11 translations · Hebrew
Deuteronomy 28:1
It shall happen, if you shall listen diligently to Yahweh your God’s voice, to observe to do all his commandments which I command you today, that Yahweh your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth.
Deuteronomy 28:1 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- It shall happen, if you shall listen diligently to Yahweh your God’s voice, to observe to do all his commandments which I command you today, that Yahweh your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth.
- KJV King James Version
- And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth:
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- “Now if you faithfully obey the voice of the LORD your God and are careful to follow all His commandments I am giving you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth.
- ASV American Standard Version
- And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of Jehovah thy God, to observe to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that Jehovah thy God will set thee on high above all the nations of the earth:
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- “And it has been, if you listen diligently to the voice of your God YHWH, to observe to do all His commands which I am commanding you today, that your God YHWH has made you highest above all the nations of the earth,
- FBV Free Bible Version
- If you truly obey what the Lord your God tells you, and carefully follow all his commandments that I'm giving you today, then the Lord your God will place you high above all the nations of the earth.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- 'And it hath been, if thou dost hearken diligently to the voice of Jehovah thy God, to observe to do all His commands which I am commanding thee to-day, that Jehovah thy God hath made thee uppermost above all the nations of the earth,
- DBY Darby Translation
- And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of Jehovah thy God, to take heed to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that Jehovah thy God will set thee supreme above all nations of the earth;
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently to the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day; that the LORD thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth:
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- It shall happen, if you shall listen diligently to the LORD your God’s voice, to observe to do all his commandments which I command you today, that the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- Now if thou wilt hear the voice of the Lord thy God, to do and keep all his commandments, which I command thee this day, the Lord thy God will make thee higher than all the nations that are on the earth.
The Hebrew words
Each word of the Hebrew text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| וְהָיָ֗ה | wə·hā·yāh | Now | H1961 הָיָה to be |
| אִם־ | ’im- | if | H518 אִם if |
| שָׁמ֤וֹעַ | šā·mō·w·a‘ | you faithfully obey | H8085 שָׁמַע to hear: hear |
| תִּשְׁמַע֙ | tiš·ma‘ | — | H8085 שָׁמַע to hear: hear |
| בְּקוֹל֙ | bə·qō·wl | the voice of | H6963 קוֹל voice |
| יְהוָ֣ה | Yah·weh | the LORD | H3068 יְהֹוָה LORD |
| אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ | ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā | your God | H430 אֱלֹהִים God |
| לִשְׁמֹ֤ר | liš·mōr | and are careful | H8104 שָׁמַר to keep: obey |
| לַעֲשׂוֹת֙ | la·‘ă·śō·wṯ | to follow | H6213 עָשָׂה to make: do |
| אֶת־ | ’eṯ- | — | H853 אֵת [Obj.] |
| כָּל־ | kāl- | all | H3605 כֹּל all |
| מִצְוֺתָ֔יו | miṣ·wō·ṯāw | His commandments | H4687 מִצְוָה commandment |
| אֲשֶׁ֛ר | ’ă·šer | — | H834 אֲשֶׁר which |
| אָנֹכִ֥י | ’ā·nō·ḵî | I | H595 אָֽנֹכִ֫י I |
| מְצַוְּךָ֖ | mə·ṣaw·wə·ḵā | am giving you today | H6680 צָוָה to command |
| הַיּ֑וֹם | hay·yō·wm | — | H3117 יוֹם day |
| וּנְתָ֨נְךָ֜ | ū·nə·ṯā·nə·ḵā | will set you | H5414 נָתַן to give: give |
| יְהוָ֤ה | Yah·weh | the LORD | H3068 יְהֹוָה LORD |
| אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙ | ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā | your God | H430 אֱלֹהִים God |
| עֶלְי֔וֹן | ‘el·yō·wn | — | H5945 עֶלְיוֹן high |
| עַ֖ל | ‘al | high above | H5921 עַל upon |
| כָּל־ | kāl- | all | H3605 כֹּל all |
| גּוֹיֵ֥י | gō·w·yê | the nations | H1471 גּוֹי nation |
| הָאָֽרֶץ׃ | hā·’ā·reṣ | of the earth | H776 אֶ֫רֶץ land: country/planet |
Related verses
- Isaiah 1:19
If you are willing and obedient, you shall eat the good of the land;
- Exodus 23:22
But if you indeed listen to his voice, and do all that I speak, then I will be an enemy to your enemies, and an adversary to your adversaries.
- Leviticus 26:3–13
“‘If you walk in my statutes, and keep my commandments, and do them; then I will give you your rains in their season, and the land shall yield its increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit. Your threshing shall reach to the vintage, and the vintage shall reach to the sowing time. You shall eat your bread to the full, and dwell in your land safely. …
- Luke 11:28
But he said, “On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God, and keep it.”
- John 15:14
You are my friends, if you do whatever I command you.
- Exodus 15:26
and he said, “If you will diligently listen to Yahweh your God’s voice, and will do that which is right in his eyes, and will pay attention to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you, which I have put on the Egyptians; for I am Yahweh who heals you.”
- Psalm 91:14
“Because he has set his love on me, therefore I will deliver him. I will set him on high, because he has known my name.
- Deuteronomy 7:12–26
It shall happen, because you listen to these ordinances, and keep and do them, that Yahweh your God will keep with you the covenant and the loving kindness which he swore to your fathers. He will love you, bless you, and multiply you. He will also bless the fruit of your body and the fruit of your ground, your grain and your new wine and your oil, the increase of your livestock and the young of your flock, in the land which he swore to your fathers to give you. You will be blessed above all peoples. There won’t be male or female barren among you, or among your livestock. …
- Deuteronomy 15:5
if only you diligently listen to Yahweh your God’s voice, to observe to do all this commandment which I command you today.
- Deuteronomy 11:13
It shall happen, if you shall listen diligently to my commandments which I command you today, to love Yahweh your God, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul,
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
1 It shall happen, if you shall listen diligently to Yahweh your God’s voice, to observe to do all his commandments which I command you today, that Yahweh your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth.
2 All these blessings will come upon you, and overtake you, if you listen to Yahweh your God’s voice.
3 You shall be blessed in the city, and you shall be blessed in the field.
Read all of Deuteronomy 28 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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