Deuteronomy 28:1
“Now if you faithfully obey the voice of the LORD your God and are careful to follow all His commandments I am giving you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth.
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ASV
And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of Jehovah thy God, to observe to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that Jehovah thy God will set thee on high above all the nations of the earth:
KJV
And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the Lord thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth:
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Commentary
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24 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וְהָיָ֗ה | ve.ha.Yah | and it will be | H1961 → |
| אִם־ | 'im- | <if> | H518 → |
| שָׁמ֤וֹעַ | sha.Mo.a' | certainly [if] <to listen> | H8085 → |
| תִּשְׁמַע֙ | tish.Ma' | you will listen | H8085 → |
| בְּקוֹל֙ | be.kOl | to [the] voice of | H6963 → |
| יְהוָ֣ה | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ | 'e.lo.Hei.kha | God your | H430 → |
| לִשְׁמֹ֤ר | lish.Mor | to take care | H8104 → |
| לַעֲשׂוֹת֙ | la.'a.sOt | to observe | H6213 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → |
| מִצְוֹתָ֔יו | mitz.vo.Tav | commandments his | H4687 → |
| אֲשֶׁ֛ר | 'a.Sher | which | H834 → |
| אָנֹכִ֥י | 'a.no.Khi | I | H595 → |
| מְצַוְּךָ֖ | me.tza.ve.Kha | [am] commanding you | H6680 → |
| הַיּ֑וֹם | hai.Yom | this day | H3117 → |
| וּנְתָ֨נְךָ֜ | u.ne.Ta.ne.kha | and he will set you | H5414 → |
| יְהוָ֤ה | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙ | 'e.lo.Hei.kha | God your | H430 → |
| עֶלְי֔וֹן | el.Yon | most high | H5945 → |
| עַ֖ל | 'al | above | H5921 → |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → |
| גּוֹיֵ֥י | go.Yei | [the] nations of | H1471 → |
| הָאָֽרֶץ׃ | ha.'A.retz | the earth | H776 → |
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