For He establisheda testimonyin JacobAnd appointeda lawin Israel,WhichHe commandedour fathersThat they should teachthem to their children,
"For I have chosenhim, sothat he may commandhis childrenand his householdafterhim to keepthe wayof the LORDby doingrighteousnessand justice,sothat the LORDmay bringupon AbrahamwhatHe has spokenabouthim."
Of oldI have knownfrom Your testimoniesThat You have foundedthem forever.Resh.
He declaresHis wordsto Jacob,His statutesand His ordinancesto Israel.
The lawof the LORDis perfect,restoringthe soul;The testimonyof the LORDis sure,makingwisethe simple.
He establishedit for a testimonyin JosephWhen he wentthroughoutthe landof Egypt.I hearda languagethat I did not know:
you shall say,'It is a Passoversacrificeto the LORDwhopassedoverthe housesof the sonsof Israelin Egyptwhen He smotethe Egyptians,but sparedour homes.'"And the peoplebowedlowand worshiped.
"You shall putinto the arkthe testimonywhichI shall giveyou.
"You shall putthe mercyseaton topof the ark,and in the arkyou shall putthe testimonywhichI will giveto you.
Then he tookthe testimonyand put[it] into the ark,and attachedthe polesto the ark,and putthe mercyseaton topof the ark.
"You shall placethe arkof the testimonythere,and you shall screenthe arkwith the veil.
"It is the livingwho givethanksto You, as I do today;A fathertellshis sonsaboutYour faithfulness.
To the lawand to the testimony!Ifthey do not speakaccording to thisword,it is becausethey havenodawn.
Greatin everyrespect.First of all,that they were entrustedwith the oraclesof God.
Fathers,do not provokeyour childrento anger,but bringthem up in the disciplineand instructionof the Lord.
"You shall teachthem to your sons,talkingof them when you sitin your houseand when you walkalong the roadand when you liedownand when you riseup.
"Their children,whohave not known,will hearand learnto fearthe LORDyour God,as longas you liveon the landwhichyou are about to crossthe Jordanto possess."
he saidto them, "Taketo your heartallthe wordswith whichI am warningyou today,whichyou shall commandyour sonsto observecarefully,[even] allthe wordsof thislaw.
theseare the testimoniesand the statutesand the ordinanceswhichMosesspoketo the sonsof Israel,when they cameout from Egypt,
You shall teachthem diligentlyto your sonsand shall talkof them when you sitin your houseand when you walkby the wayand when you liedownand when you riseup.
