Deuteronomy 30:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“That thou mayest love the Lord thy God, and that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him: for he is thy life, and the length of thy days: that thou mayest dwell in the land which the Lord sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them. ”
Deuteronomy 30:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Deuteronomy 30:20 in 6 Bible Translations
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Deuteronomy 30:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“to love Yahweh your God, to obey his voice, and to cling to him; for he is your life, and the length of your days, that you may dwell in the land which Yahweh swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.”
Deuteronomy 30:20 — World English Bible
Deuteronomy 30:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“to love Jehovah thy God, to obey his voice, and to cleave unto him; for he is thy life, and the length of thy days; that thou mayest dwell in the land which Jehovah sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them. ”
Deuteronomy 30:20 — American Standard Version
Deuteronomy 30:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“to love Jehovah thy God, to hearken to His voice, and to cleave to Him (for He <FI>is<Fi> thy life, and the length of thy days), to dwell on the ground which Jehovah hath sworn to thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give to them.'”
Deuteronomy 30:20 — Young's Literal Translation
Deuteronomy 30:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“in loving Jehovah thyGod, in hearkening to his voice, and in cleaving to him — for this is thy life and the length of thy days — that thou mayest dwell in the land which Jehovah swore unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them. ”
Deuteronomy 30:20 — Darby Translation
Deuteronomy 30:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“By louing the Lord thy God, by obeying his voyce, and by cleauing vnto him: for he is thy life, and the length of thy dayes: that thou mayest dwell in the lande which the Lord sware vnto thy fathers, Abraham, Izhak, and Iaakob, to giue them. ”
Deuteronomy 30:20 — Geneva Bible
Deuteronomy 30:20 in Context — Deuteronomy 30
18 I denounce unto you this day, that ye shall surely perish, and that ye shall not prolong your days upon the land, whither thou passest over Jordan to go to possess it.
19 I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:
20 That thou mayest love the Lord thy God, and that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him: for he is thy life, and the length of thy days: that thou mayest dwell in the land which the Lord sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.
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What Does Deuteronomy 30:20 Mean?
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