Moses commanded us a law The change to 1st pers. plur. (but LXX B you), the introduction of Moses" name, and the fact that the line is an odd one, raise the suspicion that it is a gloss. Law, Heb. Tôrah, in its widest sense (see on Deuteronomy 1:5; Deuteronomy 1:31); omit a. If the line be retained, the next line is in apposition and we must render with Sam. (and LXX) a possession for the assembly of Jacob(cp. Psalms 119:111). But without changing the consonants we may read, His possession, or dominion, is the assembly of Jacob; a parallel to the next line. Assembly, Heb. ḳehillah, only here and Nehemiah 5:7, in D and elsewhere ḳahal(see on Deuteronomy 5:22 and Deuteronomy 23:1 (2)), the whole nation as a body politic. Possessionelsewhere only in P, Exodus 6:8, and Ezek. (6 times) mostly of the land.

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