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1. "These are the commands, the laws, and the rules that the Lord your God told me to teach you. Obey these laws in the land that you are entering to live in.
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1. Now these H2063 are the commandments H4687 , the statutes H2706 , and the judgments H4941 , which H834 the LORD H3068 your God H430 commanded H6680 to teach H3925 you , that ye might do H6213 them in the land H776 whither H834 H8033 ye H859 go H5674 to possess H3423 it:
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2. You and your descendants must respect the Lord your God as long as you live. You must obey all his laws and commands that I give you. If you do this, you will have a long life in that new land.
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2. That H4616 thou mightest fear H3372 H853 the LORD H3068 thy God H430 , to keep H8104 H853 all H3605 his statutes H2708 and his commandments H4687 , which H834 I H595 command H6680 thee, thou H859 , and thy son H1121 , and thy son H1121 's son H1121 , all H3605 the days H3117 of thy life H2416 ; and that H4616 thy days H3117 may be prolonged H748 .
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3. Israelites, listen carefully and obey these laws. Then everything will be fine with you. You will have many children, and you will get the land filled with many good things �just as the Lord, the God of your ancestors, promised.
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3. Hear H8085 therefore , O Israel H3478 , and observe H8104 to do H6213 it ; that H834 it may be well H3190 with thee , and that H834 ye may increase H7235 mightily H3966 , as H834 the LORD H3068 God H430 of thy fathers H1 hath promised H1696 thee , in the land H776 that floweth H2100 with milk H2461 and honey H1706 .
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4. "Listen, people of Israel! The Lord is our God. The Lord is one.
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4. Hear H8085 , O Israel H3478 : The LORD H3068 our God H430 is one H259 LORD H3068 :
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5. You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.
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5. And thou shalt love H157 H853 the LORD H3068 thy God H430 with all H3605 thine heart H3824 , and with all H3605 thy soul H5315 , and with all H3605 thy might H3966 .
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6. Always remember these commands that I give you today.
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6. And these H428 words H1697 , which H834 I H595 command H6680 thee this day H3117 , shall be H1961 in H5921 thine heart H3824 :
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7. Be sure to teach them to your children. Talk about these commands when you sit in your house and when you walk on the road. Talk about them when you lie down and when you get up.
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7. And thou shalt teach them diligently H8150 unto thy children H1121 , and shalt talk H1696 of them when thou sittest H3427 in thine house H1004 , and when thou walkest H1980 by the way H1870 , and when thou liest down H7901 , and when thou risest up H6965 .
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8. Tie them on your hands and wear them on your foreheads to help you remember my teachings.
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8. And thou shalt bind H7194 them for a sign H226 upon H5921 thine hand H3027 , and they shall be H1961 as frontlets H2903 between H996 thine eyes H5869 .
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9. Write them on the doorposts of your houses and on your gates.
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9. And thou shalt write H3789 them upon H5921 the posts H4201 of thy house H1004 , and on thy gates H8179 .
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10. "The Lord your God made a promise to your ancestors, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He promised to give you this land, and he will give it to you. He will give you great and rich cities that you did not build.
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10. And it shall be H1961 , when H3588 the LORD H3068 thy God H430 shall have brought H935 thee into H413 the land H776 which H834 he swore H7650 unto thy fathers H1 , to Abraham H85 , to Isaac H3327 , and to Jacob H3290 , to give H5414 thee great H1419 and goodly H2896 cities H5892 , which H834 thou buildedst H1129 not H3808 ,
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11. He will give you houses full of good things that you did not put there. He will give you wells that you did not dig. He will give you vineyards and olive trees that you did not plant, and you will have plenty to eat.
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11. And houses H1004 full H4392 of all H3605 good H2898 things , which H834 thou filledst H4390 not H3808 , and wells H953 digged H2672 , which H834 thou diggedst H2672 not H3808 , vineyards H3754 and olive trees H2132 , which H834 thou plantedst H5193 not H3808 ; when thou shalt have eaten H398 and be full H7646 ;
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12. "But be careful! Don't forget the Lord. You were slaves in Egypt, but he brought you out of the land of Egypt.
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12. Then beware H8104 lest H6435 thou forget H7911 H853 the LORD H3068 , which H834 brought thee forth H3318 out of the land H4480 H776 of Egypt H4714 , from the house H4480 H1004 of bondage H5650 .
