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I am giving you these instructions so you will enjoy a long life in the land the LORD your God is giving you for all time.” <a href="/esv/deuteronomy/4.htm">English Standard Version</a> Therefore you shall keep his statutes and his commandments, which I command you today, that it may go well with you and with your children after you, and that you may prolong your days in the land that the LORD your God is giving you for all time.” <a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/4.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Keep His statutes and commandments, which I am giving you today, so that you and your children after you may prosper, and that you may live long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you for all time. <a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/4.htm">King James Bible</a> Thou shalt keep therefore his statutes, and his commandments, which I command thee this day, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days upon the earth, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, for ever. <a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/4.htm">New King James Version</a> You shall therefore keep His statutes and His commandments which I command you today, that it may go well with you and with your children after you, and that you may prolong your days in the land which the LORD your God is giving you for all time.” <a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> So you shall keep His statutes and His commandments which I am giving you today, so that it may go well for you and for your children after you, and that you may live long on the land which the LORD your God is giving you for all time.” <a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/4.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220So you shall keep His statutes and His commandments which I am giving you today, that it may go well with you and with your children after you, and that you may live long on the land which the LORD your God is giving you for all time.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “So you shall keep His statutes and His commandments which I am giving you today, that it may go well with you and with your children after you, and that you may live long on the land which the LORD your God is giving you for all time.” <a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> So you shall keep His statutes and His commandments which I am commanding you today, that it may go well with you and with your children after you, and that you may prolong your days on the land which Yahweh your God is giving you for all the days.” <a href="/amp/deuteronomy/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a> So you shall keep His statutes and His commandments which I am commanding you today, so that it may go well with you and with your children after you, and so that you may live long on the land which the LORD your God is giving you for all time.” <a href="/csb/deuteronomy/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Keep his statutes and commands, which I am giving you today, so that you and your children after you may prosper and so that you may live long in the land the LORD your God is giving you for all time.” <a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Keep His statutes and commands, which I am giving you today, so that you and your children after you may prosper and so that you may live long in the land the LORD your God is giving you for all time.&#8221 <a href="/asv/deuteronomy/4.htm">American Standard Version</a> And thou shalt keep his statutes, and his commandments, which I command thee this day, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days in the land, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, for ever. <a href="/cev/deuteronomy/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Today I am explaining his laws and teachings. And if you always obey them, you and your descendants will live long and be successful in the land the LORD is giving you. <a href="/erv/deuteronomy/4.htm">English Revised Version</a> And thou shalt keep his statutes, and his commandments, which I command thee this day, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days upon the land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, for ever. <a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Obey his laws and commands which I'm giving you today. Then things will go well for you and your descendants. You will live for a long time in the land. The LORD your God is giving you the land for as long as you live. <a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/4.htm">Good News Translation</a> Obey all his laws that I have given you today, and all will go well with you and your descendants. You will continue to live in the land that the LORD your God is giving you to be yours forever." <a href="/isv/deuteronomy/4.htm">International Standard Version</a> May you observe his statutes and keep his commands that I'm giving you today, so that life may go well for you and for your descendants after you. That way, you'll live a long life in the land that the LORD your God is about to give you permanently." <a href="/msb/deuteronomy/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Keep His statutes and commandments, which I am giving you today, so that you and your children after you may prosper, and that you may live long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you for all time. <a href="/net/deuteronomy/4.htm">NET Bible</a> Keep his statutes and commandments that I am setting forth today so that it may go well with you and your descendants and that you may enjoy longevity in the land that the LORD your God is about to give you as a permanent possession. <a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> You shall keep his statutes, and his commandments, which I command you this day, that it may go well with you, and with your children after you, and that you may prolong your days in the land, which the LORD your God gives you, forever. <a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Thou shalt keep therefore his statutes and his commandments which I command thee this day, that it may be well with thee, and with thy children after thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days upon the earth, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, for ever. <a href="/web/deuteronomy/4.htm">World English Bible</a> You shall keep his statutes and his commandments which I command you today, that it may go well with you and with your children after you, and that you may prolong your days in the land which Yahweh your God gives you for all time. