| 1:1 |
These are the words Moses spoke to all Israel in the desert east of the Jordan—that is, in the Arabah—opposite Suph, between Paran and Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth and Dizahab. |
These are the words Moses spoke to all Israel in the wilderness east of the Jordan—that is, in the Arabah—opposite Suph, between Paran and Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth and Dizahab. |
| 1:8 |
See, I have given you this land. Go in and take possession of the land that the Lord swore he would give to your fathers—to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob—and to their descendants after them. |
See, I have given you this land. Go in and take possession of the land the Lord swore he would give to your fathers—to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob—and to their descendants after them. |
| 1:10 |
The Lord your God has increased your numbers so that today you are as many as the stars in the sky. |
The Lord your God has increased your numbers so that today you are as numerous as the stars in the sky. |
| 1:11 |
May the Lord, the God of your fathers, increase you a thousand times and bless you as he has promised! |
May the Lord, the God of your ancestors, increase you a thousand times and bless you as he has promised! |
| 1:16 |
And I charged your judges at that time: Hear the disputes between your brothers and judge fairly, whether the case is between brother Israelites or between one of them and an alien. |
And I charged your judges at that time, Hear the disputes between your people and judge fairly, whether the case is between two Israelites or between an Israelite and a foreigner residing among you. |
| 1:17 |
Do not show partiality in judging; hear both small and great alike. Do not be afraid of any man, for judgment belongs to God. Bring me any case too hard for you, and I will hear it. |
Do not show partiality in judging; hear both small and great alike. Do not be afraid of anyone, for judgment belongs to God. Bring me any case too hard for you, and I will hear it. |
| 1:19 |
Then, as the Lord our God commanded us, we set out from Horeb and went toward the hill country of the Amorites through all that vast and dreadful desert that you have seen, and so we reached Kadesh Barnea. |
Then, as the Lord our God commanded us, we set out from Horeb and went toward the hill country of the Amorites through all that vast and dreadful wilderness that you have seen, and so we reached Kadesh Barnea. |
| 1:21 |
See, the Lord your God has given you the land. Go up and take possession of it as the Lord, the God of your fathers, told you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. |
See, the Lord your God has given you the land. Go up and take possession of it as the Lord, the God of your ancestors, told you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. |
| 1:24 |
They left and went up into the hill country, and came to the Valley of Eshcol and explored it. |
They left and went up into the hill country, and came to the Valley of Eshkol and explored it. |
| 1:28 |
Where can we go? Our brothers have made us lose heart. They say, The people are stronger and taller than we are; the cities are large, with walls up to the sky. We even saw the Anakites there. |
Where can we go? Our brothers have made our hearts melt in fear. They say, The people are stronger and taller than we are; the cities are large, with walls up to the sky. We even saw the Anakites there. |
| 1:31 |
and in the desert. There you saw how the Lord your God carried you, as a father carries his son, all the way you went until you reached this place. |
and in the wilderness. There you saw how the Lord your God carried you, as a father carries his son, all the way you went until you reached this place. |
| 1:35 |
Not a man of this evil generation shall see the good land I swore to give your forefathers, |
No one from this evil generation shall see the good land I swore to give your ancestors, |
| 2:1 |
Then we turned back and set out toward the desert along the route to the Red Sea, as the Lord had directed me. For a long time we made our way around the hill country of Seir. |
Then we turned back and set out toward the wilderness along the route to the Red Sea, as the Lord had directed me. For a long time we made our way around the hill country of Seir. |
| 2:4 |
Give the people these orders: You are about to pass through the territory of your brothers the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir. They will be afraid of you, but be very careful. |
Give the people these orders: You are about to pass through the territory of your relatives the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir. They will be afraid of you, but be very careful. |
| 2:7 |
The Lord your God has blessed you in all the work of your hands. He has watched over your journey through this vast desert. These forty years the Lord your God has been with you, and you have not lacked anything. |
The Lord your God has blessed you in all the work of your hands. He has watched over your journey through this vast wilderness. These forty years the Lord your God has been with you, and you have not lacked anything. |
| 2:8 |
So we went on past our brothers the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir. We turned from the Arabah road, which comes up from Elath and Ezion Geber, and traveled along the desert road of Moab. |
So we went on past our relatives the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir. We turned from the Arabah road, which comes up from Elath and Ezion Geber, and traveled along the desert road of Moab. |
| 2:26 |
From the desert of Kedemoth I sent messengers to Sihon king of Heshbon offering peace and saying, |
From the Desert of Kedemoth I sent messengers to Sihon king of Heshbon offering peace and saying, |
| 3:2 |
The Lord said to me, Do not be afraid of him, for I have handed him over to you with his whole army and his land. Do to him what you did to Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon. |
The Lord said to me, Do not be afraid of him, for I have delivered him into your hands, along with his whole army and his land. Do to him what you did to Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon. |
| 3:10 |
We took all the towns on the plateau, and all Gilead, and all Bashan as far as Salecah and Edrei, towns of Ogs kingdom in Bashan. |
We took all the towns on the plateau, and all Gilead, and all Bashan as far as Salekah and Edrei, towns of Ogs kingdom in Bashan. |
| 3:11 |
Only Og king of Bashan was left of the remnant of the Rephaites. His bed was made of iron and was more than thirteen feet long and six feet wide. It is still in Rabbah of the Ammonites. |
Og king of Bashan was the last of the Rephaites. His bed was decorated with iron and was more than nine cubits long and four cubits wide. It is still in Rabbah of the Ammonites. |
| 3:14 |
Jair, a descendant of Manasseh, took the whole region of Argob as far as the border of the Geshurites and the Maacathites; it was named after him, so that to this day Bashan is called Havvoth Jair. |
Jair, a descendant of Manasseh, took the whole region of Argob as far as the border of the Geshurites and the Maakathites; it was named after him, so that to this day Bashan is called Havvoth Jair. |
| 3:17 |
Its western border was the Jordan in the Arabah, from Kinnereth to the Sea of the Arabah the Salt Sea, below the slopes of Pisgah. |
Its western border was the Jordan in the Arabah, from Kinnereth to the Sea of the Arabah that is, the Dead Sea, below the slopes of Pisgah. |
| 3:18 |
I commanded you at that time: The Lord your God has given you this land to take possession of it. But all your able bodied men, armed for battle, must cross over ahead of your brother Israelites. |
I commanded you at that time: The Lord your God has given you this land to take possession of it. But all your able bodied men, armed for battle, must cross over ahead of the other Israelites. |
| 3:20 |
until the Lord gives rest to your brothers as he has to you, and they too have taken over the land that the Lord your God is giving them, across the Jordan. After that, each of you may go back to the possession I have given you. |
until the Lord gives rest to your fellow Israelites as he has to you, and they too have taken over the land that the Lord your God is giving them across the Jordan. After that, each of you may go back to the possession I have given you. |
| 3:24 |
O Sovereign Lord, you have begun to show to your servant your greatness and your strong hand. For what god is there in heaven or on earth who can do the deeds and mighty works you do? |
Sovereign Lord, you have begun to show to your servant your greatness and your strong hand. For what god is there in heaven or on earth who can do the deeds and mighty works you do? |
| 4:1 |
Hear now, O Israel, the decrees and laws I am about to teach you. Follow them so that you may live and may go in and take possession of the land that the Lord, the God of your fathers, is giving you. |
Now, Israel, hear the decrees and laws I am about to teach you. Follow them so that you may live and may go in and take possession of the land the Lord, the God of your ancestors, is giving you. |
| 4:9 |
Only be careful, and watch yourselves closely so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen or let them slip from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and to their children after them. |
Only be careful, and watch yourselves closely so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen or let them fade from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and to their children after them. |
| 4:25 |
After you have had children and grandchildren and have lived in the land a long time—if you then become corrupt and make any kind of idol, doing evil in the eyes of the Lord your God and provoking him to anger, |
After you have had children and grandchildren and have lived in the land a long time—if you then become corrupt and make any kind of idol, doing evil in the eyes of the Lord your God and arousing his anger, |
| 4:26 |
I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you this day that you will quickly perish from the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess. You will not live there long but will certainly be destroyed. |
I call the heavens and the earth as witnesses against you this day that you will quickly perish from the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess. You will not live there long but will certainly be destroyed. |
| 4:29 |
But if from there you seek the Lord your God, you will find him if you look for him with all your heart and with all your soul. |
But if from there you seek the Lord your God, you will find him if you seek him with all your heart and with all your soul. |
| 4:31 |
For the Lord your God is a merciful God; he will not abandon or destroy you or forget the covenant with your forefathers, which he confirmed to them by oath. |
For the Lord your God is a merciful God; he will not abandon or destroy you or forget the covenant with your ancestors, which he confirmed to them by oath. |
| 4:32 |
Ask now about the former days, long before your time, from the day God created man on the earth; ask from one end of the heavens to the other. Has anything so great as this ever happened, or has anything like it ever been heard of? |
Ask now about the former days, long before your time, from the day God created human beings on the earth; ask from one end of the heavens to the other. Has anything so great as this ever happened, or has anything like it ever been heard of? |
| 4:34 |
Has any god ever tried to take for himself one nation out of another nation, by testings, by miraculous signs and wonders, by war, by a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, or by great and awesome deeds, like all the things the Lord your God did for you in Egypt before your very eyes? |
Has any god ever tried to take for himself one nation out of another nation, by testings, by signs and wonders, by war, by a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, or by great and awesome deeds, like all the things the Lord your God did for you in Egypt before your very eyes? |
| 4:37 |
Because he loved your forefathers and chose their descendants after them, he brought you out of Egypt by his Presence and his great strength, |
Because he loved your ancestors and chose their descendants after them, he brought you out of Egypt by his Presence and his great strength, |
| 4:42 |
to which anyone who had killed a person could flee if he had unintentionally killed his neighbor without malice aforethought. He could flee into one of these cities and save his life. |
to which anyone who had killed a person could flee if they had unintentionally killed a neighbor without malice aforethought. They could flee into one of these cities and save their life. |
| 4:43 |
The cities were these: Bezer in the desert plateau, for the Reubenites; Ramoth in Gilead, for the Gadites; and Golan in Bashan, for the Manassites. |
The cities were these: Bezer in the wilderness plateau, for the Reubenites; Ramoth in Gilead, for the Gadites; and Golan in Bashan, for the Manassites. |
| 4:48 |
