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Deuteronomy 5:22-27

Deuteronomy 5:22-27

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public Domain

Here is an expanded citation of , addressed by Moses to prepare the way for the solemn admonition to observe and do all that the Lord had commanded them, with which he passes on to the enunciation of the various statutes and ordinances he had been enjoined by God to lay upon them.

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