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Ramban on Deuteronomy 31:9/רמב"ן על דברים ל״א:ט׳

אוַיִּכְתֹּב מֹשֶׁה אֶת הַתּוֹרָה הַזֹּאת, מִתְּחִלַּת בְּרֵאשִׁית עַד לְעֵינֵי כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵל. ואע"פ שֶׁבְּכָאן (דברים ל"א:י"א) כָּתוּב תִּקְרָא אֶת הַתּוֹרָה הַזֹּאת נֶגֶד כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵל, וְהוּא רוֹמֵז לַסֵּפֶר הַזֶּה שֶׁל אֵלֶּה הַדְּבָרִים עַל דַּעַת רַבּוֹתֵינוּ (סוטה מא), אֲבָל בָּזֶה חָזַר וּבֵאֵר (דברים ל"א:כ"ד) וַיְהִי כְּכַלּוֹת מֹשֶׁה לִכְתֹּב אֶת דִּבְרֵי הַתּוֹרָה הַזֹּאת עַל סֵפֶר עַד תֻּמָּם, וְזֶה יִכְלֹל כָּל הַתּוֹרָה כֻּלָּהּ:

1AND MOSES WROTE THIS LAW — from the beginning of Bereshith to in the sight of all Israel.⁹, 34:12. Even though it is written here, thou shalt read this law before all Israel,¹⁰ and according to the opinion of our Rabbis,¹¹ in Verse 9, refer to the entire Torah, while in Verse 11 the same expression refers to the Book of Deuteronomy? Ramban proceeds to answer this question. it refers to this Book of Deuteronomy,¹¹ in Verse 9, refer to the entire Torah, while in Verse 11 the same expression refers to the Book of Deuteronomy? Ramban proceeds to answer this question. at this point, he reverted and explained, And it came to pass, when Moses had made an end of writing the words of this Law in a book, until they were finished.¹² This includes the entire Torah. [Hence the expression this Law in the verse before us means the entire Torah, while in the following Verse 11, concerning the reading in the Assembly, the same expression refers only to the Book of Deuteronomy.]