The Meaning of Deuteronomy 4:8 Explained

Deuteronomy 4:8

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?

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?

Darby: And what great nation is there that hath righteous statutes and ordinances, as all this law which I set before you this day?

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?

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Deuteronomy 4:8?

MEANING: What does Deuteronomy 4:8 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Deuteronomy 4:8 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Deuteronomy 4:8?

What is the context of Deuteronomy 4:8?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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?

What does Deuteronomy 4:8 Mean?

Context Summary

Deuteronomy 4:1-14 - "take Heed To Thyself"

Strong faith was required by the two and a half tribes to leave their wives and children while they went to succor their brethren. But God's commands and assurances foreclosed all arguments. Whenever we are summoned to special service, we may consign the care of our personal interests to God. Seek first the kingdom, and all other things will be added.

Notice that Moses referred to the wondrous acts of the Exodus as only the beginning of God's wondrous works, Deuteronomy 3:24. Probably in the countless ages of eternity we shall always feel that we are witnessing only the beginning of God's self-revelation.

Moses, like Paul afterward, tried to reverse the divine decision. Compare Deuteronomy 3:23-25 and 2 Corinthians 12:8-9. Do not pray against God's will, but with it, 1 John 5:14. When God says No, there are always tender compensations, such as this Pisgah-vision.

Israel's tenure of Canaan depended on obedience to God's will, in statutes, including the ordinances of religion, and in judgments relating to civil matters. [source]

Chapter Summary: Deuteronomy 4

¹ An exhortation to obedience
⁴¹ Moses appoints the three cities of refuge on that side of Jordan
⁴⁴ Recapitulation

What do the individual words in Deuteronomy 4:8 mean?

And who [is] the nation great that has [such] statutes and judgments righteous as are in all law this which I set before you this day

וּמִי֙ גּ֣וֹי גָּד֔וֹל אֲשֶׁר־ ל֛וֹ חֻקִּ֥ים וּמִשְׁפָּטִ֖ים צַדִּיקִ֑ם כְּכֹל֙ הַתּוֹרָ֣ה הַזֹּ֔את אֲשֶׁ֧ר אָנֹכִ֛י נֹתֵ֥ן לִפְנֵיכֶ֖ם ؟ הַיּֽוֹם

וּמִי֙	And who [is]
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Interrogative Root: מִי Sense: who?, whose?, whom?, would that, whoever, whosoever.
גּ֣וֹי	the nation
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: גֹּוי Sense: nation, people.
גָּד֔וֹל	great
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular Root: גָּבֹול Sense: great.
אֲשֶׁר־	that
Parse: Pronoun, relative Root: אֲשֶׁר Sense: (relative part.).
חֻקִּ֥ים	[such] statutes
Parse: Noun, masculine plural Root: חֹק Sense: statute, ordinance, limit, something prescribed, due.
וּמִשְׁפָּטִ֖ים	and judgments
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural Root: מִשְׁפָּט Sense: judgment, justice, ordinance.
צַדִּיקִ֑ם	righteous
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural Root: צַדִּיק Sense: just, lawful, righteous.
כְּכֹל֙	as are in all
Parse: Preposition-k, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: כֹּל Sense: all, the whole.
הַתּוֹרָ֣ה	law
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: תֹּורָה Sense: law, direction, instruction.
הַזֹּ֔את	this
Parse: Article, Pronoun, feminine singular Root: זׄאת Sense: this, this one, here, which, this … that, the one … the other, such.
נֹתֵ֥ן	set
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular Root: יָתַן Sense: to give, put, set.
לִפְנֵיכֶ֖ם	before you
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural construct, second person masculine plural Root: לִפְנֵי Sense: face.
؟ הַיּֽוֹם	this day
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: יׄום Sense: day, time, year.

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