Deuteronomy 6

¹ “Now this is the commandment, the statutes and the judgments which the Lord your God has commanded me to teach you, that you might do them in the land where you are going over to possess it,

¹ Now these are the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go to possess it:

¹ “This is the command—the statutes and ordinances—the Lord your God has instructed me to teach you, so that you may follow them in the land you are about to enter and possess.^(A)

¹ "Now these are the commands, decrees, and ordinances that the LORD commanded me to teach you. Obey them in the land you are entering to possess,

¹ “Now this is the command; the statutes and the judgments (precepts) which the Lord your God has commanded me to teach you, so that you might do (follow, obey) them in the land which you are crossing over [the Jordan] to possess,

³ O Israel, you should listen and ^(a)be careful to do it, that ^(C)it may be well with you and that you may multiply greatly, just as the Lord, the God of your fathers, has promised you, in ^(D)a land flowing with milk and honey.

³ Hear therefore, O Israel, and observe to do it; that it may be well with thee, and that ye may increase mightily, as the LORD God of thy fathers hath promised thee, in the land that floweth with milk and honey.

³ Listen, Israel, and be careful to follow them, so that you may prosper and multiply greatly, because Yahweh, the God of your fathers, has promised you a land flowing with milk and honey.^(C)

³ Listen, Israel! Be careful to obey, so that life may go well for you and that you may increase greatly. Just as the LORD God of your ancestors told you, you'll have a land flowing with milk and honey.

³ Therefore listen, O Israel, and be careful to do them, that it may go well with you and that you may increase greatly [in numbers], as the Lord, the God of your fathers, has promised you, in a land ^(a)flowing with milk and honey.

^{5 (G)}You shall love the Lord your God ^(H)with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.

⁵ And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.

⁵ Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.^(E)

⁵ You are to love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength.

⁵ You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and mind and with all your soul and with all your strength [your entire being].

^{7 (J)}You shall teach them diligently to your sons and shall talk of them when you sit in your house and when you walk by the way and when you lie down and when you rise up.

⁷ And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.

⁷ Repeat them to your children.^(G) Talk about them when you sit in your house and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.

⁷ Teach them repeatedly to your children. Talk about them while sitting in your house or walking on the road, and as you lie down or get up.

⁷ You shall teach them diligently to your ^(b)children [impressing God’s precepts on their minds and penetrating their hearts with His truths] and shall speak of them when you sit in your house and when you walk on the road and when you lie down and when you get up.

^{9 (L)}You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.

⁹ And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates.

⁹ Write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.

⁹ and write them on the door frames of your house and on your gates."

⁹ You shall write them on the ^(d)doorposts of your house and on your gates.

¹¹ and houses full of all good things which you did not fill, and hewn cisterns which you did not dig, vineyards and olive trees which you did not plant, and ^(N)you eat and are satisfied,

¹¹ And houses full of all good things, which thou filledst not, and wells digged, which thou diggedst not, vineyards and olive trees, which thou plantedst not; when thou shalt have eaten and be full;

¹¹ houses full of every good thing that you did not fill them with, wells dug that you did not dig, and vineyards and olive groves that you did not plant^(I)—and when you eat and are satisfied,^(J)

¹¹ houses filled with every good thing that you didn't supply, wells that you didn't dig, and vineyards and olive groves that you didn't plant. When you eat and are satisfied,

¹¹ and houses full of all good things which you did not fill, and hewn (excavated) cisterns (wells) which you did not dig out, and vineyards and olive trees which you did not plant, and you eat and are full and satisfied,

^{13 (P)}You shall ^(e)fear only the Lord your God; and you shall ^(f)worship Him and ^(Q)swear by His name.

¹³ Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name.

¹³ Fear Yahweh your God, worship Him, and take your oaths in His name.^(L)

¹³ Fear the LORD your God, serve him, and make your oaths in his name.

¹³ 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].

¹⁵ for the Lord your God in the midst of you is a ^(S)jealous God; otherwise the anger of the Lord your God will be kindled against you, and He will ^(g)wipe you off the face of the earth.

¹⁵ (For the LORD thy God is a jealous God among you) lest the anger of the LORD thy God be kindled against thee, and destroy thee from off the face of the earth.

¹⁵ for the Lord your God, who is among you, is a jealous God.^(M) Otherwise, the Lord your God will become angry with you and wipe you off the face of the earth.

¹⁵ For the LORD your God who is among you is a jealous God. He will turn his anger against you and destroy you from the surface of the land."

¹⁵ for the Lord your God who is among you is a ^(f)jealous (impassioned) God [demanding what is rightfully and uniquely His]—otherwise the anger of the Lord your God will be kindled and burn against you, and He will destroy you from the face of the earth.

^{17 (V)}You should diligently keep the commandments of the Lord your God, and His testimonies and His statutes which He has commanded you.

¹⁷ Ye shall diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he hath commanded thee.

¹⁷ Carefully observe the commands of the Lord your God, the decrees and statutes He has commanded you.

¹⁷ Be sure to observe the commands of the LORD your God, his testimonies and his decrees that he gave you.

¹⁷ You shall diligently keep [foremost in your thoughts and actively do] the commandments of the Lord your God, and His testimonies and His statutes which He has commanded you.

¹⁹ by driving out all your enemies from before you, as the Lord has spoken.

¹⁹ To cast out all thine enemies from before thee, as the LORD hath spoken.

¹⁹ by driving out all your enemies before you, as the Lord has said.^(R)

¹⁹ expelling all your enemies before you, as the LORD said."

¹⁹ by driving out all your enemies from before you, as the Lord has spoken.

²¹ then you shall say to your son, ‘We were slaves to Pharaoh in Egypt, and the Lord brought us from Egypt with a mighty hand.

²¹ Then thou shalt say unto thy son, We were Pharaoh's bondmen in Egypt; and the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand:

²¹ tell him, ‘We were slaves of Pharaoh in Egypt, but the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a strong hand.

²¹ tell him, "We were slaves to Pharaoh in Egypt, but the LORD brought us out of Egypt with great power.

²¹ then you shall say to your son, ‘We were Pharaoh’s slaves in Egypt, and the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand.

²³ He brought us out from there in order to bring us in, to give us the land which He had sworn to our fathers.’

²³ And he brought us out from thence, that he might bring us in, to give us the land which he sware unto our fathers.

²³ but He brought us from there in order to lead us in and give us the land that He swore to our fathers.

²³ But as for us, he brought us out from there to bring us into the land and give it to us, as he promised our ancestors.

²³ He brought us out from there in order to bring us in, to give us the land which He had sworn to [give] our fathers.’

^{25 (AA)}It will be righteousness for us if we ^(h)are careful to observe all this commandment before the Lord our God, just as He commanded us.

²⁵ And it shall be our righteousness, if we observe to do all these commandments before the LORD our God, as he hath commanded us.

²⁵ Righteousness will be ours if we are careful to follow every one of these commands before the Lord our God, as He has commanded us.’

²⁵ It will be credited as righteousness for us, if we're careful to obey the entire Law in the presence of the LORD our God, as he commanded.'"

²⁵ It will be [considered] righteousness for us [that is, right standing with God] if we are careful to observe all this commandment before the Lord our God—just as He has commanded us.