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1 Chronicles 28:8

So now in the sight of all Israel, the assembly of the LORD, and in the hearing of our God, keep and seek out all the commandments of the LORD your God, so that you may possess this good land and leave it as an inheritance to your descendants forever.

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ASV

Now therefore, in the sight of all Israel, the assembly of Jehovah, and in the audience of our God, observe and seek out all the commandments of Jehovah your God; that ye may possess this good land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children after you for ever.

KJV

Now therefore in the sight of all Israel the congregation of the Lord, and in the audience of our God, keep and seek for all the commandments of the Lord your God: that ye may possess this good land, and leave it for an inheritance for your children after you for ever.

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24 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְ֠עַתָּהVe.'a.tahand thereforeH6258 →
לְעֵינֵ֨יle.'ei.Neito [the] eyes ofH5869 →
כָל־khol-allH3605 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
קְהַל־ke.hal-[the] assembly ofH6951 →
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068 →
וּבְאָזְנֵ֣יu.ve.'a.ze.Neiand in [the] ears ofH241 →
אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuGod ourH430 →
שִׁמְר֣וּshim.RuobserveH8104 →
וְדִרְשׁ֔וּve.dir.Shuand seekH1875 →
כָּל־kol-allH3605 →
מִצְוֹ֖תmitz.Vot[the] commandments ofH4687 →
יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemGod yourH430 →
לְמַ֤עַןle.Ma.'anso thatH4616 →
תִּֽירְשׁוּ֙ti.re.Shuyou may possessH3423 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzthe landH776 →
הַטּוֹבָ֔הha.to.Vah<the> goodH2896 →
וְהִנְחַלְתֶּ֛םve.hin.chal.Temand you will give [it] as inheritanceH5157 →
לִבְנֵיכֶ֥םliv.nei.Khemto descendants yourH1121 →
אַחֲרֵיכֶ֖ם'a.cha.rei.Khemafter youH310 →
עַד־'ad-untilH5704 →
עוֹלָֽם׃ פo.LamperpetuityH5769 →

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Deuteronomy 4:1Hear now, O Israel, the statutes and ordinances I am teaching you to follow, so that you may live and may enter and take possession of the land that the LORD, the God of your fathers, is giving you.Proverbs 13:22A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is passed to the righteous.Isaiah 34:16Search and read the scroll of the LORD: Not one of these will go missing, not one will lack her mate, because He has ordered it by His mouth, and He will gather them by His Spirit.Ezra 9:12Now, therefore, do not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters for your sons. Never seek their peace or prosperity, so that you may be strong and may eat the good things of the land, leaving it as an inheritance to your sons forever.’Proverbs 2:1–5My son, if you accept my words and hide my commandments within you,Deuteronomy 5:32So be careful to do as the LORD your God has commanded you; you are not to turn aside to the right or to the left.Isaiah 45:19I have not spoken in secret, from a place in a land of darkness. I did not say to the descendants of Jacob, ‘Seek Me in a wasteland.’ I, the LORD, speak the truth; I say what is right.Acts 10:33So I sent for you immediately, and you were kind enough to come. Now then, we are all here in the presence of God to listen to everything the Lord has instructed you to tell us.”Hebrews 12:1–2Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off every encumbrance and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with endurance the race set out for us.Deuteronomy 29:10All of you are standing today before the LORD your God—you leaders of tribes, elders, officials, and all the men of Israel,Proverbs 3:1My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments;Psalms 119:33–34Teach me, O LORD, the way of Your statutes, and I will keep them to the end.Deuteronomy 4:26I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you this day that you will quickly perish from the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess. You will not live long upon it, but will be utterly destroyed.Psalms 119:10–11With all my heart I have sought You; do not let me stray from Your commandments.Psalms 119:4You have ordained Your precepts, that we should keep them diligently.Deuteronomy 4:6Observe them carefully, for this will show your wisdom and understanding in the sight of the peoples, who will hear of all these statutes and say, “Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.”Philippians 2:15–16so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the worldMatthew 5:14–16You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden.

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