Deuteronomy 29:10
New International Version
All of you are standing today in the presence of the LORD your God—your leaders and chief men, your elders and officials, and all the other men of Israel,

New Living Translation
All of you—tribal leaders, elders, officers, all the men of Israel—are standing today in the presence of the LORD your God.

English Standard Version
“You are standing today, all of you, before the LORD your God: the heads of your tribes, your elders, and your officers, all the men of Israel,

Berean Standard Bible
All of you are standing today before the LORD your God—you leaders of tribes, elders, officials, and all the men of Israel,

King James Bible
Ye stand this day all of you before the LORD your God; your captains of your tribes, your elders, and your officers, with all the men of Israel,

New King James Version
“All of you stand today before the LORD your God: your leaders and your tribes and your elders and your officers, all the men of Israel,

New American Standard Bible
“You stand today, all of you, before the LORD your God: your heads, your tribes, your elders and your officers, that is, all the men of Israel,

NASB 1995
“You stand today, all of you, before the LORD your God: your chiefs, your tribes, your elders and your officers, even all the men of Israel,

NASB 1977
“You stand today, all of you, before the LORD your God: your chiefs, your tribes, your elders and your officers, even all the men of Israel,

Legacy Standard Bible
“You stand today, all of you, before Yahweh your God: your heads, your tribes, your elders, and your officers, even all the men of Israel,

Amplified Bible
“All of you stand today before the LORD your God—your chiefs, your tribes, your elders and your officers, even all the men of Israel,

Christian Standard Bible
“All of you are standing today before the LORD your God—your leaders, tribes, elders, officials, all the men of Israel,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
All of you are standing today before the LORD your God—your leaders, tribes, elders, officials, all the men of Israel,

American Standard Version
Ye stand this day all of you before Jehovah your God; your heads, your tribes, your elders, and your officers, even all the men of Israel,

English Revised Version
Ye stand this day all of you before the LORD your God; your heads, your tribes, your elders, and your officers, even all the men of Israel,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
All of you are standing here today in the presence of the LORD your God. The heads of your tribes, your leaders, your officers, and all the men of Israel are here.

Good News Translation
"Today you are standing in the presence of the LORD your God, all of you--your leaders and officials, your men,

International Standard Version
"All of you are standing today in the presence of the LORD your God—the heads of your tribes, your elders, your magistrates, all the men of Israel,

Majority Standard Bible
All of you are standing today before the LORD your God?you leaders of tribes, elders, officials, and all the men of Israel,

NET Bible
You are standing today, all of you, before the LORD your God--the heads of your tribes, your elders, your officials, every Israelite man,

New Heart English Bible
You stand this day all of you before the LORD your God; your heads, your tribes, your elders, and your officers, even all the men of Israel,

Webster's Bible Translation
Ye stand this day all of you before the LORD your God; your captains of your tribes, your elders, and your officers, with all the men of Israel,

World English Bible
All of you stand today in the presence of Yahweh your God: your heads, your tribes, your elders, and your officers, even all the men of Israel,
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
You are standing today, all of you, before your God YHWH: your heads, your tribes, your elderly, and your authorities, every man of Israel,

Young's Literal Translation
'Ye are standing to-day, all of you, before Jehovah your God -- your heads, your tribes, your elders, and your authorities -- every man of Israel;

Smith's Literal Translation
Ye stand this day all of you before Jehovah your God; your heads of your tribes, your old men, and your scribes, every man of Israel;
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
You all stand this day before the Lord your God, your princes, and tribes, and ancients, and doctors, all the people of Israel,

Catholic Public Domain Version
Today, you all stand in the sight of the Lord your God: your leaders, and tribes, and those greater by birth, and teachers, all the people of Israel,

New American Bible
You are standing today, all of you, in the presence of the LORD, your God—your tribal heads, elders, and officials, all of the men of Israel,

New Revised Standard Version
You stand assembled today, all of you, before the LORD your God—the leaders of your tribes, your elders, and your officials, all the men of Israel,
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
You stand this day before the LORD your God, all the heads of your tribes, your elders and your scribes, all the men of Israel,

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
You are standing today before LORD JEHOVAH your God, all of you, the Princes of your tribes and your Elders and your Scribes all of the men of Israel:
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Ye are standing this day all of you before the LORD your God: your heads, your tribes, your elders, and your officers, even all the men of Israel,

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Ye all stand to-day before the Lord your God, the heads of your tribes, and your elders, and your judges, and your officers, every man of Israel,

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Covenant in Moab
9So keep and follow the words of this covenant, that you may prosper in all you do. 10All of you are standing today before the LORD your God— you leaders of tribes, elders, officials, and all the men of Israel, 11your children and wives, and the foreigners in your camps who cut your wood and draw your water—…

Cross References
Joshua 24:1
Then Joshua assembled all the tribes of Israel at Shechem. He summoned the elders, leaders, judges, and officers of Israel, and they presented themselves before God.