This land extended from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Gorge to Mount Siyon that is, Hermon, |
This land extended from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Gorge to Mount Sirion that is, Hermon, |
| 4:49 |
and included all the Arabah east of the Jordan, as far as the Sea of the Arabah, below the slopes of Pisgah. |
and included all the Arabah east of the Jordan, as far as the Dead Sea, below the slopes of Pisgah. |
| 5:1 |
Moses summoned all Israel and said: Hear, O Israel, the decrees and laws I declare in your hearing today. Learn them and be sure to follow them. |
Moses summoned all Israel and said: Hear, Israel, the decrees and laws I declare in your hearing today. Learn them and be sure to follow them. |
| 5:3 |
It was not with our fathers that the Lord made this covenant, but with us, with all of us who are alive here today. |
It was not with our ancestors that the Lord made this covenant, but with us, with all of us who are alive here today. |
| 5:8 |
You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. |
You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. |
| 5:9 |
You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, |
You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, |
| 5:14 |
but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your ox, your donkey or any of your animals, nor the alien within your gates, so that your manservant and maidservant may rest, as you do. |
but the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your male or female servant, nor your ox, your donkey or any of your animals, nor any foreigner residing in your towns, so that your male and female servants may rest, as you do. |
| 5:21 |
You shall not covet your neighbors wife. You shall not set your desire on your neighbors house or land, his manservant or maidservant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor. |
You shall not covet your neighbors wife. You shall not set your desire on your neighbors house or land, his male or female servant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor. |
| 5:23 |
When you heard the voice out of the darkness, while the mountain was ablaze with fire, all the leading men of your tribes and your elders came to me. |
When you heard the voice out of the darkness, while the mountain was ablaze with fire, all the leaders of your tribes and your elders came to me. |
| 5:24 |
And you said, The Lord our God has shown us his glory and his majesty, and we have heard his voice from the fire. Today we have seen that a man can live even if God speaks with him. |
And you said, The Lord our God has shown us his glory and his majesty, and we have heard his voice from the fire. Today we have seen that a person can live even if God speaks with them. |
| 5:26 |
For what mortal man has ever heard the voice of the living God speaking out of fire, as we have, and survived? |
For what mortal has ever heard the voice of the living God speaking out of fire, as we have, and survived? |
| 5:28 |
The Lord heard you when you spoke to me and the Lord said to me, I have heard what this people said to you. Everything they said was good. |
The Lord heard you when you spoke to me, and the Lord said to me, I have heard what this people said to you. Everything they said was good. |
| 5:33 |
Walk in all the way that the Lord your God has commanded you, so that you may live and prosper and prolong your days in the land that you will possess. |
Walk in obedience to all that the Lord your God has commanded you, so that you may live and prosper and prolong your days in the land that you will possess. |
| 6:3 |
Hear, O Israel, and be careful to obey so that it may go well with you and that you may increase greatly in a land flowing with milk and honey, just as the Lord, the God of your fathers, promised you. |
Hear, Israel, and be careful to obey so that it may go well with you and that you may increase greatly in a land flowing with milk and honey, just as the Lord, the God of your ancestors, promised you. |
| 6:6 |
These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. |
These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. |
| 6:16 |
Do not test the Lord your God as you did at Massah. |
Do not put the Lord your God to the test as you did at Massah. |
| 6:18 |
Do what is right and good in the Lords sight, so that it may go well with you and you may go in and take over the good land that the Lord promised on oath to your forefathers, |
Do what is right and good in the Lords sight, so that it may go well with you and you may go in and take over the good land the Lord promised on oath to your ancestors, |
| 6:22 |
Before our eyes the Lord sent miraculous signs and wonders—great and terrible—upon Egypt and Pharaoh and his whole household. |
Before our eyes the Lord sent signs and wonders—great and terrible—on Egypt and Pharaoh and his whole household. |
| 6:23 |
But he brought us out from there to bring us in and give us the land that he promised on oath to our forefathers. |
But he brought us out from there to bring us in and give us the land he promised on oath to our ancestors. |
| 7:4 |
for they will turn your sons away from following me to serve other gods, and the Lords anger will burn against you and will quickly destroy you. |
for they will turn your children away from following me to serve other gods, and the Lords anger will burn against you and will quickly destroy you. |
| 7:8 |
But it was because the Lord loved you and kept the oath he swore to your forefathers that he brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed you from the land of slavery, from the power of Pharaoh king of Egypt. |
But it was because the Lord loved you and kept the oath he swore to your ancestors that he brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed you from the land of slavery, from the power of Pharaoh king of Egypt. |
| 7:9 |
Know therefore that the Lord your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commands. |
Know therefore that the Lord your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commandments. |
| 7:12 |
If you pay attention to these laws and are careful to follow them, then the Lord your God will keep his covenant of love with you, as he swore to your forefathers. |
If you pay attention to these laws and are careful to follow them, then the Lord your God will keep his covenant of love with you, as he swore to your ancestors. |
| 7:13 |
He will love you and bless you and increase your numbers. He will bless the fruit of your womb, the crops of your land—your grain, new wine and oil—the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks in the land that he swore to your forefathers to give you. |
He will love you and bless you and increase your numbers. He will bless the fruit of your womb, the crops of your land—your grain, new wine and olive oil—the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks in the land he swore to your ancestors to give you. |
| 7:14 |
You will be blessed more than any other people; none of your men or women will be childless, nor any of your livestock without young. |
You will be blessed more than any other people; none of your men or women will be childless, nor will any of your livestock be without young. |
| 7:19 |
You saw with your own eyes the great trials, the miraculous signs and wonders, the mighty hand and outstretched arm, with which the Lord your God brought you out. The Lord your God will do the same to all the peoples you now fear. |
You saw with your own eyes the great trials, the signs and wonders, the mighty hand and outstretched arm, with which the Lord your God brought you out. The Lord your God will do the same to all the peoples you now fear. |
| 7:26 |
Do not bring a detestable thing into your house or you, like it, will be set apart for destruction. Utterly abhor and detest it, for it is set apart for destruction. |
Do not bring a detestable thing into your house or you, like it, will be set apart for destruction. Regard it as vile and utterly detest it, for it is set apart for destruction. |
| 8:1 |
Be careful to follow every command I am giving you today, so that you may live and increase and may enter and possess the land that the Lord promised on oath to your forefathers. |
Be careful to follow every command I am giving you today, so that you may live and increase and may enter and possess the land the Lord promised on oath to your ancestors. |
| 8:2 |
Remember how the Lord your God led you all the way in the desert these forty years, to humble you and to test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep his commands. |
Remember how the Lord your God led you all the way in the wilderness these forty years, to humble and test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep his commands. |
| 8:3 |
He humbled you, causing you to hunger and then feeding you with manna, which neither you nor your fathers had known, to teach you that man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord. |
He humbled you, causing you to hunger and then feeding you with manna, which neither you nor your ancestors had known, to teach you that man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord. |
| 8:6 |
Observe the commands of the Lord your God, walking in his ways and revering him. |
Observe the commands of the Lord your God, walking in obedience to him and revering him. |
| 8:7 |
For the Lord your God is bringing you into a good land—a land with streams and pools of water, with springs flowing in the valleys and hills; |
For the Lord your God is bringing you into a good land—a land with brooks, streams, and deep springs gushing out into the valleys and hills; |
| 8:15 |
He led you through the vast and dreadful desert, that thirsty and waterless land, with its venomous snakes and scorpions. He brought you water out of hard rock. |
He led you through the vast and dreadful wilderness, that thirsty and waterless land, with its venomous snakes and scorpions. He brought you water out of hard rock. |
| 8:16 |
He gave you manna to eat in the desert, something your fathers had never known, to humble and to test you so that in the end it might go well with you. |
He gave you manna to eat in the wilderness, something your ancestors had never known, to humble and test you so that in the end it might go well with you. |
| 8:18 |
But remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth, and so confirms his covenant, which he swore to your forefathers, as it is today. |
But remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth, and so confirms his covenant, which he swore to your ancestors, as it is today. |
| 9:1 |
Hear, O Israel. You are now about to cross the Jordan to go in and dispossess nations greater and stronger than you, with large cities that have walls up to the sky. |
Hear, Israel: You are now about to cross the Jordan to go in and dispossess nations greater and stronger than you, with large cities that have walls up to the sky. |
| 9:7 |
Remember this and never forget how you provoked the Lord your God to anger in the desert. From the day you left Egypt until you arrived here, you have been rebellious against the Lord. |
Remember this and never forget how you aroused the anger of the Lord your God in the wilderness. From the day you left Egypt until you arrived here, you have been rebellious against the Lord. |
| 9:12 |
Then the Lord told me, Go down from here at once, because your people whom you brought out of Egypt have become corrupt. They have turned away quickly from what I commanded them and have made a cast idol for themselves. |
Then the Lord told me, Go down from here at once, because your people whom you brought out of Egypt have become corrupt. They have turned away quickly from what I commanded them and have made an idol for themselves. |
| 9:18 |
Then once again I fell prostrate before the Lord for forty days and forty nights; I ate no bread and drank no water, because of all the sin you had committed, doing what was evil in the Lords sight and so provoking him to anger. |
Then once again I fell prostrate before the Lord for forty days and forty nights; I ate no bread and drank no water, because of all the sin you had committed, doing what was evil in the Lords sight and so arousing his anger. |
| 9:26 |
I prayed to the Lord and said, O Sovereign Lord, do not destroy your people, your own inheritance that you redeemed by your great power and brought out of Egypt with a mighty hand. |
I prayed to the Lord and said, Sovereign Lord, do not destroy your people, your own inheritance that you redeemed by your great power and brought out of Egypt with a mighty hand. |
| 9:28 |
Otherwise, the country from which you brought us will say, Because the Lord was not able to take them into the land he had promised them, and because he hated them, he brought them out to put them to death in the desert. |
Otherwise, the country from which you brought us will say, Because the Lord was not able to take them into the land he had promised them, and because he hated them, he brought them out to put them to death in the wilderness. |
| 10:1 |
At that time the Lord said to me, Chisel out two stone tablets like the first ones and come up to me on the mountain. Also make a wooden chest. |
At that time the Lord said to me, Chisel out two stone tablets like the first ones and come up to me on the mountain. Also make a wooden ark. |
