Deuteronomy 4:8
New International Version
And what other nation is so great as to have such righteous decrees and laws as this body of laws I am setting before you today?

New Living Translation
And what great nation has decrees and regulations as righteous and fair as this body of instructions that I am giving you today?

English Standard Version
And what great nation is there, that has statutes and rules so righteous as all this law that I set before you today?

Berean Standard Bible
And what nation is great enough to have righteous statutes and ordinances like this entire law I set before you today?

King James Bible
And what nation is there so great, that hath statutes and judgments so righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day?

New King James Version
And what great nation is there that has such statutes and righteous judgments as are in all this law which I set before you this day?

New American Standard Bible
Or what great nation is there that has statutes and judgments as righteous as this whole Law which I am setting before you today?

NASB 1995
“Or what great nation is there that has statutes and judgments as righteous as this whole law which I am setting before you today?

NASB 1977
“Or what great nation is there that has statutes and judgments as righteous as this whole law which I am setting before you today?

Legacy Standard Bible
Or what great nation is there that has statutes and judgments as righteous as this whole law which I am setting before you today?

Amplified Bible
Or what great nation has statutes and judgments so righteous (upright, just) as this whole law which I am placing before you today?

Christian Standard Bible
And what great nation has righteous statutes and ordinances like this entire law I set before you today?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
And what great nation has righteous statutes and ordinances like this entire law I set before you today?”

American Standard Version
And what great nation is there, that hath statutes and ordinances so righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day?

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And what is the great people which has righteous laws and judgments as this entire Written Law that I give before you today?

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And what manner of nation is so great, which has righteous ordinances and judgments according to all this law, which I set before you this day?

Douay-Rheims Bible
For what other nation is there so renowned that hath ceremonies, and just judgments, and all the law, which I will set forth this day before your eyes?

English Revised Version
And what great nation is there, that hath statutes and judgments so righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Or what other great nation has such fair laws and rules as all these teachings I am giving you today?

Good News Translation
No other nation, no matter how great, has laws so just as those that I have taught you today.

International Standard Version
And what great nation has all the decrees and righteous ordinances like all this teaching that I'm giving you today?

JPS Tanakh 1917
And what great nation is there, that hath statutes and ordinances so righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day?

Literal Standard Version
And which [is] the great nation which has righteous statutes and judgments according to all this law which I am setting before you today?

Majority Standard Bible
And what nation is great enough to have righteous statutes and ordinances like this entire law I set before you today?

New American Bible
Or what great nation has statutes and ordinances that are as just as this whole law which I am setting before you today?

NET Bible
And what other great nation has statutes and ordinances as just as this whole law that I am about to share with you today?

New Revised Standard Version
And what other great nation has statutes and ordinances as just as this entire law that I am setting before you today?

New Heart English Bible
What great nation is there, that has statutes and ordinances so righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day?

Webster's Bible Translation
And what nation is there so great, that hath statutes and judgments so righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day?

World English Bible
What great nation is there that has statutes and ordinances so righteous as all this law which I set before you today?

Young's Literal Translation
and which is the great nation which hath righteous statutes and judgments according to all this law which I am setting before you to-day?

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
An Exhortation to Obedience
7For what nation is great enough to have a god as near to them as the LORD our God is to us whenever we call on Him? 8And what nation is great enough to have righteous statutes and ordinances like this entire law I set before you today? 9Only be on your guard and diligently watch yourselves, so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen, and so that they do not slip from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and grandchildren.…

Cross References
Romans 3:2
Much in every way. First of all, they have been entrusted with the very words of God.

Deuteronomy 26:19
that He will set you high in praise and name and honor above all the nations He has made, and that you will be a holy people to the LORD your God, as He has promised.

Psalm 89:14
Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; loving devotion and faithfulness go before You.

Psalm 97:2
Clouds and darkness surround Him; righteousness and justice are His throne's foundation.

Psalm 119:144
Your testimonies are righteous forever. Give me understanding, that I may live.

Psalm 119:160
The entirety of Your word is truth, and all Your righteous judgments endure forever.

Psalm 147:20
He has done this for no other nation; they do not know His judgments. Hallelujah!


Treasury of Scripture

And what nation is there so great, that has statutes and judgments so righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day?

Leviticus 10:12,13
And Moses spake unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons that were left, Take the meat offering that remaineth of the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and eat it without leaven beside the altar: for it is most holy: …

Psalm 19:7-11
The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple…

Psalm 119:86,96,127,128
All thy commandments are faithful: they persecute me wrongfully; help thou me…

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(8) What nation is there so great, that hath statutes and judgments so righteous?--These words direct our attention to the law of Moses, as distinctly in advance of the time when it was given.



Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
And what
וּמִי֙ (ū·mî)
Conjunctive waw | Interrogative
Strong's 4310: Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix

nation
גּ֣וֹי (gō·w)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1471: A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts

[is so] great
גָּד֔וֹל (gā·ḏō·wl)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 1419: Great, older, insolent

as to have righteous
צַדִּיקִ֑ם (ṣad·dî·qim)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's 6662: Just, righteous

statutes
חֻקִּ֥ים (ḥuq·qîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 2706: Something prescribed or owed, a statute

and ordinances
וּמִשְׁפָּטִ֖ים (ū·miš·pā·ṭîm)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 4941: A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style

like this
הַזֹּ֔את (haz·zōṯ)
Article | Pronoun - feminine singular
Strong's 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that,

entire
כְּכֹל֙ (kə·ḵōl)
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

law
הַתּוֹרָ֣ה (hat·tō·w·rāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 8451: Direction, instruction, law

I
אָנֹכִ֛י (’ā·nō·ḵî)
Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's 595: I

set
נֹתֵ֥ן (nō·ṯên)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

before you today?
לִפְנֵיכֶ֖ם (lip̄·nê·ḵem)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural
Strong's 6440: The face


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