Deuteronomy 31:9-28

Part of D according to Kuenen, Dillmann, etc. It is this law (D) which is to be read at Tabernacles (Deuteronomy 16:13) and septennially in the year of release (Deuteronomy 15:1 ff.*).

Deuteronomy 31:11. appear before: Deuteronomy 16:16 *.

Deuteronomy 31:12. See Deuteronomy 29:11.

Deuteronomy 31:13. children: Deuteronomy 4:9 *. your: read (with five MSS., Sam., Syr., Vulg.), their.

Deuteronomy 31:14 f., Deuteronomy 31:23 (JE). Cf. Numbers 27:22 f. (P): two accounts of the appointment of Joshua to succeed Moses. See Deuteronomy 1:37; Deuteronomy 32:1 f. for a third version.

Deuteronomy 31:16. Introduction to Moses'song. In Deuteronomy 31:16 Yahweh tells Moses of what will happen after his death.

Deuteronomy 31:16. sleep with thy fathers: Genesis 47:30. whoring: Exodus 34:16 (cf. Ezekiel 6:9). Temple prostitution (Deuteronomy 23:17 f.*) is hardly meant.

Deuteronomy 31:21. Read (with Sam., LXX, Syr.), sware to their fathers.

Deuteronomy 31:24; Deuteronomy 31:26. this law: read with Staerk, Steuernagel, Bertholet, this song. The entire section (Deuteronomy 31:16) forms the prologue to the song of Deuteronomy 32:1. If we retain the Matthew, 24-26 essentially repeats 9.

Deuteronomy 31:25. Levites: Deuteronomy 10:8 *.

Deuteronomy 31:28. these words: i.e. the song (Deuteronomy 32:1 ff.).