Deuteronomy 4:40 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Thou shalt keep therefore his statutes, and his commandments, which I command thee this day, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days upon the earth, which the Lord thy God giveth thee, for ever.”

Deuteronomy 4:40 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Deuteronomy 4:40 in 6 Bible Translations

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Deuteronomy 4:40 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“You shall keep his statutes and his commandments which I command you today, that it may go well with you and with your children after you, and that you may prolong your days in the land which Yahweh your God gives you for all time.”

Deuteronomy 4:40 — World English Bible

Deuteronomy 4:40 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And thou shalt keep his statutes, and his commandments, which I command thee this day, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days in the land, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, for ever. ”

Deuteronomy 4:40 — American Standard Version

Deuteronomy 4:40 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and thou hast kept His statutes and His commands which I am commanding thee to-day, so that it is well to thee, and to thy sons after thee, and so that thou prolongest days on the ground which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee--all the days.'”

Deuteronomy 4:40 — Young's Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 4:40 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And thou shalt keep his statutes, and his commandments, which I command thee this day, that it may be well with thee and with thy sons after thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days on the land which Jehovah thyGod giveth thee, for ever. ”

Deuteronomy 4:40 — Darby Translation

Deuteronomy 4:40 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Thou shalt keepe therefore his ordinances, and his commandements which I commaund thee this day, that it may goe well with thee, and with thy children after thee, and that thou mayst prolong thy dayes vpon the earth, which the Lord thy God giueth thee for euer.”

Deuteronomy 4:40 — Geneva Bible

Deuteronomy 4:40 in Context — Deuteronomy 4

38 To drive out nations from before thee greater and mightier than thou art, to bring thee in, to give thee their land for an inheritance, as it is this day.

39 Know therefore this day, and consider it in thine heart, that the Lord he is God in heaven above, and upon the earth beneath: there is none else.

40 Thou shalt keep therefore his statutes, and his commandments, which I command thee this day, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days upon the earth, which the Lord thy God giveth thee, for ever.

41 Then Moses severed three cities on this side Jordan toward the sunrising;

42 That the slayer might flee thither, which should kill his neighbour unawares, and hated him not in times past; and that fleeing unto one of these cities he might live:

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What Does Deuteronomy 4:40 Mean?

Deuteronomy 4:40 is a verse from the Book of Deuteronomy, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Deuteronomy chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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