I have provided a place there for the ark, where the Lord’s covenant is that he made with our ancestors when he brought them out of the land of Egypt.
Deuteronomy 31:26 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised ‘Take this book of the law and place it beside the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God so that it may remain there as a witness against you. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Take this book of the law, and put it in the side of the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, that it may be there for a witness against thee. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Take this Book of the Law and put it by the side of the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God, that it may be there for a witness against you. American Standard Version (1901) Take this book of the law, and put it by the side of the ark of the covenant of Jehovah your God, that it may be there for a witness against thee. Common English Bible “Take this Instruction scroll and put it next to the chest containing the LORD your God’s covenant. It must remain there as a witness against you Catholic Public Domain Version "Take this book, and place it inside the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God, so that it may be there as a testimony against you. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Take this book, and put it in the side of the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God: that it may be there for a testimony against thee. |
I have provided a place there for the ark, where the Lord’s covenant is that he made with our ancestors when he brought them out of the land of Egypt.
Nothing was in the ark except the two stone tablets that Moses had put there at Horeb, , where the Lord made a covenant with the Israelites when they came out of the land of Egypt.
Therefore write down this song for yourselves and teach it to the Israelites; have them sing it, so that this song may be a witness for me against the Israelites.
For I know how rebellious and stiff-necked you are. If you are rebelling against the Lord now, while I am still alive, how much more will you rebel after I am dead!
Moses wrote down this law and gave it to the priests, the sons of Levi, who carried the ark of the Lord’s covenant, and to all the elders of Israel.
Samuel proclaimed to the people the rights of kingship. He wrote them on a scroll, which he placed in the presence of the Lord. Then Samuel sent all the people home.