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and you have kept His statutes and His commands which I am commanding you today, so that it is well for you, and for your sons after you, and so that you prolong days on the ground which your God YHWH is giving to you—all the days.” <a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and thou hast kept His statutes and His commands which I am commanding thee to-day, so that it is well to thee, and to thy sons after thee, and so that thou prolongest days on the ground which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee -- all the days.' <a href="/slt/deuteronomy/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And watch thou his laws and his commands which I am commanding thee this day, that it shall be good to thee and to thy sons after thee, and that thou shalt prolong the days upon the land that Jehovah thy God gave to thee, all the days.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Keep his precepts and commandments, which I command thee: that it may be well with thee, and thy children after thee, and thou mayst remain a long time upon the land, which the Lord thy God will give thee. <a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Keep his precepts and commandments, which I am teaching to you, so that it may be well with you, and with your sons after you, and so that you may remain for a long time upon the land, which the Lord your God will give to you.” <a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/4.htm">New American Bible</a> And you must keep his statutes and commandments which I command you today, that you and your children after you may prosper, and that you may have long life on the land which the LORD, your God, is giving you forever. <a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Keep his statutes and his commandments, which I am commanding you today for your own well-being and that of your descendants after you, so that you may long remain in the land that the LORD your God is giving you for all time.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> You must keep therefore his statutes and his commandments, which I command you this day, that it may be well with you and with your children after you, and that you may prolong your days in the land which the LORD your God gives you for ever. <a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/4.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Keep His laws and His commandments that I command you today, that it will be well for you and for your children after you, and you will multiply days in the land that LORD JEHOVAH your God gives to you for all days.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/4.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And thou shalt keep His statutes, and His commandments, which I command thee this day, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days upon the land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, for ever. <a href="/sep/deuteronomy/4.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And keep ye his commandments, and his ordinances, all that I command you this day; that it may be well with thee, and with thy sons after thee, that ye may be long-lived upon the earth, which the Lord thy God giveth thee for ever. <a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/4-40.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=1522" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/4.htm">The LORD Alone is God</a> …39Know therefore this day and take to heart that the LORD is God in heaven above and on the earth below; there is no other. 40<a href="/hebrew/8104.htm" title="8104: wə·šā·mar·tā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To keep, watch, preserve. A primitive root; properly, to hedge about, i.e. Guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.">Keep</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2706.htm" title="2706: ḥuq·qāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Something prescribed or owed, a statute. From chaqaq; an enactment; hence, an appointment.">His statutes</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4687.htm" title="4687: miṣ·wō·ṯāw (N-fpc:: 3ms) -- Commandment. From tsavah; a command, whether human or divine.">and commandments,</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">which</a> <a href="/hebrew/595.htm" title="595: ’ā·nō·ḵî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Sometimes; a primitive pro. I.">I</a> <a href="/hebrew/6680.htm" title="6680: mə·ṣaw·wə·ḵā (V-Piel-Prtcpl-msc:: 2ms) -- To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order. A primitive root; to constitute, enjoin.">am giving you today,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: hay·yō·wm (Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative."