The Meaning of Deuteronomy 31:30 Explained

Deuteronomy 31:30

KJV: And Moses spake in the ears of all the congregation of Israel the words of this song, until they were ended.

YLT: And Moses speaketh in the ears of all the assembly of Israel the words of this song, till their completion: --

Darby: And Moses spoke in the ears of the whole congregation of Israel the words of this song, until their conclusion.

ASV: And Moses spake in the ears of all the assembly of Israel the words of this song, until they were finished.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And Moses  spake  in the ears  of all the congregation  of Israel  the words  of this song,  until they were ended. 

What does Deuteronomy 31:30 Mean?

Verse Meaning

Moses recited the song God had given him in the hearing of all the Israelites. The song follows the pattern of the Deuteronomic treaty.

Chapter Summary: Deuteronomy 31

1  Moses encourages the people
7  He encourages Joshua
9  He delivers the law unto the priests to be read in the seventh year
14  God gives a charge to Joshua
19  and a song to testify against the people
24  Moses delivers the book of the law to the Levites to keep
28  He makes a protestation

What do the individual words in Deuteronomy 31:30 mean?

And spoke Moses in the hearing of all the assembly of Israel - the words of song this until they were ended -
וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר מֹשֶׁ֗ה בְּאָזְנֵי֙ כָּל־ קְהַ֣ל יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֶת־ דִּבְרֵ֥י הַשִּׁירָ֖ה הַזֹּ֑את עַ֖ד תֻּמָּֽם פ

וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר  And  spoke 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: דָּבַר 
Sense: to speak, declare, converse, command, promise, warn, threaten, sing.
מֹשֶׁ֗ה  Moses 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: מֹשֶׁה  
Sense: the prophet and lawgiver, leader of the exodus.
בְּאָזְנֵי֙  in  the  hearing 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, fdc
Root: אֹזֶן  
Sense: ear, as part of the body.
כָּל־  of  all 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
קְהַ֣ל  the  assembly 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: קָהָל  
Sense: assembly, company, congregation, convocation.
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל  of  Israel 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל  
Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
דִּבְרֵ֥י  the  words 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: דָּבָר  
Sense: speech, word, speaking, thing.
הַשִּׁירָ֖ה  of  song 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: שִׁיר 
Sense: song.
הַזֹּ֑את  this 
Parse: Article, Pronoun, feminine singular
Root: זׄאת  
Sense: this, this one, here, which, this … that, the one … the other, such.
עַ֖ד  until 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַד  
Sense: as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as.
תֻּמָּֽם  they  were  ended 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct, third person masculine plural
Root: תָּמַם  
Sense: to be complete, be finished, be at an end.
פ  - 
Parse: Punctuation

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