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Introduction to Deuteronomy 8:1: Total Obedience and Covenant Continuity Deuteronomy 8:1 begins with a striking phrase: כָּל־הַמִּצְוָה, literally “all the commandment.” This phrase captures the heart of the Mosaic theology of obedience: the call to complete and undivided commitment to YHWH’s instruction. This article will explore the grammatical structure, semantic richness, and covenantal implications of the expression כָּל־הַמִּצְוָה, as it appears at the outset of a charge to Israel to remember, obey, and live. כָּל־הַמִּצְוָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר אָנֹכִ֧י מְצַוְּךָ֛ הַיֹּ֖ום תִּשְׁמְר֣וּן לַעֲשֹׂ֑ות לְמַ֨עַן תִּֽחְי֜וּן וּרְבִיתֶ֗ם וּבָאתֶם֙ וִֽירִשְׁתֶּ֣ם אֶת־הָאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁר־נִשְׁבַּ֥ע יְהוָ֖ה לַאֲבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃ Grammatical and Syntactical Analysis of כָּל־הַמִּצְוָה The phrase כָּל־הַמִּצְוָה is composed of a construct phrase combining the quantifier כָּל (“all, every”) with the definite noun הַמִּצְוָה (“the commandment”).… Learn Hebrew