Deuteronomy 6:2 — compare English translations
Compare translationsDeuteronomy 6:2 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 →
לְמַ֨עַן
maʻan
H4616
for the sake of
תִּירָ֜א
yârêʼ
H3372
to fear
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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יְהוָ֣ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
לִ֠שְׁמֹר
shâmar
H8104
to keep
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
חֻקֹּתָ֣יו
chuqqâh
H2708
statute
וּמִצְוֺתָיו֮
mitsvâh
H4687
commandment
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
אָנֹכִ֣י
ʼânôkîy
H595
I
מְצַוֶּךָ֒
tsâvâh
H6680
to command
אַתָּה֙
ʼattâh
H859
you
וּבִנְךָ֣
bên
H1121
son
וּבֶן
bên
H1121
son
בִּנְךָ֔
bên
H1121
son
כֹּ֖ל
kôl
H3605
all
יְמֵ֣י
yôwm
H3117
day
חַיֶּ֑יךָ
chay
H2416
living
וּלְמַ֖עַן
maʻan
H4616
for the sake of
יַאֲרִכֻ֥ן
ʼârak
H748
to be long
יָמֶֽיךָ
yôwm
H3117
day
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World English Bible Public Domain
that you might fear Yahweh your God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command you, you, and your son, and your son's son, all the days of your life; and that your days may be prolonged.
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King James Version Public Domain
That thou mightest fear the LORD thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son's son, all the days of thy life; and that thy days may be prolonged.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
so that you will fear Yahweh your God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments that I am commanding you and your son and the son of your son, all the days of your life, and so that your days will be prolonged.
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