Translations
Modern
You must carefully follow every commandment I am giving you today, so that you may live and multiply, and enter and possess the land that the LORD swore to give your fathers.
Traditional
All the commandments which I command thee this day shall ye observe to do, that ye may live, and multiply, and go in and possess the land which the Lord sware unto your fathers.
Literal
Every commandment that I command you today, you must be careful to do, so that you may live and multiply and go in and possess the land that YHWH has sworn to your fathers.
Latin
Omne mandatum, quod ego præcipio tibi hodie, cave diligenter ut facias, ut possitis vivere, et multiplicemini, ingressique possideatis terram, pro qua juravit Dominus patribus vestris.
Original
Hebrew
English
You must carefully follow every commandment I am giving you today, so that you may live and multiply, and enter and possess the land that the LORD swore to give your fathers.
Notes
After 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.
Theme notes and profiles
Glossary
Archaeology and the Bible Biblical Concept of Law Deuteronomy, Book of
Topics
Blessing: Temporal, from God Obedience: Enjoined Obligation: A Motive of Obedience