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Deuteronomy 4:44-45
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Deuteronomy 4:44-45
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
II. Second Address
A. The Lord’s Covenant with Israel
Introduction. 44 This is the law[a] which Moses set before the Israelites.(A) 45 These are the decrees, and the statutes and ordinances[b] which Moses proclaimed to the Israelites after they came out of Egypt,(B)
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- 4:44 Law: Hebrew torah, meaning “instruction,” “law,” “teaching”; the standard translation “law” comes from the influence of the Septuagint’s nomos, “law,” and the extensive legislation in Ex 20–Nm 10.
- 4:45 Statutes and ordinances: terms referring to the legal corpus in 12:1–26:19.
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