God’s Word Translation
Deuteronomy 10:12
12Israel, what does the Lord your God want you to do? He wants you to fear him, follow all his directions, love him, and worship him with all your heart and with all your soul.
Deuteronomy 10:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And now, Israel, what doth the Lord thy God require of thee, but to fear the Lord thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul,
- New International Version (NIV)And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God ask of you but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in obedience to him, to love him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul,
- English Standard Version (ESV)"And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you, but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all his ways, to love him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul,
- New King James Version (NKJV)“And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you, but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways and to love Him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul,
Context of Deuteronomy 10:12
10I stayed on the mountain 40 days and 40 nights as I did the first time. Once again the Lord listened to me and agreed not to destroy you. 11The Lord said to me, “Lead the people on their journey. They will enter and take possession of the land I will give them, as I swore to their ancestors.” Israel, what does the Lord your God want you to do? He wants you to fear him, follow all his directions, love him, and worship him with all your heart and with all your soul. 13The Lord wants you to obey his commands and laws that I’m giving you today for your own good. 14Remember that the sky, the highest heaven, the earth and everything it contains belong to the Lord your God.
Read all of Deuteronomy 10Deuteronomy 10:12 word by word
וְעַתָּה֙ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל מָ֚ה יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ שֹׁאֵ֖ל מֵעִמָּ֑ךְ כִּ֣י אִם־לְ֠יִרְאָה אֶת־יְהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ לָלֶ֤כֶת בְּכָל־דְּרָכָיו֙ וּלְאַהֲבָ֣ה אֹת֔וֹ וְלַֽעֲבֹד֙ אֶת־יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ בְּכָל־לְבָבְךָ֖ וּבְכָל־נַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And now, Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
- what doth the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- thy Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- requireשָׁאַלshâ'al shâ'êl · to askH7592
- of thee, but to fearיָרֵאyârê' · to fear: revereH3372
- to walkיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
- in all his waysדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: conductH1870
- and to loveאָהֵב'âhab 'âhêb · to love: loverH157
- him, and to serveעָבַד‛âbad · to serveH5647
- with all thy heartלֵבָבlêbâb · heartH3824
- and with all thy soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315
Cross-references for Deuteronomy 10:12
- Jeremiah 7:22When I brought your ancestors out of Egypt, I did not tell them anything about burnt offerings and sacrifices.
- Micah 6:8You mortals, the Lord has told you what is good. This is what the Lord requires from you: to do what is right, to love mercy, and to live humbly with your God.
- Matthew 11:29Place my yoke over your shoulders, and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble. Then you will find rest for yourselves
- 1 John 5:3To love God means that we obey his commandments. Obeying his commandments isn’t difficult
- Deuteronomy 6:13You must fear the Lord your God, serve him, and take your oaths only in his name.
- Psalms 34:9Fear the Lord, you holy people who belong to him. Those who fear him are never in need.
- Psalms 128:1Blessed are all who fear the Lord and live his way.
- Jeremiah 32:39I will give them the same attitude and the same purpose so that they will fear me as long as they live. This will be for their own good and for the good of their children.
- Acts 9:31Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace. The number of people increased as people lived in the fear of the Lord and the comfort of the Holy Spirit.
- 1 Peter 1:17So if you call God your Father, live your time as temporary residents on earth in fear. He is the God who judges all people by what they have done, and he doesn’t play favorites.
- Deuteronomy 5:33Follow all the directions the Lord your God has given you. Then you will continue to live, life will go well for you, and you will live for a long time in the land that you are going to possess.
- Joshua 22:5Carefully follow the commands and teachings that the Lord’s servant Moses gave you. Love the Lord your God, follow his directions, and keep his commands. Be loyal to him, and serve him with all your heart and soul.”
- Psalms 81:13If only my people would listen to me! If only Israel would follow me!
- Ezekiel 11:20Then they will live by my laws and obey my rules. They will be my people, and I will be their God.
- 1 Peter 1:15But because the God who called you is holy, you must be holy in every aspect of your life.
- Deuteronomy 6:5Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 10:12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12Now, Israel, what doth the Lord - require of thee - An answer is immediately given. God requires, That ye fear him as Jehovah your God; him who made, preserves, and governs you. That ye walk in all his ways - that, having received his precepts, all of which are good and excellent, ye obey the whole; walking in God's ways, not your own, nor in the ways of the people of the land. That ye love him - have confidence in him as your father and friend, have…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12After these emphatic warnings against self-righteousness the principal topic is resumed from Deuteronomy 10:12 What doth the Lord thy God require - A noteworthy demand. God has in the Mosaic law positively commanded many things. However, these relate to external observances, which if need be can be enforced. But love and veneration cannot be enforced, even by God himself. They must be spontaneous. Hence, even under the law of ordinances where so much…Read the comment
- 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
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-13fear the LORD your God: This fear is not terror from fearing his anger. Instead, God wanted his people to understand their limits and how unworthy they were to be in his divine presence (see study notes on 7:21 and Proverbs 1:7).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
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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
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