Deuteronomy 1:5
On the far side of Jordan in the land of Moab, Moses gave the people this law, saying,
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
On this side Jordan, in the land of Moab, began Moses to declare this law, saying,
In Context
6The Lord our God said to us in Horeb, You have been long enough in this mountain:
Cross References
Deuteronomy 4:44This is the law which Moses put before the children of Israel:
Deuteronomy 17:18And when he has taken his place on the seat of his kingdom, he is to make in a book a copy of this law, from that which the priests, the Levites, have in their care:
Deuteronomy 32:46Moses said to them, Let the words which I have said to you today go deep into your hearts, and give orders to your children to do every word of this law.
Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 1:2-9
Deuteronomy This book is a repetition of very much both of the history and of the laws contained in the three foregoing books, which repetition Moses delivered to Israel (both by word of mouth, that it might affect, and by writing, that it might abide) a little before his death. There is no new history in it but that of the death of Moses in the last chapter, nor any new revelation to Moses, for aught that appears, and therefore the style here is not, as before, The Lord spoke unto Moses, saying. But the former… Read the whole commentary →