Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

Let the fear of the Lord your God be in your hearts, and be his servants, taking your oaths by his name.

New American Standard Bible

You shall fear only the Lord your God; and you shall worship Him and swear by His name.

King James Version

Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name.

Holman Bible

Fear Yahweh your God, worship Him, and take your oaths in His name.

International Standard Version

Fear the LORD your God, serve him, and make your oaths in his name.

A Conservative Version

Thou shall fear LORD thy God, and him thou shall serve, and shall swear by his name.

American Standard Version

Thou shalt fear Jehovah thy God; and him shalt thou serve, and shalt swear by his name.

Amplified

You shall fear [only] the Lord your God; and you shall serve Him [with awe-filled reverence and profound respect] and swear [oaths] by His name [alone].

Darby Translation

Thou shalt fear Jehovah thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name.

Julia Smith Translation

Jehovah thy God shalt thou fear, and him shalt thou serve, and in his name shalt thou swear.

King James 2000

You shall fear the LORD your God, and serve him, and shall swear by his name.

Lexham Expanded Bible

"You shall fear Yahweh your God, and you shall serve him, and by his name you shall swear.

Modern King James verseion

You shall fear Jehovah your God and serve Him, and shall swear by His name.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

But fear the LORD thy God and serve him, and swear by his name,

NET Bible

You must revere the Lord your God, serve him, and take oaths using only his name.

New Heart English Bible

You shall fear the LORD your God; and you shall serve him only, and shall swear by his name.

The Emphasized Bible

Yahweh thy God, shalt thou revere And him, shalt thou serve, - And by his name, shalt thou swear.

Webster

Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name.

World English Bible

You shall fear Yahweh your God; and you shall serve him, and shall swear by his name.

Youngs Literal Translation

Jehovah thy God thou dost fear, and Him thou dost serve, and by His name thou dost swear;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Thou shalt fear
ירא 
Yare' 
Usage: 334

the Lord

Usage: 0

אלהים 
'elohiym 
Usage: 2600

and serve
עבד 
`abad 
Usage: 288

him, and shalt swear
שׁבע 
 
Usage: 186

Context Readings

Detailed Stipulations

12 Then take care that you keep your hearts true to the Lord, who took you out of the land of Egypt, out of the prison-house. 13 Let the fear of the Lord your God be in your hearts, and be his servants, taking your oaths by his name. 14 Do not go after other gods, the gods of the peoples round about you;



Cross References

Luke 4:8

And Jesus in answer said to him, It has been said in the Writings, Give worship to the Lord your God, and be his servant only.

Deuteronomy 10:20

Let the fear of the Lord your God be before you, give him worship and be true to him at all times, taking your oaths in his name.

Matthew 4:10

Then said Jesus to him, Away, Satan: for it is in the Writings, Give worship to the Lord your God and be his servant only.

Deuteronomy 13:4

But keep on in the ways of the Lord your God, fearing him and keeping his orders and hearing his voice, worshipping him and being true to him.

Joshua 2:12

So now, will you give me your oath by the Lord, that, because I have been kind to you, you will be kind to my father's house,

Isaiah 45:23

By myself have I taken an oath, a true word has gone from my mouth, and will not be changed, that to me every knee will be bent, and every tongue will give honour.

Isaiah 65:16

So that he who is requesting a blessing will make use of the name of the true God, and he who takes an oath will do so by the true God; because the past troubles are gone out of mind, and because they are covered from my eyes.

Jeremiah 12:16

And it will be that, if they give their minds to learning the ways of my people, using my name in their oaths, By the living Lord; as they have been teaching my people to take oaths by the Baal; then their place will be made certain among my people.

Leviticus 19:12

And do not take an oath in my name falsely, putting shame on the name of your God: I am the Lord.

Deuteronomy 5:29

If only they had such a heart in them at all times, so that they might go in fear of me and keep my orders and that it might be well for them and for their children for ever!

Deuteronomy 6:2

So that living in the fear of the Lord your God, you may keep all his laws and his orders, which I give you: you and your son and your son's son, all the days of your life; and so that your life may be long.

Deuteronomy 10:12

And now, Israel, what would the Lord your God have you do, but to go in the fear of the Lord your God, walking in all his ways and loving him and doing his pleasure with all your heart and all your soul,

Jeremiah 4:2

And you will take your oath, By the living Lord, in good faith and wisdom and righteousness; and the nations will make use of you as a blessing, and in you will they take a pride.

Jeremiah 5:2

And though they say, By the living Lord; truly their oaths are false.

Jeremiah 5:7

How is it possible for you to have my forgiveness for this? your children have given me up, taking their oaths by those who are no gods: when I had given them food in full measure, they were false to their wives, taking their pleasure in the houses of loose women.

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