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13. Respect the Lord your God and serve only him. You must use only his name to make promises.
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13. Thou shalt fear H3372 H853 the LORD H3068 thy God H430 , and serve H5647 him , and shalt swear H7650 by his name H8034 .
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14. You must not follow other gods. You must not follow the gods of the people who live around you.
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14. Ye shall not H3808 go H1980 after H310 other H312 gods H430 , of the gods H4480 H430 of the people H5971 which H834 are round about H5439 you;
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15. The Lord your God is always with you, and he hates for his people to worship other gods! So if you follow those other gods, the Lord will become very angry with you. He will destroy you from the face of the earth.
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15. ( For H3588 the LORD H3068 thy God H430 is a jealous H7067 God H410 among H7130 you) lest H6435 the anger H639 of the LORD H3068 thy God H430 be kindled H2734 against thee , and destroy H8045 thee from off H4480 H5921 the face H6440 of the earth H127 .
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16. "You must not test the Lord your God like you tested him at Massah.
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16. Ye shall not H3808 tempt H5254 H853 the LORD H3068 your God H430 , as H834 ye tempted H5254 him in Massah H4532 .
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17. You must be sure to obey the commands of the Lord your God. You must follow all the teachings and laws he has given you.
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17. Ye shall diligently keep H8104 H8104 H853 the commandments H4687 of the LORD H3068 your God H430 , and his testimonies H5713 , and his statutes H2706 , which H834 he hath commanded H6680 thee.
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18. You must do what is right and good�what pleases the Lord. Then everything will go well for you, and you can go in and take the good land that the Lord promised your ancestors.
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18. And thou shalt do H6213 that which is right H3477 and good H2896 in the sight H5869 of the LORD H3068 : that H4616 it may be well H3190 with thee , and that thou mayest go in H935 and possess H3423 H853 the good H2896 land H776 which H834 the LORD H3068 swore H7650 unto thy fathers H1 ,
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19. And you will force out all your enemies, just as the Lord said.
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19. To cast out H1920 H853 all H3605 thine enemies H341 from before H4480 H6440 thee, as H834 the LORD H3068 hath spoken H1696 .
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20. "In the future, your children might ask you, 'The Lord our God gave you teachings, laws, and rules. What do they mean?'
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20. And when H3588 thy son H1121 asketh H7592 thee in time to come H4279 , saying H559 , What H4100 mean the testimonies H5713 , and the statutes H2706 , and the judgments H4941 , which H834 the LORD H3068 our God H430 hath commanded H6680 you?
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21. Then you will say to them, 'We were Pharaoh's slaves in Egypt, but the Lord brought us out of Egypt with his great power.
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21. Then thou shalt say H559 unto thy son H1121 , We were H1961 Pharaoh H6547 's bondmen H5650 in Egypt H4714 ; and the LORD H3068 brought us out H3318 of Egypt H4480 H4714 with a mighty H2389 hand H3027 :
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22. The Lord did great and amazing things. We saw him do these things to the Egyptian people, to Pharaoh, and to the people in Pharaoh's house.
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22. And the LORD H3068 showed H5414 signs H226 and wonders H4159 , great H1419 and sore H7451 , upon Egypt H4714 , upon Pharaoh H6547 , and upon all H3605 his household H1004 , before our eyes H5869 :
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23. And the Lord brought us out of Egypt so that he could give us the land that he promised our ancestors.
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23. And he brought us out H3318 H853 from thence H4480 H8033 , that H4616 he might bring us in H935 H853 , to give H5414 us H853 the land H776 which H834 he swore H7650 unto our fathers H1 .
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24. The Lord commanded us to follow all these teachings. We must respect the Lord our God. Then he will always keep us alive and doing well, as we are today.
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24. And the LORD H3068 commanded H6680 us to do H6213 H853 all H3605 these H428 statutes H2706 , to fear H3372 the H853 LORD H3068 our God H430 , for our good H2896 always H3605 H3117 , that he might preserve us alive H2421 , as it is at this H2088 day H3117 .
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25. If we carefully obey the whole law, exactly as the Lord our God told us to, he will say that we have done a very good thing.'
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25. And it shall be H1961 our righteousness H6666 , if H3588 we observe H8104 to do H6213 H853 all H3605 these H2063 commandments H4687 before H6440 the LORD H3068 our God H430 , as H834 he hath commanded H6680 us.
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