Deuteronomy 30 · Verse 11

Deuteronomy 30:11

For this commandment which I command thee this day, it is not hidden from thee, neither is it far off.
Deuteronomy 30:11, King James Version

Deuteronomy 30:11 in other translations

BSBFor this commandment I give you today is not too difficult for you or beyond your reach.
WEBFor this commandment which I command you today is not too hard for you or too distant.
ASVFor this commandment which I command thee this day, it is not too hard for thee, neither is it far off.
YLT‘For this command which I am commanding thee to-day, it is not too wonderful for thee, nor is it far off.
DARBYFor this commandment which I command thee this day is not too wonderful for thee, neither is it far off.
BBEFor these orders which I have given you today are not strange and secret, and are not far away.
WebsterFor this commandment which I command thee this day, it is not hid from thee, neither is it far off.

What does Deuteronomy 30:11 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 30:11-14

De 30:11-14. The Commandment Is Manifest.

11-14. For this commandment ... is not hidden ... neither is it far off--That law of loving and obeying God, which was the subject of Moses' discourse, was well known to the Israelites. They could not plead ignorance of its existence and requirements. It was not concealed as an impenetrable mystery in heaven, for it had been revealed; nor was it carefully withheld from the people as a dangerous discovery; for the youngest and humblest of them were instructed in those truths, which were subjects of earnest study and research among the wisest and greatest of other nations. They were not under a necessity of undertaking long journeys or distant voyages, as many ancient sages did in quest of knowledge. They enjoyed the peculiar privilege of a familiar acquaintance with it. It was with them a subject of common conversation, engraven on their memories, and frequently explained and inculcated on their hearts. The apostle Paul (Ro 10:6-8) has applied this passage to the Gospel, for the law of Christ is substantially the same as that of Moses, only exhibited more clearly in its spiritual nature and extensive application; and, accompanied with the advantages of Gospel grace, it is practicable and easy.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 11 This commandment - is not hidden - Not too wonderful or difficult for thee to comprehend or perform, as the word נפלאת niphleth implies. Neither is it far off - the word or doctrine of salvation shall be proclaimed in your own land; for He is to be born in Bethlehem of Judah, who is to feed and save Israel; and the Prophet who is to teach them is to be raised up from among their brethren.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 30:11-14
The law is not too high for thee. It is not only known afar off; it is not confined to men of learning. It is written in thy books, made plain, so that he who runs may read it. It is in thy mouth, in the tongue commonly used by thee, in which thou mayest hear it read, and talk of it among thy children. It is delivered so that it is level to the understanding of the meanest. This is especially true of the gospel of Christ, to which the apostle applies it. But the word is nigh us, and Christ in that word; so that if we believe with the heart, that the promises of the Messiah are fulfilled in our Lord Jesus, and confess them with our mouth, we then have Christ with us.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Deuteronomy 30:11 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.

כִּ֚יkiforH3588
הַמִּצְוָ֣הha.mitz.Vahthe commandmentH4687
הַזֹּ֔אתha.Zot<the> thisH2063
אֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherwhichH834
אָנֹכִ֥י'a.no.KhiIH595
מְצַוְּךָ֖me.tza.ve.Kha[am] commanding youH6680
הַיּ֑וֹםhai.Yomthis dayH3117
לֹֽא\־lo'-notH3808
נִפְלֵ֥אתnif.Let[is too] difficultH6381
הִוא֙hi'itH1931
מִמְּךָ֔mi.me.Khafor youH4480
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH3808
רְחֹקָ֖הre.cho.Kah[is] far awayH7350
הִֽוא\׃hi'itH1931

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

Cross references for Deuteronomy 30:11

  • Isaiah 45:19

    I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth: I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain: I the Lord speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.

  • Psalms 147:19-20

    He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel. He hath not dealt so with any nation: and as for his judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the Lord.

  • Romans 16:25-26

    Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began, But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith:

  • Colossians 1:26-27

    Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints: To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
it is not hidden.Or as the word {niphlaith} implies, not too wonderful for thee to comprehend or perform; but easily to be acquainted with, and understood, because clearly revealed: neither is it afar off; it was proclaimed in you ears from mount Sinai, and is now proclaimed in the sanctuary: it is not in heaven; for it has been already revealed: neither is it beyond the sea; that you need travel for instruction, as the ancient philosophers did, or seek instruction from men, at immense labour and expense; but the word is very nigh to thee; brought to thy very doors; in thy mouth, and in thy heart; made so familiar as to afford a topic of common discourse, that it might be laid up in the memory and reduced to practice.
Ps 147:19,20; Isa 45:19; Ro 16:25,26; Col 1:26,27

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Context

  • Deuteronomy 30:10

    If thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which are written in this book of the law, and if thou turn unto the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul.

  • Deuteronomy 30:11

    For this commandment which I command thee this day, it is not hidden from thee, neither is it far off.

  • Deuteronomy 30:12

    It is not in heaven, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go up for us to heaven, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it?

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Deuteronomy 30:11 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Porque este mandamiento que yo te intimo hoy, no te es encubierto, ni está lejos:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Car ce commandement que je te commande aujourd’hui, n’est pas trop merveilleux pour toi, et il n’est pas éloigné.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Denn dieses Gebot, das ich dir heute gebiete, ist nicht zu wunderbar für dich und ist nicht fern.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Mandatum hoc, quod ego præcipio tibi hodie, non supra te est, neque procul positum,