New American Standard Bible 1995

Deuteronomy 6

Obey God and Prosper

1“Now thisH2088is the commandmentהַמִּצְוָ֗הha.mitz.VahH4687,the statutesהַֽחֻקִּים֙ha.chu.KimH2706and the judgmentsוְהַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֔יםve.ha.mish.pa.TimH4941whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430has commandedצִוָּ֛הtzi.VahH6680meto teachלְלַמֵּ֣דle.la.MedH3925you, that you might doלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213themin the landבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776whereאֲשֶׁ֥ר שָׁ֖מָּה'a.Sher Sha.mahH834 H8033you are goingH5674overH5674to possessלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃le.rish.TahH3423it,

2soH4616that you and your sonH1121and your grandsonH1121mightfearתִּירָ֜אti.Ra'H3372the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,to keepלִ֠שְׁמֹרLish.morH8104allכָּל־kol-H3605His statutesחֻקֹּתָ֣יוchu.ko.TavH2708and His commandmentsוּמִצְוֹתָיו֮u.mitz.vo.TavH4687whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I commandמְצַוֶּךָ֒me.tza.ve.KhaH6680you,allכֹּ֖לkolH3605the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of your lifeH2425,and that your daysיָמֶֽיךָ׃ya.Mei.khaH3117may be prolongedיַאֲרִכֻ֥ןya.'a.ri.KhunH748.

3O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,you should listenוְשָׁמַעְתָּ֤ve.sha.ma'.TaH8085andbe carefulוְשָׁמַרְתָּ֣ve.sha.mar.TaH8104to doלַעֲשׂ֔וֹתla.'a.SotH6213it, thatit may be wellיִיטַ֣בyi.TavH3190with you and that you may multiplyתִּרְבּ֖וּןtir.BunH7235greatlyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966,justH3512as the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of your fathersאֲבֹתֶ֙יךָ֙'a.vo.Tei.khaH1,has promisedדִּבֶּ֨רdi.BerH1696you, ina landאֶ֛רֶץ'E.retzH776flowingזָבַ֥תza.VatH2100with milkחָלָ֖בcha.LavH2461and honeyוּדְבָֽשׁ׃ פu.de.VashH1706.

4“Hearשְׁמַ֖עshe.Ma'H8085,O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478!The Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068is our Godאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430, theLordיְהוָ֥ה׀Yah.wehH3068is oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259!

5You shall loveוְאָ֣הַבְתָּ֔ve.'A.hav.taH157the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430with allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605your heartלְבָבְךָ֥le.va.ve.KhaH3824and with allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605your soulנַפְשְׁךָ֖naf.she.KhaH5315and with allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605your mightמְאֹדֶֽךָ׃me.'o.De.khaH3966.

6Theseהָאֵ֗לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697,whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834I am commandingמְצַוְּךָ֛me.tza.ve.KhaH6680you todayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117,shall be on your heartלְבָבֶֽךָ׃le.va.Ve.khaH3824.

7You shall teachH8150them diligentlyH8150to your sonsלְבָנֶ֔יךָle.va.Nei.khaH1121and shall talkוְדִבַּרְתָּ֖ve.di.bar.TaH1696of them when you sitבְּשִׁבְתְּךָ֤be.shiv.te.KhaH3427in your houseבְּבֵיתֶ֙ךָ֙be.vei.Te.khaH1004and when you walkוּבְלֶכְתְּךָ֣u.ve.lekh.te.KhaH1980by the wayבַדֶּ֔רֶךְva.De.rekhH1870and when you lieH7901downוּֽבְשָׁכְבְּךָ֖u.ve.sha.khe.be.KhaH7901and when you riseוּבְקוּמֶֽךָ׃u.ve.ku.Me.chaH6965up.

8You shall bindוּקְשַׁרְתָּ֥םu.ke.shar.TamH7194them as a signלְא֖וֹתle.'otH226on your handיָדֶ֑ךָya.De.khaH3027and they shall be asfrontalsלְטֹטָפֹ֖תle.to.ta.FotH2903on your foreheadבֵּ֥ין עֵינֶֽיךָ׃bein 'ei.Nei.khaH996 H5869.

