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left, to go after other gods to serve them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not turn aside to the right or to the left from any of the words I command you today, and do not go after other gods to serve them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/28.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And thou shalt not go aside from any of the words which I command thee this day, <i>to</i> the right hand, or <i>to</i> the left, to go after other gods to serve them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/28.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So you shall not turn aside from any of the words which I command you this day, <i>to</i> the right or the left, to go after other gods to serve them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/28.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />and do not turn aside from any of the words which I am commanding you today, to the right or the left, to pursue other gods to serve them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/28.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />and do not turn aside from any of the words which I command you today, to the right or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/28.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />and do not turn aside from any of the words which I command you today, to the right or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />and do not turn aside from any of the words which I am commanding you today, to the right or to the left, to walk after other gods to serve them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/28.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Do not turn aside from any of the words which I am commanding you today, to the right or to the left, to follow and serve other gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not turn aside to the right or the left from all the things I am commanding you today, and do not follow other gods to worship them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not turn aside to the right or the left from all the things I am commanding you today, and do not go after other gods to worship them.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/28.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />and shalt not turn aside from any of the words which I command you this day, to the right hand, or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/deuteronomy/28.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But you must not reject any of his laws and teachings or worship other gods. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/28.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and shalt not turn aside from any of the words which I command you this day, to the right hand, or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/28.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Do everything I'm commanding you today. Never worship other gods or serve them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/28.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />But you must never disobey them in any way, or worship and serve other gods. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/28.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Do not deviate from any of his commands that I'm giving you today—neither to the right nor the left—to follow and serve other gods."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not turn aside to the right or to the left from any of the words I command you today, and do not go after other gods to serve them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/28.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But you must not turn away from all the commandments I am giving you today, to either the right or left, nor pursue other gods and worship them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/28.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />and shall not turn aside from any of the words which I command you this day, to the right hand, or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/28.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And thou shalt not go aside from any of the words which I command thee this day, to the right hand or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/28.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />and shall not turn away from any of the words which I command you today, to the right hand or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/28.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and you do not turn aside from all the words which I am commanding you today [to] the right or left, to go after other gods, to serve them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/28.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and thou dost not turn aside from all the words which I am commanding you to-day -- right or left -- to go after other gods, to serve them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/28.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And thou shalt not turn aside from all the words which I command you this day, to the right and to the left, to go after other gods to serve them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And turn not away from them neither to the right hand, nor to the left, nor follow strange gods, nor worship them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/28.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />and will not turn aside from them, neither to the right, nor to the left, nor follow strange gods, nor worship them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/28.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />not turning aside, either to the right or to the left, from any of the words which I am giving you today, following other gods and serving them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/28.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />and if you do not turn aside from any of the words that I am commanding you today, either to the right or to the left, following other gods to serve them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/28.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And you shall not turn aside from any of the commandments which I command you this day, to the right hand, or to the left, and you shall not go after the Gentile gods, nor serve them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/28.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And you shall not turn aside from all of the commandments that I command to you today, not to the right and not to the left, and you shall not go after the gods of the Gentiles and serve them.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/28.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />and shalt not turn aside from any of the words which I command you this day, to the right hand, or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/28.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Thou shalt not turn aside from any of the commandments, which I charge thee this day, to the right hand or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/28-14.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=7453" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/28.htm">The Blessings of Obedience</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">13</span>The LORD will make you the head and not the tail; you will only move upward and never downward, if you hear and carefully follow the commandments of the LORD your God, which I am giving you today. <span class="reftext">14</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">Do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5493.htm" title="5493: ṯā·sūr (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To turn aside. Or suwr; a primitive root; to turn off.">turn aside</a> <a href="/hebrew/3225.htm" title="3225: yā·mîn (N-fs) -- Right hand. From yaman; the right hand or side of a person or other object; locally, the south.">to the right</a> <a href="/hebrew/8040.htm" title="8040: ū·śə·mō·wl (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- The left. ">or to the left</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: mik·kāl (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">from any of</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: had·də·ḇā·rîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">the words</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."