Deuteronomy 31:12 “Assemble the people—men, women, children, and the foreigners within yo…”

Deuteronomy 31:12

Assemble the people—men, women, children, and the foreigners within your gates—so that they may listen and learn to fear the LORD your God and to follow carefully all the words of this law.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Gather the people together, men, and women, and children, and thy stranger that is within thy gates, that they may hear, and that they may learn, and fear the LORD your God, and observe to do all the words of this law:

World English Bible

Assemble the people, the men and the women and the little ones, and the foreigners who are within your gates, that they may hear, learn, fear the LORD your God, and observe to do all the words of this law,

American Standard Version

Assemble the people, the men and the women and the little ones, and thy sojourner that is within thy gates, that they may hear, and that they may learn, and fear Jehovah your God, and observe to do all the words of this law;

Geneva Bible 1599

Gather the people together: men, and women, and children, and thy stranger that is within thy gates, that they may heare, and that they may learne, and feare the Lord your God, and keepe and obserue all the wordes of this Lawe,

Darby Translation

Gather the people together, the men, and the women, and the children, and thy stranger that is within thy gates, that they may hear, and that they may learn, and fear Jehovah your God, and take heed to do all the words of this law;

Young's Literal Translation

'Assemble the people, the men, and the women, and the infants, and thy sojourner who [is] within thy gates, so that they hear, and so that they learn, and have feared Jehovah your God, and observed to do all the words of this law;

Bible in Basic English

Make all the people come together, men and women and children, and anyone from another country who is with you, so that hearing they may become wise in the fear of the Lord your God, and take care to do all the words of this law;

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Cross references

“Gather”

Deuteronomy 4:10

Deuteronomy 4:10 · BSB

The day you stood before the LORD your God at Horeb, the LORD said to me, “Gather the people before Me to hear My words, so that they may learn to fear Me all the days they live on the earth, and that they may teach them…

“men”

Psalm 19:7–11 Ezra 10:1 2 Timothy 3:15–17 John 5:39 Deuteronomy 6:6 Deuteronomy 6:7

Psalm 19:7–11 · BSB

The Law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is trustworthy, making wise the simple.

Ezra 10:1 · BSB

While Ezra prayed and made this confession, weeping and falling facedown before the house of God, a very large assembly of Israelites—men, women, and children—gathered around him, and the people wept bitterly as well.

2 Timothy 3:15–17 · BSB

From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

John 5:39 · BSB

You pore over the Scriptures because you presume that by them you possess eternal life. These are the very words that testify about Me,

Deuteronomy 6:6 · BSB

These words I am commanding you today are to be upon your hearts.

Deuteronomy 6:7 · BSB

And you shall teach them diligently to your children and speak of them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.

“that they may”

Psalm 34:11–14 Deuteronomy 29:29

Psalm 34:11–14 · BSB

Come, children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD.

Deuteronomy 29:29 · BSB

The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our children forever, so that we may follow all the words of this law.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

11when all Israel comes before the LORD your God at the place He will choose, you are to read this law in the hearing of all Israel.

13Then their children who do not know the law will listen and learn to fear the LORD your God, as long as you live in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess.”

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