Nehemiah 8:1-3
At that time all the people gathered together in the square before the Water Gate, and they asked Ezra the scribe to bring out the Book of the Law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded for Israel. / On 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. / So Ezra read it aloud from daybreak until noon as he faced the square before the Water Gate, in front of the men and women and those who could understand. And all the people listened attentively to the Book of the Law.

2 Kings 23:1-3
Then the king summoned all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem. / And he went up to the house of the LORD with all the people of Judah and Jerusalem, as well as the priests and the prophets—all the people small and great—and in their hearing he read all the words of the Book of the Covenant that had been found in the house of the LORD. / So the king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the LORD to follow the LORD and to keep His commandments, decrees, and statutes with all his heart and all his soul, and to carry out the words of the covenant that were written in this book. And all the people entered into the covenant.

Exodus 19:17
Then Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet with God, and they stood at the foot of the mountain.

2 Chronicles 34:29-32
Then the king summoned all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem. / And he went up to the house of the LORD with all the people of Judah and Jerusalem, as well as the priests and the Levites—all the people great and small—and in their hearing he read all the words of the Book of the Covenant that had been found in the house of the LORD. / So the king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the LORD to follow the LORD and to keep His commandments, decrees, and statutes with all his heart and all his soul, and to carry out the words of the covenant that were written in this book. ...

Nehemiah 9:1-3
On the twenty-fourth day of the same month, the Israelites gathered together, fasting and wearing sackcloth, with dust on their heads. / Those of Israelite descent separated themselves from all the foreigners, and they stood and confessed their sins and the iniquities of their fathers. / While they stood in their places, they read from the Book of the Law of the LORD their God for a quarter of the day, and they spent another quarter of the day in confession and worship of the LORD their God.

Exodus 24:3-8
When Moses came and told the people all the words and ordinances of the LORD, they all responded with one voice: “All the words that the LORD has spoken, we will do.” / And Moses wrote down all the words of the LORD. Early the next morning he got up and built an altar at the base of the mountain, along with twelve pillars for the twelve tribes of Israel. / Then he sent out some young men of Israel, and they offered burnt offerings and sacrificed young bulls as peace offerings to the LORD. ...

1 Samuel 10:19
But today you have rejected your God, who saves you from all your troubles and afflictions, and you have said to Him, ‘No, set a king over us.’ Now therefore present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes and clans.”

Jeremiah 34:8-10
After King Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people in Jerusalem to proclaim liberty, the word came to Jeremiah from the LORD / that each man should free his Hebrew slaves, both male and female, and no one should hold his fellow Jew in bondage. / So all the officials and all the people who entered into this covenant agreed that they would free their menservants and maidservants and no longer hold them in bondage. They obeyed and released them,

2 Kings 11:17
Then Jehoiada made a covenant between the LORD and the king and the people that they would be the LORD’s people. He also made a covenant between the king and the people.

Acts 15:6-29
So the apostles and elders met to look into this matter. / After much discussion, Peter got up and said to them, “Brothers, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you that the Gentiles would hear from my lips the message of the gospel and believe. / And God, who knows the heart, showed His approval by giving the Holy Spirit to them, just as He did to us. ...

Hebrews 9:19-20
For when Moses had proclaimed every commandment of the law to all the people, he took the blood of calves and goats, along with water, scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled the scroll and all the people, / saying, “This is the blood of the covenant, which God has commanded you to keep.”

Romans 10:12
For there is no difference between Jew and Greek: The same Lord is Lord of all, and gives richly to all who call on Him,

Galatians 3:28
There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

Acts 2:14-41
Then Peter stood up with the Eleven, lifted up his voice, and addressed the crowd: “Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen carefully to my words. / These men are not drunk, as you suppose. It is only the third hour of the day! / No, this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel: ...