></a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">so that</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ū·lə·ḇā·ne·ḵā (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">you and your children</a> <a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="310: ’a·ḥă·re·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- The hind or following part. From 'achar; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after.">after you</a> <a href="/hebrew/3190.htm" title="3190: yî·ṭaḇ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To be good, well, glad, or pleasing. A primitive root; to be make well, literally or figuratively.">may prosper,</a> <a href="/hebrew/lə·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/4616.htm" title="4616: ū·lə·ma·‘an (Conj) -- From anah; properly, heed, i.e. Purpose; used only adverbially, on account of, teleologically, in order that.">and that</a> <a href="/hebrew/748.htm" title="748: ta·’ă·rîḵ (V-Hifil-Imperf-2ms) -- To be long. A primitive root; to be long.">you may live long</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yā·mîm (N-mp) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">in</a> <a href="/hebrew/127.htm" title="127: ha·ʾă·ḏå̄·må̄h (Art:: N-fs) -- Ground, land. From 'adam; soil.">the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">your God</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: nō·ṯên (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">is giving</a> <a href="/hebrew/lə·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- ">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">for all</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: hay·yā·mîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">time.</a> <div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/exodus/20-12.htm">Exodus 20:12</a> Honor your father and mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you. <a href="/ephesians/6-2.htm">Ephesians 6:2-3</a> “Honor your father and mother” (which is the first commandment with a promise), / “that it may go well with you and that you may have a long life on the earth.” <a href="/leviticus/22-31.htm">Leviticus 22:31</a> You are to keep My commandments and practice them. I am the LORD. <a href="/deuteronomy/5-16.htm">Deuteronomy 5:16</a> Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD your God has commanded you, so that your days may be long and that it may go well with you in the land that the LORD your God is giving you. <a href="/proverbs/3-1.htm">Proverbs 3:1-2</a> My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments; / for they will add length to your days, years and peace to your life. <a href="/joshua/1-7.htm">Joshua 1:7-8</a> Above all, be strong and very courageous. Be careful to observe all the law that My servant Moses commanded you. Do not turn from it to the right or to the left, so that you may prosper wherever you go. / This Book of the Law must not depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. For then you will prosper and succeed in all you do. <a href="/1_kings/2-3.htm">1 Kings 2:3</a> And keep the charge of the LORD your God to walk in His ways and to keep His statutes, commandments, ordinances, and decrees, as written in the Law of Moses, so that you may prosper in all you do and wherever you turn, <a href="/psalms/119-1.htm">Psalm 119:1-2</a> Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the Law of the LORD. / Blessed are those who keep His testimonies and seek Him with all their heart. <a href="/isaiah/1-19.htm">Isaiah 1:19</a> If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the best of the land. <a href="/jeremiah/7-23.htm">Jeremiah 7:23</a> but this is what I commanded them: Obey Me, and I will be your God, and you will be My people. You must walk in all the ways I have commanded you, so that it may go well with you. <a href="/matthew/19-17.htm">Matthew 19:17</a> “Why do you ask Me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.” <a href="/john/14-15.htm">John 14:15</a> If you love Me, you will keep My commandments. <a href="/romans/2-13.htm">Romans 2:13</a> For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but it is the doers of the law who will be declared righteous. <a href="/james/1-25.htm">James 1:25</a> But the one who looks intently into the perfect law of freedom, and continues to do so—not being a forgetful hearer, but an effective doer—he will be blessed in what he does. <a href="/1_john/2-3.htm">1 John 2:3-5</a> By this we can be sure that we have come to know Him: if we keep His commandments. / If anyone says, “I know Him,” but does not keep His commandments, he is a liar, and the truth is not in him. / But if anyone keeps His word, the love of God has been truly perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him:</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>You shall keep therefore his statutes, and his commandments, which I command you this day, that it may go well with you, and with your children after you, and that you may prolong your days on the earth, which the LORD your God gives you, for ever.keep<a href="/deuteronomy/4-1.htm">Deuteronomy 4:1,6</a> Now therefore hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the judgments, which I teach you, for to do them, that ye may live, and go in and possess the land which the LORD God of your fathers giveth you… <a href="/deuteronomy/28-1.htm">Deuteronomy 28:1-14</a> And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth: … <a href="/leviticus/22-31.htm">Leviticus 22:31</a> Therefore shall ye keep my commandments, and do them: I am the LORD.it may go<a href="/deuteronomy/5-16.htm">Deuteronomy 5:16</a> Honour thy father and thy mother, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.<a href="/deuteronomy/6-3.htm">Deuteronomy 6:3,18</a> Hear therefore, O Israel, and observe to do it; that it may be well with thee, and that ye may increase mightily, as the LORD God of thy fathers hath promised thee, in the land that floweth with milk and honey… <a href="/deuteronomy/12-25.htm">Deuteronomy 12:25,28</a> Thou shalt not eat it; that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, when thou shalt do that which is right in the sight of the LORD… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/4-25.htm">Children</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-2.htm">Command</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-13.htm">Commandments</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-2.htm">Commands</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-14.htm">Decrees</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-39.