Verse 1
These. Note the ten (see App-10 ) addresses by Moses: 1) Deuteronomy 1:6-4:40 2)Deuteronomy 5:1-10:5 3) Deuteronomy 10:10-12:32 4) Deuteronomy 13:1-26:19 5) Deuteronomy 27:1-26 ; Deuteronomy 28:1-63 6) Deuteronomy 29:2-29 ; Deuteronomy 30:1-20 7) Deuteronomy 31:2-6 8)Deuteronomy 32:1-43 9) Deuteronomy 32:44-47 10) Deuteronomy 33:2-29
the words = Haddebarim. See note above.
all Israel. Compare Deuteronomy 5:1 . Mode given by God, Exodus 3:16 ; Exodus 4:29 . Leviticus 24:14 . "All" used by Figure of speech Synecdoche ( App-6 ) to signify a national gathering of any size ( 1Sa 7:3 ; 1 Samuel 12:1 , 1 Samuel 12:19 ; 1Ki 8:2 , 1 Kings 8:14 , 1 Kings 8:22 , 1Ki 8:55 , 1 Kings 8:62 ; 1 Kings 12:12 , 1Ki 12:16 , 1 Kings 12:18 , &c).
this side Jordan = across Jordan, a neutral term, expression to be determined by context. Numbers 22:1 .
the plain. Hebrew. 'Arabah = name of vale from Jordan to gulf of Akabah. Red sea = Suph, name of a place. Omit "sea". See Numbers 33:48 , Numbers 33:49 , Numbers 33:50 ; Numbers 35:1 ; Numbers 36:13 .
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