“... Paragraph 160 continues Eleazar’s interpretations of what Moses “commanded” (κελεύει in § 158, § 159 and § 160). Here he comments on the injunction in Deuteronomy 6 that Israelites should talk about the law in all circumstances: “And you shall teach them to your sons and talk on them while sitting at home and going on the road and lying down and rising up” (Deut 6:7 NETS). This verse immediately precedes the command to bind the laws on one’s hand, commands whose order is reversed in Aristeas. As part of the interpretation, two participles are essentially quoted from Deut 6:7, κοιταζομένους καὶ διανισταμένους, when sleeping and rising. Ps.-Aristeas reports that the obligation is to “meditate or study” (μελετᾶν) rather than recite or talk as in Deuteronomy. The infinitive recalls the obligation of the righteous to meditate on the law in Ps 1:2 (OG), where the same verb occurs, although, there is no clear evidence that Ps.-Aristeas knows any of the Psalms in Greek. Nevertheless the verb μελετάω might point to some intertextual play that affects interpretations of the Mosaic commandments. ...”