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**the LORD.** Hebrew. *Jehovah.* App-4 .
**God.** Hebrew. *Elohim.* App-4 .

**man.** Hebrew. *'ish* . App-14 .
**wickedness.** Hebrew. *ra'a.* App-44 .
**transgressing.** Hebrew. *'abar.* App-44 .

**not commanded.** Equally authoritative in matters of faith and worship to-day.

**diligently.** See note on [Deuteronomy 13:14](../../../kjv/deuteronomy/13/14) .
**behold.** Figure of speech *Asterismos.* App-6 .

**stranger** = foreigner.

**mouth.** Figure of speech *Metonymy* (of Cause), put for the witness borne by it. App-6 .
**two.** Compare [Numbers 35:30](../../../kjv/numbers/35/30) , and see Mat 18:16 . [2 Corinthians 13:1](../../../kjv/2-corinthians/13/1) . [1 Timothy 5:19](../../../kjv/1-timothy/5/19) .

**put the evil away.** See note on [Deuteronomy 13:5](../../../kjv/deuteronomy/13/5) .

**between.** Some codices, with Samaritan Pentateuch, The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel Septuagint, and Syriac, read "or between".
**stroke** = punishment. Figure of speech *Synecdoche* (of Species), App-6 .

**the priests the Levites.** First occurrence of this expression. Occurs six times in Deut.; elsewhere in Jos 3:31 ; Jos 8:33 . [2 Chronicles 30:27](../../../kjv/2-chronicles/30/27) . [Nehemiah 11:20](../../../kjv/nehemiah/11/20) . [Isaiah 66:21](../../../kjv/isaiah/66/21) .[Jeremiah 33:21](../../../kjv/jeremiah/33/21) .[Ezekiel 44:15](../../../kjv/ezekiel/44/15) . The expression refers to the Levitical priests as distinct from the Tribal priests (or Levites).

This is the middle verse of Deut.

**they shall teach thee.** This was the great duty of the Priests. See [Deuteronomy 33:10](../../../kjv/deuteronomy/33/10) . [Leviticus 10:11](../../../kjv/leviticus/10/11) .[Ezra 7:10](../../../kjv/ezra/7/10) . [Jeremiah 18:18](../../../kjv/jeremiah/18/18) . [Haggai 2:11](../../../kjv/haggai/2/11) , [Haggai 2:12](../../../kjv/haggai/2/12) .[Malachi 2:7](../../../kjv/malachi/2/7) .

**and shalt say.** A prophetic contingency provided for. Compare [Genesis 36:31](../../../kjv/genesis/36/31) .

**wives.** Compare [1 Kings 11:1-3](../../../kjv/1-kings/11/1-3) .

**write.** See note on [Exodus 17:14](../../../kjv/exodus/17/14) and App-47 .
**in a book.** See App-47 .

**turn not aside.** See Deu 28:14 . [2 Kings 22:2](../../../kjv/2-kings/22/2) .[Joshua 1:7](../../../kjv/joshua/1/7) ; [Joshua 23:6](../../../kjv/joshua/23/6) .

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