Deuteronomy 4:5

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“See, I have taught you statutes and ordinances just as the LORD my God has commanded me, so that you may follow them in the land that you are about to enter and possess.”

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Read Deuteronomy 4:5 in the flow of Deuteronomy4 for its full sense, then follow the cross-references below to the passages that echo it. Open Deuteronomy4 to see the surrounding context.

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BSBPD

“See, I have taught you statutes and ordinances just as the LORD my God has commanded me, so that you may follow them in the land that you are about to enter and possess.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Behold, I have taught you statutes and judgments, even as the Lord my God commanded me, that ye should do so in the land whither ye go to possess it.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Behold, I have taught you statutes and ordinances, even as Jehovah my God commanded me, that ye should do so in the midst of the land whither ye go in to possess it.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“`See, I have taught you statutes and judgments, as Jehovah my God hath commanded me--to do so, in the midst of the land whither ye are going in to possess it;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Deuteronomy 4:5 — 17 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Leviticus 19:19You are to keep My statutes. You shall not crossbreed two different kinds of livestock; you shall not sow your fields with two kinds of seed; and you shall not wear clothing made of two kinds of material.
  2. Deuteronomy 4:1Hear now, O Israel, the statutes and ordinances I am teaching you to follow, so that you may live and may enter and take possession of the land that the LORD, the God of your fathers, is giving you.
  3. Deuteronomy 4:40Keep His statutes and commandments, which I am giving you today, so that you and your children after you may prosper, and that you may live long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you for all time.
  4. Deuteronomy 5:1Then Moses summoned all Israel and said to them: Hear, O Israel, the statutes and ordinances that I declare in your hearing this day. Learn them and observe them carefully.
  5. Deuteronomy 6:1These are the commandments and statutes and ordinances that the LORD your God has instructed me to teach you to follow in the land that you are about to enter and possess,
  6. Deuteronomy 7:11So keep the commandments and statutes and ordinances that I am giving you to follow this day.
  7. Deuteronomy 8:11Be careful not to forget the LORD your God by failing to keep His commandments and ordinances and statutes, which I am giving you this day.
  8. Deuteronomy 11:32be careful to follow all the statutes and ordinances that I am setting before you today.
  9. Proverbs 22:19So that your trust may be in the LORD, I instruct you today—yes, you.
  10. Jeremiah 11:6Then the LORD said to me, “Proclaim all these words in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem, saying: Hear the words of this covenant and carry them out.
  11. Ezekiel 20:11And I gave them My statutes and made known to them My ordinances—for the man who does these things will live by them.
  12. Matthew 28:20and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
  13. Acts 20:27For I did not shrink back from declaring to you the whole will of God.
  14. 1 Corinthians 11:28Each one must examine himself before he eats of the bread and drinks of the cup.
  15. 1 Corinthians 15:3For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,
  16. 1 Thessalonians 4:1Finally, brothers, we ask and encourage you in the Lord Jesus to live in a way that is pleasing to God, just as you have received from us. This is how you already live, so you should do so all the more.
  17. Hebrews 3:5Now Moses was faithful as a servant in all God’s house, testifying to what would be spoken later.

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

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