9You shall writeוּכְתַבְתָּ֛םu.khe.tav.TamH3789them on the doorpostsמְזוּזֹ֥תme.zu.ZotH4201of your houseבֵּיתֶ֖ךָbei.Te.khaH1004and on your gatesוּבִשְׁעָרֶֽיךָ׃ סu.vish.'a.Rei.khaH8179.

10“Then it shall comeוְהָיָ֞הve.ha.YahH1961about whenכִּ֥יkiH3588the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430bringsיְבִיאֲךָ֣׀ye.vi.'a.KhaH935you into the landהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834He sworeנִשְׁבַּ֧עnish.Ba'H7650to your fathersלַאֲבֹתֶ֛יךָla.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1,Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֛םle.'av.ra.HamH85,Isaacלְיִצְחָ֥קle.yitz.ChakH3327and Jacobוּֽלְיַעֲקֹ֖בu.le.ya.'a.KoH3290,to giveלָ֣תֶתLa.tetH5414you,greatגְּדֹלֹ֥תge.do.LotH1419and splendidוְטֹבֹ֖תve.to.VotH2896citiesעָרִ֛ים'a.RimH5892whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you did not buildבָנִֽיתָ׃va.Ni.taH1129,

11and housesוּבָ֨תִּ֜יםu.Va.TimH1004fullמְלֵאִ֣יםme.le.'ImH4392of allכָּל־kol-H3605goodטוּב֮tuvH2898thingsH2898whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you did not fillמִלֵּאתָ֒mi.le.TaH4390,and hewnחֲצוּבִים֙cha.tzu.VimH2672cisternsוּבֹרֹ֤תu.vo.RotH953whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you did not digחָצַ֔בְתָּcha.Tzav.taH2672,vineyardsכְּרָמִ֥יםke.ra.MimH3754and oliveוְזֵיתִ֖יםve.zei.TimH2132treesH2132whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you did not plantנָטָ֑עְתָּna.Ta.'e.taH5193, andyou eatוְאָכַלְתָּ֖ve.'a.khal.TaH398and are satisfiedוְשָׂבָֽעְתָּ׃ve.sa.Va.'e.taH7646,

12then watchהִשָּׁ֣מֶרhi.Sha.merH8104yourself, thatyou do not forgetתִּשְׁכַּ֖חtish.KachH7911the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068whoאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834broughtהוֹצִֽיאֲךָ֛ho.tzi.'a.KhaH3318you from the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,out of the houseמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004ofslaveryעֲבָדִֽים׃'a.va.DimH5650.

13You shallfearתִּירָ֖אti.Ra'H3372onlythe Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430; and you shallworshipתַעֲבֹ֑דta.'a.VodH5647Him andswearתִּשָּׁבֵֽעַ׃ti.sha.Ve.a'H7650by His nameוּבִשְׁמ֖וֹu.vish.MoH8034.

14You shall not followתֵֽלְכ֔וּן אַחֲרֵ֖יte.le.Khun 'a.cha.ReiH1980 H310otherאֲחֵרִ֑ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,anyH312of the godsמֵאֱלֹהֵי֙me.'e.lo.HeiH430of the peoplesהָֽעַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971whoאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834surroundסְבִיבוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃se.vi.vo.tei.KhemH5439you,

15for the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430in the midstבְּקִרְבֶּ֑ךָbe.kir.Be.chaH7130of you is ajealousקַנָּ֛אka.Na'H7067Godאֵ֥ל'elH410;otherwiseפֶּן־pen-H6435the angerאַף־'af-H639of the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430will be kindledיֶ֠חֱרֶהYe.che.rehH2734against you, and He willwipeוְהִשְׁמִ֣ידְךָ֔ve.hish.Mi.de.khaH8045you offמֵעַ֖לme.'AlH4480 H5921the faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the earthהָאֲדָמָֽה׃ סha.'a.da.MahH127.

16“You shall not putתְנַסּ֔וּte.na.SuH5254the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430to the testנִסִּיתֶ֖םni.si.TemH5254,as you testedH5254Himat Massahבַּמַּסָּֽה׃ba.ma.SahH4532.

17You should diligentlyשָׁמ֣וֹרsha.MorH8104keepתִּשְׁמְר֔וּןtish.me.RunH8104the commandmentsמִצְוֹ֖תmitz.VotH4687of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,and His testimoniesוְעֵדֹתָ֥יוve.'e.do.TavH5713and His statutesוְחֻקָּ֖יוve.chu.KavH2706whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834He has commandedצִוָּֽךְ׃tzi.VakhH6680you.

