Deuteronomy 6

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Deuteronomy 6:1

AMP: “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,

ASV: Now this is the commandment, the statutes, and the ordinances, which Jehovah your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go over to possess it;

BSB: These are the commandments and statutes and ordinances that the LORD your God has instructed me to teach you to follow in the land that you are about to enter and possess,

DARBY: And these are the commandments, the statutes, and the ordinances, which Jehovah your God commanded to teach you, that ye may do them in the land whereunto ye pass over to possess it,

DRA: These are the precepts, and ceremonies, and judgments, which the Lord your God commanded that I should teach you, and that you should do them in the land into which you pass over to possess it:

KJV: 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:

Deuteronomy 6:2

AMP: so that you and your son and your grandson may fear and worship the Lord your God [with awe-filled reverence and profound respect], to keep [and actively do] all His statutes and His commandments which I am commanding you, all the days of your life, so that your days may be prolonged.

ASV: that thou mightest fear Jehovah thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son`s son, all the days of thy life; and that thy days may be prolonged.

BSB: so that you and your children and grandchildren may fear the LORD your God all the days of your lives by keeping all His statutes and commandments that I give you, and so that your days may be prolonged.

DARBY: that thou mayest fear Jehovah thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son's son, all the days of thy life; and that thy days may be prolonged.

DRA: That thou mayst fear the Lord thy God, and keep all his commandments and precepts, which I command thee, and thy sons, and thy grandsons, all the days of thy life, that thy days may be prolonged.

KJV: That thou mightest fear the LORD thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son’s son, all the days of thy life; and that thy days may be prolonged.

Deuteronomy 6:3

AMP: 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 flowing with milk and honey.

ASV: Hear therefore, O Israel, and observe to do it; that it may be well with thee, and that ye may increase mightily, as Jehovah, the God of thy fathers, hath promised unto thee, in a land flowing with milk and honey.

BSB: Hear, O Israel, and be careful to observe them, so that you may prosper and multiply greatly in a land flowing with milk and honey, just as the LORD, the God of your fathers, has promised you.

DARBY: And thou shalt hear, Israel, and take heed to do [them]; that it may be well with thee, and that ye may increase greatly, as Jehovah the God of thy fathers hath said unto thee, in a land flowing with milk and honey.

DRA: Hear, O Israel, and observe to do the things which the Lord hath commanded thee, that it may be well with thee, and thou mayst be greatly multiplied, as the Lord the God of thy fathers hath promised thee a land flowing with milk and honey.

KJV: 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.

Deuteronomy 6:4

AMP: “Hear, O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord is one [the only God]!

ASV: Hear, O Israel: Jehovah our God is one Jehovah:

BSB: Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is One.

DARBY: Hear, Israel: Jehovah our God is one Jehovah;

DRA: Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord.

KJV: Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD:

Deuteronomy 6:5

AMP: 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].

ASV: and thou shalt love Jehovah thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.

BSB: And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.

DARBY: and thou shalt love Jehovah thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength.

DRA: Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole heart, and with thy whole soul, and with thy whole strength.

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

Deuteronomy 6:6

AMP: These words, which I am commanding you today, shall be [written] on your heart and mind.

ASV: And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be upon thy heart;

BSB: These words I am commanding you today are to be upon your hearts.

DARBY: And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thy heart;

DRA: And these words which I command thee this day, shall be in thy heart:

KJV: And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:

Deuteronomy 6:7

AMP: You shall teach them diligently to your 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.

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

BSB: And you shall teach them diligently to your children and speak of them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.

DARBY: and thou shalt impress them on thy sons, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thy house, and when thou goest on the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.

DRA: And thou shalt tell them to thy children, and thou shalt meditate upon them sitting in thy house, and walking on thy journey, sleeping and rising.

KJV: 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.

Deuteronomy 6:8

AMP: And you shall bind them as a sign on your hand (forearm), and they shall be used as bands (frontals, frontlets) on your forehead.

ASV: And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thy hand, and they shall be for frontlets between thine eyes.

BSB: Tie them as reminders on your hands and bind them on your foreheads.

DARBY: And thou shalt bind them for a sign on thy hand, and they shall be for frontlets between thine eyes.

DRA: And thou shalt bind them as a sign on thy hand, and they shall be and shall move between thy eyes.

KJV: And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes.

Deuteronomy 6:9

AMP: You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.

ASV: And thou shalt write them upon the door-posts of thy house, and upon thy gates.

BSB: Write them on the doorposts of your houses and on your gates.

DARBY: And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and upon thy gates.

