Nehemiah says that God gave these words to Moses, yet we cannot find them verbatim anywhere in the books of Moses. Instead, they are Nehemiah’s summary of truths God gave Israel through Moses. We might best see these words as a conflation of Deuteronomy 30:1–5 (including some exact words and phrases recurring) and perhaps Deuteronomy 4:25–31.
8 Souviens-toi de cette parole que tu donnas ordre à Moïse, ton serviteur, de prononcer: Lorsque vous pécherez, je vous disperserai parmi les peuples;