Deuteronomy 28:13 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And the Lord shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the Lord thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them:”
Deuteronomy 28:13 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Deuteronomy 28:13 in 6 Bible Translations
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Deuteronomy 28:13 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Yahweh will make you the head, and not the tail. You will be above only, and you will not be beneath, if you listen to the commandments of Yahweh your God which I command you today, to observe and to do,”
Deuteronomy 28:13 — World English Bible
Deuteronomy 28:13 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Jehovah will make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if thou shalt hearken unto the commandments of Jehovah thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them, ”
Deuteronomy 28:13 — American Standard Version
Deuteronomy 28:13 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`And Jehovah hath given thee for head, and not for tail; and thou hast been only above, and art not beneath, for thou dost hearken unto the commands of Jehovah thy God, which I am commanding thee to-day, to keep and to do,”
Deuteronomy 28:13 — Young's Literal Translation
Deuteronomy 28:13 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Jehovah will make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if thou hearken unto the commandments of Jehovah thyGod, which I command thee this day, to keep and to do them, ”
Deuteronomy 28:13 — Darby Translation
Deuteronomy 28:13 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And the Lord shall make thee the head, and not the tayle, and thou shalt be aboue onely, and shalt not bee beneath, if thou obey the commandements of the Lord thy God, which I command thee this day, to keepe and to do them.”
Deuteronomy 28:13 — Geneva Bible
Deuteronomy 28:13 in Context — Deuteronomy 28
11 And the Lord shall make thee plenteous in goods, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, in the land which the Lord sware unto thy fathers to give thee.
12 The Lord shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow.
13 And the Lord shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the Lord thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them:
14 And thou shalt not go aside from any of the words which I command thee this day, to the right hand, or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them.
15 But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day; that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee:
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What Does Deuteronomy 28:13 Mean?
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