Footnote
Lit., “a copy of this law from before the priests, the Levites,” M; LXX, “this deu·te·ro·noʹmi·on (second law) by means of (issuing from) the priests, the Levites”; Vg, “a deu·te·ro·noʹmi·um of this law, taking (accepting) an exemplar from the priests of the Levitic tribe.” Compare 1:1 ftn, “Words.”