| 10:2 |
I will write on the tablets the words that were on the first tablets, which you broke. Then you are to put them in the chest. |
I will write on the tablets the words that were on the first tablets, which you broke. Then you are to put them in the ark. |
| 10:6 |
The Israelites traveled from the wells of the Jaakanites to Moserah. There Aaron died and was buried, and Eleazar his son succeeded him as priest. |
The Israelites traveled from the wells of Bene Jaakan to Moserah. There Aaron died and was buried, and Eleazar his son succeeded him as priest. |
| 10:9 |
That is why the Levites have no share or inheritance among their brothers; the Lord is their inheritance, as the Lord your God told them. |
That is why the Levites have no share or inheritance among their fellow Israelites; the Lord is their inheritance, as the Lord your God told them. |
| 10:10 |
Now I had stayed on the mountain forty days and nights, as I did the first time, and the Lord listened to me at this time also. It was not his will to destroy you. |
Now I had stayed on the mountain forty days and forty nights, as I did the first time, and the Lord listened to me at this time also. It was not his will to destroy you. |
| 10:11 |
Go, the Lord said to me, and lead the people on their way, so that they may enter and possess the land that I swore to their fathers to give them. |
Go, the Lord said to me, and lead the people on their way, so that they may enter and possess the land I swore to their ancestors to give them. |
| 10:12 |
Fear the Lord And now, O Israel, what does the Lord your God ask of you but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all his ways, to love him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, |
And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God ask of you but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in obedience to him, to love him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, |
| 10:15 |
Yet the Lord set his affection on your forefathers and loved them, and he chose you, their descendants, above all the nations, as it is today. |
Yet the Lord set his affection on your ancestors and loved them, and he chose you, their descendants, above all the nations—as it is today. |
| 10:18 |
He defends the cause of the fatherless and the widow, and loves the alien, giving him food and clothing. |
He defends the cause of the fatherless and the widow, and loves the foreigner residing among you, giving them food and clothing. |
| 10:19 |
And you are to love those who are aliens, for you yourselves were aliens in Egypt. |
And you are to love those who are foreigners, for you yourselves were foreigners in Egypt. |
| 10:21 |
He is your praise; he is your God, who performed for you those great and awesome wonders you saw with your own eyes. |
He is the one you praise; he is your God, who performed for you those great and awesome wonders you saw with your own eyes. |
| 10:22 |
Your forefathers who went down into Egypt were seventy in all, and now the Lord your God has made you as numerous as the stars in the sky. |
Your ancestors who went down into Egypt were seventy in all, and now the Lord your God has made you as numerous as the stars in the sky. |
| 11:5 |
It was not your children who saw what he did for you in the desert until you arrived at this place, |
It was not your children who saw what he did for you in the wilderness until you arrived at this place, |
| 11:9 |
and so that you may live long in the land that the Lord swore to your forefathers to give to them and their descendants, a land flowing with milk and honey. |
and so that you may live long in the land the Lord swore to your ancestors to give to them and their descendants, a land flowing with milk and honey. |
| 11:14 |
then I will send rain on your land in its season, both autumn and spring rains, so that you may gather in your grain, new wine and oil. |
then I will send rain on your land in its season, both autumn and spring rains, so that you may gather in your grain, new wine and olive oil. |
| 11:17 |
Then the Lords anger will burn against you, and he will shut the heavens so that it will not rain and the ground will yield no produce, and you will soon perish from the good land the Lord is giving you. |
Then the Lords anger will burn against you, and he will shut up the heavens so that it will not rain and the ground will yield no produce, and you will soon perish from the good land the Lord is giving you. |
| 11:21 |
so that your days and the days of your children may be many in the land that the Lord swore to give your forefathers, as many as the days that the heavens are above the earth. |
so that your days and the days of your children may be many in the land the Lord swore to give your ancestors, as many as the days that the heavens are above the earth. |
| 11:22 |
If you carefully observe all these commands I am giving you to follow—to love the Lord your God, to walk in all his ways and to hold fast to him— |
If you carefully observe all these commands I am giving you to follow—to love the Lord your God, to walk in obedience to him and to hold fast to him— |
| 11:24 |
Every place where you set your foot will be yours: Your territory will extend from the desert to Lebanon, and from the Euphrates River to the western sea. |
Every place where you set your foot will be yours: Your territory will extend from the desert to Lebanon, and from the Euphrates River to the Mediterranean Sea. |
| 11:25 |
No man will be able to stand against you. The Lord your God, as he promised you, will put the terror and fear of you on the whole land, wherever you go. |
No one will be able to stand against you. The Lord your God, as he promised you, will put the terror and fear of you on the whole land, wherever you go. |
| 11:30 |
As you know, these mountains are across the Jordan, west of the road, toward the setting sun, near the great trees of Moreh, in the territory of those Canaanites living in the Arabah in the vicinity of Gilgal. |
As you know, these mountains are across the Jordan, westward, toward the setting sun, near the great trees of Moreh, in the territory of those Canaanites living in the Arabah in the vicinity of Gilgal. |
| 12:1 |
These are the decrees and laws you must be careful to follow in the land that the Lord, the God of your fathers, has given you to possess—as long as you live in the land. |
These are the decrees and laws you must be careful to follow in the land that the Lord, the God of your ancestors, has given you to possess—as long as you live in the land. |
| 12:2 |
Destroy completely all the places on the high mountains and on the hills and under every spreading tree where the nations you are dispossessing worship their gods. |
Destroy completely all the places on the high mountains, on the hills and under every spreading tree, where the nations you are dispossessing worship their gods. |
| 12:8 |
You are not to do as we do here today, everyone as he sees fit, |
You are not to do as we do here today, everyone doing as they see fit, |
| 12:12 |
And there rejoice before the Lord your God, you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levites from your towns, who have no allotment or inheritance of their own. |
And there rejoice before the Lord your God—you, your sons and daughters, your male and female servants, and the Levites from your towns who have no allotment or inheritance of their own. |
| 12:17 |
You must not eat in your own towns the tithe of your grain and new wine and oil, or the firstborn of your herds and flocks, or whatever you have vowed to give, or your freewill offerings or special gifts. |
You must not eat in your own towns the tithe of your grain and new wine and olive oil, or the firstborn of your herds and flocks, or whatever you have vowed to give, or your freewill offerings or special gifts. |
| 12:18 |
Instead, you are to eat them in the presence of the Lord your God at the place the Lord your God will choose—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levites from your towns—and you are to rejoice before the Lord your God in everything you put your hand to. |
Instead, you are to eat them in the presence of the Lord your God at the place the Lord your God will choose—you, your sons and daughters, your male and female servants, and the Levites from your towns—and you are to rejoice before the Lord your God in everything you put your hand to. |
| 13:1 |
If a prophet, or one who foretells by dreams, appears among you and announces to you a miraculous sign or wonder, |
If a prophet, or one who foretells by dreams, appears among you and announces to you a sign or wonder, |
| 13:2 |
and if the sign or wonder of which he has spoken takes place, and he says, Let us follow other gods gods you have not known and let us worship them, |
and if the sign or wonder spoken of takes place, and the prophet says, Let us follow other gods gods you have not known and let us worship them, |
| 13:5 |
That prophet or dreamer must be put to death, because he preached rebellion against the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt and redeemed you from the land of slavery; he has tried to turn you from the way the Lord your God commanded you to follow. You must purge the evil from among you. |
That prophet or dreamer must be put to death for inciting rebellion against the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt and redeemed you from the land of slavery. That prophet or dreamer tried to turn you from the way the Lord your God commanded you to follow. You must purge the evil from among you. |
| 13:6 |
If your very own brother, or your son or daughter, or the wife you love, or your closest friend secretly entices you, saying, Let us go and worship other gods gods that neither you nor your fathers have known, |
If your very own brother, or your son or daughter, or the wife you love, or your closest friend secretly entices you, saying, Let us go and worship other gods gods that neither you nor your ancestors have known, |
| 13:8 |
do not yield to him or listen to him. Show him no pity. Do not spare him or shield him. |
do not yield to them or listen to them. Show them no pity. Do not spare them or shield them. |
| 13:9 |
You must certainly put him to death. Your hand must be the first in putting him to death, and then the hands of all the people. |
You must certainly put them to death. Your hand must be the first in putting them to death, and then the hands of all the people. |
| 13:10 |
Stone him to death, because he tried to turn you away from the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. |
Stone them to death, because they tried to turn you away from the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. |
| 13:13 |
that wicked men have arisen among you and have led the people of their town astray, saying, Let us go and worship other gods gods you have not known, |
that troublemakers have arisen among you and have led the people of their town astray, saying, Let us go and worship other gods gods you have not known, |
| 13:15 |
you must certainly put to the sword all who live in that town. Destroy it completely, both its people and its livestock. |
you must certainly put to the sword all who live in that town. You must destroy it completely, both its people and its livestock. |
| 13:16 |
Gather all the plunder of the town into the middle of the public square and completely burn the town and all its plunder as a whole burnt offering to the Lord your God. It is to remain a ruin forever, never to be rebuilt. |
You are to gather all the plunder of the town into the middle of the public square and completely burn the town and all its plunder as a whole burnt offering to the Lord your God. That town is to remain a ruin forever, never to be rebuilt, |
| 13:17 |
None of those condemned things shall be found in your hands, so that the Lord will turn from his fierce anger; he will show you mercy, have compassion on you, and increase your numbers, as he promised on oath to your forefathers, |
and none of the condemned things are to be found in your hands. Then the Lord will turn from his fierce anger, will show you mercy, and will have compassion on you. He will increase your numbers, as he promised on oath to your ancestors— |
| 13:18 |
because you obey the Lord your God, keeping all his commands that I am giving you today and doing what is right in his eyes. |
because you obey the Lord your God by keeping all his commands that I am giving you today and doing what is right in his eyes. |
| 14:6 |
You may eat any animal that has a split hoof divided in two and that chews the cud. |
You may eat any animal that has a divided hoof and that chews the cud. |
| 14:7 |
However, of those that chew the cud or that have a split hoof completely divided you may not eat the camel, the rabbit or the coney. Although they chew the cud, they do not have a split hoof; they are ceremonially unclean for you. |
However, of those that chew the cud or that have a divided hoof you may not eat the camel, the rabbit or the hyrax. Although they chew the cud, they do not have a divided hoof; they are ceremonially unclean for you. |
| 14:8 |
The pig is also unclean; although it has a split hoof, it does not chew the cud. You are not to eat their meat or touch their carcasses. |
