The Meaning of Deuteronomy 31:24 Explained

Deuteronomy 31:24

KJV: And it came to pass, when Moses had made an end of writing the words of this law in a book, until they were finished,

YLT: And it cometh to pass, when Moses finisheth to write the words of this law on a book till their completion,

Darby: And it came to pass, when Moses had ended writing the words of this law in a book, until their conclusion,

ASV: And it came to pass, when Moses had made an end of writing the words of this law in a book, until they were finished,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And it came to pass, when Moses  had made an end  of writing  the words  of this law  in a book,  until they were finished, 

What does Deuteronomy 31:24 Mean?

Context Summary

Deuteronomy 31:14-29 - The Charge To His Successor
Moses had already announced that Joshua would succeed him; but in view of the great difficulties which confronted the new leader, it was expedient that the guiding pillar should give him the symbol and pledge of God's endorsement.
Two other sources of their allegiance were proposed. First, a song. National songs lay hold on memory and have a powerful effect in stirring the deepest emotions. This song, composed under the divine impulse, embodied the substance of the preceding pleadings and exhortations, and was suitable to be taught to the generations that followed. Be sure that nothing more efficiently preserves religion than noble hymns! Learn and teach them! Secondly, the book. See Deuteronomy 31:24, etc. We have already heard of this. See Exodus 17:14; Exodus 24:4-7. No doubt it was to this necessity of recording the Law and chronicling the story of the Exodus that we owe the origin of the sacred books which bear the name of Moses. See John 5:46. [source]

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 31:24 mean?

So when it was had completed Moses writing - the words of law this in a book when they were finished
וַיְהִ֣י ׀ כְּכַלּ֣וֹת מֹשֶׁ֗ה לִכְתֹּ֛ב אֶת־ דִּבְרֵ֥י הַתּוֹרָֽה־ הַזֹּ֖את עַל־ סֵ֑פֶר עַ֖ד תֻּמָּֽם

וַיְהִ֣י ׀  So  when  it  was 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
כְּכַלּ֣וֹת  had  completed 
Parse: Preposition-k, Verb, Piel, Infinitive construct
Root: כָּלָה  
Sense: to accomplish, cease, consume, determine, end, fail, finish, be complete, be accomplished, be ended, be at an end, be finished, be spent.
מֹשֶׁ֗ה  Moses 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: מֹשֶׁה  
Sense: the prophet and lawgiver, leader of the exodus.
לִכְתֹּ֛ב  writing 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: כָּתַב  
Sense: to write, record, enrol.
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.
הַתּוֹרָֽה־  of  law 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: תֹּורָה  
Sense: law, direction, instruction.
הַזֹּ֖את  this 
Parse: Article, Pronoun, feminine singular
Root: זׄאת  
Sense: this, this one, here, which, this … that, the one … the other, such.
סֵ֑פֶר  a  book 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: סֵפֶר 
Sense: book.
תֻּמָּֽם  they  were  finished 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct, third person masculine plural
Root: תָּמַם  
Sense: to be complete, be finished, be at an end.

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