God’s Word Translation
Deuteronomy 30:20
20Love the Lord your God, obey him, and be loyal to him. This will be your way of life, and it will mean a long life for you in the land that the Lord swore to give to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
Deuteronomy 30:20 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)That thou mayest love the Lord thy God, and that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him: for he is thy life, and the length of thy days: that thou mayest dwell in the land which the Lord sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.
- New International Version (NIV)and that you may love the Lord your God, listen to his voice, and hold fast to him. For the Lord is your life, and he will give you many years in the land he swore to give to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
- English Standard Version (ESV)loving the Lord your God, obeying his voice and holding fast to him, for he is your life and length of days, that you may dwell in the land that the Lord swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them."
- New King James Version (NKJV)that you may love the Lord your God, that you may obey His voice, and that you may cling to Him, for He is your life and the length of your days; and that you may dwell in the land which the Lord swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give them.”
Context of Deuteronomy 30:20
18If you do, I tell you today that you will certainly be destroyed. You will not live for a long time in the land that you’re going to take possession of when you cross the Jordan River. 19I call on heaven and earth as witnesses today that I have offered you life or death, blessings or curses. Choose life so that you and your descendants will live. Love the Lord your God, obey him, and be loyal to him. This will be your way of life, and it will mean a long life for you in the land that the Lord swore to give to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
Read all of Deuteronomy 30Deuteronomy 30:20 word by word
לְאַֽהֲבָה֙ אֶת־יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ לִשְׁמֹ֥עַ בְּקֹל֖וֹ וּלְדָבְקָה־ב֑וֹ כִּ֣י ה֤וּא חַיֶּ֙יךָ֙ וְאֹ֣רֶךְ יָמֶ֔יךָ לָשֶׁ֣בֶת עַל־הָאֲדָמָ֗ה אֲשֶׁר֩ נִשְׁבַּ֨ע יְהוָ֧ה לַאֲבֹתֶ֛יךָ לְאַבְרָהָ֛ם לְיִצְחָ֥ק וּֽלְיַעֲקֹ֖ב לָתֵ֥ת לָהֶֽם׃ פRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- That thou mayest loveאָהֵב'âhab 'âhêb · to love: loverH157
- the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- thy Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- that thou mayest obeyשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: obeyH8085
- his voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
- and that thou mayest cleaveדָּבַקdâbaq · to cleaveH1692
- thy lifeחַיִּיםchay · lifeH2416
- and the lengthאֹ֫רֶךְ'ôrek · lengthH753
- of thy daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
- that thou mayest dwellיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
- in the landאֲדָמָה'ădâmâh · land: soilH127
- swareשָׁבַעshâba‛ · to swearH7650
- unto thy fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1
- to Abrahamאַבְרָהָם'abrâhâm · AbrahamH85
- to Isaacיִצְחָקyitschâq · IsaacH3327
- and to Jacobיַעֲקֹבya‛ăqôb · JacobH3290
- to giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
Cross-references for Deuteronomy 30:20
- Deuteronomy 30:6The Lord your God will circumcise your hearts and the hearts of your descendants. You will love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, and you will live.
- Deuteronomy 10:12Israel, 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 11:22Faithfully obey all these commands I’m giving you. Love the Lord your God, follow all his directions, and be loyal to him.
- Deuteronomy 4:4But you were loyal to the Lord your God and are still alive today.
- Deuteronomy 10:20Fear the Lord your God, worship him, be loyal to him, and take your oaths in his name.
- Joshua 23:8But you must be loyal to the Lord your God, as you have been until now.
- Acts 11:23When he arrived there, he was pleased to see what God had done for them out of kindness. So he encouraged all the people to remain solidly committed to the Lord.
- Romans 12:9Love sincerely. Hate evil. Hold on to what is good.
- Psalms 27:1The Lord is my light and my salvation. Who is there to fear? The Lord is my life’s fortress. Who is there to be afraid of?
- Psalms 30:5His anger lasts only a moment. His favor lasts a lifetime. Weeping may last for the night, but there is a song of joy in the morning.
- Psalms 36:9Indeed, the fountain of life is with you. In your light we see light.
- Psalms 66:9He has kept us alive and has not allowed us to fall.
- John 11:25Jesus said to her, “I am the one who brings people back to life, and I am life itself. Those who believe in me will live even if they die.
- John 14:6Jesus answered him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one goes to the Father except through me.
- John 17:3This is eternal life: to know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you sent.
- Acts 17:25and he isn’t served by humans as if he needed anything. He gives everyone life, breath, and everything they have.
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 30:20
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20That thou mayest love the Lord - Without love there can be no obedience. Obey his voice - Without obedience love is fruitless and dead. And cleave unto him - Without close attachment and perseverance, temporary love, however sincere and fervent - temporary obedience, however disinterested, energetic, and pure while it lasts - will be ultimately ineffectual. He alone who endures to the end, shall be saved. Reader, how do matters stand between God and thy…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11-20Verses 11-20 Ignorance of the requirements of the law cannot be pleaded Deuteronomy 30:10-14; hence, Deuteronomy 30:15-20 life and death, good and evil, are solemnly set before the people for their own choice; and an earnest exhortation to choose the better part concludes the address. Deuteronomy 30:11-14. “The righteousness which is of faith” is really and truly described in these words of the Law; and, under Paul‘s guidance (see marginal references) we…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-20Verses 15-20 What could be said more moving, and more likely to make deep and lasting impressions? Every man wishes to obtain life and good, and to escape death and evil; he desires happiness, and dreads misery. So great is the compassion of the Lord, that he has favoured men, by his word, with such a knowledge of good and evil as will make them for ever happy, if it be not their own fault. Let us hear the sum of the whole matter. If they and theirs would…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20He is your life: In its fullest meaning, life means complete commitment to the Lord.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 15-2015-20. See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil--the alternative of a good and happy, or a disobedient and miserable life. Love of God and compliance with His will are the only ways of securing the blessings and avoiding the evils described. The choice was left to them, and in urging upon them the inducements to a wise choice, Moses warmed as he proceeded into a tone of solemn and impressive earnestness similar to that of…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 30
- 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
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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