The pig is also unclean; although it has a divided hoof, it does not chew the cud. You are not to eat their meat or touch their carcasses. |
| 14:19 |
All flying insects that swarm are unclean to you; do not eat them. |
All flying insects are unclean to you; do not eat them. |
| 14:21 |
Do not eat anything you find already dead. You may give it to an alien living in any of your towns, and he may eat it, or you may sell it to a foreigner. But you are a people holy to the Lord your God. Do not cook a young goat in its mothers milk. |
Do not eat anything you find already dead. You may give it to the foreigner residing in any of your towns, and they may eat it, or you may sell it to any other foreigner. But you are a people holy to the Lord your God. Do not cook a young goat in its mothers milk. |
| 14:23 |
Eat the tithe of your grain, new wine and oil, and the firstborn of your herds and flocks in the presence of the Lord your God at the place he will choose as a dwelling for his Name, so that you may learn to revere the Lord your God always. |
Eat the tithe of your grain, new wine and olive oil, and the firstborn of your herds and flocks in the presence of the Lord your God at the place he will choose as a dwelling for his Name, so that you may learn to revere the Lord your God always. |
| 14:29 |
so that the Levites who have no allotment or inheritance of their own and the aliens, the fatherless and the widows who live in your towns may come and eat and be satisfied, and so that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work of your hands. |
so that the Levites who have no allotment or inheritance of their own and the foreigners, the fatherless and the widows who live in your towns may come and eat and be satisfied, and so that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work of your hands. |
| 15:2 |
This is how it is to be done: Every creditor shall cancel the loan he has made to his fellow Israelite. He shall not require payment from his fellow Israelite or brother, because the Lords time for canceling debts has been proclaimed. |
This is how it is to be done: Every creditor shall cancel any loan they have made to a fellow Israelite. They shall not require payment from anyone among their own people, because the Lords time for canceling debts has been proclaimed. |
| 15:3 |
You may require payment from a foreigner, but you must cancel any debt your brother owes you. |
You may require payment from a foreigner, but you must cancel any debt your fellow Israelite owes you. |
| 15:4 |
However, there should be no poor among you, for in the land the Lord your God is giving you to possess as your inheritance, he will richly bless you, |
However, there need be no poor people among you, for in the land the Lord your God is giving you to possess as your inheritance, he will richly bless you, |
| 15:7 |
If there is a poor man among your brothers in any of the towns of the land that the Lord your God is giving you, do not be hardhearted or tightfisted toward your poor brother. |
If anyone is poor among your fellow Israelites in any of the towns of the land the Lord your God is giving you, do not be hardhearted or tightfisted toward them. |
| 15:8 |
Rather be openhanded and freely lend him whatever he needs. |
Rather, be openhanded and freely lend them whatever they need. |
| 15:9 |
Be careful not to harbor this wicked thought: The seventh year, the year for canceling debts, is near, so that you do not show ill will toward your needy brother and give him nothing. He may then appeal to the Lord against you, and you will be found guilty of sin. |
Be careful not to harbor this wicked thought: The seventh year, the year for canceling debts, is near, so that you do not show ill will toward the needy among your fellow Israelites and give them nothing. They may then appeal to the Lord against you, and you will be found guilty of sin. |
| 15:10 |
Give generously to him and do so without a grudging heart; then because of this the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in everything you put your hand to. |
Give generously to them and do so without a grudging heart; then because of this the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in everything you put your hand to. |
| 15:11 |
There will always be poor people in the land. Therefore I command you to be openhanded toward your brothers and toward the poor and needy in your land. |
There will always be poor people in the land. Therefore I command you to be openhanded toward your fellow Israelites who are poor and needy in your land. |
| 15:12 |
If a fellow Hebrew, a man or a woman, sells himself to you and serves you six years, in the seventh year you must let him go free. |
If any of your people—Hebrew men or women—sell themselves to you and serve you six years, in the seventh year you must let them go free. |
| 15:13 |
And when you release him, do not send him away empty handed. |
And when you release them, do not send them away empty handed. |
| 15:14 |
Supply him liberally from your flock, your threshing floor and your winepress. Give to him as the Lord your God has blessed you. |
Supply them liberally from your flock, your threshing floor and your winepress. Give to them as the Lord your God has blessed you. |
| 15:17 |
then take an awl and push it through his ear lobe into the door, and he will become your servant for life. Do the same for your maidservant. |
then take an awl and push it through his earlobe into the door, and he will become your servant for life. Do the same for your female servant. |
| 15:18 |
Do not consider it a hardship to set your servant free, because his service to you these six years has been worth twice as much as that of a hired hand. And the Lord your God will bless you in everything you do. |
Do not consider it a hardship to set your servant free, because their service to you these six years has been worth twice as much as that of a hired hand. And the Lord your God will bless you in everything you do. |
| 15:19 |
Set apart for the Lord your God every firstborn male of your herds and flocks. Do not put the firstborn of your oxen to work, and do not shear the firstborn of your sheep. |
Set apart for the Lord your God every firstborn male of your herds and flocks. Do not put the firstborn of your cows to work, and do not shear the firstborn of your sheep. |
| 16:1 |
Passover Observe the month of Abib and celebrate the Passover of the Lord your God, because in the month of Abib he brought you out of Egypt by night. |
Observe the month of Aviv and celebrate the Passover of the Lord your God, because in the month of Aviv he brought you out of Egypt by night. |
| 16:10 |
Then celebrate the Feast of Weeks to the Lord your God by giving a freewill offering in proportion to the blessings the Lord your God has given you. |
Then celebrate the Festival of Weeks to the Lord your God by giving a freewill offering in proportion to the blessings the Lord your God has given you. |
| 16:11 |
And rejoice before the Lord your God at the place he will choose as a dwelling for his Name—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, the Levites in your towns, and the aliens, the fatherless and the widows living among you. |
And rejoice before the Lord your God at the place he will choose as a dwelling for his Name—you, your sons and daughters, your male and female servants, the Levites in your towns, and the foreigners, the fatherless and the widows living among you. |
| 16:13 |
Celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles for seven days after you have gathered the produce of your threshing floor and your winepress. |
Celebrate the Festival of Tabernacles for seven days after you have gathered the produce of your threshing floor and your winepress. |
| 16:14 |
Be joyful at your Feast—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levites, the aliens, the fatherless and the widows who live in your towns. |
Be joyful at your festival—you, your sons and daughters, your male and female servants, and the Levites, the foreigners, the fatherless and the widows who live in your towns. |
| 16:15 |
For seven days celebrate the Feast to the Lord your God at the place the Lord will choose. For the Lord your God will bless you in all your harvest and in all the work of your hands, and your joy will be complete. |
For seven days celebrate the festival to the Lord your God at the place the Lord will choose. For the Lord your God will bless you in all your harvest and in all the work of your hands, and your joy will be complete. |
| 16:16 |
Three times a year all your men must appear before the Lord your God at the place he will choose: at the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Weeks and the Feast of Tabernacles. No man should appear before the Lord empty handed: |
Three times a year all your men must appear before the Lord your God at the place he will choose: at the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the Festival of Weeks and the Festival of Tabernacles. No one should appear before the Lord empty handed: |
| 16:18 |
Judges Appoint judges and officials for each of your tribes in every town the Lord your God is giving you, and they shall judge the people fairly. |
Appoint judges and officials for each of your tribes in every town the Lord your God is giving you, and they shall judge the people fairly. |
| 16:19 |
Do not pervert justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous. |
Do not pervert justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the innocent. |
| 17:3 |
and contrary to my command has worshiped other gods, bowing down to them or to the sun or the moon or the stars of the sky, |
and contrary to my command has worshiped other gods, bowing down to them or to the sun or the moon or the stars in the sky, |
| 17:6 |
On the testimony of two or three witnesses a man shall be put to death, but no one shall be put to death on the testimony of only one witness. |
On the testimony of two or three witnesses a person is to be put to death, but no one is to be put to death on the testimony of only one witness. |
| 17:7 |
The hands of the witnesses must be the first in putting him to death, and then the hands of all the people. You must purge the evil from among you. |
The hands of the witnesses must be the first in putting that person to death, and then the hands of all the people. You must purge the evil from among you. |
| 17:9 |
Go to the priests, who are Levites, and to the judge who is in office at that time. Inquire of them and they will give you the verdict. |
Go to the Levitical priests and to the judge who is in office at that time. Inquire of them and they will give you the verdict. |
| 17:10 |
You must act according to the decisions they give you at the place the Lord will choose. Be careful to do everything they direct you to do. |
You must act according to the decisions they give you at the place the Lord will choose. Be careful to do everything they instruct you to do. |
| 17:11 |
Act according to the law they teach you and the decisions they give you. Do not turn aside from what they tell you, to the right or to the left. |
Act according to whatever they teach you and the decisions they give you. Do not turn aside from what they tell you, to the right or to the left. |
| 17:12 |
The man who shows contempt for the judge or for the priest who stands ministering there to the Lord your God must be put to death. You must purge the evil from Israel. |
Anyone who shows contempt for the judge or for the priest who stands ministering there to the Lord your God is to be put to death. You must purge the evil from Israel. |
| 17:15 |
be sure to appoint over you the king the Lord your God chooses. He must be from among your own brothers. Do not place a foreigner over you, one who is not a brother Israelite. |
be sure to appoint over you a king the Lord your God chooses. He must be from among your fellow Israelites. Do not place a foreigner over you, one who is not an Israelite. |
| 17:18 |
When he takes the throne of his kingdom, he is to write for himself on a scroll a copy of this law, taken from that of the priests, who are Levites. |
When he takes the throne of his kingdom, he is to write for himself on a scroll a copy of this law, taken from that of the Levitical priests. |
| 17:20 |
and not consider himself better than his brothers and turn from the law to the right or to the left. Then he and his descendants will reign a long time over his kingdom in Israel. |
and not consider himself better than his fellow Israelites and turn from the law to the right or to the left. Then he and his descendants will reign a long time over his kingdom in Israel. |
| 18:1 |
The priests, who are Levites—indeed the whole tribe of Levi—are to have no allotment or inheritance with Israel. They shall live on the offerings made to the Lord by fire, for that is their inheritance. |
The Levitical priests—indeed, the whole tribe of Levi—are to have no allotment or inheritance with Israel. They shall live on the food offerings presented to the Lord, for that is their inheritance. |
| 18:2 |
They shall have no inheritance among their brothers; the Lord is their inheritance, as he promised them. |
