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Deuteronomy 7

Deuteronomy 7:12

The Promises of God · Deuteronomy 7:12–26
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Translations

Modern
If you listen to these ordinances and keep them carefully, then the LORD your God will keep His covenant and the loving devotion that He swore to your fathers.
Traditional
Wherefore it shall come to pass, if ye hearken to these judgments, and keep, and do them, that the Lord thy God shall keep unto thee the covenant and the mercy which he sware unto thy fathers:
Literal
And it shall come to pass, because you listen to these ordinances and keep and do them, that YHWH your God will keep with you the covenant and the loving devotion that He swore to your fathers.
Latin
Si postquam audieris hæc judicia, custodieris ea, et feceris, custodiet et Dominus Deus tuus pactum tibi, et misericordiam quam juravit patribus tuis:

Original

Hebrew
English
If you listen to these ordinances and keep them carefully, then the LORD your God will keep His covenant and the loving devotion that He swore to your fathers.

Notes

Deuteronomy 7:12

swore: In a covenant or treaty, the parties involved had to swear to follow its terms for it to be valid. God's promises are always certain because of his character (7:9; 32:4; Hebrews 6:18; James 1:17). He fulfilled the requirements of the covenant with Israel by swearing to keep its terms (see Genesis 22:16).

Deuteronomy 7:1–26

Before Israel could occupy the promised land, they had to remove the people already living there (compare Genesis 13:14–17; 15:18–21). The land belonged to the Lord, and only God could decide who should live there.

Parallels

Exodus 23:20–33

Glossary

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Topics

Children: Promised to the Righteous Contingencies in Divine Government of Man