Parallel Verses

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.

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.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God and serve him and cleave unto 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.

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 Therefore love the foreigner; for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt. 20 You shall fear the LORD your God; you shall serve him; and you shall cling to him, and you shall swear by his name. 21 He is your praise, and he is your God, who has done for you these great and awesome things, which your eyes have seen.



Cross References

Deuteronomy 13:4

You shall walk after the LORD your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and you shall serve him, and cling to him.

Deuteronomy 6:13

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

Deuteronomy 11:22

For if you shall diligently keep all this commandment which I command you, to do it, to love the LORD your God, to walk in all his ways, and to cling to him;

Psalm 63:11

But the king shall rejoice in God. Everyone who swears by him will praise him, for the mouth of those who speak lies shall be silenced.

Matthew 4:10

Then Jesus said to him, "Go away, Satan. For it is written, 'You shall worship the Lord your God, and you shall serve him only.'"

Deuteronomy 4:4

But you who were faithful to the LORD your God are all alive this day.

Joshua 23:8

but hold fast to the LORD your God, as you have done to this day.

Isaiah 45:23

By myself have I sworn, the word is gone forth from my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, that to me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear to God.

Luke 4:8

Jesus answered and said to him, "It is written, 'You shall worship the Lord your God, and you shall serve him only.'"

Acts 11:23

who, when he had come, and had seen the grace of God, was glad. He exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they should remain near to the Lord.

Romans 12:9

Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil. Cling to that which is good.

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