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Deuteronomy 31:28

Gather unto me all the elders of your tribes, and your officers, that I may speak these words in their ears, and call heaven and earth to record against them.

KJV

Congregate ad me omnes majores natu per tribus vestras, atque doctores, et loquar audientibus eis sermones istos, et invocabo contra eos cælum et terram.

Vulgate

ἐκκλησιάσατε πρὸς μὲ τοὺς φυλάρχους ὑμῶν καὶ τοὺς κριτὰς ὑμῶν καὶ τοὺς γραμματοεισαγωγεῖς ὑμῶν, ἵνα λαλήσω εἰς τὰ ὦτα αὐτῶν πάντας τοὺς λόγους τούτους, καὶ διαμαρτύρομαι αὐτοῖς τόν τε οὐρανὸν καὶ τὴν γῆν.

LXX

Assemble unto me all the elders of your tribes, and your officers, that I may speak these words in their ears, and call heaven and earth to witness against them.

ASV

הַקְהִ֧ילוּ אֵלַ֛/י אֶת כָּל זִקְנֵ֥י שִׁבְטֵי/כֶ֖ם וְ/שֹׁטְרֵי/כֶ֑ם וַ/אֲדַבְּרָ֣ה בְ/אָזְנֵי/הֶ֗ם אֵ֚ת הַ/דְּבָרִ֣ים הָ/אֵ֔לֶּה וְ/אָעִ֣ידָה בָּ֔/ם אֶת הַ/שָּׁמַ֖יִם וְ/אֶת הָ/אָֽרֶץ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

14 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֵ֖לֶּה
'lh
pronoun · 744×
אֶ֣רֶץ
'rts
noun · 2484×
אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
אָזְנֵ֣י
'zny
noun · 188×
אָעִ֣ידָה
''ydh
verb · 44×
דְבַר
dbr
noun · 1449×
ו
v
verb · 25×
זִקְנֵ֣י
zqny
adjective · 179×
יְדַבֵּ֥ר
ydbr
verb · 1134×
יִּקָּ֨הֲל֜וּ
yqhlv
verb · 39×
כָּל
kl
noun · 5376×
שֵׁ֣בֶט
shbt
noun · 189×
שָּׁמַ֔יִם
shmym
noun · 419×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Deut 4:26 — I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that ye shall soon utterly perish from off the land whereunto ye go over Jordan to possess it; ye shall not prolong your days upon it, but shal
  • Deut 4:26 — I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that ye shall soon utterly perish from off the land whereunto ye go over Jordan to possess it; ye shall not prolong your days upon it, but shal
  • Deut 30:19 — I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:
  • Deut 30:19 — I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:
  • Deut 32:1 — Give ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.
  • Deut 32:1 — Give ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.
  • Josh 1:9 — Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.
  • Josh 23:2 — And Joshua called for all Israel, and for their elders, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers, and said unto them, I am old and stricken in age:
  • Luke 19:40 — And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.
  • Ps 50:4 — He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people.