DRA: And thou shalt write them in the entry, and on the doors of thy house.

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

Deuteronomy 6:10

AMP: “Then it shall come about when the Lord your God brings you into the land which He swore (solemnly promised) to [give] your fathers—to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—to give you, [a land with] great and splendid cities which you did not build,

ASV: And it shall be, when Jehovah thy God shall bring thee into the land which he sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give thee, great and goodly cities, which thou buildest not,

BSB: And when the LORD your God brings you into the land He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, that He would give you— a land with great and splendid cities that you did not build,

DARBY: And it shall be, when Jehovah thy God bringeth thee into the land which he swore unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give thee: great and good cities which thou buildedst not,

DRA: And when the Lord thy God shall have brought thee into the land, for which he swore to thy fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob: and shall have given thee great and goodly cities, which thou didst not build,

KJV: And it shall be, when the LORD thy God shall have brought thee into the land which he sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give thee great and goodly cities, which thou buildedst not,

Deuteronomy 6:11

AMP: 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,

ASV: and houses full of all good things, which thou filledst not, and cisterns hewn out, which thou hewedst not, vineyards and olive-trees, which thou plantedst not, and thou shalt eat and be full;

BSB: with houses full of every good thing with which you did not fill them, with wells that you did not dig, and with vineyards and olive groves that you did not plant— and when you eat and are satisfied,

DARBY: and houses full of everything good which thou filledst not, and wells digged which thou diggedst not, vineyards and oliveyards which thou plantedst not, and thou shalt have eaten and shalt be full;

DRA: Houses full of riches, which thou didst not set up, cisterns which thou didst not dig, vineyards and oliveyards, which thou didst not plant,

KJV: 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;

Deuteronomy 6:12

AMP: then beware that you do not forget the Lord who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

ASV: then beware lest thou forget Jehovah, who brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

BSB: be careful not to forget the LORD who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

DARBY: [then] beware lest thou forget Jehovah who brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

DRA: And thou shalt have eaten and be full:

KJV: Then beware lest thou forget the LORD, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.

Deuteronomy 6:13

AMP: 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].

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

BSB: Fear the LORD your God, serve Him only, and take your oaths in His name.

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

DRA: Take heed diligently lest thou forget the Lord, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God, and shalt serve him only, and thou shalt swear by his name.

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

Deuteronomy 6:14

AMP: You shall not follow other gods, any of the gods of the peoples who surround you,

ASV: Ye shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the peoples that are round about you;

BSB: Do not follow other gods, the gods of the peoples around you.

DARBY: Ye shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the peoples that are round about you;

DRA: You shall not go after the strange gods of all the nations, that are round about you:

KJV: Ye shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the people which are round about you;

Deuteronomy 6:15

AMP: for the Lord your God who is among you is a 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.

ASV: for Jehovah thy God in the midst of thee is a jealous God; lest the anger of Jehovah thy God be kindled against thee, and he destroy thee from off the face of the earth.

BSB: For the LORD your God, who is among you, is a jealous God. Otherwise the anger of the LORD your God will be kindled against you, and He will wipe you off the face of the earth.

DARBY: for Jehovah thy God is a jealous God in thy midst; lest the anger of Jehovah thy God be kindled against thee, and he destroy thee from the face of the earth.

DRA: Because the Lord thy God is a jealous God in the midst of thee: lest at any time the wrath of the Lord thy God be kindled against thee, and take thee away from the face of the earth.

KJV: (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.

Deuteronomy 6:16

AMP: “You shall not put the Lord your God to the test, as you tested Him at Massah. [Ex 17:7]

ASV: Ye shall not tempt Jehovah your God, as ye tempted him in Massah.

BSB: Do not test the LORD your God as you tested Him at Massah.

DARBY: Ye shall not tempt Jehovah your God, as ye tempted him in Massah.

DRA: Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God, as thou temptedst him in the place of temptation.

KJV: Ye shall not tempt the LORD your God, as ye tempted him in Massah.

Deuteronomy 6:17

AMP: 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.

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

BSB: You are to diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God and the testimonies and statutes He has given you.

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

DRA: Keep the precepts of the Lord thy God, and the testimonies and ceremonies which he hath commanded thee.

