Deuteronomy 31:25 (YLT)

Passage

that Moses commandeth the Levites bearing the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, saying,

Nearby Context

Deuteronomy 31:23 and He commandeth Joshua son of Nun, and saith, `Be strong and courageous, for thou dost bring in the sons of Israel unto the land which I have sworn to them, and I--I am with thee.'

Deuteronomy 31:24 And it cometh to pass, when Moses finisheth to write the words of this law on a book till their completion,

Deuteronomy 31:25 that Moses commandeth the Levites bearing the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, saying,

Deuteronomy 31:26 `Take this Book of the Law, and thou hast set it on the side of the ark of the covenant of Jehovah your God, and it hath been there against thee for a witness;

Deuteronomy 31:27 for I--I have known thy rebellion, and thy stiff neck; lo, in my being yet alive with you to-day, rebellious ye have been with Jehovah, and also surely after my death.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "moses", "commandeth", "levites", "bearing", "covenant", "jehovah", and "saying". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "moses" and "commandeth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 24's "And it cometh to pass when Moses..." into verse 26's "Take this Book of the Law and...", so "moses" and "commandeth" 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 "commandeth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.