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Deuteronomy 5:2

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Deuteronomy 5:2 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Jehovah our God made a covenant with us in Horeb.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Jehovah our God made a covenant with us in Horeb.
Deuteronomy 5:2 — American Standard Version

Context — Deuteronomy 5

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
1And Moses called unto all Israel, and said unto them, Hear, O Israel, the statutes and the ordinances which I speak in your ears this day, that ye may learn them, and observe to do them.
2Jehovah our God made a covenant with us in Horeb.
3Jehovah made not this covenant with our fathers, but with us, even us, who are all of us here alive this day.
4Jehovah spake with you face to face in the mount out of the midst of the fire,
5(I stood between Jehovah and you at that time, to show you the word of Jehovah: for ye were afraid because of the fire, and went not up into the mount;) saying,
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“The Lord our God made a covenant with us in Horeb.] Which is Sinai, as Aben Ezra observes; it being the same mountain, only it had two tops, which bore these different names; for certain it is that the decalogue after repeated was given at Sinai, and had the nature and form of a covenant; (see <022407>Exodus 24:7,8).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Deu 4:23; Exo 19:5-8, Exo 24:8; Heb 8:6-13, Heb 9:19-23 Deuteronomy 5:3”
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