Treasury of Scripture

You stand this day all of you before the LORD your God; your captains of your tribes, your elders, and your officers, with all the men of Israel,

Deuteronomy 4:10
Specially the day that thou stoodest before the LORD thy God in Horeb, when the LORD said unto me, Gather me the people together, and I will make them hear my words, that they may learn to fear me all the days that they shall live upon the earth, and that they may teach their children.

Deuteronomy 31:12,13
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: …

2 Chronicles 23:16
And Jehoiada made a covenant between him, and between all the people, and between the king, that they should be the LORD'S people.

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All of you are standing today
The phrase "all of you are standing today" signifies a moment of solemn assembly and covenant renewal. The Hebrew word for "standing" (עֹמְדִים, 'omedim) implies a readiness and a deliberate posture of attention and respect. This is not a casual gathering but a significant moment where the Israelites are consciously present before God. Historically, this reflects the ancient Near Eastern practice of covenant ceremonies, where parties would stand before a deity or king to affirm their commitments.

before the LORD your God
The phrase "before the LORD your God" emphasizes the divine presence and authority. The Hebrew word for "LORD" (יְהוָה, Yahweh) is the sacred name of God, denoting His covenantal relationship with Israel. This setting underscores the seriousness of the occasion, as the Israelites are not merely before a human leader but before the Almighty, who has delivered them and sustained them. It is a reminder of God's sovereignty and the personal relationship He has with His people.

your leaders, your tribes, your elders, and your officials
This enumeration of "your leaders, your tribes, your elders, and your officials" highlights the comprehensive nature of the assembly. Each group represents different levels of authority and responsibility within the community. The leaders (רָאשֵׁיכֶם, rosheichem) are the heads of the tribes, the elders (זִקְנֵיכֶם, ziqneichem) are the wise and experienced members, and the officials (שֹׁטְרֵיכֶם, shotreichem) are those who enforce the law. This structure reflects the organized society of Israel and the importance of each role in maintaining the covenant with God.

all the men of Israel
The phrase "all the men of Israel" signifies the inclusivity of the covenant. While the leaders and officials are specifically mentioned, this phrase ensures that every male member of the community is included in this covenant renewal. In the patriarchal society of ancient Israel, men were often the representatives of their families, and their presence signifies the collective commitment of the entire nation. This inclusivity underscores the communal aspect of the covenant, where every individual has a role and responsibility in upholding the laws and commands of God.

(10) Ye stand this day all of you.--There is no limit to the blessing of following Jehovah and keeping His word. It is open to all, from the highest to the lowest, to take hold of His covenant.

Verses 10-15. - Summons to enter into the covenant of the Lord with fresh ardor and cordiality. Verse 10. - Translate: Ye stand this day all of you before Jehovah your God, your chiefs, your tribes, your elders, and your officers, every man of Israel. The two members are parallel: the heads or chiefs are the elders and officers, the tribes are all Israel The Authorized Version follows the LXX., but against the idiom of the Hebrew. Ibn Ezra says ראשֵׁיכֵם is instead of ראֹשֵׁי, but this can hardly be.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
All
כֻּלְּכֶ֔ם (kul·lə·ḵem)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

of you
אַתֶּ֨ם (’at·tem)
Pronoun - second person masculine plural
Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you

are standing
נִצָּבִ֤ים (niṣ·ṣā·ḇîm)
Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 5324: To take one's stand, stand

today
הַיּוֹם֙ (hay·yō·wm)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3117: A day

before
לִפְנֵ֖י (lip̄·nê)
Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct
Strong's 6440: The face

the LORD
יְהוָ֣ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

your God—
אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם (’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

you leaders
רָאשֵׁיכֶ֣ם (rā·šê·ḵem)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural
Strong's 7218: The head

of tribes,
שִׁבְטֵיכֶ֗ם (šiḇ·ṭê·ḵem)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural
Strong's 7626: Rod, staff, club, scepter, tribe

elders,
זִקְנֵיכֶם֙ (ziq·nê·ḵem)
Adjective - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural
Strong's 2205: Old

officials,
וְשֹׁ֣טְרֵיכֶ֔ם (wə·šō·ṭə·rê·ḵem)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural
Strong's 7860: A scribe, an official superintendent, magistrate

and all
כֹּ֖ל (kōl)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

the men
אִ֥ישׁ (’îš)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person

of Israel,
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc


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