They shall have no inheritance among their fellow Israelites; the Lord is their inheritance, as he promised them. |
| 18:3 |
This is the share due the priests from the people who sacrifice a bull or a sheep: the shoulder, the jowls and the inner parts. |
This is the share due the priests from the people who sacrifice a bull or a sheep: the shoulder, the internal organs and the meat from the head. |
| 18:4 |
You are to give them the firstfruits of your grain, new wine and oil, and the first wool from the shearing of your sheep, |
You are to give them the firstfruits of your grain, new wine and olive oil, and the first wool from the shearing of your sheep, |
| 18:10 |
Let no one be found among you who sacrifices his son or daughter in the fire, who practices divination or sorcery, interprets omens, engages in witchcraft, |
Let no one be found among you who sacrifices their son or daughter in the fire, who practices divination or sorcery, interprets omens, engages in witchcraft, |
| 18:12 |
Anyone who does these things is detestable to the Lord, and because of these detestable practices the Lord your God will drive out those nations before you. |
Anyone who does these things is detestable to the Lord; because of these same detestable practices the Lord your God will drive out those nations before you. |
| 18:15 |
The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your own brothers. You must listen to him. |
The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your fellow Israelites. You must listen to him. |
| 18:18 |
I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brothers; I will put my words in his mouth, and he will tell them everything I command him. |
I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their fellow Israelites, and I will put my words in his mouth. He will tell them everything I command him. |
| 18:19 |
If anyone does not listen to my words that the prophet speaks in my name, I myself will call him to account. |
I myself will call to account anyone who does not listen to my words that the prophet speaks in my name. |
| 18:20 |
But a prophet who presumes to speak in my name anything I have not commanded him to say, or a prophet who speaks in the name of other gods, must be put to death. |
But a prophet who presumes to speak in my name anything I have not commanded, or a prophet who speaks in the name of other gods, is to be put to death. |
| 18:22 |
If what a prophet proclaims in the name of the Lord does not take place or come true, that is a message the Lord has not spoken. That prophet has spoken presumptuously. Do not be afraid of him. |
If what a prophet proclaims in the name of the Lord does not take place or come true, that is a message the Lord has not spoken. That prophet has spoken presumptuously, so do not be alarmed. |
| 19:2 |
then set aside for yourselves three cities centrally located in the land the Lord your God is giving you to possess. |
then set aside for yourselves three cities in the land the Lord your God is giving you to possess. |
| 19:3 |
Build roads to them and divide into three parts the land the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance, so that anyone who kills a man may flee there. |
Determine the distances involved and divide into three parts the land the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance, so that a person who kills someone may flee for refuge to one of these cities. |
| 19:4 |
This is the rule concerning the man who kills another and flees there to save his life—one who kills his neighbor unintentionally, without malice aforethought. |
This is the rule concerning anyone who kills a person and flees there for safety—anyone who kills a neighbor unintentionally, without malice aforethought. |
| 19:8 |
If the Lord your God enlarges your territory, as he promised on oath to your forefathers, and gives you the whole land he promised them, |
If the Lord your God enlarges your territory, as he promised on oath to your ancestors, and gives you the whole land he promised them, |
| 19:9 |
because you carefully follow all these laws I command you today—to love the Lord your God and to walk always in his ways—then you are to set aside three more cities. |
because you carefully follow all these laws I command you today—to love the Lord your God and to walk always in obedience to him—then you are to set aside three more cities. |
| 19:11 |
But if a man hates his neighbor and lies in wait for him, assaults and kills him, and then flees to one of these cities, |
But if out of hate someone lies in wait, assaults and kills a neighbor, and then flees to one of these cities, |
| 19:12 |
the elders of his town shall send for him, bring him back from the city, and hand him over to the avenger of blood to die. |
the killer shall be sent for by the town elders, be brought back from the city, and be handed over to the avenger of blood to die. |
| 19:13 |
Show him no pity. You must purge from Israel the guilt of shedding innocent blood, so that it may go well with you. |
Show no pity. You must purge from Israel the guilt of shedding innocent blood, so that it may go well with you. |
| 19:15 |
Witnesses One witness is not enough to convict a man accused of any crime or offense he may have committed. A matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses. |
One witness is not enough to convict anyone accused of any crime or offense they may have committed. A matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses. |
| 19:16 |
If a malicious witness takes the stand to accuse a man of a crime, |
If a malicious witness takes the stand to accuse someone of a crime, |
| 19:17 |
the two men involved in the dispute must stand in the presence of the Lord before the priests and the judges who are in office at the time. |
the two people involved in the dispute must stand in the presence of the Lord before the priests and the judges who are in office at the time. |
| 19:18 |
The judges must make a thorough investigation, and if the witness proves to be a liar, giving false testimony against his brother, |
The judges must make a thorough investigation, and if the witness proves to be a liar, giving false testimony against a fellow Israelite, |
| 19:19 |
then do to him as he intended to do to his brother. You must purge the evil from among you. |
then do to the false witness as that witness intended to do to the other party. You must purge the evil from among you. |
| 20:3 |
He shall say: Hear, O Israel, today you are going into battle against your enemies. Do not be fainthearted or afraid; do not be terrified or give way to panic before them. |
He shall say: Hear, Israel: Today you are going into battle against your enemies. Do not be fainthearted or afraid; do not panic or be terrified by them. |
| 20:5 |
The officers shall say to the army: Has anyone built a new house and not dedicated it? Let him go home, or he may die in battle and someone else may dedicate it. |
The officers shall say to the army: Has anyone built a new house and not yet begun to live in it? Let him go home, or he may die in battle and someone else may begin to live in it. |
| 20:8 |
Then the officers shall add, Is any man afraid or fainthearted? Let him go home so that his brothers will not become disheartened too. |
Then the officers shall add, Is anyone afraid or fainthearted? Let him go home so that his fellow soldiers will not become disheartened too. |
| 20:19 |
When you lay siege to a city for a long time, fighting against it to capture it, do not destroy its trees by putting an ax to them, because you can eat their fruit. Do not cut them down. Are the trees of the field people, that you should besiege them? |
When you lay siege to a city for a long time, fighting against it to capture it, do not destroy its trees by putting an ax to them, because you can eat their fruit. Do not cut them down. Are the trees people, that you should besiege them? |
| 21:1 |
If a man is found slain, lying in a field in the land the Lord your God is giving you to possess, and it is not known who killed him, |
If someone is found slain, lying in a field in the land the Lord your God is giving you to possess, and it is not known who the killer was, |
| 21:4 |
and lead her down to a valley that has not been plowed or planted and where there is a flowing stream. There in the valley they are to break the heifers neck. |
and lead it down to a valley that has not been plowed or planted and where there is a flowing stream. There in the valley they are to break the heifers neck. |
| 21:5 |
The priests, the sons of Levi, shall step forward, for the Lord your God has chosen them to minister and to pronounce blessings in the name of the Lord and to decide all cases of dispute and assault. |
The Levitical priests shall step forward, for the Lord your God has chosen them to minister and to pronounce blessings in the name of the Lord and to decide all cases of dispute and assault. |
| 21:8 |
Accept this atonement for your people Israel, whom you have redeemed, O Lord, and do not hold your people guilty of the blood of an innocent man. And the bloodshed will be atoned for. |
Accept this atonement for your people Israel, whom you have redeemed, Lord, and do not hold your people guilty of the blood of an innocent person. Then the bloodshed will be atoned for, |
| 21:9 |
So you will purge from yourselves the guilt of shedding innocent blood, since you have done what is right in the eyes of the Lord. |
and you will have purged from yourselves the guilt of shedding innocent blood, since you have done what is right in the eyes of the Lord. |
| 21:18 |
If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who does not obey his father and mother and will not listen to them when they discipline him, |
If someone has a stubborn and rebellious son who does not obey his father and mother and will not listen to them when they discipline him, |
| 21:20 |
They shall say to the elders, This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious. He will not obey us. He is a profligate and a drunkard. |
They shall say to the elders, This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious. He will not obey us. He is a glutton and a drunkard. |
| 21:21 |
Then all the men of his town shall stone him to death. You must purge the evil from among you. All Israel will hear of it and be afraid. |
Then all the men of his town are to stone him to death. You must purge the evil from among you. All Israel will hear of it and be afraid. |
| 21:22 |
If a man guilty of a capital offense is put to death and his body is hung on a tree, |
If someone guilty of a capital offense is put to death and their body is exposed on a pole, |
| 21:23 |
you must not leave his body on the tree overnight. Be sure to bury him that same day, because anyone who is hung on a tree is under Gods curse. You must not desecrate the land the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance. |
you must not leave the body hanging on the pole overnight. Be sure to bury it that same day, because anyone who is hung on a pole is under Gods curse. You must not desecrate the land the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance. |
| 22:1 |
If you see your brothers ox or sheep straying, do not ignore it but be sure to take it back to him. |
If you see your fellow Israelites ox or sheep straying, do not ignore it but be sure to take it back to its owner. |
| 22:2 |
If the brother does not live near you or if you do not know who he is, take it home with you and keep it until he comes looking for it. Then give it back to him. |
If they do not live near you or if you do not know who owns it, take it home with you and keep it until they come looking for it. Then give it back. |
| 22:3 |
Do the same if you find your brothers donkey or his cloak or anything he loses. Do not ignore it. |
Do the same if you find their donkey or cloak or anything else they have lost. Do not ignore it. |
| 22:4 |
If you see your brothers donkey or his ox fallen on the road, do not ignore it. Help him get it to its feet. |
If you see your fellow Israelites donkey or ox fallen on the road, do not ignore it. Help the owner get it to its feet. |
| 22:13 |
If a man takes a wife and, after lying with her, dislikes her |
If a man takes a wife and, after sleeping with her, dislikes her |
| 22:15 |
then the girls father and mother shall bring proof that she was a virgin to the town elders at the gate. |
then the young womans father and mother shall bring to the town elders at the gate proof that she was a virgin. |
| 22:16 |
The girls father will say to the elders, I gave my daughter in marriage to this man, but he dislikes her. |
Her father will say to the elders, I gave my daughter in marriage to this man, but he dislikes her. |
| 22:19 |
They shall fine him a hundred shekels of silver and give them to the girls father, because this man has given an Israelite virgin a bad name. She shall continue to be his wife; he must not divorce her as long as he lives. |
They shall fine him a hundred shekels of silver and give them to the young womans father, because this man has given an Israelite virgin a bad name. She shall continue to be his wife; he must not divorce her as long as he lives. |
| 22:20 |
If, however, the charge is true and no proof of the girls virginity can be found, |
