The Ten Commandments are the basic law (Deut. 5:6-21). The statutes give supplemental details of the law. When a judgment is added to a statute, the statute becomes an ordinance.

See note Acts 2:21¹.

Lit., words. See note Exo. 20:1¹, par. 1.

«The word (which is a rare one) implies ‘the loss of spiritual freshness, and the blunting of original impressions, produced by force of custom, or long residence in the same spot’ (Dillman).» (S. R. Driver) .

Lit., all the days.

For the cities of refuge, see notes in Num. 35:9-34.

Following an ancient version; the Hebrew text reads, Sion (cf. Deut. 3:9).

I.e., the Dead Sea.