Treasury of Scripture Knowledge If you will fear the Lord, and serve him, and hearken to his voice, and not provoke the mouth of the Lord: then shall both you, and the king who reigneth over you, be followers of the Lord your God. If ye will Leviticus 20:1-13 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: . . . Deuteronomy 28:1-14 Now if thou wilt hear the voice of all his commandments, which I command thee this day, the Lord thy God will make thee higher than all the nations that are on the earth. . . . Joshua 24:14,20 Now therefore fear the Lord, and serve him with a perfect and most sincere heart: and put away the gods which your fathers served in Mesopotamia and in Egypt, and serve the Lord. . . . Psalm 81:12-15 So I let them go according to the desires of their heart: they shall walk in their own inventions. . . . Isaiah 3:10 Say to the just man that it is well, for he shall eat the fruit of his doings. Romans 2:7 To them indeed who, according to patience in good work, seek glory and honour and incorruption, eternal life: commandment [heb] mouth Context Samuel's Farewell Address…13Now, therefore, your king is here, whom you have chosen and desired: Behold the Lord hath given you a king. 14If you will fear the Lord, and serve him, and hearken to his voice, and not provoke the mouth of the Lord: then shall both you, and the king who reigneth over you, be followers of the Lord your God.15But if you will not hearken to the voice of the Lord, but will rebel against his words, the hand of the Lord shall be upon you, and upon your fathers.… Cross References Joshua 24:14 Now therefore fear the Lord, and serve him with a perfect and most sincere heart: and put away the gods which your fathers served in Mesopotamia and in Egypt, and serve the Lord. Lamentations 1:18 Sade. The Lord is just, for I have provoked his mouth to wrath: hear, I pray you, all ye people, and see my sorrow: my virgins, and my young men are gone into captivity. Lexicon Ifאִם־ (’im-) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not you fear תִּֽירְא֣וּ (tî·rə·’ū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 3372: To fear, to revere, caus, to frighten the LORD יְהוָ֗ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel and serve וַעֲבַדְתֶּ֤ם (wa·‘ă·ḇaḏ·tem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5647: To work, to serve, till, enslave Him אֹתוֹ֙ (’ō·ṯōw) Direct object marker | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case and obey וּשְׁמַעְתֶּ֣ם (ū·šə·ma‘·tem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 8085: To hear intelligently His voice, בְּקֹל֔וֹ (bə·qō·lōw) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6963: A voice, sound and if you do not וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no rebel תַמְר֖וּ (ṯam·rū) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 4784: To be contentious or rebellious against אֶת־ (’eṯ-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among the command פִּ֣י (pî) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 6310: The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to of the LORD, יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel and if both גַּם־ (gam-) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and you אַתֶּ֗ם (’at·tem) Pronoun - second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 859: Thou and thee, ye and you and וְגַם־ (wə·ḡam-) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and the king הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4428: A king who אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's Hebrew 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that rules מָלַ֣ךְ (mā·laḵ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4427: To reign, inceptively, to ascend the throne, to induct into royalty, to take counsel over you עֲלֵיכֶ֔ם (‘ă·lê·ḵem) Preposition | second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against follow וִהְיִתֶ֣ם (wih·yi·ṯem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be the LORD יְהוָ֥ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel your God, [then all will be well]. אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ (’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative Additional Translations If you fear the LORD and serve Him and obey His voice, and if you do not rebel against the command of the LORD, and if both you and the king who rules over you follow the LORD your God, then all will be well.If you will fear the LORD, and serve him, and obey his voice, and not rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then shall both you and also the king that reigns over you continue following the LORD your God: If ye will fear Jehovah, and serve him, and hearken unto his voice, and not rebel against the commandment of Jehovah, and both ye and also the king that reigneth over you be followers of Jehovah your God, well : If ye should fear the Lord, and serve him, and hearken to his voice, and not resist the mouth of the Lord, and ye and your king that reigns over you should follow the Lord, well. If ye fear Jehovah, and serve him, and hearken to his voice, and rebel not against the commandment of Jehovah, then both ye and the king also that reigns over you shall continue following Jehovah your God. If ye will fear the LORD, and serve him, and hearken unto his voice, and not rebel against the commandment of the LORD, and both ye and also the king that reigneth over you be followers of the LORD your God, well: If ye will fear the LORD, and serve him, and obey his voice, and not rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then shall both ye, and also the king that reigneth over you continue following the LORD your God. If you will fear Yahweh, and serve him, and listen to his voice, and not rebel against the commandment of Yahweh, and both you and also the king who reigns over you are followers of Yahweh your God, [well]: 'If ye fear Jehovah, and have served Him, and hearkened to His voice, then ye do not provoke the mouth of Jehovah, and ye have been -- both ye and the king who hath reigned over you -- after Jehovah your God. 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