If, however, the charge is true and no proof of the young womans virginity can be found, |
| 22:21 |
she shall be brought to the door of her fathers house and there the men of her town shall stone her to death. She has done a disgraceful thing in Israel by being promiscuous while still in her fathers house. You must purge the evil from among you. |
she shall be brought to the door of her fathers house and there the men of her town shall stone her to death. She has done an outrageous thing in Israel by being promiscuous while still in her fathers house. You must purge the evil from among you. |
| 22:24 |
you shall take both of them to the gate of that town and stone them to death—the girl because she was in a town and did not scream for help, and the man because he violated another mans wife. You must purge the evil from among you. |
you shall take both of them to the gate of that town and stone them to death—the young woman because she was in a town and did not scream for help, and the man because he violated another mans wife. You must purge the evil from among you. |
| 22:25 |
But if out in the country a man happens to meet a girl pledged to be married and rapes her, only the man who has done this shall die. |
But if out in the country a man happens to meet a young woman pledged to be married and rapes her, only the man who has done this shall die. |
| 22:26 |
Do nothing to the girl; she has committed no sin deserving death. This case is like that of someone who attacks and murders his neighbor, |
Do nothing to the woman; she has committed no sin deserving death. This case is like that of someone who attacks and murders a neighbor, |
| 22:27 |
for the man found the girl out in the country, and though the betrothed girl screamed, there was no one to rescue her. |
for the man found the young woman out in the country, and though the betrothed woman screamed, there was no one to rescue her. |
| 22:29 |
he shall pay the girls father fifty shekels of silver. He must marry the girl, for he has violated her. He can never divorce her as long as he lives. |
he shall pay her father fifty shekels of silver. He must marry the young woman, for he has violated her. He can never divorce her as long as he lives. |
| 23:2 |
No one born of a forbidden marriage nor any of his descendants may enter the assembly of the Lord, even down to the tenth generation. |
No one born of a forbidden marriage nor any of their descendants may enter the assembly of the Lord, not even in the tenth generation. |
| 23:3 |
No Ammonite or Moabite or any of his descendants may enter the assembly of the Lord, even down to the tenth generation. |
No Ammonite or Moabite or any of their descendants may enter the assembly of the Lord, not even in the tenth generation. |
| 23:7 |
Do not abhor an Edomite, for he is your brother. Do not abhor an Egyptian, because you lived as an alien in his country. |
Do not despise an Edomite, for the Edomites are related to you. Do not despise an Egyptian, because you resided as foreigners in their country. |
| 23:15 |
If a slave has taken refuge with you, do not hand him over to his master. |
If a slave has taken refuge with you, do not hand them over to their master. |
| 23:16 |
Let him live among you wherever he likes and in whatever town he chooses. Do not oppress him. |
Let them live among you wherever they like and in whatever town they choose. Do not oppress them. |
| 23:19 |
Do not charge your brother interest, whether on money or food or anything else that may earn interest. |
Do not charge a fellow Israelite interest, whether on money or food or anything else that may earn interest. |
| 23:20 |
You may charge a foreigner interest, but not a brother Israelite, so that the Lord your God may bless you in everything you put your hand to in the land you are entering to possess. |
You may charge a foreigner interest, but not a fellow Israelite, so that the Lord your God may bless you in everything you put your hand to in the land you are entering to possess. |
| 23:25 |
If you enter your neighbors grainfield, you may pick kernels with your hands, but you must not put a sickle to his standing grain. |
If you enter your neighbors grainfield, you may pick kernels with your hands, but you must not put a sickle to their standing grain. |
| 24:6 |
Do not take a pair of millstones—not even the upper one—as security for a debt, because that would be taking a mans livelihood as security. |
Do not take a pair of millstones—not even the upper one—as security for a debt, because that would be taking a persons livelihood as security. |
| 24:7 |
If a man is caught kidnapping one of his brother Israelites and treats him as a slave or sells him, the kidnapper must die. You must purge the evil from among you. |
If someone is caught kidnapping a fellow Israelite and treating or selling them as a slave, the kidnapper must die. You must purge the evil from among you. |
| 24:8 |
In cases of leprous diseases be very careful to do exactly as the priests, who are Levites, instruct you. You must follow carefully what I have commanded them. |
In cases of defiling skin diseases, be very careful to do exactly as the Levitical priests instruct you. You must follow carefully what I have commanded them. |
| 24:10 |
When you make a loan of any kind to your neighbor, do not go into his house to get what he is offering as a pledge. |
When you make a loan of any kind to your neighbor, do not go into their house to get what is offered to you as a pledge. |
| 24:11 |
Stay outside and let the man to whom you are making the loan bring the pledge out to you. |
Stay outside and let the neighbor to whom you are making the loan bring the pledge out to you. |
| 24:12 |
If the man is poor, do not go to sleep with his pledge in your possession. |
If the neighbor is poor, do not go to sleep with their pledge in your possession. |
| 24:13 |
Return his cloak to him by sunset so that he may sleep in it. Then he will thank you, and it will be regarded as a righteous act in the sight of the Lord your God. |
Return their cloak by sunset so that your neighbor may sleep in it. Then they will thank you, and it will be regarded as a righteous act in the sight of the Lord your God. |
| 24:14 |
Do not take advantage of a hired man who is poor and needy, whether he is a brother Israelite or an alien living in one of your towns. |
Do not take advantage of a hired worker who is poor and needy, whether that worker is a fellow Israelite or a foreigner residing in one of your towns. |
| 24:15 |
Pay him his wages each day before sunset, because he is poor and is counting on it. Otherwise he may cry to the Lord against you, and you will be guilty of sin. |
Pay them their wages each day before sunset, because they are poor and are counting on it. Otherwise they may cry to the Lord against you, and you will be guilty of sin. |
| 24:16 |
Fathers shall not be put to death for their children, nor children put to death for their fathers; each is to die for his own sin. |
Parents are not to be put to death for their children, nor children put to death for their parents; each will die for their own sin. |
| 24:17 |
Do not deprive the alien or the fatherless of justice, or take the cloak of the widow as a pledge. |
Do not deprive the foreigner or the fatherless of justice, or take the cloak of the widow as a pledge. |
| 24:19 |
When you are harvesting in your field and you overlook a sheaf, do not go back to get it. Leave it for the alien, the fatherless and the widow, so that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work of your hands. |
When you are harvesting in your field and you overlook a sheaf, do not go back to get it. Leave it for the foreigner, the fatherless and the widow, so that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work of your hands. |
| 24:20 |
When you beat the olives from your trees, do not go over the branches a second time. Leave what remains for the alien, the fatherless and the widow. |
When you beat the olives from your trees, do not go over the branches a second time. Leave what remains for the foreigner, the fatherless and the widow. |
| 24:21 |
When you harvest the grapes in your vineyard, do not go over the vines again. Leave what remains for the alien, the fatherless and the widow. |
When you harvest the grapes in your vineyard, do not go over the vines again. Leave what remains for the foreigner, the fatherless and the widow. |
| 25:1 |
When men have a dispute, they are to take it to court and the judges will decide the case, acquitting the innocent and condemning the guilty. |
When people have a dispute, they are to take it to court and the judges will decide the case, acquitting the innocent and condemning the guilty. |
| 25:2 |
If the guilty man deserves to be beaten, the judge shall make him lie down and have him flogged in his presence with the number of lashes his crime deserves, |
If the guilty person deserves to be beaten, the judge shall make them lie down and have them flogged in his presence with the number of lashes the crime deserves, |
| 25:3 |
but he must not give him more than forty lashes. If he is flogged more than that, your brother will be degraded in your eyes. |
but the judge must not impose more than forty lashes. If the guilty party is flogged more than that, your fellow Israelite will be degraded in your eyes. |
| 25:18 |
When you were weary and worn out, they met you on your journey and cut off all who were lagging behind; they had no fear of God. |
When you were weary and worn out, they met you on your journey and attacked all who were lagging behind; they had no fear of God. |
| 25:19 |
When the Lord your God gives you rest from all the enemies around you in the land he is giving you to possess as an inheritance, you shall blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven. Do not forget! |
When the Lord your God gives you rest from all the enemies around you in the land he is giving you to possess as an inheritance, you shall blot out the name of Amalek from under heaven. Do not forget! |
| 26:3 |
and say to the priest in office at the time, I declare today to the Lord your God that I have come to the land the Lord swore to our forefathers to give us. |
and say to the priest in office at the time, I declare today to the Lord your God that I have come to the land the Lord swore to our ancestors to give us. |
| 26:6 |
But the Egyptians mistreated us and made us suffer, putting us to hard labor. |
But the Egyptians mistreated us and made us suffer, subjecting us to harsh labor. |
| 26:7 |
Then we cried out to the Lord, the God of our fathers, and the Lord heard our voice and saw our misery, toil and oppression. |
Then we cried out to the Lord, the God of our ancestors, and the Lord heard our voice and saw our misery, toil and oppression. |
| 26:8 |
So the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, with great terror and with miraculous signs and wonders. |
So the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, with great terror and with signs and wonders. |
| 26:10 |
and now I bring the firstfruits of the soil that you, O Lord, have given me. Place the basket before the Lord your God and bow down before him. |
and now I bring the firstfruits of the soil that you, Lord, have given me. Place the basket before the Lord your God and bow down before him. |
| 26:11 |
And you and the Levites and the aliens among you shall rejoice in all the good things the Lord your God has given to you and your household. |
Then you and the Levites and the foreigners residing among you shall rejoice in all the good things the Lord your God has given to you and your household. |
| 26:12 |
When you have finished setting aside a tenth of all your produce in the third year, the year of the tithe, you shall give it to the Levite, the alien, the fatherless and the widow, so that they may eat in your towns and be satisfied. |
When you have finished setting aside a tenth of all your produce in the third year, the year of the tithe, you shall give it to the Levite, the foreigner, the fatherless and the widow, so that they may eat in your towns and be satisfied. |
| 26:13 |
Then say to the Lord your God: I have removed from my house the sacred portion and have given it to the Levite, the alien, the fatherless and the widow, according to all you commanded. I have not turned aside from your commands nor have I forgotten any of them. |
Then say to the Lord your God: I have removed from my house the sacred portion and have given it to the Levite, the foreigner, the fatherless and the widow, according to all you commanded. I have not turned aside from your commands nor have I forgotten any of them. |
| 26:15 |
Look down from heaven, your holy dwelling place, and bless your people Israel and the land you have given us as you promised on oath to our forefathers, a land flowing with milk and honey. |
Look down from heaven, your holy dwelling place, and bless your people Israel and the land you have given us as you promised on oath to our ancestors, a land flowing with milk and honey. |
| 26:17 |
You have declared this day that the Lord is your God and that you will walk in his ways, that you will keep his decrees, commands and laws, and that you will obey him. |
