Deuteronomy 4:6 — compare English translations
Compare translationsDeuteronomy 4:6 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 →
וּשְׁמַרְתֶּם֮
shâmar
H8104
to keep
וַעֲשִׂיתֶם֒
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
הִ֤וא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
חָכְמַתְכֶם֙
chokmâh
H2451
wisdom
וּבִ֣ינַתְכֶ֔ם
bîynâh
H998
understanding
לְעֵינֵ֖י
ʻayin
H5869
eye
הָעַמִּ֑ים
ʻam
H5971
people
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
יִשְׁמְע֗וּן
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
אֵ֚ת
ʼêth
H853
-
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
הַחֻקִּ֣ים
chôq
H2706
statute
הָאֵ֔לֶּה
ʼêl-leh
H428
these
וְאָמְר֗וּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
רַ֚ק
raq
H7535
only
עַם
ʻam
H5971
people
חָכָ֣ם
châkâm
H2450
wise
וְנָב֔וֹן
bîyn
H995
to understand
הַגּ֥וֹי
gôwy
H1471
nation
הַגָּד֖וֹל
gâdôwl
H1419
great
הַזֶּֽה
zeh
H2088
this
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World English Bible Public Domain
Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples, who shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.
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King James Version Public Domain
Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And you shall keep and do, for it your wisdom and your understanding in the eyes of the peoples who will hear all these statutes and may say, ‘Surely this great nation a wise and understanding people.’
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).