Deuteronomy 17 · Verse 19

Deuteronomy 17:19

And it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life: that he may learn to fear the Lord his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do them:

Deuteronomy 17:19, King James Version

Deuteronomy 17:19 in other translations

BSB	It is to remain with him, and he is to read from it all the days of his life, so that he may learn to fear the LORD his God by carefully observing all the words of this instruction and these statutes.
WEB	It shall be with him, and he shall read from it all the days of his life, that he may learn to fear the LORD his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do them;
ASV	and it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life; that he may learn to fear Jehovah his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do them;
YLT	and it hath been with him, and he hath read in it all days of his life, so that he doth learn to fear Jehovah his God, to keep all the words of this law, and these statutes, to do them;
DARBY	and it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life; that he may learn to fear Jehovah his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do them;
BBE	And it is to be with him for his reading all the days of his life, so that he may be trained in the fear of the Lord his God to keep and do all the words of this teaching and these laws:
Webster	And it shall be with him, and he shall read in it all the days of his life: that he may learn to fear the LORD his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do them:

What does Deuteronomy 17:19 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 17:18-20

18-20. he shall write him a copy of this law in a book--The original scroll of the ancient Scriptures was deposited in the sanctuary under the strict custody of the priests (see on De 31:26; 2Ki 22:8). Each monarch, on his accession, was to be furnished with a true and faithful copy, which he was to keep constantly beside him, and daily peruse it, that his character and sentiments being cast into its sanctifying…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 19 And it shall be with him, etc. - It was the surest way to bring the king to an acquaintance with the Divine law to oblige him to write out a fair copy of it with his own hand, in which he was to read daily. This was essentially necessary, as these laws of God were all permanent, and no Israelitish king could make any new law, the kings of this people being ever considered as only the vice-gerents of Jehovah.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 17:14-20

God himself was in a particular manner Israel's King; and if they set another over them, it was necessary that he should choose the person. Accordingly, when the people desired a king, they applied to Samuel, a prophet of the Lord. In all cases, God's choice, if we can but know it, should direct, determine, and overrule ours. Laws are given for the prince that should be elected. He must carefully avoid every thing…

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Deuteronomy 17:19 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְהָיְתָ֣הve.ha.ye.Tahand it will beH1961

עִמּ֔וֹi.Mowith himH5973

וְקָ֥רָאve.Ka.ra'and he will readH7121

ב֖וֹvo<in> <the> it

כָּל\־kol-allH3605

יְמֵ֣יye.Mei[the] days ofH3117

חַיָּ֑יוchai.Yavlife hisH2416

לְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anso thatH4616

יִלְמַ֗דyil.Madhe may learnH3925

לְיִרְאָה֙le.yir.'Ahto fearH3372

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853

יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahwehH3068

אֱלֹהָ֔יו'e.lo.HavGod hisH430

לִ֠שְׁמֹרLish.morto keepH8104

אֶֽת\־'et-<obj.>H853

כָּל\־kol-allH3605

דִּבְרֵ֞יdiv.Rei[the] words ofH1697

הַתּוֹרָ֥הha.to.Rahthe lawH8451

הַזֹּ֛אתha.Zot<the> thisH2063

וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853

הַחֻקִּ֥יםha.chu.Kimthe statutesH2706

הָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.leh<the> theseH428

לַעֲשֹׂתָֽם\׃la.'a.so.Tamto do themH6213

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Deuteronomy 17:19

Joshua 1:8
This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
Psalms 119:97-100
מ MEM. O how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day. Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies: for they are ever with me. I have more understanding than all my teachers: for thy testimonies are my meditation. I understand more than the ancients, because I keep thy precepts.
Psalms 1:2
But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
2 Timothy 3:15-17
And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.
John 5:39
Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.
Deuteronomy 11:18
Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul, and bind them for a sign upon your hand, that they may be as frontlets between your eyes.
Deuteronomy 4:10
Specially the day that thou stoodest before the Lord thy God in Horeb, when the Lord said unto me, Gather me the people together, and I will make them hear my words, that they may learn to fear me all the days that they shall live upon the earth, and that they may teach their children.
Deuteronomy 6:6-9
And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes. And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

6:6-9; 11:18; Jos 1:8; Ps 1:2; 119:97-100; Joh 5:39; 2Ti 3:15-17

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

Deuteronomy 17:18
And it shall be, when he sitteth upon the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write him a copy of this law in a book out of that which is before the priests the Levites:
Deuteronomy 17:19
And it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life: that he may learn to fear the Lord his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do them:
Deuteronomy 17:20
That his heart be not lifted up above his brethren, and that he turn not aside from the commandment, to the right hand, or to the left: to the end that he may prolong his days in his kingdom, he, and his children, in the midst of Israel.

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Deuteronomy 17:19 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Y lo tendrá consigo, y leerá en él todos los días de su vida, para que aprenda á temer á Jehová su Dios, para guardar todas las palabras de aquesta ley y estos estatutos, para ponerlos por obra:
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Et il l’aura auprès de lui; et il y lira tous les jours de sa vie, afin qu’il apprenne à craindre l’ Éternel, son Dieu, et à garder toutes les paroles de cette loi, et ces statuts, pour les faire;
German Elberfelder 1871	Und es soll bei ihm sein, und er soll alle Tage seines Lebens darin lesen, auf daß er Jehova, seinen Gott, fürchten lerne, um zu beobachten alle Worte dieses Gesetzes und diese Satzungen, sie zu tun;
Latin Clementine Vulgate	et habebit secum, legetque illud omnibus diebus vitæ suæ, ut discat timere Dominum Deum suum, et custodire verba et cæremonias ejus, quæ in lege præcepta sunt.