Deuteronomy 31:11

appear before, etc.] Rather see the face of, as in Deuteronomy 16:16; thy God, Sam. LXX A and other codd, your GodLXX B.

in the place, etc.] See on Deuteronomy 12:5.

thou shalt read this law The Sg. address is striking; for according to Deuteronomy 31:9 Moses is addressing the priests and elders; nor because of the following before all Israelcan the whole nation be here addressed. We are left therefore with the supposition that the charge described in this passage was originally addressed to one individual, and the context Deuteronomy 31:1; Deuteronomy 31:14ff. make it probable that this was Joshua. Yet the text is uncertain: Sam. has heor one shall read(not, as Steuern. and Berth. say, shall be read, for the vb. is followed by an accusative); the LXX codd. (with few exceptions) have Pl. ye shall read, as also in next v.; this, however, may be due to harmonising. On this lawsee on Deuteronomy 31:9.