Deuteronomy 8:6

Deuteronomy 8:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Therefore thou shalt keep the commandments of the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him.
• New International Version (NIV)Observe the commands of the Lord your God, walking in obedience to him and revering him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So you shall keep the commandments of the Lord your God by walking in his ways and by fearing him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Therefore you shall keep the commandments of the Lord your God, to walk in His ways and to fear Him.

Context of Deuteronomy 8:6

4Your clothing did not wear out nor did your feet swell all these forty years. 5Be keenly aware that just as a parent disciplines his child, the Lord your God disciplines you. So you must keep his commandments, live according to his standards, and revere him. 7For the Lord your God is bringing you to a good land, a land of brooks, springs, and fountains flowing forth in valleys and hills, 8a land of wheat, barley, vines, fig trees, and pomegranates, of olive trees and honey,

Deuteronomy 8:6 word by word

וְשָׁ֣מַרְתָּ֔ אֶת־מִצְוֹ֖ת יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ לָלֶ֥כֶת בִּדְרָכָ֖יו וּלְיִרְאָ֥ה אֹתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Therefore thou shalt keepשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: obeyH8104
• the commandmentsמִצְוָהmitsvâh · commandmentH4687
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• thy Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• to walkיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• in his waysדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: conductH1870
• and to fearיָרֵאyârê' · to fear: revereH3372

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 8:6

• Deuteronomy 5:33Walk just as he has commanded you so that you may live, that it may go well with you, and that you may live long in the land you are going to possess.
• Exodus 18:20warn them of the statutes and the laws, and make known to them the way in which they must walk and the work they must do.
• 1 Samuel 12:24However, fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart. Just look at the great things he has done for you!
• 2 Chronicles 6:31Then they will honor you by obeying you throughout their lifetimes as they live on the land you gave to our ancestors.
• Psalms 128:1How blessed is every one of the Lord’s loyal followers, each one who keeps his commands!
• Luke 1:6They were both righteous in the sight of God, following all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blamelessly.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 8:6

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-20After Israel settled in the land, they might begin to think that their success came from their own strength and skill. This is a common human tendency. Moses warned them not to become proud or congratulate themselves. They must remember that God alone gives prosperity and success. All that they achieve comes from him.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-201. All the commandments which I command thee this day shall ye observe to do, that ye may live--In all the wise arrangements of our Creator duty has been made inseparably connected with happiness; and the earnest enforcement of the divine law which Moses was making to the Israelites was in order to secure their being a happy (because a moral and religious) people: a course of prosperity is often called "life" (Ge 17:18; Pr 3:2). live, and multiply--This…Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 8:6

• Blessing
• Fear of God
• Obedience

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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 8

• 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