Deuteronomy 4:40 — compare English translations
Compare translationsDeuteronomy 4:40 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 →
וְשָׁמַרְתָּ֞
shâmar
H8104
to keep
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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חֻקָּ֣יו
chôq
H2706
statute
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
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מִצְוֺתָ֗יו
mitsvâh
H4687
commandment
אֲשֶׁ֨ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
אָנֹכִ֤י
ʼânôkîy
H595
I
מְצַוְּךָ֙
tsâvâh
H6680
to command
הַיּ֔וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
אֲשֶׁר֙
ʼăsher
H834
which
יִיטַ֣ב
yâṭab
H3190
to be good
לְךָ֔
וּלְבָנֶ֖יךָ
bên
H1121
son
אַחֲרֶ֑יךָ
ʼachar
H310
after
וּלְמַ֨עַן
maʻan
H4616
for the sake of
תַּאֲרִ֤יךְ
ʼârak
H748
to be long
יָמִים֙
yôwm
H3117
day
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הַ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה
ʼădâmâh
H127
ground
אֲשֶׁ֨ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
יְהוָ֧ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
נֹתֵ֥ן
nâthan
H5414
to give
לְךָ֖
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
הַיָּמִֽים
yôwm
H3117
day
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World English Bible Public Domain
You shall keep his statutes, and his commandments, which I command you this day, that it may go well with you, and with your children after you, and that you may prolong your days in the land, which Yahweh your God gives you, forever.
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King James Version Public Domain
Thou shalt keep therefore his statutes, and his commandments, which I command thee this day, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days upon the earth, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, for ever.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And you shall keep his statutes and his commandments that I command you today, that it will go well for you and for your sons after you, and so that you may prolong days in the land that Yahweh your God is giving to you all of the days.”
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