וְשָׁ֣מַעְתָּ֔ בְּק֖וֹל יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ וְעָשִׂ֤יתָ אֶת־מִצְוֺתָו֙ וְאֶת־חֻקָּ֔יו אֲשֶׁ֛ר אָנֹכִ֥י מְצַוְּךָ֖ הַיּֽוֹם׃ (ס)
Kaya pakikinggan mo ang tinig ng Walang-Hanggan mong Diyos, at gagawin mo ang Kanyang mga utos at ang Kanyang mga batas na iniuutos ko sa iyo sa araw na ito.”
Kedushat Levi
Deuteronomy 27,9. “Moses and the priests, members of the tribe of Levi, addressed all the Israelites, saying: ‘on this day you have become a nation for the Lord your G’d.’” Rashi, [keenly aware that this statement after 40 years in the desert as G’d’s people, a people whom He had redeemed from slavery in Egypt, must sound puzzling to the reader, Ed.] understands the word היום, “this day,” as a reminder to the people that each and every day should be viewed by each one of us as a new opportunity to become a servant of the Lord, or to deepen that commitment. In fact, each breath we draw presents us with new opportunities to do so. It is as if the call from Sinai, several thousand years ago, still rings in our ears, and we are invited to respond to it. This is why Moses continues in verse 10 with the words: ושמעת בקול ה' אלוקיך ועשית את מצותיו ואת חקותיו אשר אנכי מצוך היום, “you shall hearken to the voice of the Lord your G’d, and perform His commandments and His statutes which I command you this day. [No new commandments had been issued on this day. Ed.] The thrust of the verse is that the commandments are to be as if you had heard them on this day for the first time. You should feel as if you had heard them at Mount Sinai.