Deuteronomy 10:20

Deuteronomy 10:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God; him shalt thou serve, and to him shalt thou cleave, and swear by his name.
• English Standard Version (ESV)You shall fear the Lord your God. You shall serve him and hold fast to him, and by his name you shall swear.
• New King James Version (NKJV)You shall fear the Lord your God; you shall serve Him, and to Him you shall hold fast, and take oaths in His name.
• New Living Translation (NLT)You must fear the Lord your God and worship him and cling to him. Your oaths must be in his name alone.

Context of Deuteronomy 10:20

18He defends the cause of the fatherless and the widow, and loves the foreigner residing among you, giving them food and clothing. 19And you are to love those who are foreigners, for you yourselves were foreigners in Egypt. Fear the Lord your God and serve him. Hold fast to him and take your oaths in his name. 21He is the one you praise; he is your God, who performed for you those great and awesome wonders you saw with your own eyes. 22Your ancestors who went down into Egypt were seventy in all, and now the Lord your God has made you as numerous as the stars in the sky.

Deuteronomy 10:20 word by word

אֶת־יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ תִּירָ֖א אֹת֣וֹ תַעֲבֹ֑ד וּב֣וֹ תִדְבָּ֔ק וּבִשְׁמ֖וֹ תִּשָּׁבֵֽעַ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thou shalt fearיָרֵאyârê' · to fear: revereH3372
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• thy Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• him shalt thou serveעָבַד‛âbad · to serveH5647
• and to him shalt thou cleaveדָּבַקdâbaq · to cleaveH1692
• and swearשָׁבַעshâba‛ · to swearH7650
• by his nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 10:20

• Deuteronomy 6:13Fear the Lord your God, serve him only and take your oaths in his name.
• Deuteronomy 13:4It is the Lord your God you must follow, and him you must revere. Keep his commands and obey him; serve him and hold fast to him.
• Matthew 4:10Jesus said to him, “Away from me, Satan! For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.’”
• Luke 4:8Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve him only.’”
• Deuteronomy 4:4but all of you who held fast to the Lord your God are still alive today.
• Deuteronomy 11:22If you carefully observe all these commands I am giving you to follow—to love the Lord your God, to walk in obedience to him and to hold fast to him—
• Joshua 23:8But you are to hold fast to the Lord your God, as you have until now.
• Acts 11:23When he arrived and saw what the grace of God had done, he was glad and encouraged them all to remain true to the Lord with all their hearts.
• Romans 12:9Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good.
• Psalms 63:11But the king will rejoice in God; all who swear by God will glory in him, while the mouths of liars will be silenced.
• Isaiah 45:23By myself I have sworn, my mouth has uttered in all integrity a word that will not be revoked: Before me every knee will bow; by me every tongue will swear.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 10:20

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-22Verses 12-22 We are here taught our duty to God in our principles and our practices. We must fear the Lord our God. We must love him, and delight in communion with him. We must walk in the ways in which he has appointed us to walk. We must serve him with all our heart and soul. What we do in his service we must do cheerfully, and with good will. We must keep his commandments. There is true honour and pleasure in obedience. We must give honour to God; and…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-2210-22. Moses here resumes his address, and having made a passing allusion to the principal events in their history, concludes by exhorting them to fear the Lord and serve Him faithfully.Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 10:20

• Fear of God
• Oath
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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 10

• 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