Deuteronomy 5:29

Deuteronomy 5:29 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)O that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them, and with their children for ever!
• New International Version (NIV)Oh, that their hearts would be inclined to fear me and keep all my commands always, so that it might go well with them and their children forever!
• English Standard Version (ESV)Oh that they had such a heart as this always, to fear me and to keep all my commandments, that it might go well with them and with their descendants forever!
• New King James Version (NKJV)Oh, that they had such a heart in them that they would fear Me and always keep all My commandments, that it might be well with them and with their children forever!

Context of Deuteronomy 5:29

27You go near so that you can hear everything the Lord our God is saying and then you can tell us whatever he says to you; then we will pay attention and do it.” 28When the Lord heard you speaking to me, he said to me, “I have heard what these people have said to you – they have spoken well. If only it would really be their desire to fear me and obey all my commandments in the future, so that it may go well with them and their descendants forever. 30Go and tell them, ‘Return to your tents!’ 31But as for you, remain here with me so I can declare to you all the commandments, statutes, and ordinances that you are to teach them, so that they can carry them out in the land I am about to give them.”

Deuteronomy 5:29 word by word

מִֽי־יִתֵּ֡ן וְהָיָה֩ לְבָבָ֨ם זֶ֜ה לָהֶ֗ם לְיִרְאָ֥ה אֹתִ֛י וְלִשְׁמֹ֥ר אֶת־כָּל־מִצְוֹתַ֖י כָּל־הַיָּמִ֑ים לְמַ֨עַן יִיטַ֥ב לָהֶ֛ם וְלִבְנֵיהֶ֖ם לְעֹלָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• O that there were suchזֶהzeh · thisH2088
• anמִיmîy · who?H4310
• heartלֵבָבlêbâb · heartH3824
• in themנָתַןnâthan · to give: if only!H5414
• that they would fearיָרֵאyârê' · to fear: revereH3372
• me, and keepשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: obeyH8104
• all my commandmentsמִצְוָהmitsvâh · commandmentH4687
• alwaysיוֹםyôm · day: alwaysH3117
• that it might be wellיָטַבyâţab · be goodH3190
• with them, and with their childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• for everעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 5:29

• Deuteronomy 32:29I wish that they were wise and could understand this, and that they could comprehend what will happen to them.”
• Psalms 81:13If only my people would obey me! If only Israel would keep my commands!
• Isaiah 48:18If only you had obeyed my commandments, prosperity would have flowed to you like a river, deliverance would have come to you like the waves of the sea.
• Jeremiah 44:4I sent my servants the prophets to you people over and over again warning you not to do this disgusting thing I hate.
• Ezekiel 33:31They come to you in crowds, and they sit in front of you as my people. They hear your words, but do not obey them. For they talk lustfully, and their heart is set on their own advantage.
• Matthew 23:37“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those who are sent to you! How often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you would have none of it!
• Luke 19:42saying, “If you had only known on this day, even you, the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes.
• 2 Corinthians 5:20Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making His plea through us. We plead with you on Christ’s behalf, “Be reconciled to God!”
• 2 Corinthians 6:1Now because we are fellow workers, we also urge you not to receive the grace of God in vain.
• Hebrews 12:25Take care not to refuse the one who is speaking! For if they did not escape when they refused the one who warned them on earth, how much less shall we, if we reject the one who warns from heaven?
• Deuteronomy 11:1You must love the Lord your God and do what he requires; keep his statutes, ordinances, and commandments at all times.
• Psalms 106:3How blessed are those who promote justice, and do what is right all the time!
• Psalms 119:1How blessed are those whose actions are blameless, who obey the law of the Lord.
• Luke 11:28But he replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it!”
• John 15:14You are my friends if you do what I command you.
• Revelation 22:14Blessed are those who wash their robes so they can have access to the tree of life and can enter into the city by the gates.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 5:29

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 29O that there were such a heart in them - Or rather, זה לבבם והיה יתן מי mi yitten vehayah lebabam zeh, Who will give such a heart to them, that they may fear, etc. They refuse to receive such a heart from me; who then can supply it? If they had not been such perfectly free agents as could either use or abuse their liberty, could God have made the complaint or expressed the earnest desire we find in this verse? He made the human will free; and in spite of…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23-33Verses 23-33 These verses contain a much fuller narrative of the events briefly described in Exodus 20:18-21. Here it is important to call attention to the fact that it was on the entreaties of the people that Moses had taken on him to be the channel of communication between God and them. God approved Deuteronomy 5:28 the request of the people, because it showed a feeling of their own unworthiness to enter into direct communion with God. The terrors of…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 23-33Verses 23-33 Moses refers to the consternation caused by the terror with which the law was given. God's appearances have always been terrible to man, ever since the fall; but Christ, having taken away sin, invites us to come boldly to the throne of grace. They were in a good mind, under the strong convictions of the word they heard. Many have their consciences startled by the law who have them not purified; fair promises are extorted from them, but no…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-32The rest of the covenant laws explain and apply the Ten Commandments (5:6–21). These laws are based on those commandments. Moses first gave the Ten Commandments to the people of Israel almost 40 years earlier at Mount Sinai (Exodus 20:2–17). Now he reminds the people of these commands before they enter the promised land.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2929. Oh, that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear me--God can bestow such a heart, and has promised to give it, wherever it is asked (Jr 32:40). But the wish which is here expressed on the part of God for the piety and steadfast obedience of the Israelites did not relate to them as individuals, so much as a nation, whose religious character and progress would have a mighty influence on the world at large.Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 5:29

• Blessing
• Fear of God
• God Continued...
• Heart
• Obedience
• Penitent
• Theocracy
• Wicked (People)
• Will

In the dictionaries

• Stand
• Alway; Always
• Ark of the Covenant
• Deuteronomy
• Ethics
• Exodus, the Book of
• Ten Commandments, the
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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 5

• 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