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An Exhortation to Obedience

Deuteronomy 4:8

In 11 translations

BSB
And what nation is great enough to have righteous statutes and ordinances like this entire law I set before you today?
KJV
And what nation is there so great, that hath statutes and judgments so righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day?
WEB
What great nation is there that has statutes and ordinances so righteous as all this law which I set before you today?
ASV
And what great nation is there, that hath statutes and ordinances so righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day?
LSV
And which [is] the great nation which has righteous statutes and judgments according to all this law which I am setting before you today?
YLT
and which [is] the great nation which hath righteous statutes and judgments according to all this law which I am setting before you to-day?
DBY
And what great nation is there that hath righteous statutes and ordinances, as all this law which I set before you this day?
DRC
For what other nation is there so renowned that hath ceremonies, and just judgments, and all the law, which I will set forth this day before your eyes?
GNV
And what nation is so great, that hath ordinances and lawes so righteous, as all this Lawe, which I set before you this day?
JPS
And what great nation is there, that hath statutes and ordinances so righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day?
LXXE
And what manner of nation is so great, which has righteous ordinances and judgments according to all this law, which I set before you this day?

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC
וּמִי֙ גּ֣וֹי גָּד֔וֹל אֲשֶׁר־ל֛וֹ חֻקִּ֥ים וּמִשְׁפָּטִ֖ים צַדִּיקִ֑ם כְּכֹל֙ הַתּוֹרָ֣ה הַזֹּ֔את אֲשֶׁ֧ר אָנֹכִ֛י נֹתֵ֥ן לִפְנֵיכֶ֖ם הַיּֽוֹם׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ ποῖον ἔθνος μέγα, ᾧ ἐστιν αὐτῷ δικαιώματα καὶ κρίματα δίκαια κατὰ πάντα τὸν νόμον τοῦτον, ὃν ἐγὼ δίδωμι ἐνώπιον ὑμῶν σήμερον;

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

  • Psalms 147:19–20He declares His word to Jacob, His statutes and judgments to Israel. He has done this for no other nation; they do not know His judgments. Hallelujah!
  • Romans 7:12–14So then, the law is holy, and the commandment is holy, righteous, and good. Did that which is good, then, become death to me? Certainly not! But in order that sin might be exposed as sin, it produced death in me…
  • Psalms 19:7–11The Law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is trustworthy, making wise the simple. The precepts of the LORD are right, bringing joy to the heart; the commandments of the LORD are…
  • Psalms 119:86All Your commandments are faithful; I am persecuted without cause—help me!
  • 2 Timothy 3:16–17All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be complete, fully equipped for every good work.
  • Psalms 119:127–128Therefore I love Your commandments more than gold, even the purest gold. Therefore I admire all Your precepts and hate every false way.
  • Deuteronomy 10:12–13And now, O Israel, what does the LORD your God ask of you but to fear the LORD your God by walking in all His ways, to love Him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul, and to keep the…
  • Psalms 119:96I have seen a limit to all perfection, but Your commandment is without limit.

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