Deuteronomy 6
1 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;2 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.3 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.4 Hear, O Israel: Jehovah our God is one Jehovah:5 and thou shalt love Jehovah thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.6 And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be upon thy heart;7 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.8 And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thy hand, and they shall be for frontlets between thine eyes.9 And thou shalt write them upon the door-posts of thy house, and upon thy gates.
10 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,11 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;12 then beware lest thou forget Jehovah, who brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.13 Thou shalt fear Jehovah thy God; and him shalt thou serve, and shalt swear by his name.14 Ye shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the peoples that are round about you;15 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.
16 Ye shall not tempt Jehovah your God, as ye tempted him in Massah.17 Ye shall diligently keep the commandments of Jehovah your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he hath commanded thee.18 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,19 to thrust out all thine enemies from before thee, as Jehovah hath spoken.
20 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?21 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;22 and Jehovah showed signs and wonders, great and sore, upon Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his house, before our eyes;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.24 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.25 And it shall be righteousness unto us, if we observe to do all this commandment before Jehovah our God, as he hath commanded us.
Deuteronomy 6
Exhortation to Keep the Covenant Principles
1 Now these are the commandments,t statutes, and ordinances that the Lord your God instructed me to teach you so that you may carry them out in the land where you are headedt2 and that you may so revere the Lord your God that you will keep all his statutes and commandmentst that I am givingt you – you, your children, and your grandchildren – all your lives, to prolong your days.
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 numbert – as the Lord, God of your ancestors,t said to you, you will have a land flowing with milk and honey.
The Essence of the Covenant Principles
4 Listen, Israel: The Lord is our God, the Lord is one!ts
5 You must lovet the Lord your God with your whole mind,t your whole being,t and all your strength.s
Exhortation to Teach the Covenant Principles
6 These words I am commanding you today must be kept in mind,7 and you must teacht them to your children and speak of them as you sit in your house, as you walk along the road,t as you lie down, and as you get up.8 You should tie them as a reminder on your forearms and fasten them as symbolss on your forehead.
9 Inscribe them on the doorframes of your houses and gates.s
Exhortation to Worship the Lord Exclusively
10 Then when the Lord your God brings you to the land he promised your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob to give you – a land with large, fine cities you did not build,11 houses filled with choice things you did not accumulate, hewn out cisterns you did not dig, and vineyards and olive groves you did not plant – and you eat your fill,12 be careful not to forget the Lord who brought you out of Egypt, that place of slavery.t13 You must revere the Lord your God, serve him, and take oaths using only his name.14 You must not go after other gods, thoset of the surrounding peoples,
15 for the Lord your God, who is present among you, is a jealous God and his anger will erupt against you and remove you from the land.t
Exhortation to Obey the Lord Exclusively
16 You must not put the Lord your God to the test as you did at Massah.s17 Keep hist commandments very carefully,t as well as the stipulations and statutes he commanded you to observe.18 Do whatever is propert and good before the Lord so that it may go well with you and that you may enter and occupy the good land that het promised your ancestors,
19 and that you may drive out all your enemies just as the Lord said.
Exhortation to Remember the Past
20 When your childrent ask you later on, “What are the stipulations, statutes, and ordinances that the Lord our God commanded you?”21 you must say to them,t “We were Pharaoh’s slaves in Egypt, but the Lord brought us out of Egypt in a powerful way.t22 And het brought signs and great, devastating wonders on Egypt, on Pharaoh, and on his whole familyt before our very eyes.23 He delivered us from there so that he could give us the land he had promised our ancestors.24 The Lord commanded us to obey all these statutes and to revere himt so that it may always go well for us and he may preserve us, as he has to this day.
25 We will be innocent if we carefully keep all these commandmentst before the Lord our God, just as he demands.”t