Deuteronomy 31:26

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““Take this Book of the Law and place it beside the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, so that it may remain there as a witness against you.”

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Read Deuteronomy 31:26 in the flow of Deuteronomy31 for its full sense, then follow the cross-references below to the passages that echo it. Open Deuteronomy31 to see the surrounding context.

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BSBPD

““Take this Book of the Law and place it beside the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, so that it may remain there as a witness against you.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“`Take this Book of the Law, and thou hast set it on the side of the ark of the covenant of Jehovah your God, and it hath been there against thee for a witness;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Deuteronomy 31:26 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Deuteronomy 31:19Now therefore, write down for yourselves this song and teach it to the Israelites; have them recite it, so that it may be a witness for Me against them.
  2. 1 Kings 8:9There was nothing in the ark except the two stone tablets that Moses had placed in it at Horeb, where the LORD had made a covenant with the Israelites after they had come out of the land of Egypt.
  3. 2 Kings 22:8Then Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the scribe, “I have found the Book of the Law in the house of the LORD!” And he gave it to Shaphan, who read it.
  4. 2 Kings 22:13“Go and inquire of the LORD for me, for the people, and for all Judah concerning the words in this book that has been found. For great is the wrath of the LORD that burns against us because our fathers have not obeyed the words of this book by doing all that is written about us.”
  5. 2 Chronicles 34:14While they were bringing out the money that had been taken into the house of the LORD, Hilkiah the priest found the Book of the Law of the LORD written by Moses.
  6. Romans 3:19Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.
  7. Galatians 2:19For through the law I died to the law so that I might live to God.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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