Deuteronomy 6 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 And these the commands and the laws and the judgments that Jehovah you God commanded to teach you to do in the land which ye are passing over there to possess it: “Now this is the commandment—the statutes and the rules—that the LORD your God commanded me to teach you, that you may do them in the land to which you are going over, to possess it, These are the commands, decrees and laws the LORD your God directed me to teach you to observe in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess,
2 So that thou shalt fear Jehovah thy God, to watch all his laws and his commands which I am commanding thee, thou and thy son and thy son's son all the days of thy life; and so that thy days shall be prolonged. that you may fear the LORD your God, you and your son and your son’s son, by keeping all his statutes and his commandments, which I command you, all the days of your life, and that your days may be long. so that you, your children and their children after them may fear the LORD your God as long as you live by keeping all his decrees and commands that I give you, and so that you may enjoy long life.
3 And hear, O Israel, and watch to do, that it shall be well to thee, and that ye shall multiply greatly as Jehovah the God of your fathers spake to thee, a land flowing with milk and honey. Hear therefore, O Israel, and be careful to do them, that it may go well with you, and that you may multiply greatly, as the LORD, the God of your fathers, has promised you, in a land flowing with milk and honey. Hear, Israel, and be careful to obey so that it may go well with you and that you may increase greatly in a land flowing with milk and honey, just as the LORD, the God of your ancestors, promised you.
4 Hear, Israel; Jehovah our God is one Jehovah. “Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one.
5 And love thou Jehovah thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul and with all thy might. You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.
6 And these words which I command thee to do shall be upon thy heart; And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts.
7 And sharpen them to thy sons, and speak in them in thy resting in thy house, and in thy going in the way, and in thy lying down and in thy rising up. You shall teach them diligently to your children, 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. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.
8 And bind them for a sign upon thy hand, and they shall be for bands between thine eyes. You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads.
9 And write them upon the door posts of thine house, and upon thy gates. You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates. Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates.
10 And it was when Jehovah thy God shall bring thee in to the land which he sware to thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaak and to Jacob, to give to thee cities great and good which thou didst not build, “And when the LORD your God brings you into the land that he swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give you—with great and good cities that you did not build, When the LORD your God brings you into the land he swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, to give you—a land with large, flourishing cities you did not build,
11 And houses full of all good which thou filledst not, and wells hewed out which thou hewedst not, and vineyards and olives which thou didst not plant; and thou atest and wert satisfied: and houses full of all good things that you did not fill, and cisterns that you did not dig, and vineyards and olive trees that you did not plant—and when you eat and are full, houses filled with all kinds of good things you did not provide, wells you did not dig, and vineyards and olive groves you did not plant—then when you eat and are satisfied,
12 Watch to thyself lest thou shalt forget Jehovah who brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of servants, then take care lest you forget the LORD, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. be careful that you do not forget the LORD, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.
13 Jehovah thy God shalt thou fear, and him shalt thou serve, and in his name shalt thou swear. It is the LORD your God you shall fear. Him you shall serve and by his name you shall swear. Fear the LORD your God, serve him only and take your oaths in his name.
14 Ye shall not go after other gods from the gods of the peoples which are round about you; You shall not go after other gods, the gods of the peoples who are around you— Do not follow other gods, the gods of the peoples around you;
15 (For Jehovah thy God a jealous God in the midst of thee) lest the anger of Jehovah thy God shall kindle against thee and destroy thee from the face of the earth. for the LORD your God in your midst is a jealous God—lest the anger of the LORD your God be kindled against you, and he destroy you from off the face of the earth. for the LORD your God, who is among you, is a jealous God and his anger will burn against you, and he will destroy you from the face of the land.
16 Ye shall not try Jehovah your God, as ye tempted in Massah. “You shall not put the LORD your God to the test, as you tested him at Massah. Do not put the LORD your God to the test as you did at Massah.
17 Watching, ye shall watch the commands of Jehovah your God, and his testimonies, and his laws that he commanded thee. You shall diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God, and his testimonies and his statutes, which he has commanded you. Be sure to keep the commands of the LORD your God and the stipulations and decrees he has given you.
18 And do thou the right and the good in the eyes of Jehovah so that it shall be well to thee, and thou go in and possess the good land which Jehovah sware to thy fathers, And you shall do what is right and good in the sight of the LORD, that it may go well with you, and that you may go in and take possession of the good land that the LORD swore to give to your fathers Do what is right and good in the LORD’s sight, so that it may go well with you and you may go in and take over the good land the LORD promised on oath to your ancestors,
19 To drive out all thine enemies from before thee as Jehovah spake. by thrusting out all your enemies from before you, as the LORD has promised. thrusting out all your enemies before you, as the LORD said.
20 When thy son shall ask thee tomorrow, saying, What the testimonies and the laws and the judgments which Jehovah our God commanded you? “When your son asks you in time to come, ‘What is the meaning of the testimonies and the statutes and the rules that the LORD our God has commanded you?’ In the future, when your son asks you, “What is the meaning of the stipulations, decrees and laws the LORD our God has commanded you?”
21 And say thou to thy son, We were servants to Pharaoh in Egypt, and Jehovah brought us out of Egypt by a strong hand: 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. tell him: “We were slaves of Pharaoh in Egypt, but the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand.
22 And Jehovah will give signs and wonders, great and evil, upon Egypt, upon Pharaoh and upon all his house before our eyes: And the LORD showed signs and wonders, great and grievous, against Egypt and against Pharaoh and all his household, before our eyes. Before our eyes the LORD sent signs and wonders—great and terrible—on Egypt and Pharaoh and his whole household.
23 And he brought us out from there in order to bring us in to give to us the land which he sware to our fathers. And he brought us out from there, that he might bring us in and give us the land that he swore to give to our fathers. But he brought us out from there to bring us in and give us the land he promised on oath to our ancestors.
24 And Jehovah will command us to do all these laws, to fear Jehovah our God, for good to us all the days, to preserve us alive as this day. 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 we are this day. The LORD commanded us to obey all these decrees and to fear the LORD our God, so that we might always prosper and be kept alive, as is the case today.
25 And it shall be justice to us when we shall watch to do all these commands before Jehovah our God as he commanded us. And it will be righteousness for us, if we are careful to do all this commandment before the LORD our God, as he has commanded us.’ And if we are careful to obey all this law before the LORD our God, as he has commanded us, that will be our righteousness.”
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