Berean Standard Bible

“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.”

Deuteronomy 31:12

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Moses is about to die, and he writes down the law and gives it to the priests and elders. He commands that it be read publicly every seventh year at the Feast of Booths.

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Deuteronomy 31:10Then Moses commanded them, “At the end of every seven years, at the appointed time in the year of remission of debt, during the Feast of Tabernacles,
Nehemiah 8:2On the first day of the seventh month, Ezra the priest brought the Law before the assembly of men and women and all who could listen and understand.
Colossians 3:16Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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.

World English Bible (WEB)

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

King James Version (KJV)

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:

American Standard Version (ASV)

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;

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

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;

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Harás congregar el pueblo, varones y mujeres y niños, y tus extranjeros que estuvieren en tus ciudades, para que oigan y aprendan, y teman á Jehová vuestro Dios, y cuiden de poner por obra todas las palabras de esta ley:

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

«Harán congregar al pueblo —dijo el Señor—, hombres, mujeres y niños, y extranjeros que viven entre ustedes, para que oigan las leyes de Dios y aprendan a hacer su voluntad, a fin de que reverencien al Señor tu Dios y obedezcan sus leyes.

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Deuteronomy 31:12

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