King James Version (KJV)
Deuteronomy 30:12
“It [is] not in heaven, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go up for us to heaven, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it?”
Verse in context — Deuteronomy 30
If thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which are written in this book of the law, [and] if thou turn unto the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul.
For this commandment which I command thee this day, it [is] not hidden from thee, neither [is] it far off.
It [is] not in heaven, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go up for us to heaven, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it?
Neither [is] it beyond the sea, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go over the sea for us, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it?
But the word [is] very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it.
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Moses’ final speeches, reminding Israel of God’s law before entering the Promised Land.
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