Deuteronomy 31:24

24 {And then when Moses finished writing} the words of this law on the scroll {until they were complete},

Deuteronomy 31:24 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 31:24

And it came to pass, when Moses had made an end of writing
the words of this law in a book
In this book of Deuteronomy, and which concluded the Pentateuch:

until they were finished;
all the words of the law, and the whole five books of Moses, excepting some few verses, ( Deuteronomy 34:1-12 ) , which were added by another hand, Joshua or Ezra.

Deuteronomy 31:24 In-Context

22 And Moses wrote this song on that day and taught it [to] the {Israelites}.

23 Then he told Joshua the son of Nun, and said [to him], "Be strong and be courageous, for you shall bring the {Israelites} into the land that I swore to them, and I will be with you."

24 {And then when Moses finished writing} the words of this law on the scroll {until they were complete},

25 then Moses commanded the Levites carrying the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, {saying},

26 "Take the scroll of this law and put it at the side of the ark of the covenant of Yahweh your God, and it will be there as a witness against you.

Footnotes

• [a] Literally "And it happened as/when to finish Moses to write"
• [b] Literally "until their to be complete/"