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-33.htm">Live</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-31.htm">Mayest</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-26.htm">Prolong</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-14.htm">Statutes</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-14.htm">Time</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-39.htm">Today</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/4-44.htm">Children</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-31.htm">Command</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-10.htm">Commandments</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-10.htm">Commands</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-45.htm">Decrees</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-8.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-42.htm">Live</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-2.htm">Mayest</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-33.htm">Prolong</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-45.htm">Statutes</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-42.htm">Time</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-1.htm">Today</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 4</div>1. <a href="/deuteronomy/4-1.htm">An exhortation to obedience</a> 41. <a href="/deuteronomy/4-41.htm">Moses appoints the three cities of refuge on that side of Jordan</a> 44. <a href="/deuteronomy/4-44.htm">Recapitulation</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/deuteronomy/4.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/deuteronomy/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/deuteronomy/4.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Keep His statutes and commandments This phrase emphasizes the importance of obedience to God's laws as given through Moses. The statutes and commandments refer to the laws outlined in the Torah, which include moral, ceremonial, and civil laws. Obedience to these laws was a covenantal requirement for Israel, reflecting their relationship with God. This call to obedience is echoed throughout Scripture, such as in <a href="/joshua/1-8.htm">Joshua 1:8</a>, where meditation on the law is linked to prosperity and success.which I am giving you today Moses is speaking to the Israelites on the plains of Moab, just before they enter the Promised Land. The immediacy of "today" underscores the urgency and relevance of the commandments. It highlights the transitional moment for Israel as they prepare to move from a nomadic life to settling in Canaan. This moment is pivotal, as it marks the renewal of the covenant and the reaffirmation of their identity as God's chosen people.so that you and your children after you may prosper The promise of prosperity is contingent upon obedience. This prosperity is not merely material but encompasses spiritual well-being and communal harmony. The generational aspect underscores the importance of teaching and passing down God's laws, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/6-6.htm">Deuteronomy 6:6-7</a>, where parents are instructed to diligently teach their children. This reflects the biblical principle of blessings extending to future generations.and that you may live long in the land Longevity in the land is a direct blessing from God, contingent upon Israel's faithfulness. The land of Canaan is central to God's promises to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Living long in the land signifies stability, peace, and fulfillment of God's promises. This concept is reiterated in the Fifth Commandment (<a href="/exodus/20-12.htm">Exodus 20:12</a>), where honoring one's parents is linked to long life in the land.that the LORD your God is giving you The land is a divine gift, emphasizing God's sovereignty and grace. It is not earned by Israel's merit but given by God's covenantal faithfulness. This gift is a fulfillment of the promises made to the patriarchs. The land serves as a physical space where Israel can live out their covenantal relationship with God, serving as a light to the nations.for all time This phrase indicates the perpetual nature of God's promise. While Israel's possession of the land is conditional upon obedience, the promise itself is eternal, reflecting God's unchanging nature. This eternal aspect points to the ultimate fulfillment in the eschatological hope of a new heaven and new earth, where God's people will dwell with Him forever, as seen in <a href="/revelation/21.htm">Revelation 21:1-3</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a> The leader of the Israelites who is delivering God's commandments to the people. He serves as a mediator between God and Israel. 2. <a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a> The chosen people of God, who are receiving the law and commandments as they prepare to enter the Promised Land. 3. <a href="/topical/p/promised_land.htm">Promised Land</a> The land of Canaan, which God promised to Abraham and his descendants. It symbolizes God's faithfulness and the fulfillment of His promises. 4. <a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God (Yahweh)</a> The covenant-keeping God who gives the law to His people for their well-being and prosperity. 5. <a href="/topical/m/mount_horeb.htm">Mount Horeb (Sinai)</a> The place where God gave the Ten Commandments to Moses, representing the foundation of the covenant relationship.