Deuteronômio 31:25

25 deu ordem aos levitas que levavam a arca do pacto do Senhor, dizendo:

Deuteronômio 31:25 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 31:25

That Moses commanded the Levites
These were not the common Levites, but the priests who were also Levites, to whom the law was given, ( Deuteronomy 31:9 ) ; and none but they might touch the ark, or go so near it as, they are bid to do, to put the law on the side of it; so Aben Ezra; it follows,

which bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord;
as the priests are said to do, (See Gill on Deuteronomy 31:9); for though in journeying the Kohathites carried it, yet not until it was covered by the priests, for they must not touch it; as these must do when they put the law on the side of it, as they are ordered in ( Deuteronomy 31:26 ) .

saying;
as follows.

Deuteronômio 31:25 In-Context

23 E ordenou o Senhor a Josué, filho de Num, dizendo: sê forte e corajoso, porque tu introduzirás os filhos de Israel na terra que, com juramento, lhes prometi; e eu serei contigo.

24 Ora, tendo Moisés acabado de escrever num livro todas as palavras desta lei,

25 deu ordem aos levitas que levavam a arca do pacto do Senhor, dizendo:

26 Tomai este livro da lei, e ponde-o ao lado da arca do pacto do Senhor vosso Deus, para que ali esteja por testemunha contra vós.

27 Porque conheço a vossa rebeldia e a vossa dura cerviz; eis que, vivendo eu ainda hoje convosco, rebeldes fostes contra o Senhor; e quanto mais depois da minha morte!