Deuteronomy 31:10 (WEB)

Passage

Moses commanded them, saying, “At the end of every seven years, in the set time of the year of release, in the feast of tents,

Nearby Context

Deuteronomy 31:8 Yahweh himself is who goes before you. He will be with you. He will not fail you nor forsake you. Don’t be afraid. Don’t be discouraged.”

Deuteronomy 31:9 Moses wrote this law, and delivered it to the priests the sons of Levi, who bore the ark of Yahweh’s covenant, and to all the elders of Israel.

Deuteronomy 31:10 Moses commanded them, saying, “At the end of every seven years, in the set time of the year of release, in the feast of tents,

Deuteronomy 31:11 when all Israel has come to appear before Yahweh your God in the place which he will choose, you shall read this law before all Israel in their hearing.

Deuteronomy 31:12 Assemble the people, the men and the women and the little ones, and the foreigners who are within your gates, that they may hear, and that they may learn, and fear Yahweh your God, and observe to do all the words of this law;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "moses", "commanded", "saying", "seven", "years", "time", and "release". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "moses" and "commanded", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "Moses wrote this law and delivered it..." into verse 11's "when all Israel has come to appear...", so "moses" and "commanded" belong inside that flow. In Deuteronomy context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "moses" and "commanded" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.