Deuteronomy 6:24

Deuteronomy 6:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the Lord commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear the Lord our God, for our good always, that he might preserve us alive, as it is at this day.
• New International Version (NIV)The Lord commanded us to obey all these decrees and to fear the Lord our God, so that we might always prosper and be kept alive, as is the case today.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the Lord commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear the Lord our God, for our good always, that he might preserve us alive, as we are this day.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the Lord commanded us to observe all these statutes, to fear the Lord our God, for our good always, that He might preserve us alive, as it is this day.

Context of Deuteronomy 6:24

22And he brought signs and great, devastating wonders on Egypt, on Pharaoh, and on his whole family before our very eyes. 23He delivered us from there so that he could give us the land he had promised our ancestors. The Lord commanded us to obey all these statutes and to revere him so that it may always go well for us and he may preserve us, as he has to this day. 25We will be innocent if we carefully keep all these commandments before the Lord our God, just as he demands.”

Deuteronomy 6:24 word by word

וַיְצַוֵּ֣נוּ יְהוָ֗ה לַעֲשׂוֹת֙ אֶת־כָּל־הַחֻקִּ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה לְיִרְאָ֖ה אֶת־יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ לְט֥וֹב לָ֙נוּ֙ כָּל־הַיָּמִ֔ים לְחַיֹּתֵ֖נוּ כְּהַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• commandedצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
• us to doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• all these statutesחֹקchôq · statute: decreeH2706
• to fearיָרֵאyârê' · to fear: revereH3372
• our Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• for our goodטוֹבţôb · goodH2896
• alwaysיוֹםyôm · day: alwaysH3117
• that he might preserve us aliveחָיָהchâyâh · to liveH2421
• at this dayיוֹםyôm · day: todayH3117

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 6:24

• Deuteronomy 6:2and that you may so revere the Lord your God that you will keep all his statutes and commandments that I am giving you – you, your children, and your grandchildren – all your lives, to prolong your days.
• Deuteronomy 10:13and to keep the Lord’s commandments and statutes that I am giving you today for your own good?
• Job 35:7If you are righteous, what do you give to God, or what does he receive from your hand?
• Proverbs 9:12If you are wise, you are wise to your own advantage, but if you are a mocker, you alone must bear it.
• Isaiah 3:10Tell the innocent it will go well with them, for they will be rewarded for what they have done.
• Jeremiah 32:39I will give them a single-minded purpose to live in a way that always shows respect for me. They will want to do that for their own good and the good of the children who descend from them.
• Matthew 6:33But above all pursue his kingdom and righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
• Romans 6:21So what benefit did you then reap from those things that you are now ashamed of? For the end of those things is death.
• Deuteronomy 4:1Now, Israel, pay attention to the statutes and ordinances I am about to teach you, so that you might live and go on to enter and take possession of the land that the Lord, the God of your ancestors, is giving you.
• Deuteronomy 8:1You must keep carefully all these commandments I am giving you today so that you may live, increase in number, and go in and occupy the land that the Lord promised to your ancestors.
• Psalms 41:2May the Lord protect him and save his life! May he be blessed in the land! Do not turn him over to his enemies!
• Psalms 66:9He preserves our lives and does not allow our feet to slip.
• Proverbs 22:4The reward for humility and fearing the Lord is riches and honor and life.
• Romans 10:5For Moses writes about the righteousness that is by the law: “The one who does these things will live by them.”

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 6:24

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10-25Verses 10-25 The Israelites were at the point of quitting a normal, life for a fixed and settled abode in the midst of other nations; they were exchanging a condition of comparative poverty for great and goodly cities, houses and vineyards. There was therefore before them a double danger; (1) a God-forgetting worldliness, and (2) a false tolerance of the idolatries practiced by those about to become their neighbors. The former error Moses strives to guard…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-25Verses 17-25 Moses gives charge to keep God's commandments. Negligence will ruin us; but we cannot be saved without diligence. It is our interest, as well as our duty, to be religious. It will be our life. Godliness has the promise of the continuance and comfort of the life that now is, as far as it is for God's glory. It will be our righteousness. It is only through the Mediator we can be righteous before God. The knowledge of the spirituality and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-25Moses here explains how the stipulations in the following sections should be applied and handed on to future generations.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 20-2520-25. when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying--The directions given for the instruction of their children form only an extension of the preceding counsels.Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 6:24

• Blessing
• Obedience
• Parents

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• Child
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• Alway; Always

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 6

• 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