Deuteronomy 31 · Verse 28

Deuteronomy 31:28

Gather unto me all the elders of your tribes, and your officers, that I may speak these words in their ears, and call heaven and earth to record against them.
Deuteronomy 31:28, King James Version

Deuteronomy 31:28 in other translations

BSBAssemble before me all the elders of your tribes and all your officers so that I may speak these words in their hearing and call heaven and earth to witness against them.
WEBAssemble to me all the elders of your tribes and your officers, that I may speak these words in their ears, and call heaven and earth to witness against them.
ASVAssemble unto me all the elders of your tribes, and your officers, that I may speak these words in their ears, and call heaven and earth to witness against them.
YLT‘Assemble unto me all the elders of your tribes, and your authorities, and I speak in their ears these words, and cause to testify against them the heavens and the earth,
DARBYGather to me all the elders of your tribes, and your officers, that I may speak these words in their ears, and take heaven and earth to witness against them.
BBEGet together before me all those who are in authority in your tribes, and your overseers, so that I may say these things in their hearing, and make heaven and earth my witnesses against them.
WebsterAssemble to me all the elders of your tribes, and your officers, that I may speak these words in their ears, and call heaven and earth to record against them.

What does Deuteronomy 31:28 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 31:28 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.

הַקְהִ֧ילוּhak.Hi.luassembleH6950
אֵלַ֛י'e.Laito meH413
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
זִקְנֵ֥יzik.Nei[the] elders ofH2205
שִׁבְטֵיכֶ֖םshiv.tei.Khemtribes yourH7626
וְשֹׁטְרֵיכֶ֑םve.sho.te.rei.Khemand officials yourH7860
וַאֲדַבְּרָ֣הva.'a.da.be.Rahand let me speakH1696
בְאָזְנֵיהֶ֗םve.'a.ze.nei.Hemin ears theirH241
אֵ֚ת'et<obj.>H853
הַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.Rimthe wordsH1697
הָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.leh<the> theseH428
וְאָעִ֣ידָהve.'a.'I.dahso I may call as witnessesH5749
בָּ֔םBamagainst <the> them
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimthe heavensH8064
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
הָאָֽרֶץ\׃ha.'A.retzthe earthH776

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Cross references for Deuteronomy 31:28

  • Deuteronomy 32:1

    Give ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.

  • Deuteronomy 4:26

    I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that ye shall soon utterly perish from off the land whereunto ye go over Jordan to possess it; ye shall not prolong your days upon it, but shall utterly be destroyed.

  • Deuteronomy 30:19

    I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:

  • Luke 19:40

    And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.

  • 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:

  • Numbers 11:16-17

    And the Lord said unto Moses, Gather unto me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom thou knowest to be the elders of the people, and officers over them; and bring them unto the tabernacle of the congregation, that they may stand there with thee. And I will come down and talk with thee there: and I will take of the spirit which is upon thee, and will put it upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with thee, that thou bear it not thyself alone.

  • Isaiah 1:2

    Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the Lord hath spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me.

  • Genesis 49:1-2

    And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last days. Gather yourselves together, and hear, ye sons of Jacob; and hearken unto Israel your father.

  • Deuteronomy 29:10

    Ye stand this day all of you before the Lord your God; your captains of your tribes, your elders, and your officers, with all the men of Israel,

  • Exodus 18:25

    And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Gather unto me.
12; 29:10; Ge 49:1,2; Ex 18:25; Nu 11:16,17
call heaven.
4:26; 30:19; 32:1; Isa 1:2; Lu 19:40

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Context

  • Deuteronomy 31:27

    For I know thy rebellion, and thy stiff neck: behold, while I am yet alive with you this day, ye have been rebellious against the Lord; and how much more after my death?

  • Deuteronomy 31:28

    Gather unto me all the elders of your tribes, and your officers, that I may speak these words in their ears, and call heaven and earth to record against them.

  • Deuteronomy 31:29

    For I know that after my death ye will utterly corrupt yourselves, and turn aside from the way which I have commanded you; and evil will befall you in the latter days; because ye will do evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke him to anger through the work of your hands.

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Deuteronomy 31:28 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Congregad á mí todos los ancianos de vuestras tribus, y á vuestros oficiales, y hablaré en sus oídos estas palabras, y llamaré por testigos contra ellos los cielos y la tierra.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Réunissez auprès de moi tous les anciens de vos tribus, et vos magistrats, et je prononcerai ces paroles à leurs oreilles, et j’appellerai à témoin contre eux les cieux et la terre.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Versammelt zu mir alle Ältesten eurer Stämme und eure Vorsteher, daß ich diese Worte vor ihren Ohren rede und den Himmel und die Erde gegen sie zu Zeugen nehme.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Congregate ad me omnes majores natu per tribus vestras, atque doctores, et loquar audientibus eis sermones istos, et invocabo contra eos cælum et terram.