Parallel Verses

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

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

New American Standard Bible

You shall fear the Lord your God; you shall serve Him and cling to Him, and you shall swear by His name.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

You are to fear Yahweh your God and worship Him. Remain faithful to Him and take oaths in His name.

International Standard Version

You are to fear the LORD your God and serve him. Cling to him and swear by his name.

A Conservative Version

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

American Standard Version

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

Amplified

You shall fear [and worship] the Lord your God [with awe-filled reverence and profound respect]; you shall serve Him and cling to Him [hold tightly to Him, be united with Him], and you shall swear [oaths] by His name.

Bible in Basic English

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.

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

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

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

Yahweh your God, you shall revere him, you shall serve him, and to him you shall cling, and by his name you shall swear.

Modern King James verseion

You shall fear Jehovah your God. You shall serve Him, and you shall hold fast to Him, and swear by His name.

NET Bible

Revere the Lord your God, serve him, be loyal to him and take oaths only in his name.

New Heart English Bible

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

The Emphasized Bible

Yahweh thy God, shalt thou revere, Him, shalt thou serve, - And unto him, shalt thou cleave, And in his name, shalt thou swear.

Webster

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

World English Bible

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

Youngs Literal Translation

'Jehovah thy God thou dost fear, Him thou dost serve, and to Him thou dost cleave, 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

him shalt thou serve
עבד 
`abad 
Usage: 288

and to him shalt thou cleave
דּבק 
Dabaq 
Usage: 54

and swear
שׁבע 
 
Usage: 186

References

American

Watsons

Context Readings

Detailed Stipulations

19 Love therefore the stranger, for ye were strangers yourselves in the land of Egypt. 20 Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God and serve him and cleave unto him and swear by his name, 21 for he is thy praise, and he is thy God that hath done these great and terrible things for thee, which thine eyes have seen.



Cross References

Deuteronomy 13:4

For ye must walk after the LORD your God and fear him and keep his commandments and hearken unto his voice and serve him and cleave unto him.

Deuteronomy 6:13

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

Deuteronomy 11:22

For if ye shall keep all these commandments which I command you, so that ye do them and love the LORD your God and walk in all his ways and cleave unto him;

Psalm 63:11

But the king shall rejoice in God; all they that swear by him shall be commended, for the mouth of liars shall be stopped.

Matthew 4:10

Then said Jesus unto him, "Depart, Satan: For it is written, 'Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God and him only shalt thou serve.'"

Deuteronomy 4:4

But ye that clave unto the LORD your God are alive, every one of you, this day.

Joshua 23:8

But that ye stick fast unto the LORD your God, as ye have done unto this day.

Isaiah 45:23

I swear by myself: out of my mouth cometh the word of righteousness, and that may no man turn: but all knees shall bow unto me, and all tongues shall swear by me,

Luke 4:8

Jesus answered him, and said, "Hence from me, Satan. For it is written, 'Thou shalt honour the Lord thy God, and him only serve.'"

Acts 11:23

Which when he was come, and had seen the grace of God, was glad: and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would continually cleave unto the Lord.

Romans 12:9

Let love be without dissimulation. Hate that which is evil, and cleave unto that which is good.

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