Deuteronomy 4:8
Context4:8 And what other great nation has statutes and ordinances as just 1 as this whole law 2 that I am about to share with 3 you today?
Deuteronomy 4:44-45
Context4:44 This is the law that Moses set before the Israelites. 4 4:45 These are the stipulations, statutes, and ordinances that Moses spoke to the Israelites after he had brought them out of Egypt,
[4:8] 1 tn Or “pure”; or “fair”; Heb “righteous.”
[4:8] 2 tn The Hebrew phrase הַתּוֹרָה הַזֹּאת (hattorah hazzo’t), in this context, refers specifically to the Book of Deuteronomy. That is, it is the collection of all the חֻקִּים (khuqqim, “statutes,” 4:1) and מִשְׁפָּטִים (mishpatim, “ordinances,” 4:1) to be included in the covenant text. In a full canonical sense, of course, it pertains to the entire Pentateuch or Torah.
[4:8] 3 tn Heb “place before.”
[4:44] 4 tn Heb “the sons of Israel” (likewise in the following verse).