Deuteronomy 1:5
beyond Jordan in the land of Moab, Moses began to declare this law, saying,
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
On this side Jordan, in the land of Moab, began Moses to declare this law, saying,
In Context
Cross References
Deuteronomy 4:44This is the law which Moses set before the children of Israel.
Deuteronomy 17:18And when he shall be established in his government, then shall he write for himself this repetition of the law into a book by the hands of the priests the Levites;
Deuteronomy 32:46And he said to them, Take heed with your heart to all these words, which I testify to you this day, which ye shall command your sons, to observe and do all the words 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 →