“And Moses called all Israel, and said unto them, Hear, O Israel, the statutes and judgments which I speak in your ears this day, that ye may learn them, and keep, and do them.”
And Moses called unto all Israel, and said unto them, 'Hear, O Israel, the statutes and ordinances which I speak in your ears this day, that you may learn them, and keep, and do them' -- the open call to 'Hear' initiates the Shema formula (though the full Shema appears in chapter 6). The emphasis on hearing and learning establishes that knowledge precedes obedience. The generation addressed must internalize the law.
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