(again) (v. 30), to the sabbath (v. 31) and to provision for the upkeep of the Temple and clergy (vv. 32–39). There is clearly no attempt to assent to all the extant laws (of the Pentateuch) one by one. In a sense those which are reflected here are representative of the whole law. All the elements of the people’s affirmation can be traced to one requirement or another, implicit or explicit, in the Pentateuch. Yet they are not simply a random selection. Nor do they constitute mere enumeration of laws.