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 Living Translation (NLT)And the Lord our God commanded us to obey all these decrees and to fear him so he can continue to bless us and preserve our lives, as he has done to this day.

Context of Deuteronomy 6:24

22and the Lord showed signs and wonders before our eyes, great and severe, against Egypt, Pharaoh, and all his household. 23Then He brought us out from there, that He might bring us in, to give us the land of which He swore to our fathers. 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. 25Then it will be righteousness for us, if we are careful to observe all these commandments before the Lord our God, as He has commanded us.’

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 6:2that you may fear the Lord your God, to keep all His statutes and His commandments which I command you, you and your son and your grandson, all the days of your life, and that your days may be prolonged.
• Deuteronomy 10:13and to keep the commandments of the Lord and His statutes which I command you today for your good?
• Job 35:7If you are righteous, what do you give Him? Or what does He receive from your hand?
• Proverbs 9:12If you are wise, you are wise for yourself, And if you scoff, you will bear it alone.”
• Isaiah 3:10“Say to the righteous that it shall be well with them, For they shall eat the fruit of their doings.
• Jeremiah 32:39then I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear Me forever, for the good of them and their children after them.
• Matthew 6:33But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
• Romans 6:21What fruit did you have then in the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death.
• Deuteronomy 4:1“Now, O Israel, listen to the statutes and the judgments which I teach you to observe, that you may live, and go in and possess the land which the Lord God of your fathers is giving you.
• Deuteronomy 8:1“Every commandment which I command you today you must be careful to observe, that you may live and multiply, and go in and possess the land of which the Lord swore to your fathers.
• Psalms 41:2The Lord will preserve him and keep him alive, And he will be blessed on the earth; You will not deliver him to the will of his enemies.
• Psalms 66:9Who keeps our soul among the living, And does not allow our feet to be moved.
• Proverbs 22:4By humility and the fear of the Lord Are riches and honor and life.
• Romans 10:5For Moses writes about the righteousness which is of the law, “The man who does those things shall 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
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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