Deuteronomy 27 · Verse 1

Deuteronomy 27:1

And Moses with the elders of Israel commanded the people, saying, Keep all the commandments which I command you this day.
Deuteronomy 27:1, King James Version

Deuteronomy 27:1 in other translations

BSBThen Moses and the elders of Israel commanded the people: “Keep all the commandments I am giving you today.
WEBMoses and the elders of Israel commanded the people, saying, “Keep all the commandment which I command you today.
ASVAnd Moses and the elders of Israel commanded the people, saying, Keep all the commandment which I command you this day.
YLT‘And Moses--the elders of Israel also--commandeth the people, saying, Keep all the command which I am commanding you to-day;
DARBYAnd Moses and the elders of Israel commanded the people, saying, Keep all the commandment which I command you this day.
BBEThen Moses and the responsible men of Israel gave the people these orders: Keep all the orders which I have given you this day;
WebsterAnd Moses with the elders of Israel commanded the people, saying, Keep all the commandments which I command you this day.

What does Deuteronomy 27:1 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Introduction

Moses commands the people to write the law upon stones, when they shall come to the promised land, Deu 27:1-3. And to set up these stones on Mount Ebal, Deu 27:4; and to build an altar of unhewn stones, and to offer on it burnt-offerings and peace-offerings, Deu 27:5-7. The words to be written plainly, and the people to be exhorted to obedience, Deu 27:8-10. The six tribes which should stand on Mount Gerizim to bless the people, Deu 27:11, Deu 27:12. Those who are to stand upon Mount Ebal to curse the transgressors, Deu 27:13. The different transgressors against whom the curses are to be denounced, Deu 27:14-26.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 27:1-10
As soon as they were come into Canaan, they must set up a monument, on which they must write the words of this law. They must set up an altar. The word and prayer must go together. Though they might not, of their own heads, set up any altar besides that at the tabernacle; yet, by the appointment of God, they might, upon special occasion. This altar must be made of unhewn stones, such as they found upon the field. Christ, our Altar, is a stone cut out of the mountain without hands, refused by the builders, as having no form or comeliness, but accepted of God the Father, and made the Head of the corner. In the Old Testament the words of the law are written, with the curse annexed; which would overcome us with horror, if we had not, in the New Testament, an altar erected close by, which gives consolation. Blessed be God, the printed copies of the Scriptures among us, do away the necessity of such methods as were presented to Israel. The end of the gospel ministry is, and the end of preachers ought to be, to make the word of God as plain as possible. Yet, unless the Spirit of God prosper such labours with Divine power, we shall not, even by these means, be made wise unto salvation: for this blessing we should therefore daily and earnestly pray.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Deuteronomy 27:1 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.

וַיְצַ֤וvay.Tzavand he commandedH6680
מֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehMosesH4872
וְזִקְנֵ֣יve.zik.Neiand [the] elders ofH2205
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הָעָ֖םha.'Amthe peopleH5971
לֵאמֹ֑רle.Mor<to> sayingH559
שָׁמֹר֙sha.MorkeepH8104
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
הַמִּצְוָ֔הha.mitz.Vahthe commandmentH4687
אֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherwhichH834
אָנֹכִ֛י'a.no.KhiIH595
מְצַוֶּ֥הme.tza.Veh[am] commandingH6680
אֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.Khem<obj.> youH853
הַיּֽוֹם\׃hai.Yomthis dayH3117

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

Cross references for Deuteronomy 27:1

  • John 15:14

    Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.

  • Luke 11:28

    But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.

  • James 2:10

    For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.

  • Deuteronomy 4:1-3

    Now therefore hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the judgments, which I teach you, for to do them, that ye may live, and go in and possess the land which the Lord God of your fathers giveth you. Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you. Your eyes have seen what the Lord did because of Baal–peor: for all the men that followed Baal–peor, the Lord thy God hath destroyed them from among you.

  • 1 Thessalonians 4:1-2

    Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would abound more and more. For ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus.

  • Deuteronomy 26:16

    This day the Lord thy God hath commanded thee to do these statutes and judgments: thou shalt therefore keep and do them with all thine heart, and with all thy soul.

  • Deuteronomy 11:32

    And ye shall observe to do all the statutes and judgments which I set before you this day.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
1 The people are commanded to write the law upon stones,
5 and to build an altar of whole stones.
11 The tribes to be divided on Gerizim and Ebal.
14 The curses to be pronounced on mount Ebal.

Keep all.
4:1-3; 11:32; 26:16; Lu 11:28; Joh 15:14; 1Th 4:1,2; Jas 2:10

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

Context

  • Deuteronomy 27:1

    And Moses with the elders of Israel commanded the people, saying, Keep all the commandments which I command you this day.

  • Deuteronomy 27:2

    And it shall be on the day when ye shall pass over Jordan unto the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, that thou shalt set thee up great stones, and plaister them with plaister:

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Deuteronomy 27:1 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y MANDÓ Moisés, con los ancianos de Israel, al pueblo, diciendo: Guardaréis todos los mandamientos que yo prescribo hoy.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		*Et Moïse et les anciens d’Israël commandèrent au peuple, disant: Gardez tout le commandement que je vous commande aujourd’hui;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Mose und die Ältesten von Israel geboten dem Volke und sprachen: Beobachtet das ganze Gebot, das ich euch heute gebiete!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Præcepit autem Moyses et seniores Israël populo, dicentes: Custodite omne mandatum quod præcipio vobis hodie.