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/o/obedience_leads_to_blessing.htm">Obedience Leads to Blessing</a> The verse underscores the principle that obedience to God's commandments results in prosperity and longevity. This is a timeless truth that applies to all believers. <a href="/topical/g/generational_impact.htm">Generational Impact</a> The command to keep God's statutes is not just for the individual but for their descendants. Our obedience can have a lasting impact on future generations. <a href="/topical/c/covenant_relationship.htm">Covenant Relationship</a> The statutes and commandments are part of the covenant relationship between God and His people. Understanding this relationship helps us appreciate the depth of God's commitment to us. <a href="/topical/h/holistic_prosperity.htm">Holistic Prosperity</a> The prosperity mentioned is not merely material but encompasses spiritual, relational, and communal well-being. True prosperity is found in aligning our lives with God's will. <a href="/topical/e/eternal_perspective.htm">Eternal Perspective</a> The promise of the land "for all time" points to the eternal nature of God's promises. As Christians, we look forward to the ultimate fulfillment of God's promises in the new heaven and new earth.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_4.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 4</a> <a href="/q/how_reconcile_deut._4_2_with_later_changes.htm">Deuteronomy 4:2 restricts adding or subtracting from God's commands--how is this reconciled with later scriptural expansions or revisions?</a> <a href="/q/why_add_to_scripture_if_god_forbids_it.htm">Why does God forbid adding to Scripture (Deuteronomy 4:2, Revelation 22:18-19), yet Christianity later included new books in the New Testament?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_jer._6_16_align_with_deut..htm">How does Jeremiah 6:16's call for following the 'ancient paths' align or conflict with similar instructions elsewhere in Scripture, such as Deuteronomy's repeated emphasis on covenant law?</a> <a href="/q/why_did_jesus_fast.htm">What was the purpose of Jesus' fasting?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/deuteronomy/4.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 40. - Upon the earth, - rather upon the land (הָאֲדָמָה) - which the Lord thy God giveth thee forever. The comma after "thee" in the Authorized Version should be deleted. "The sum of this whole exhortation is (1) to acknowledge and lay to heart that God is the alone God of the universe, in heaven and on earth; hence (2) to be obedient to his laws; and so (3) to have, as a recompense, a happy continuance in the beloved land" (Herxheimer). The conclusion of the exhortation reverts to its beginning (comp. Deuteronomy 5:40; ver. 1). <a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/4-40.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Keep וְשָׁמַרְתָּ֞ (wə·šā·mar·tā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8104.htm">Strong's 8104: </a> To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to His statutes חֻקָּ֣יו (ḥuq·qāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2706.htm">Strong's 2706: </a> Something prescribed or owed, a statute and commandments, מִצְוֺתָ֗יו (miṣ·wō·ṯāw) Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4687.htm">Strong's 4687: </a> Commandment which אֲשֶׁ֨ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that I אָנֹכִ֤י (’ā·nō·ḵî) Pronoun - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_595.htm">Strong's 595: </a> I am giving you today, מְצַוְּךָ֙ (mə·ṣaw·wə·ḵā) Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6680.htm">Strong's 6680: </a> To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order so that אֲשֶׁר֙ (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that you and your children וּלְבָנֶ֖יךָ (ū·lə·ḇā·ne·ḵā) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son after you אַחֲרֶ֑יךָ (’a·ḥă·re·ḵā) Preposition | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_310.htm">Strong's 310: </a> The hind or following part may prosper, יִיטַ֣ב (yî·ṭaḇ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3190.htm">Strong's 3190: </a> To be good, well, glad, or pleasing and that וּלְמַ֨עַן (ū·lə·ma·‘an) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4616.htm">Strong's 4616: </a> Purpose -- intent you may live long תַּאֲרִ֤יךְ (ta·’ă·rîḵ) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_748.htm">Strong's 748: </a> To be, long in עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against the land הַ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה‪‬‪‬‪‬ (hā·’ă·ḏā·māh) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_127.htm">Strong's 127: </a> Ground, land the LORD יְהוָ֧ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel your God אֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ (’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative is giving נֹתֵ֥ן (nō·ṯên) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set you for all time.” כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/4-40.htm">Deuteronomy 4:40 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/4-40.htm">Deuteronomy 4:40 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/deuteronomy/4-40.htm">Deuteronomy 4:40 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/4-40.htm">Deuteronomy 4:40 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/4-40.htm">Deuteronomy 4:40 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/4-40.htm">Deuteronomy 4:40 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/4-40.htm">Deuteronomy 4:40 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/4-40.htm">Deuteronomy 4:40 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/4-40.htm">Deuteronomy 4:40 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/4-40.htm">Deuteronomy 4:40 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-40.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 4:40 You shall keep his statutes and his (Deut. 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