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Deuteronomy 05 General Notes
Structure and formatting
Some translations set each of the commandements in the list of Ten Commandments in 5:7-21 farther to the right on the page than the rest of the text. The ULB uses a separate paragraph for each commandment.
Special concepts in this chapter
Ten commandments
This chapter repeats the material of Exodus 20. It is known as the Ten Commandments.
Important figures of speech in this chapter
Metaphors and idioms
Moses uses metaphors and idioms to instruct the people to follow the law of Moses. This is because it is very important to follow these laws. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/lawofmoses and rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor and rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom)