the words of the scroll of the covenant that had been discovered in the LORD’s temple.
• Josh 8:34-35 : 34 Then Joshua read aloud all the words of the law, including the blessings and the curses, just as they are written in the law scroll. 35 Joshua read aloud every commandment Moses had given before the whole assembly of Israel, including the women, children, and resident foreigners who lived among them.
• Deut 12:5 : 5 But you must seek only the place he chooses from all your tribes to establish his name as his place of residence, and you must go there.
• Deut 16:16-17 : 16 Three times a year all your males must appear before the LORD your God in the place he chooses for the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Weeks, and the Feast of Shelters; and they must not appear before him empty-handed. 17 Every one of you must give as you are able, according to the blessing of the LORD your God that he has given you.
• Exod 23:16-17 : 16 “You are also to observe the Feast of Harvest, the firstfruits of your labors that you have sown in the field, and the Feast of Ingathering at the end of the year when you have gathered in your harvest out of the field. 17 At three times in the year all your males will appear before the Sovereign LORD.
• Exod 34:24 : 24 For I will drive out the nations before you and enlarge your borders; no one will covet your land when you go up to appear before the LORD your God three times in the year.
• Neh 8:1-8 : 1 The People Respond to the Reading of the Law When the seventh month arrived and the Israelites were settled in their cities, all the people gathered together in the plaza which was in front of the Water Gate. They asked Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses which the LORD had commanded Israel. 2 So Ezra the priest brought the law before the assembly which included men and women and all those able to understand what they heard.(This happened on the first day of the seventh month.) 3 So he read it before the plaza in front of the Water Gate from dawn till noon before the men and women and those children who could understand. All the people were eager to hear the book of the law. 4 Ezra the scribe stood on a towering wooden platform constructed for this purpose. Standing near him on his right were Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Masseiah. On his left were Pedaiah, Mishael, Malkijah, Hashum, Hashbaddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam. 5 Ezra opened the book in plain view of all the people, for he was elevated above all the people. When he opened the book, all the people stood up. 6 Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God, and all the people replied“Amen! Amen!” as they lifted their hands. Then they bowed down and worshiped the LORD with their faces to the ground. 7 Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, and Pelaiah– all of whom were Levites– were teaching the people the law, as the people remained standing. 8 They read from the book of God’s law, explaining it and imparting insight. Thus the people gained understanding from what was read.
• Neh 8:13 : 13 On the second day of the month the family leaders met with Ezra the scribe, together with all the people, the priests, and the Levites, to consider the words of the law.
• Neh 9:3 : 3 For one-fourth of the day they stood in their place and read from the book of the law of the LORD their God, and for another fourth they were confessing their sins and worshiping the LORD their God.
• Ps 84:7 : 7 They are sustained as they travel along; each one appears before God in Zion.
• Luke 4:16-17 : 16 Rejection at Nazareth Now Jesus came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, as was his custom. He stood up to read, 17 and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written,
• Acts 13:15 : 15 After the reading from the law and the prophets, the leaders of the synagogue sent them a message, saying,“Brothers, if you have any message of exhortation for the people, speak it.”
• Acts 15:21 : 21 For Moses has had those who proclaim him in every town from ancient times, because he is read aloud in the synagogues every Sabbath.”
• Neh 8:18 : 18 Ezra read in the book of the law of God day by day, from the first day to the last. They observed the festival for seven days, and on the eighth day they held an assembly as was required.