Deuteronomy 6:24

Deuteronomy 6:24 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the Lord commanded us to observe all these statutes, to fear the Lord our God, for our good always, that He might preserve us alive, as it is this day.

Context of Deuteronomy 6:24

22Before our eyes the Lord inflicted great and devastating signs and wonders on Egypt, on Pharaoh, and on all his household, 23but he brought us from there in order to lead us in and give us the land that he swore to our ancestors. The Lord commanded us to follow all these statutes and to fear the Lord our God for our prosperity always and for our preservation, as it is today. 25Righteousness will be ours if we are careful to follow every one of these commands before the Lord our God, as he has commanded us.’

Deuteronomy 6:24 word by word

וַיְצַוֵּ֣נוּ יְהוָ֗ה לַעֲשׂוֹת֙ אֶת־כָּל־הַחֻקִּ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה לְיִרְאָ֖ה אֶת־יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ לְט֥וֹב לָ֙נוּ֙ כָּל־הַיָּמִ֔ים לְחַיֹּתֵ֖נוּ כְּהַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• commandedצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
• us to doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• all these statutesחֹקchôq · statute: decreeH2706
• to fearיָרֵאyârê' · to fear: revereH3372
• our Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• for our goodטוֹבţôb · goodH2896
• alwaysיוֹםyôm · day: alwaysH3117
• that he might preserve us aliveחָיָהchâyâh · to liveH2421
• at this dayיוֹםyôm · day: todayH3117

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 6:24

• Deuteronomy 6:2Do this so that you may fear the Lord your God all the days of your life by keeping all his statutes and commands I am giving you, your son, and your grandson, and so that you may have a long life.
• Deuteronomy 10:13Keep the Lord’s commands and statutes I am giving you today, for your own good.
• Job 35:7If you are righteous, what do you give him, or what does he receive from your hand?
• Proverbs 9:12If you are wise, you are wise for your own benefit; if you mock, you alone will bear the consequences.”
• Isaiah 3:10Tell the righteous that it will go well for them, for they will eat the fruit of their labor.
• Jeremiah 32:39I will give them integrity of heart and action so that they will fear me always, for their good and for the good of their descendants after them.
• Matthew 6:33But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be provided for you.
• Romans 6:21So what fruit was produced then from the things you are now ashamed of? The outcome of those things is death.
• Deuteronomy 4:1“Now, Israel, listen to the statutes and ordinances I am teaching you to follow, so that you may live, enter, and take possession of the land the Lord, the God of your ancestors, is giving you.
• Deuteronomy 8:1“Carefully follow every command I am giving you today, so that you may live and increase, and may enter and take possession of the land the Lord swore to your ancestors.
• Psalms 41:2The Lord will keep him and preserve him; he will be blessed in the land. You will not give him over to the desire of his enemies.
• Psalms 66:9He keeps us alive and does not allow our feet to slip.
• Proverbs 22:4Humility, the fear of the Lord, results in wealth, honor, and life.
• Romans 10:5since Moses writes about the righteousness that is from the law: The one who does these things will live by them.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 6:24

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10-25Verses 10-25 The Israelites were at the point of quitting a normal, life for a fixed and settled abode in the midst of other nations; they were exchanging a condition of comparative poverty for great and goodly cities, houses and vineyards. There was therefore before them a double danger; (1) a God-forgetting worldliness, and (2) a false tolerance of the idolatries practiced by those about to become their neighbors. The former error Moses strives to guard…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-25Verses 17-25 Moses gives charge to keep God's commandments. Negligence will ruin us; but we cannot be saved without diligence. It is our interest, as well as our duty, to be religious. It will be our life. Godliness has the promise of the continuance and comfort of the life that now is, as far as it is for God's glory. It will be our righteousness. It is only through the Mediator we can be righteous before God. The knowledge of the spirituality and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-25Moses here explains how the stipulations in the following sections should be applied and handed on to future generations.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 20-2520-25. when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying--The directions given for the instruction of their children form only an extension of the preceding counsels.Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 6:24

• Blessing
• Obedience
• Parents

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• Alway; Always

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings