Deuteronomy 15:5
3 Of a foreigner thou mayest exact it again: but that which is thine with thy brother thine hand shall release;
4 Save when there shall be no poor among you; for the LORD shall greatly bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it:
Only if thou carefully hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all these commandments which I command thee this day.
6 For the LORD thy God blesseth thee, as he promised thee: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, but thou shalt not borrow; and thou shalt reign over many nations, but they shall not reign over thee.
7 If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy gates in thy land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother:
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- if only you obey the LORD your God and are careful to follow all these commandments I am giving you today.
- KJV
- Only if thou carefully hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all these commandments which I command thee this day.
- WEB
- if only you diligently listen to the LORD your God’s voice, to observe to do all this commandment which I command you today.
- ASV
- if only thou diligently hearken unto the voice of Jehovah thy God, to observe to do all this commandment which I command thee this day.
- DARBY
- if thou only diligently hearken unto the voice of Jehovah thy God, to take heed to do all this commandment which I command thee this day.
- BLB
- only if you listen carefully to the voice of YHWH your God, with care to observe all this command that I command you today.
- ÅB
- bare du er lydig mot Herrens, din Guds røst, så du akter vel på å holde alle disse bud som jeg gir deg idag;
- OTB
- bare dere nøye lytter til Herren deres Guds røst og holder alle disse budene som jeg gir dere i dag.
- B1930
- bare du er lydig mot Herrens, din Guds røst, så du akter vel på å holde alle disse bud som jeg gir dig idag;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Deuteronomy 28:1–15
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:
Read in contextJoshua 1:7
Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest.
Read in contextIsaiah 1:19–20
If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:
Read in contextPhilippians 1:27
Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;
Read in contextLeviticus 26:3–14
If ye walk in my statutes, and keep my commandments, and do them;
Read in contextPsalms 19:11
Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 11:13–15
And it shall come to pass, if ye shall hearken diligently unto my commandments which I command you this day, to love the LORD your God, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul,
Read in contextDeuteronomy 4:9
Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons’ sons;
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