18You shall doוְעָשִׂ֛יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213what is rightהַיָּשָׁ֥רhai.ya.SharH3477and goodוְהַטּ֖וֹבve.ha.TovH2896in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, thatit may be wellיִ֣יטַבYi.tavH3190with you and that you may goוּבָ֗אתָu.Va.taH935in and possessוְיָֽרַשְׁתָּ֙ve.ya.rash.TaH3423the goodהַטֹּבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068sworeנִשְׁבַּ֥עnish.Ba'H7650to giveyour fathersלַאֲבֹתֶֽיךָ׃la.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1,

19by drivingלַהֲדֹ֥ףla.ha.DofH1920out allכָּל־kol-H3605your enemiesH340from beforeמִפָּנֶ֑יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH6440you, as the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068has spokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696.

20“Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588your sonבִנְךָ֛vin.KhaH1121asksיִשְׁאָלְךָ֥yish.'a.le.KhaH7592you in timeH4279to comeH4279,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, ‘Whatמָ֣הmahH4100dothe testimoniesהָעֵדֹ֗תha.'e.DotH5713and the statutesוְהַֽחֻקִּים֙ve.ha.chu.KimH2706and the judgmentsוְהַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֔יםve.ha.mish.pa.TimH4941meanwhichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430commandedצִוָּ֛הtzi.VahH6680you?’

21then you shall sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to your sonלְבִנְךָ֔le.vin.KhaH1121, ‘We were slavesעֲבָדִ֛ים'a.va.DimH5650to Pharaohלְפַרְעֹ֖הle.far.'OhH6547in Egyptבְּמִצְרָ֑יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,and the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068broughtוַיּוֹצִיאֵ֧נוּvai.yo.tzi.'E.nuH3318us from Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֖יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714with a mightyחֲזָקָֽה׃cha.za.KahH2389handבְּיָ֥דbe.YadH3027.

22Moreover, the Lordיְהוָ֡הYah.wehH3068showedוַיִּתֵּ֣ןvai.yi.TenH5414greatגְּדֹלִ֨יםge.do.LimH1419and distressingוְרָעִ֧ים׀ve.ra.'ImH7451signsאוֹתֹ֣ת'o.TotH226and wondersוּ֠מֹפְתִיםU.mo.fe.timH4159before our eyesלְעֵינֵֽינוּ׃le.'ei.Nei.nuH5869against Egyptבְּמִצְרַ֛יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,Pharaohבְּפַרְעֹ֥הbe.far.'OhH6547and allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605his householdבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004;

23He broughtהוֹצִ֣יאho.Tzi'H3318us out from thereמִשָּׁ֑םmi.ShamH8033in orderלְמַ֙עַן֙le.Ma.'anH4616to bringהָבִ֣יאha.Vi'H935us in, to giveלָ֤תֶתLa.tetH5414us the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834He had swornנִשְׁבַּ֖עnish.Ba'H7650to our fathersלַאֲבֹתֵֽינוּ׃la.'a.vo.Tei.nuH1.’

24So the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068commandedוַיְצַוֵּ֣נוּvay.tza.Ve.nuH6680us to observeלַעֲשׂוֹת֙la.'a.sOtH6213allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428statutesהַחֻקִּ֣יםha.chu.KimH2706,to fearלְיִרְאָ֖הle.yir.'AhH3372the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430for our goodלְט֥וֹבle.TovH2896alwaysכָּל־ הַיָּמִ֔יםkol- hai.ya.MimH3605 H3117andfor our survivalלְחַיֹּתֵ֖נוּle.chai.yo.Te.nuH2421, as it istodayכְּהַיּ֥וֹםke.hai.YomH3117.

25It will be righteousnessוּצְדָקָ֖הu.tze.da.KahH6666for us ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588weare carefulנִשְׁמֹ֨רnish.MorH8104to observeלַעֲשׂ֜וֹתla.'a.SotH6213allכָּל־kol-H3605thisH2088commandmentהַמִּצְוָ֣הha.mitz.VahH4687beforeלִפְנֵ֛יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,justH3512as He commandedצִוָּֽנוּ׃ סtzi.Va.nuH6680us.

Obey God and Prosper

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 6