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Deuteronomy 5:27 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" Go thou near, and hear all that the LORD our God shall say: and speak thou unto us all that the LORD our God shall speak unto thee; and we will hear it, and do "
Deuteronomy 5:27
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
Now therefore why should we die? for this great fire will consume us: if we hear the voice of the LORD our God any more, then we shall die.
For who is there of all flesh, that hath heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as we have, and lived?
Go thou near, and hear all that the LORD our God shall say: and speak thou unto us all that the LORD our God shall speak unto thee; and we will hear it, and do
And the LORD heard the voice of your words, when ye spake unto me; and the LORD said unto me, I have heard the voice of the words of this people, which they have spoken unto thee: they have well said all that they have spoken.
O that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them, and with their children for ever!
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Deuteronomy 5:1
"And Moses called all Israel, and said unto them, Hear, O Israel, the statutes and judgments which I speak in your ears this day, that ye may learn them, and keep, and do"
Deuteronomy 5:2
"The LORD our God made a covenant with us in Horeb."
Deuteronomy 5:3
"The LORD made not this covenant with our fathers, but with us, even us, who are all of us here alive this day."
Deuteronomy 5:4
"The LORD talked with you face to face in the mount out of the midst of the fire,"
Deuteronomy 5:5
"(I stood between the LORD and you at that time, to shew you the word of the LORD: for ye were afraid by reason of the fire, and went not up into the mount;) saying,"
Deuteronomy 5:6
"I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage."
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