You have declared this day that the Lord is your God and that you will walk in obedience to him, that you will keep his decrees, commands and laws—that you will listen to him. |
| 27:3 |
Write on them all the words of this law when you have crossed over to enter the land the Lord your God is giving you, a land flowing with milk and honey, just as the Lord, the God of your fathers, promised you. |
Write on them all the words of this law when you have crossed over to enter the land the Lord your God is giving you, a land flowing with milk and honey, just as the Lord, the God of your ancestors, promised you. |
| 27:5 |
Build there an altar to the Lord your God, an altar of stones. Do not use any iron tool upon them. |
Build there an altar to the Lord your God, an altar of stones. Do not use any iron tool on them. |
| 27:9 |
Then Moses and the priests, who are Levites, said to all Israel, Be silent, O Israel, and listen! You have now become the people of the Lord your God. |
Then Moses and the Levitical priests said to all Israel, Be silent, Israel, and listen! You have now become the people of the Lord your God. |
| 27:15 |
Cursed is the man who carves an image or casts an idol—a thing detestable to the Lord, the work of the craftsmans hands—and sets it up in secret. Then all the people shall say, Amen! |
Cursed is anyone who makes an idol—a thing detestable to the Lord, the work of skilled hands—and sets it up in secret. Then all the people shall say, Amen! |
| 27:16 |
Cursed is the man who dishonors his father or his mother. Then all the people shall say, Amen! |
Cursed is anyone who dishonors their father or mother. Then all the people shall say, Amen! |
| 27:17 |
Cursed is the man who moves his neighbors boundary stone. Then all the people shall say, Amen! |
Cursed is anyone who moves their neighbors boundary stone. Then all the people shall say, Amen! |
| 27:18 |
Cursed is the man who leads the blind astray on the road. Then all the people shall say, Amen! |
Cursed is anyone who leads the blind astray on the road. Then all the people shall say, Amen! |
| 27:19 |
Cursed is the man who withholds justice from the alien, the fatherless or the widow. Then all the people shall say, Amen! |
Cursed is anyone who withholds justice from the foreigner, the fatherless or the widow. Then all the people shall say, Amen! |
| 27:20 |
Cursed is the man who sleeps with his fathers wife, for he dishonors his fathers bed. Then all the people shall say, Amen! |
Cursed is anyone who sleeps with his fathers wife, for he dishonors his fathers bed. Then all the people shall say, Amen! |
| 27:21 |
Cursed is the man who has sexual relations with any animal. Then all the people shall say, Amen! |
Cursed is anyone who has sexual relations with any animal. Then all the people shall say, Amen! |
| 27:22 |
Cursed is the man who sleeps with his sister, the daughter of his father or the daughter of his mother. Then all the people shall say, Amen! |
Cursed is anyone who sleeps with his sister, the daughter of his father or the daughter of his mother. Then all the people shall say, Amen! |
| 27:23 |
Cursed is the man who sleeps with his mother in law. Then all the people shall say, Amen! |
Cursed is anyone who sleeps with his mother in law. Then all the people shall say, Amen! |
| 27:24 |
Cursed is the man who kills his neighbor secretly. Then all the people shall say, Amen! |
Cursed is anyone who kills their neighbor secretly. Then all the people shall say, Amen! |
| 27:25 |
Cursed is the man who accepts a bribe to kill an innocent person. Then all the people shall say, Amen! |
Cursed is anyone who accepts a bribe to kill an innocent person. Then all the people shall say, Amen! |
| 27:26 |
Cursed is the man who does not uphold the words of this law by carrying them out. Then all the people shall say, Amen! |
Cursed is anyone who does not uphold the words of this law by carrying them out. Then all the people shall say, Amen! |
| 28:2 |
All these blessings will come upon you and accompany you if you obey the Lord your God: |
All these blessings will come on you and accompany you if you obey the Lord your God: |
| 28:9 |
The Lord will establish you as his holy people, as he promised you on oath, if you keep the commands of the Lord your God and walk in his ways. |
The Lord will establish you as his holy people, as he promised you on oath, if you keep the commands of the Lord your God and walk in obedience to him. |
| 28:11 |
The Lord will grant you abundant prosperity—in the fruit of your womb, the young of your livestock and the crops of your ground—in the land he swore to your forefathers to give you. |
The Lord will grant you abundant prosperity—in the fruit of your womb, the young of your livestock and the crops of your ground—in the land he swore to your ancestors to give you. |
| 28:15 |
However, if you do not obey the Lord your God and do not carefully follow all his commands and decrees I am giving you today, all these curses will come upon you and overtake you: |
However, if you do not obey the Lord your God and do not carefully follow all his commands and decrees I am giving you today, all these curses will come on you and overtake you: |
| 28:26 |
Your carcasses will be food for all the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth, and there will be no one to frighten them away. |
Your carcasses will be food for all the birds and the wild animals, and there will be no one to frighten them away. |
| 28:29 |
At midday you will grope about like a blind man in the dark. You will be unsuccessful in everything you do; day after day you will be oppressed and robbed, with no one to rescue you. |
At midday you will grope about like a blind person in the dark. You will be unsuccessful in everything you do; day after day you will be oppressed and robbed, with no one to rescue you. |
| 28:30 |
You will be pledged to be married to a woman, but another will take her and ravish her. You will build a house, but you will not live in it. You will plant a vineyard, but you will not even begin to enjoy its fruit. |
You will be pledged to be married to a woman, but another will take her and rape her. You will build a house, but you will not live in it. You will plant a vineyard, but you will not even begin to enjoy its fruit. |
| 28:36 |
The Lord will drive you and the king you set over you to a nation unknown to you or your fathers. There you will worship other gods, gods of wood and stone. |
The Lord will drive you and the king you set over you to a nation unknown to you or your ancestors. There you will worship other gods, gods of wood and stone. |
| 28:37 |
You will become a thing of horror and an object of scorn and ridicule to all the nations where the Lord will drive you. |
You will become a thing of horror, a byword and an object of ridicule among all the peoples where the Lord will drive you. |
| 28:43 |
The alien who lives among you will rise above you higher and higher, but you will sink lower and lower. |
The foreigners who reside among you will rise above you higher and higher, but you will sink lower and lower. |
| 28:44 |
He will lend to you, but you will not lend to him. He will be the head, but you will be the tail. |
They will lend to you, but you will not lend to them. They will be the head, but you will be the tail. |
| 28:45 |
All these curses will come upon you. They will pursue you and overtake you until you are destroyed, because you did not obey the Lord your God and observe the commands and decrees he gave you. |
All these curses will come on you. They will pursue you and overtake you until you are destroyed, because you did not obey the Lord your God and observe the commands and decrees he gave you. |
| 28:51 |
They will devour the young of your livestock and the crops of your land until you are destroyed. They will leave you no grain, new wine or oil, nor any calves of your herds or lambs of your flocks until you are ruined. |
They will devour the young of your livestock and the crops of your land until you are destroyed. They will leave you no grain, new wine or olive oil, nor any calves of your herds or lambs of your flocks until you are ruined. |
| 28:53 |
Because of the suffering that your enemy will inflict on you during the siege, you will eat the fruit of the womb, the flesh of the sons and daughters the Lord your God has given you. |
Because of the suffering your enemy will inflict on you during the siege, you will eat the fruit of the womb, the flesh of the sons and daughters the Lord your God has given you. |
| 28:57 |
the afterbirth from her womb and the children she bears. For she intends to eat them secretly during the siege and in the distress that your enemy will inflict on you in your cities. |
the afterbirth from her womb and the children she bears. For in her dire need she intends to eat them secretly because of the suffering your enemy will inflict on you during the siege of your cities. |
| 28:60 |
He will bring upon you all the diseases of Egypt that you dreaded, and they will cling to you. |
He will bring on you all the diseases of Egypt that you dreaded, and they will cling to you. |
| 28:64 |
Then the Lord will scatter you among all nations, from one end of the earth to the other. There you will worship other gods—gods of wood and stone, which neither you nor your fathers have known. |
Then the Lord will scatter you among all nations, from one end of the earth to the other. There you will worship other gods—gods of wood and stone, which neither you nor your ancestors have known. |
| 29:3 |
With your own eyes you saw those great trials, those miraculous signs and great wonders. |
With your own eyes you saw those great trials, those signs and great wonders. |
| 29:5 |
During the forty years that I led you through the desert, your clothes did not wear out, nor did the sandals on your feet. |
Yet the Lord says, During the forty years that I led you through the wilderness, your clothes did not wear out, nor did the sandals on your feet. |
| 29:11 |
together with your children and your wives, and the aliens living in your camps who chop your wood and carry your water. |
together with your children and your wives, and the foreigners living in your camps who chop your wood and carry your water. |
| 29:19 |
When such a person hears the words of this oath, he invokes a blessing on himself and therefore thinks, I will be safe, even though I persist in going my own way. This will bring disaster on the watered land as well as the dry. |
When such a person hears the words of this oath and they invoke a blessing on themselves, thinking, I will be safe, even though I persist in going my own way, they will bring disaster on the watered land as well as the dry. |
| 29:20 |
The Lord will never be willing to forgive him; his wrath and zeal will burn against that man. All the curses written in this book will fall upon him, and the Lord will blot out his name from under heaven. |
The Lord will never be willing to forgive them; his wrath and zeal will burn against them. All the curses written in this book will fall on them, and the Lord will blot out their names from under heaven. |
| 29:21 |
The Lord will single him out from all the tribes of Israel for disaster, according to all the curses of the covenant written in this Book of the Law. |
The Lord will single them out from all the tribes of Israel for disaster, according to all the curses of the covenant written in this Book of the Law. |
| 29:23 |
The whole land will be a burning waste of salt and sulfur—nothing planted, nothing sprouting, no vegetation growing on it. It will be like the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim, which the Lord overthrew in fierce anger. |
The whole land will be a burning waste of salt and sulfur—nothing planted, nothing sprouting, no vegetation growing on it. It will be like the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboyim, which the Lord overthrew in fierce anger. |
| 29:25 |
And the answer will be: It is because this people abandoned the covenant of the Lord, the God of their fathers, the covenant he made with them when he brought them out of Egypt. |
And the answer will be: It is because this people abandoned the covenant of the Lord, the God of their ancestors, the covenant he made with them when he brought them out of Egypt. |
| 30:1 |
When all these blessings and curses I have set before you come upon you and you take them to heart wherever the Lord your God disperses you among the nations, |
When all these blessings and curses I have set before you come on you and you take them to heart wherever the Lord your God disperses you among the nations, |
| 30:5 |
He will bring you to the land that belonged to your fathers, and you will take possession of it. He will make you more prosperous and numerous than your fathers. |
He will bring you to the land that belonged to your ancestors, and you will take possession of it. He will make you more prosperous and numerous than your ancestors. |
| 30:9 |
Then the Lord your God will make you most prosperous in all the work of your hands and in the fruit of your womb, the young of your livestock and the crops of your land. The Lord will again delight in you and make you prosperous, just as he delighted in your fathers, |
