¶ And Moses wrote this Law, and delivered it unto the Priests the sons of Levi (which bare the Ark of the covenant of the Lord) and unto all the Elders of Israel.

10 And Moses commanded them, saying, (A)Every seventh year (B)when the year of freedom shall be in the feast of the Tabernacles:

11 When all Israel shall come to appear [a]before the Lord thy God, and the place which he shall choose, thou shalt read this Law before all Israel that they may hear it.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 31:11 Before the Ark of the covenant, which was the sign of God’s presence, and the figure of Christ.

Public Reading of the Law

So Moses wrote(A) down this law and gave it to the Levitical priests, who carried(B) the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and to all the elders of Israel. 10 Then Moses commanded them: “At the end of every seven years, in the year for canceling debts,(C) during the Festival of Tabernacles,(D) 11 when all Israel comes to appear(E) before the Lord your God at the place he will choose,(F) you shall read this law(G) before them in their hearing.

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