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Deuteronomy 15:5
5But you must always obey him completely. So be careful to obey all the commands that I am giving to you today.
Deuteronomy 15:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Only if thou carefully hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe to do all these commandments which I command thee this day.
- New International Version (NIV)if only you fully obey the Lord your God and are careful to follow all these commands I am giving you today.
- English Standard Version (ESV)if only you will strictly obey the voice of the Lord your God, being careful to do all this commandment that I command you today.
- New King James Version (NKJV)only if you carefully obey the voice of the Lord your God, to observe with care all these commandments which I command you today.
Context of Deuteronomy 15:5
3You can demand to get your money back from a foreign person. But if you have lent money to another Israelite, you must forgive the debt. 4The Lord will bless you in the land that he is giving you to live in. So there should be no poor people among you. But you must always obey him completely. So be careful to obey all the commands that I am giving to you today. 6For the Lord your God will bless you, as he has promised to do. You will lend money to the people of many other nations, but you will not borrow money from them. You will rule over many other nations, but they will not rule over you. 7The Lord your God will bless you in the land that he is giving to you. But perhaps there will be a poor person among the Israelites in one of your towns. Then do not refuse to help him. Do not think only about yourself.
Read all of Deuteronomy 15Deuteronomy 15:5 word by word
רַ֚ק אִם־שָׁמ֣וֹעַ תִּשְׁמַ֔ע בְּק֖וֹל יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ לִשְׁמֹ֤ר לַעֲשׂוֹת֙ אֶת־כָּל־הַמִּצְוָ֣ה הַזֹּ֔את אֲשֶׁ֛ר אָנֹכִ֥י מְצַוְּךָ֖ הַיּֽוֹם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Only if thou carefullyשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: obeyH8085
- unto the voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
- of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- thy Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- to observeשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: carefulH8104
- to doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
- all these commandmentsמִצְוָהmitsvâh · commandmentH4687
- which I commandצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
- thee this dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
Cross-references for Deuteronomy 15:5
- Deuteronomy 4:9But be very careful! Never forget the things that you yourselves have seen. Remember these things for as long as you live. Tell your children and your grandchildren about all the things that God has done.
- Deuteronomy 11:13So listen carefully to the commands that I am giving to you today. Love the Lord your God and serve him in everything that you think and in everything that you do.
- Deuteronomy 28:1Today I am giving you the commands of the Lord your God. You must be careful to obey all of them completely. If you do that, he will make you greater than any other nation of people in the world.
- Leviticus 26:3The people must carefully obey the rules.
- Joshua 1:7Be strong and do not be afraid. Be very careful to do all the things that Moses commanded you to do. Then everything will go well with you, everywhere that you go.
- Psalms 19:11Your laws warn us to do what is right. If we obey them, they are a great help to us.
- Isaiah 1:19I will forgive you if you agree to obey me. If you are ready to do that, you will again eat plenty of good food from the land.
- Philippians 1:27The most important thing is that you continue to live in a good way. Live in the way that the good news about Christ teaches. I want to know that you agree together about the good news. And that you work together to show others that the good news is true. Whether I come to visit you or not, I want to know that you all help one another like that.
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 15:5
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-11Verses 1-11 The year of release is no doubt identical with the sabbatical year of the earlier legislation (Exodus 23:10 ff, and Leviticus 25:2 ff), the command of the older legislation being here amplified. The release was probably for the year, not total and final, and had reference only to loans lent because of poverty (compare Deuteronomy 15:4, Deuteronomy 15:7). Yet even so the law was found to be too stringent for the avarice of the people, because…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-23The law of Moses included rules about borrowing and lending. Here, God commanded Israel to cancel debts in the seventh year and to lend generously to the poor. These laws helped poor people survive times of need. They also placed limits on the wealthy so they would not take advantage of those who were vulnerable.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-111. At the end of every seven years--during the last of the seven, that is, the sabbatical year (Ex 21:2; 23:11; Le 25:4; Jr 34:14).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 15
- 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
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