Deuteronomy 32:47
45 When Moses had finished reciting all these words to all Israel,
46 he said to them, “Take to heart all these words I testify among you today, so that you may command your children to carefully follow all the words of this law.
For they are not idle words to you, because they are your life, and by them you will live long in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess.”
48 On that same day the LORD said to Moses,
49 “Go up into the Abarim Range to Mount Nebo, in the land of Moab across from Jericho, and view the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelites as their own possession.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- For they are not idle words to you, because they are your life, and by them you will live long in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess.”
- KJV
- For it is not a vain thing for you; because it is your life: and through this thing ye shall prolong your days in the land, whither ye go over Jordan to possess it.
- WEB
- For it is no vain thing for you, because it is your life, and through this thing you shall prolong your days in the land, where you go over the Jordan to possess it.”
- ASV
- For it is no vain thing for you; because it is your life, and through this thing ye shall prolong your days in the land, whither ye go over the Jordan to possess it.
- DARBY
- For it is no vain word for you, but it is your life, and through this word ye shall prolong your days on the land whereunto ye pass over the Jordan to possess it.
- BLB
- For it [is] not a futile thing for you⁺, because it [is] your⁺ life, and by this word you⁺ shall prolong days in the land that there you⁺ are passing over the Jordan to possess it.”
- ÅB
- For dette er ikke noe tomt ord for dere, men det er deres liv, og ved dette ord skal dere leve lenge i det land dere nå drar til over Jordan og skal ta i eie.
- OTB
- For det er ikke et tomt ord for dere, men deres liv, og ved dette ordet skal dere leve lenge i det landet som dere krysser Jordan for å eie.”
- B1930
- For dette er ikke noget tomt ord for eder, men det er eders liv, og ved dette ord skal I leve lenge i det land I nu drar til over Jordan og skal ta i eie.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 4:22
For they are life to those who find them, and health to the whole body.
Read in contextLeviticus 18:5
Keep My statutes and My judgments, for the man who does these things will live by them. I am the LORD.
Read in context2 Peter 1:16
For we did not follow cleverly devised fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of His majesty.
Read in context1 Peter 3:10–12
For, “Whoever would love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful speech.
Read in contextProverbs 3:22
They will be life to your soul and adornment to your neck.
Read in contextProverbs 3:1–2
My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments;
Read in contextProverbs 3:18
She is a tree of life to those who embrace her, and those who lay hold of her are blessed.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 30:19–20
I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you today that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing. Therefore choose life, so that you and your descendants may live,
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