Deuteronomy 31 · Verse 25

Deuteronomy 31:25

That Moses commanded the Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord, saying,
Deuteronomy 31:25, King James Version

Deuteronomy 31:25 in other translations

BSBhe gave this command to the Levites who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD:
WEBMoses commanded the Levites, who bore the ark of the LORD’s covenant, saying,
ASVthat Moses commanded the Levites, that bare the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, saying,
YLTthat Moses commandeth the Levites bearing the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, saying,
DARBYthat Moses commanded the Levites, who bore the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, saying,
BBEMoses said to the Levites who were responsible for taking up the ark of the Lord's agreement,
WebsterThat Moses commanded the Levites who bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD, saying,

What does Deuteronomy 31:25 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 31:23-30

The solemn delivery of the book of the law to the Levites, to be deposited in, or rather by the side, of the ark, is again related. The song which follows in the next chapter is delivered to Moses, and by him to the people. He wrote it first, as the Holy Spirit taught him; and then spake it in the hearing of all the people. Moses tells them plainly, I know that after my death ye will utterly corrupt yourselves. Many…

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Deuteronomy 31:25 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
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.Yimthe LevitesH3881
נֹ֥שְׂאֵ֛יno.se.'Ei[who] carryH5375
אֲר֥וֹן'a.Ron<of> [the] ark ofH727
בְּרִית\־be.rit-[the] covenant ofH1285
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068
לֵאמֹֽר\׃le.Mor<to> sayingH559

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

Cross references for Deuteronomy 31:25

  • Deuteronomy 31:9

    And Moses wrote this law, and delivered it unto the priests the sons of Levi, which bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and unto all the elders of Israel.

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Context

  • Deuteronomy 31:24

    And it came to pass, when Moses had made an end of writing the words of this law in a book, until they were finished,

  • Deuteronomy 31:25

    That Moses commanded the Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord, saying,

  • Deuteronomy 31:26

    Take this book of the law, and put it in the side of the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God, that it may be there for a witness against thee.

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Deuteronomy 31:25 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Mandó Moisés á los Levitas que llevaban el arca del pacto de Jehová, diciendo:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
il arriva que Moïse commanda aux Lévites qui portaient l’arche de l’alliance de l’ Éternel, disant:
German
Elberfelder 1871
da gebot Mose den Leviten, welche die Lade des Bundes Jehovas trugen, und sprach:
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
præcepit Levitis, qui portabant arcam fœderis Domini, dicens: