Deuteronomy 10:20

Deuteronomy 10:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God; him shalt thou serve, and to him shalt thou cleave, and swear by his name.
• New International Version (NIV)Fear the Lord your God and serve him. Hold fast to him and take your oaths in his name.
• New King James Version (NKJV)You shall fear the Lord your God; you shall serve Him, and to Him you shall hold fast, and take oaths in His name.
• New Living Translation (NLT)You must fear the Lord your God and worship him and cling to him. Your oaths must be in his name alone.

Context of Deuteronomy 10:20

18He executes justice for the fatherless and the widow, and loves the sojourner, giving him food and clothing. 19Love the sojourner, therefore, for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt. You shall fear the Lord your God. You shall serve him and hold fast to him, and by his name you shall swear. 21He is your praise. He is your God, who has done for you these great and terrifying things that your eyes have seen. 22Your fathers went down to Egypt seventy persons, and now the Lord your God has made you as numerous as the stars of heaven.

Deuteronomy 10:20 word by word

אֶת־יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ תִּירָ֖א אֹת֣וֹ תַעֲבֹ֑ד וּב֣וֹ תִדְבָּ֔ק וּבִשְׁמ֖וֹ תִּשָּׁבֵֽעַ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thou shalt fearיָרֵאyârê' · to fear: revereH3372
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• thy Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• him shalt thou serveעָבַד‛âbad · to serveH5647
• and to him shalt thou cleaveדָּבַקdâbaq · to cleaveH1692
• and swearשָׁבַעshâba‛ · to swearH7650
• by his nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 10:20

• Deuteronomy 6:13It is the Lord your God you shall fear. Him you shall serve and by his name you shall swear.
• Deuteronomy 13:4You shall walk after the Lord your God and fear him and keep his commandments and obey his voice, and you shall serve him and hold fast to him.
• Matthew 4:10Then Jesus said to him, "Be gone, Satan! For it is written, "'You shall worship the Lord your God and him only shall you serve.'"
• Luke 4:8And Jesus answered him, "It is written, "'You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.'"
• Deuteronomy 4:4But you who held fast to the Lord your God are all alive today.
• Deuteronomy 11:22For if you will be careful to do all this commandment that I command you to do, loving the Lord your God, walking in all his ways, and holding fast to him,
• Joshua 23:8but you shall cling to the Lord your God just as you have done to this day.
• Acts 11:23When he came and saw the grace of God, he was glad, and he exhorted them all to remain faithful to the Lord with steadfast purpose,
• Romans 12:9Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good.
• Psalms 63:11But the king shall rejoice in God; all who swear by him shall exult, for the mouths of liars will be stopped.
• Isaiah 45:23By myself I have sworn; from my mouth has gone out in righteousness a word that shall not return: 'To me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear allegiance.'

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 10:20

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-22Verses 12-22 We are here taught our duty to God in our principles and our practices. We must fear the Lord our God. We must love him, and delight in communion with him. We must walk in the ways in which he has appointed us to walk. We must serve him with all our heart and soul. What we do in his service we must do cheerfully, and with good will. We must keep his commandments. There is true honour and pleasure in obedience. We must give honour to God; and…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-2210-22. Moses here resumes his address, and having made a passing allusion to the principal events in their history, concludes by exhorting them to fear the Lord and serve Him faithfully.Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 10:20

• Fear of God
• Oath
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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 10

• 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