Deuteronomy 30:20 — compare English translations
Compare translationsDeuteronomy 30:20 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
לְאַֽהֲבָה֙
ʼâhab
H157
to love
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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יְהוָ֣ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
לִשְׁמֹ֥עַ
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
בְּקֹל֖וֹ
qôwl
H6963
voice
וּלְדָבְקָה
dâbaq
H1692
to cleave
ב֑וֹ
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
ה֤וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
חַיֶּ֨יךָ֙
chay
H2416
living
וְאֹ֣רֶךְ
ʼôrek
H753
length
יָמֶ֔יךָ
yôwm
H3117
day
לָשֶׁ֣בֶת
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הָאֲדָמָ֗ה
ʼădâmâh
H127
ground
אֲשֶׁר֩
ʼăsher
H834
which
נִשְׁבַּ֨ע
shâbaʻ
H7650
to swear
יְהוָ֧ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
לַאֲבֹתֶ֛יךָ
ʼâb
H1
father
לְאַבְרָהָ֛ם
ʼAbrâhâm
H85
Abraham
לְיִצְחָ֥ק
Yitschâq
H3327
Isaac
וּֽלְיַעֲקֹ֖ב
Yaʻăqôb
H3290
Jacob
לָתֵ֥ת
nâthan
H5414
to give
לָהֶֽם
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World English Bible Public Domain
to love Yahweh your God, to obey his voice, and to cleave to him; for he is your life, and the length of your days; that you may dwell in the land which Yahweh swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.
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King James Version Public Domain
That thou mayest love the LORD thy God, and that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him: for he is thy life, and the length of thy days: that thou mayest dwell in the land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
to love Yahweh your God, to listen to his voice, and to cling to him—for he your life and the length of your days—so you may live in the land that Yahweh swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give to them.”
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