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# Law, Law of Moses, God's Law
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## Definition
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The terms, "the Law" and "the Law of Moses" refer generally to all the commandments and instructions that God gave Moses for the people of Israel to obey. Other ways of referring to these laws include, "Law of the Lord" or "God's Law."
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* Depending on the context, the term "Law" or "God's Law" can refer to:
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* the Ten Commandments that God wrote on stone tablets for the Israelites.
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* all the laws given to Moses
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* the first five books of the Old Testament.
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* the entire Old Testament
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## Translation Suggestions
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* Since there are many instructions, some translations may prefer to translate this in the plural and say, "laws."
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* The "Law of Moses" could be translated as "the laws that God told Moses to give to the Israelites".
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* "God's law
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