Parallel Verses

NET Bible

Be careful, therefore, to do exactly what the Lord your God has commanded you; do not turn right or left!

New American Standard Bible

So you shall observe to do just as the Lord your God has commanded you; you shall not turn aside to the right or to the left.

King James Version

Ye shall observe to do therefore as the LORD your God hath commanded you: ye shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.

Holman Bible

“Be careful to do as the Lord your God has commanded you; you are not to turn aside to the right or the left.

International Standard Version

You must be careful to do what the LORD your God commanded you, turning neither to the left nor to the right.

A Conservative Version

Ye shall observe to do therefore as LORD your God has commanded you. Ye shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.

American Standard Version

Ye shall observe to do therefore as Jehovah your God hath commanded you: ye shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.

Amplified

Therefore you shall pay attention and be careful to do just as the Lord your God has commanded you; you shall not turn aside to the right or to the left [deviating from My commandments].

Bible in Basic English

Take care, then, to do whatever the Lord your God has given you orders to do; let there be no turning away to the right hand or to the left.

Darby Translation

Take heed then to do as Jehovah your God hath commanded you: turn not aside to the right hand or to the left.

Julia Smith Translation

And watch ye to do as Jehovah your God commanded right: ye shall not turn aside to the right and to the left.

King James 2000

You shall observe to do therefore as the LORD your God has commanded you: you shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.

Lexham Expanded Bible

"[So] you must be careful to do [just] as Yahweh your God commanded you; you shall not turn [to the] right or [to the] left.

Modern King James verseion

And you shall be careful to do as Jehovah your God has commanded you. You shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Take heed therefore that ye do as the LORD your God hath commanded you, and turn not aside: either to the righthand or to the left:

New Heart English Bible

You shall observe to do therefore as the LORD your God has commanded you: you shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.

The Emphasized Bible

So then ye must observe to do, as Yahweh your God hath commanded you, - ye must not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.

Webster

Ye shall observe to do therefore as the LORD your God hath commanded you: ye shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.

World English Bible

You shall observe to do therefore as Yahweh your God has commanded you: you shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.

Youngs Literal Translation

And ye have observed to do as Jehovah your God hath commanded you, ye turn not aside -- right or left;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
שׁמר 
Shamar 
Usage: 468

to do

Usage: 0

therefore as the Lord

Usage: 0

אלהים 
'elohiym 
Usage: 2600

צוה 
Tsavah 
Usage: 494

you ye shall not turn aside
שׂוּר סוּר 
Cuwr 
Usage: 301

to the right hand
ימין 
Yamiyn 
Usage: 139

References

Fausets

Context Readings

Basic Stipulations

31 But as for you, remain here with me so I can declare to you all the commandments, statutes, and ordinances that you are to teach them, so that they can carry them out in the land I am about to give them." 32 Be careful, therefore, to do exactly what the Lord your God has commanded you; do not turn right or left! 33 Walk just as he has commanded you so that you may live, that it may go well with you, and that you may live long in the land you are going to possess.

Cross References

Deuteronomy 17:20

Then he will not exalt himself above his fellow citizens or turn from the commandments to the right or left, and he and his descendants will enjoy many years ruling over his kingdom in Israel.

Deuteronomy 28:14

But you must not turn away from all the commandments I am giving you today, to either the right or left, nor pursue other gods and worship them.

Joshua 1:7

Make sure you are very strong and brave! Carefully obey all the law my servant Moses charged you to keep! Do not swerve from it to the right or to the left, so that you may be successful in all you do.

Joshua 23:6

Be very strong! Carefully obey all that is written in the law scroll of Moses so you won't swerve from it to the right or the left,

Proverbs 4:27

Do not turn to the right or to the left; turn yourself away from evil.

Deuteronomy 4:1-2

Now, Israel, pay attention to the statutes and ordinances I am about to teach you, so that you might live and go on to enter and take possession of the land that the Lord, the God of your ancestors, is giving you.

Deuteronomy 6:3

Pay attention, Israel, and be careful to do this so that it may go well with you and that you may increase greatly in number -- as the Lord, God of your ancestors, said to you, you will have a land flowing with milk and honey.

Deuteronomy 6:25

We will be innocent if we carefully keep all these commandments before the Lord our God, just as he demands."

Deuteronomy 8:1

You must keep carefully all these commandments I am giving you today so that you may live, increase in number, and go in and occupy the land that the Lord promised to your ancestors.

Deuteronomy 11:32

Be certain to keep all the statutes and ordinances that I am presenting to you today.

Deuteronomy 12:32

You must be careful to do everything I am commanding you. Do not add to it or subtract from it!

Deuteronomy 24:8

Be careful during an outbreak of leprosy to follow precisely all that the Levitical priests instruct you; as I have commanded them, so you should do.

2 Kings 21:8

I will not make Israel again leave the land I gave to their ancestors, provided that they carefully obey all I commanded them, the whole law my servant Moses ordered them to obey."

Psalm 125:5

As for those who are bent on traveling a sinful path, may the Lord remove them, along with those who behave wickedly! May Israel experience peace!

Ezekiel 37:24

"'My servant David will be king over them; there will be one shepherd for all of them. They will follow my regulations and carefully observe my statutes.

2 Peter 2:21

For it would have been better for them never to have known the way of righteousness than, having known it, to turn back from the holy commandment that had been delivered to them.

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