Deuteronomy 1:5
across the Jordan in the land of Moab. And so, Moses began to explain the law, and to say:
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
On this side Jordan, in the land of Moab, began Moses to declare this law, saying,
In Context
6“The Lord our God spoke to us at Horeb, saying: ‘You have remained long enough on this mountain.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 4:44This is the law, which Moses set forth before the sons of Israel.
Deuteronomy 17:18Then, after he has been seated upon the throne of his kingdom, he shall write for himself the Deuteronomy of this law in a volume, using a copy from the priests of the Levitical tribe.
Deuteronomy 32:46And he said to them: “Set your hearts upon all the words which I am testifying to you this day. So shall you command your sons, to keep, and to do, and to fulfill all the things that have been written in 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 →