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Atomic Bible
Deuteronomy 5:1
Then Moses summoned all Israel and said to them:
from The Covenant at Horeb, Deuteronomy 5:1-4
What it says

Moses gathers all Israel and addresses them directly, summoning the people to hear what follows.

What it is doing

It opens the chapter as a formal public renewal.

In context

1Then Moses summoned all Israel and said to them: 2Hear, O Israel, the statutes and ordinances that I declare in your hearing this day. Learn them and observe them carefully. The LORD our God made a covenant with us at Horeb. 3He did not make this covenant with our fathers, but with all of us who are alive here today. 4The LORD spoke with you face to face out of the fire on the mountain.