Then the Lord your God will make you most prosperous in all the work of your hands and in the fruit of your womb, the young of your livestock and the crops of your land. The Lord will again delight in you and make you prosperous, just as he delighted in your ancestors, |
| 30:16 |
For I command you today to love the Lord your God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commands, decrees and laws; then you will live and increase, and the Lord your God will bless you in the land you are entering to possess. |
For I command you today to love the Lord your God, to walk in obedience to him, and to keep his commands, decrees and laws; then you will live and increase, and the Lord your God will bless you in the land you are entering to possess. |
| 30:19 |
This day I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live |
This day I call the heavens and the earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live |
| 31:7 |
Then Moses summoned Joshua and said to him in the presence of all Israel, Be strong and courageous, for you must go with this people into the land that the Lord swore to their forefathers to give them, and you must divide it among them as their inheritance. |
Then Moses summoned Joshua and said to him in the presence of all Israel, Be strong and courageous, for you must go with this people into the land that the Lord swore to their ancestors to give them, and you must divide it among them as their inheritance. |
| 31:9 |
So Moses wrote down this law and gave it to the priests, the sons of Levi, who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and to all the elders of Israel. |
So Moses wrote down this law and gave it to the Levitical priests, who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and to all the elders of Israel. |
| 31:10 |
Then Moses commanded them: At the end of every seven years, in the year for canceling debts, during the Feast of Tabernacles, |
Then Moses commanded them: At the end of every seven years, in the year for canceling debts, during the Festival of Tabernacles, |
| 31:12 |
Assemble the people—men, women and children, and the aliens living in your towns—so they can listen and learn to fear the Lord your God and follow carefully all the words of this law. |
Assemble the people—men, women and children, and the foreigners residing in your towns—so they can listen and learn to fear the Lord your God and follow carefully all the words of this law. |
| 31:14 |
The Lord said to Moses, Now the day of your death is near. Call Joshua and present yourselves at the Tent of Meeting, where I will commission him. So Moses and Joshua came and presented themselves at the Tent of Meeting. |
The Lord said to Moses, Now the day of your death is near. Call Joshua and present yourselves at the tent of meeting, where I will commission him. So Moses and Joshua came and presented themselves at the tent of meeting. |
| 31:15 |
Then the Lord appeared at the Tent in a pillar of cloud, and the cloud stood over the entrance to the Tent. |
Then the Lord appeared at the tent in a pillar of cloud, and the cloud stood over the entrance to the tent. |
| 31:16 |
And the Lord said to Moses: You are going to rest with your fathers, and these people will soon prostitute themselves to the foreign gods of the land they are entering. They will forsake me and break the covenant I made with them. |
And the Lord said to Moses: You are going to rest with your ancestors, and these people will soon prostitute themselves to the foreign gods of the land they are entering. They will forsake me and break the covenant I made with them. |
| 31:17 |
On that day I will become angry with them and forsake them; I will hide my face from them, and they will be destroyed. Many disasters and difficulties will come upon them, and on that day they will ask, Have not these disasters come upon us because our God is not with us? |
And in that day I will become angry with them and forsake them; I will hide my face from them, and they will be destroyed. Many disasters and calamities will come on them, and in that day they will ask, Have not these disasters come on us because our God is not with us? |
| 31:18 |
And I will certainly hide my face on that day because of all their wickedness in turning to other gods. |
And I will certainly hide my face in that day because of all their wickedness in turning to other gods. |
| 31:19 |
Now write down for yourselves this song and teach it to the Israelites and have them sing it, so that it may be a witness for me against them. |
Now write down this song and teach it to the Israelites and have them sing it, so that it may be a witness for me against them. |
| 31:20 |
When I have brought them into the land flowing with milk and honey, the land I promised on oath to their forefathers, and when they eat their fill and thrive, they will turn to other gods and worship them, rejecting me and breaking my covenant. |
When I have brought them into the land flowing with milk and honey, the land I promised on oath to their ancestors, and when they eat their fill and thrive, they will turn to other gods and worship them, rejecting me and breaking my covenant. |
| 31:21 |
And when many disasters and difficulties come upon them, this song will testify against them, because it will not be forgotten by their descendants. I know what they are disposed to do, even before I bring them into the land I promised them on oath. |
And when many disasters and calamities come on them, this song will testify against them, because it will not be forgotten by their descendants. I know what they are disposed to do, even before I bring them into the land I promised them on oath. |
| 31:28 |
Assemble before me all the elders of your tribes and all your officials, so that I can speak these words in their hearing and call heaven and earth to testify against them. |
Assemble before me all the elders of your tribes and all your officials, so that I can speak these words in their hearing and call the heavens and the earth to testify against them. |
| 31:29 |
For I know that after my death you are sure to become utterly corrupt and to turn from the way I have commanded you. In days to come, disaster will fall upon you because you will do evil in the sight of the Lord and provoke him to anger by what your hands have made. |
For I know that after my death you are sure to become utterly corrupt and to turn from the way I have commanded you. In days to come, disaster will fall on you because you will do evil in the sight of the Lord and arouse his anger by what your hands have made. |
| 32:1 |
Listen, O heavens, and I will speak; hear, O earth, the words of my mouth. |
Listen, you heavens, and I will speak; hear, you earth, the words of my mouth. |
| 32:5 |
They have acted corruptly toward him; to their shame they are no longer his children, but a warped and crooked generation. |
They are corrupt and not his children; to their shame they are a warped and crooked generation. |
| 32:6 |
Is this the way you repay the Lord, O foolish and unwise people? Is he not your Father, your Creator, who made you and formed you? |
Is this the way you repay the Lord, you foolish and unwise people? Is he not your Father, your Creator, who made you and formed you? |
| 32:11 |
like an eagle that stirs up its nest and hovers over its young, that spreads its wings to catch them and carries them on its pinions. |
like an eagle that stirs up its nest and hovers over its young, that spreads its wings to catch them and carries them aloft. |
| 32:15 |
Jeshurun grew fat and kicked; filled with food, he became heavy and sleek. He abandoned the God who made him and rejected the Rock his Savior. |
Jeshurun grew fat and kicked; filled with food, they became heavy and sleek. They abandoned the God who made them and rejected the Rock their Savior. |
| 32:17 |
They sacrificed to demons, which are not God—gods they had not known, gods that recently appeared, gods your fathers did not fear. |
They sacrificed to false gods, which are not God— gods they had not known, gods that recently appeared, gods your ancestors did not fear. |
| 32:22 |
For a fire has been kindled by my wrath, one that burns to the realm of death below. It will devour the earth and its harvests and set afire the foundations of the mountains. |
For a fire will be kindled by my wrath, one that burns down to the realm of the dead below. It will devour the earth and its harvests and set afire the foundations of the mountains. |
| 32:23 |
I will heap calamities upon them and spend my arrows against them. |
I will heap calamities on them and spend my arrows against them. |
| 32:25 |
In the street the sword will make them childless; in their homes terror will reign. Young men and young women will perish, infants and gray haired men. |
In the street the sword will make them childless; in their homes terror will reign. The young men and young women will perish, the infants and those with gray hair. |
| 32:26 |
I said I would scatter them and blot out their memory from mankind, |
I said I would scatter them and erase their name from human memory, |
| 32:36 |
The Lord will judge his people and have compassion on his servants when he sees their strength is gone and no one is left, slave or free. |
The Lord will vindicate his people and relent concerning his servants when he sees their strength is gone and no one is left, slave or free. |
| 32:39 |
See now that I myself am He! There is no god besides me. I put to death and I bring to life, I have wounded and I will heal, and no one can deliver out of my hand. |
See now that I myself am he! There is no god besides me. I put to death and I bring to life, I have wounded and I will heal, and no one can deliver out of my hand. |
| 32:40 |
I lift my hand to heaven and declare: As surely as I live forever, |
I lift my hand to heaven and solemnly swear: As surely as I live forever, |
| 32:43 |
Rejoice, O nations, with his people, for he will avenge the blood of his servants; he will take vengeance on his enemies and make atonement for his land and people. |
Rejoice, you nations, with his people, for he will avenge the blood of his servants; he will take vengeance on his enemies and make atonement for his land and people. |
| 33:6 |
Let Reuben live and not die, nor his men be few. |
Let Reuben live and not die, nor his people be few. |
| 33:7 |
And this he said about Judah: Hear, O Lord, the cry of Judah; bring him to his people. With his own hands he defends his cause. Oh, be his help against his foes! |
And this he said about Judah: Hear, Lord, the cry of Judah; bring him to his people. With his own hands he defends his cause. Oh, be his help against his foes! |
| 33:8 |
About Levi he said: Your Thummim and Urim belong to the man you favored. You tested him at Massah; you contended with him at the waters of Meribah. |
About Levi he said: Your Thummim and Urim belong to your faithful servant. You tested him at Massah; you contended with him at the waters of Meribah. |
| 33:11 |
Bless all his skills, O Lord, and be pleased with the work of his hands. Smite the loins of those who rise up against him; strike his foes till they rise no more. |
Bless all his skills, Lord, and be pleased with the work of his hands. Strike down those who rise against him, his foes till they rise no more. |
| 33:19 |
They will summon peoples to the mountain and there offer sacrifices of righteousness; they will feast on the abundance of the seas, on the treasures hidden in the sand. |
They will summon peoples to the mountain and there offer the sacrifices of the righteous; they will feast on the abundance of the seas, on the treasures hidden in the sand. |
| 33:26 |
There is no one like the God of Jeshurun, who rides on the heavens to help you and on the clouds in his majesty. |
There is no one like the God of Jeshurun, who rides across the heavens to help you and on the clouds in his majesty. |
| 33:27 |
The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms. He will drive out your enemy before you, saying, Destroy him! |
The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms. He will drive out your enemies before you, saying, Destroy them! |
| 33:28 |
So Israel will live in safety alone; Jacobs spring is secure in a land of grain and new wine, where the heavens drop dew. |
So Israel will live in safety; Jacob will dwell secure in a land of grain and new wine, where the heavens drop dew. |
| 33:29 |
Blessed are you, O Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the Lord? He is your shield and helper and your glorious sword. Your enemies will cower before you, and you will trample down their high places. |
Blessed are you, Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the Lord? He is your shield and helper and your glorious sword. Your enemies will cower before you, and you will tread on their heights. |
| 34:2 |
all of Naphtali, the territory of Ephraim and Manasseh, all the land of Judah as far as the western sea, |
all of Naphtali, the territory of Ephraim and Manasseh, all the land of Judah as far as the Mediterranean Sea, |
| 34:11 |
who did all those miraculous signs and wonders the Lord sent him to do in Egypt—to Pharaoh and to all his officials and to his whole land. |
who did all those signs and wonders the Lord sent him to do in Egypt—to Pharaoh and to all his officials and to his whole land. |