Deuteronomy 4 · Verse 8

Deuteronomy 4:8

And what nation is there so great, that hath statutes and judgments so righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day?
Deuteronomy 4:8, King James Version

Deuteronomy 4:8 in other translations

BSBAnd what nation is great enough to have righteous statutes and ordinances like this entire law I set before you today?
WEBWhat great nation is there that has statutes and ordinances so righteous as all this law which I set before you today?
ASVAnd what great nation is there, that hath statutes and ordinances so righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day?
YLTand which is the great nation which hath righteous statutes and judgments according to all this law which I am setting before you to-day?
DARBYAnd what great nation is there that hath righteous statutes and ordinances, as all this law which I set before you this day?
BBEAnd what great nation has laws and decisions so right as all this law which I put before you today?
WebsterAnd what nation is there so great, that hath statutes and judgments so righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day?

What does Deuteronomy 4:8 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 4:7-9

7-9. what nation is there so great--Here he represents their privileges and their duty in such significant and comprehensive terms, as were peculiarly calculated to arrest their attention and engage their interest. The former, their national advantages, are described (De 4:7, 8), and they were twofold: 1. God's readiness to hear and aid them at all times; and 2. the excellence of that religion in which they were…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 4:1-23

The power and love of God to Israel are here made the ground and reason of a number of cautions and serious warnings; and although there is much reference to their national covenant, yet all may be applied to those who live under the gospel. What are laws made for but to be observed and obeyed? Our obedience as individuals cannot merit salvation; but it is the only evidence that we are partakers of the gift of God…

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Deuteronomy 4:8 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.

וּמִי֙u.Miand who?H4310
גּ֣וֹיGoy[is] a nationH1471
גָּד֔וֹלga.DolgreatH1419
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whichH834
ל֛וֹlo[belongs] to it
חֻקִּ֥יםchu.KimstatutesH2706
וּמִשְׁפָּטִ֖יםu.mish.pa.Timand judgmentsH4941
צַדִּיקִ֑םtza.di.KimrighteousH6662
כְּכֹל֙ke.Khollike allH3605
הַתּוֹרָ֣הha.to.Rahthe lawH8451
הַזֹּ֔אתha.Zot<the> thisH2063
אֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherwhichH834
אָנֹכִ֛י'a.no.KhiIH595
נֹתֵ֥ןno.Ten[am] settingH5414
לִפְנֵיכֶ֖םlif.nei.Khem<to> before youH6440
הַיּֽוֹם\׃hai.Yomthis dayH3117

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

Cross references for Deuteronomy 4:8

  • 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 7:12-14

    Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good. Was then that which is good made death unto me? God forbid. But sin, that it might appear sin, working death in me by that which is good; that sin by the commandment might become exceeding sinful. For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin.

  • Psalms 119:127-128

    Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; yea, above fine gold. Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right; and I hate every false way.

  • Psalms 119:86

    All thy commandments are faithful: they persecute me wrongfully; help thou me.

  • Psalms 19:7-11

    The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple. The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes. The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether. More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb. …

  • 2 Timothy 3:16-17

    All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.

  • Deuteronomy 10:12-13

    And now, Israel, what doth the Lord thy God require of thee, but to fear the Lord thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul, To keep the commandments of the Lord, and his statutes, which I command thee this day for thy good?

  • Psalms 119:96

    I have seen an end of all perfection: but thy commandment is exceeding broad.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
10:12,13; Ps 19:7-11; 119:86,96,127,128; 147:19,20; Ro 7:12-14
2Ti 3:16,17

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Context

  • Deuteronomy 4:7

    For what nation is there so great, who hath God so nigh unto them, as the Lord our God is in all things that we call upon him for?

  • Deuteronomy 4:8

    And what nation is there so great, that hath statutes and judgments so righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day?

  • Deuteronomy 4:9

    Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons’ sons;

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Deuteronomy 4:8 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y ¿qué gente grande hay que tenga estatutos y derechos justos, como es toda esta ley que yo pongo hoy delante de vosotros?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et quelle est la grande nation qui ait des statuts et des ordonnances justes, comme toute cette loi que je mets aujourd’hui devant vous?
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und welche große Nation gibt es, die so gerechte Satzungen und Rechte hätte, wie dieses ganze Gesetz, das ich euch heute vorlege?
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Quæ est enim alia gens sic inclyta, ut habeat cæremonias, justaque judicia, et universam legem, quam ego proponam hodie ante oculos vestros?