On this side Jordan, in the land of Moab, began Moses to declare this law, saying,
Began Moses to declare this law - declare, i:e., explain, this law. He follows the same method here that he elsewhere observes, namely, that of first enumerating the marvelous doings of God in behalf of his people, and reminding them what an unworthy requital they had made for all His kindness; then he rehearses the law and its various precepts.