Deuteronomy 31 · Verse 11

Deuteronomy 31:11

When all Israel is come to appear before the Lord thy God in the place which he shall choose, thou shalt read this law before all Israel in their hearing.
Deuteronomy 31:11, King James Version

Deuteronomy 31:11 in other translations

BSBwhen all Israel comes before the LORD your God at the place He will choose, you are to read this law in the hearing of all Israel.
WEBwhen all Israel has come to appear before the LORD your God in the place which he will choose, you shall read this law before all Israel in their hearing.
ASVwhen all Israel is come to appear before Jehovah thy God in the place which he shall choose, thou shalt read this law before all Israel in their hearing.
YLTin the coming in of all Israel to see the face of Jehovah in the place which He chooseth, thou dost proclaim this law before all Israel, in their ears.
DARBYwhen all Israel cometh to appear before Jehovah thy God in the place which he will choose, thou shalt read this law before all Israel in their ears.
BBEWhen all Israel has come before the Lord your God in the place named by him, let a reading be given of this law in the hearing of all Israel.
WebsterWhen all Israel is come to appear before the LORD thy God in the place which he shall choose, thou shalt read this law before all Israel in their hearing.

What does Deuteronomy 31:11 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 31:9-13

De 31:9-13. He Delivers the Law to the Priests, to Read It Every Seventh Year to the People. 9-13. And Moses wrote this law, and delivered it unto the priests--The law thus committed to writing was either the whole book of Deuteronomy, or the important part of it contained between the twenty-seventh and thirtieth chapters. It was usual in cases of public or private contract for two copies of the engagement to be…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 31:9-13

Though we read the word in private, we must not think it needless to hear it read in public. This solemn reading of the law must be done in the year of release. The year of release was typical of gospel grace, which is called the acceptable year of the Lord; for our pardon and liberty by Christ, engage us to keep his commandments. It must be read to all Israel, men, women, children, and to the strangers. It is the…

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Deuteronomy 31:11 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.

בְּב֣וֹאbe.Vo'when comesH935
כָל\־khol-allH3605
יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
לֵרָאוֹת֙le.ra.'Otto appearH7200
אֶת\־'et-withH854
פְּנֵי֙pe.Nei[the] presence ofH6440
יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaGod yourH430
בַּמָּק֖וֹםba.ma.Komin the placeH4725
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834
יִבְחָ֑רyiv.Charhe will chooseH977
תִּקְרָ֞אtik.Ra'you will read aloudH7121
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַתּוֹרָ֥הha.to.Rahthe lawH8451
הַזֹּ֛אתha.Zot<the> thisH2063
נֶ֥גֶדNe.gedbeforeH5048
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
בְּאָזְנֵיהֶֽם\׃be.'a.ze.nei.Hemin ears theirH241

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Cross references for Deuteronomy 31:11

  • 2 Kings 23:2

    And the king went up into the house of the Lord, and all the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the people, both small and great: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant which was found in the house of the Lord.

  • Joshua 8:34-35

    And afterward he read all the words of the law, the blessings and cursings, according to all that is written in the book of the law. There was not a word of all that Moses commanded, which Joshua read not before all the congregation of Israel, with the women, and the little ones, and the strangers that were conversant among them.

  • Deuteronomy 16:16-17

    Three times in a year shall all thy males appear before the Lord thy God in the place which he shall choose; in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles: and they shall not appear before the Lord empty: Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the Lord thy God which he hath given thee.

  • Exodus 23:16-17

    And the feast of harvest, the firstfruits of thy labours, which thou hast sown in the field: and the feast of ingathering, which is in the end of the year, when thou hast gathered in thy labours out of the field. Three times in the year all thy males shall appear before the Lord God.

  • Exodus 34:24

    For I will cast out the nations before thee, and enlarge thy borders: neither shall any man desire thy land, when thou shalt go up to appear before the Lord thy God thrice in the year.

  • Deuteronomy 12:5

    But unto the place which the Lord your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, even unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come:

  • Nehemiah 8:1-8

    And all the people gathered themselves together as one man into the street that was before the water gate; and they spake unto Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which the Lord had commanded to Israel. And Ezra the priest brought the law before the congregation both of men and women, and all that could hear with understanding, upon the first day of the seventh month. And he read therein before the street that was before the water gate from the morning until midday, before the men and the women, and those that could understand; and the ears of all the people were attentive unto the book of the law. And Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Urijah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchiah, and Hashum, and Hashbadana, Zechariah, and Meshullam. …

  • Acts 15:21

    For Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath day.

  • Nehemiah 8:13

    And on the second day were gathered together the chief of the fathers of all the people, the priests, and the Levites, unto Ezra the scribe, even to understand the words of the law.

  • Psalms 84:7

    They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appeareth before God.

  • Acts 13:15

    And after the reading of the law and the prophets the rulers of the synagogue sent unto them, saying, Ye men and brethren, if ye have any word of exhortation for the people, say on.

  • Nehemiah 9:3

    And they stood up in their place, and read in the book of the law of the Lord their God one fourth part of the day; and another fourth part they confessed, and worshipped the Lord their God.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
to appear.
16:16,17; Ex 23:16,17; 34:24; Ps 84:7
in the place.
12:5
thou. shalt read.
Jos 8:34,35; 2Ki 23:2; Ne 8:1-8,13,18; 9:3; Lu 4:16,17; Ac 13:15
Ac 15:21

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Context

  • Deuteronomy 31:10

    And Moses commanded them, saying, At the end of every seven years, in the solemnity of the year of release, in the feast of tabernacles,

  • Deuteronomy 31:11

    When all Israel is come to appear before the Lord thy God in the place which he shall choose, thou shalt read this law before all Israel in their hearing.

  • Deuteronomy 31:12

    Gather the people together, men, and women, and children, and thy stranger that is within thy gates, that they may hear, and that they may learn, and fear the Lord your God, and observe to do all the words of this law:

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Deuteronomy 31:11 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Cuando viniere todo Israel á presentarse delante de Jehová tu Dios en el lugar que él escogiere, leerás esta ley delante de todo Israel á oídos de ellos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
quand tout Israël viendra pour paraître devant l’ Éternel, ton Dieu, au lieu qu’il aura choisi, tu liras cette loi devant tout Israël, à leurs oreilles;
German
Elberfelder 1871
wenn ganz Israel kommt, um vor Jehova, deinem Gott, zu erscheinen an dem Orte, den er erwählen wird, sollst du dieses Gesetz vor dem ganzen Israel lesen, vor ihren Ohren.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
convenientibus cunctis ex Israël, ut appareant in conspectu Domini Dei tui in loco quem elegerit Dominus, leges verba legis hujus coram omni Israël, audientibus eis,