Deuteronomy 6:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Deuteronomy 6:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Deuteronomy 6:2 in 6 Bible Translations

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Deuteronomy 6:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“that you might fear Yahweh your God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command you—you, your son, and your son’s son, all the days of your life; and that your days may be prolonged.”

Deuteronomy 6:2 — World English Bible

Deuteronomy 6:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“that thou mightest fear Jehovah 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. ”

Deuteronomy 6:2 — American Standard Version

Deuteronomy 6:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“so that thou dost fear Jehovah thy God, to keep all His statutes and His commands, which I am commanding thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son's son, all days of thy life, and so that thy days are prolonged.”

Deuteronomy 6:2 — Young's Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 6:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“that thou mayest fear Jehovah thyGod, 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. ”

Deuteronomy 6:2 — Darby Translation

Deuteronomy 6:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“That thou mightest feare the Lord thy God, and keepe all his ordinances, and his commandements which I commaund thee, thou, and thy sonne, and thy sonnes sonne all the dayes of thy life, euen that thy dayes may be prolonged.”

Deuteronomy 6:2 — Geneva Bible

Deuteronomy 6:2 in Context — Deuteronomy 6

1 Now these are the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments, which the Lord your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go to possess it:

2 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.

3 Hear therefore, O Israel, and observe to do it; that it may be well with thee, and that ye may increase mightily, as the Lord God of thy fathers hath promised thee, in the land that floweth with milk and honey.

4 Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord:

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What Does Deuteronomy 6:2 Mean?

Deuteronomy 6:2 is a verse from the Book of Deuteronomy, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Deuteronomy chapter 6. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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