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

Deuteronomy 6:18

AMP: You shall do what is right and good in the sight of the Lord, so that it may be well with you and that you may go in and possess the good land which the Lord swore to [give] your fathers,

ASV: And thou shalt do that which is right and good in the sight of Jehovah; that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest go in and possess the good land which Jehovah sware unto thy fathers,

BSB: Do what is right and good in the sight of the LORD, so that it may be well with you and that you may enter and possess the good land that the LORD your God swore to give your fathers,

DARBY: And thou shalt do what is right and good in the sight of Jehovah, that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest enter in and possess the good land which Jehovah swore unto thy fathers,

DRA: And do that which is pleasing and good in the sight of the Lord, that it may be well with thee: and going in thou mayst possess the goodly land, concerning which the Lord swore to thy fathers,

KJV: And thou shalt do that which is right and good in the sight of the LORD: that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest go in and possess the good land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers,

Deuteronomy 6:19

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

ASV: to thrust out all thine enemies from before thee, as Jehovah hath spoken.

BSB: driving out all your enemies before you, as the LORD has said.

DARBY: thrusting out all thine enemies from before thee, as Jehovah hath spoken.

DRA: That he would destroy all thy enemies before thee, as he hath spoken.

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

Deuteronomy 6:20

AMP: “When your son asks you in time to come, saying, ‘What is the meaning of the testimonies and statutes and judgments (precepts) which the Lord our God has commanded you?’

ASV: When thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What mean the testimonies, and the statutes, and the ordinances, which Jehovah our God hath commanded you?

BSB: In the future, when your son asks, “What is the meaning of the decrees and statutes and ordinances that the LORD our God has commanded you?”

DARBY: When thy son shall ask thee in time to come, saying, What are the testimonies, and the statutes, and the ordinances, which Jehovah our God hath commanded you?

DRA: And when thy son shall ask thee to morrow, saying: What mean these testimonies, and ceremonies and judgments, which the Lord our God hath commanded us?

KJV: And when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What mean the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD our God hath commanded you?

Deuteronomy 6:21

AMP: 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.

ASV: then thou shalt say unto thy son, We were Pharaoh`s bondmen in Egypt: and Jehovah brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand;

BSB: then you are to tell him, “We were slaves of Pharaoh in Egypt, but the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand.

DARBY: then thou shalt say unto thy son, We were Pharaoh's bondmen in Egypt; and Jehovah brought us out of Egypt with a powerful hand;

DRA: Thou shalt say to him: We were bondmen of Pharao in Egypt, and the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a strong hand.

KJV: 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:

Deuteronomy 6:22

AMP: Moreover, the Lord showed great and terrible signs and wonders before our eyes against Egypt, Pharaoh and all his household;

ASV: and Jehovah showed signs and wonders, great and sore, upon Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his house, before our eyes;

BSB: Before our eyes the LORD inflicted great and devastating signs and wonders on Egypt, on Pharaoh, and on all his household.

DARBY: and Jehovah shewed signs and wonders, great and grievous, upon Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his household, before our eyes;

DRA: And he wrought signs and wonders great and very grievous in Egypt against Pharao, and all his house, in our sight,

KJV: And the LORD shewed signs and wonders, great and sore, upon Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his household, before our eyes:

Deuteronomy 6:23

AMP: 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.’

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

BSB: But He brought us out from there to lead us in and give us the land that He had sworn to our fathers.

DARBY: and he brought us out thence, that he might bring us in, to give us the land which he swore unto our fathers.

DRA: And he brought us out from thence, that he might bring us in and give us the land, concerning which he swore to our fathers.

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

Deuteronomy 6:24

AMP: So the Lord commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear [and worship] the Lord our God [with awe-filled reverence and profound respect] for our good always and so that He might preserve us alive, as it is today.

ASV: And Jehovah commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear Jehovah our God, for our good always, that he might preserve us alive, as at this day.

BSB: And the LORD commanded us to observe all these statutes and to fear the LORD our God, that we may always be prosperous and preserved, as we are to this day.

DARBY: And Jehovah commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear Jehovah our God, for our good continually, that he might preserve us alive, as it is this day.

DRA: And the Lord commanded that we should do all these ordinances, and should fear the Lord our God, that it might be well with us all the days of our life, as it is at this day.

KJV: And the LORD commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear the LORD our God, for our good always, that he might preserve us alive, as it is at this day.

Deuteronomy 6:25

AMP: 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.

ASV: And it shall be righteousness unto us, if we observe to do all this commandment before Jehovah our God, as he hath commanded us.

BSB: And if we are careful to observe every one of these commandments before the LORD our God, as He has commanded us, then that will be our righteousness.”

DARBY: And it shall be our righteousness if we take heed to do all these commandments before Jehovah our God, as he hath commanded us.

DRA: And he will be merciful to us, if we keep and do all his precepts before the Lord our God, as he hath commanded us.

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

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