></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·weh (V-Piel-Prtcpl-ms) -- To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order. A primitive root; to constitute, enjoin.">command</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ·ḵem (DirObjM:: 2mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">you</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.">today,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: lā·le·ḵeṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">and do not go</a> <a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="310: ’a·ḥă·rê (Prep) -- The hind or following part. From 'achar; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after.">after</a> <a href="/hebrew/312.htm" title="312: ’ă·ḥê·rîm (Adj-mp) -- Another. From 'achar; properly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc.">other</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hîm (N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">gods</a> <a href="/hebrew/5647.htm" title="5647: lə·‘ā·ḇə·ḏām (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf:: 3mp) -- To work, serve. A primitive root; to work; by implication, to serve, till, enslave, etc.">to serve them.</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/1-7.htm">Joshua 1:7</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/4-27.htm">Proverbs 4:27</a></span><br />Do not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your feet away from evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-21.htm">Isaiah 30:21</a></span><br />And whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear this command behind you: “This is the way. Walk in it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/22-2.htm">2 Kings 22:2</a></span><br />And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD and walked in all the ways of his father David; he did not turn aside to the right or to the left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/34-2.htm">2 Chronicles 34:2</a></span><br />And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD and walked in the ways of his father David; he did not turn aside to the right or to the left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-1.htm">Psalm 119:1</a></span><br />Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the Law of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-3.htm">Psalm 119:3</a></span><br />They do no iniquity; they walk in His ways.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-24.htm">Jeremiah 7:24</a></span><br />Yet they did not listen or incline their ear, but they followed the stubborn inclinations of their own evil hearts. They went backward and not forward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/11-8.htm">Jeremiah 11:8</a></span><br />Yet they would not obey or incline their ears, but each one followed the stubbornness of his evil heart. So I brought on them all the curses of this covenant I had commanded them to follow but they did not keep.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/17-23.htm">Jeremiah 17:23</a></span><br />Yet they would not listen or incline their ear, but they stiffened their necks and would not listen or receive My discipline.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/32-23.htm">Jeremiah 32:23</a></span><br />They came in and possessed it, but they did not obey Your voice or walk in Your law. They failed to perform all that You commanded them to do, and so You have brought upon them all this disaster.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-13.htm">Matthew 7:13-14</a></span><br />Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. / But small is the gate and narrow the way that leads to life, and only a few find it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/22-37.htm">Matthew 22:37-40</a></span><br />Jesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ / This is the first and greatest commandment. / And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/9-62.htm">Luke 9:62</a></span><br />Then Jesus declared, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and then looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/14-15.htm">John 14:15</a></span><br />If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And you shall not go aside from any of the words which I command you this day, to the right hand, or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them.</p><p class="hdg">thou shalt</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/5-32.htm">Deuteronomy 5:32</a></b></br> Ye shall observe to do therefore as the LORD your God hath commanded you: ye shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/11-16.htm">Deuteronomy 11:16,26-28</a></b></br> Take heed to yourselves, that your heart be not deceived, and ye turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship them; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/23-6.htm">Joshua 23:6</a></b></br> Be ye therefore very courageous to keep and to do all that is written in the book of the law of Moses, that ye turn not aside therefrom <i>to</i> the right hand or <i>to</i> the left;</p><p class="hdg">the right is</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/28-13.htm">Command</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-13.htm">Commanding</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-13.htm">Commands</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-12.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-9.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-5.htm">Right</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-5.htm">Serve</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/15-18.htm">Serving</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-13.htm">Today</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-13.htm">To-Day</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-17.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-19.htm">Turning</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-26.htm">Words</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/26-10.htm">Worship</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/28-15.htm">Command</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-15.htm">Commanding</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-15.htm">Commands</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-20.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-15.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-4.htm">Right</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-36.htm">Serve</a> <a href="/judges/3-7.htm">Serving</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-15.htm">Today</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-15.htm">To-Day</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-24.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/31-18.htm">Turning</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-58.htm">Words</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-36.htm">Worship</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 28</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-1.htm">The blessings for obedience</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-15.htm">The curses for disobedience</a></span><br></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'; 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In the ancient Near Eastern context, the imagery of not turning to the right or left suggests a straight path, symbolizing faithfulness and obedience. This concept is echoed in <a href="/joshua/1-7.htm">Joshua 1:7</a>, where Joshua is instructed to follow the law without deviation. The idea of a straight path is also found in <a href="/proverbs/4-27.htm">Proverbs 4:27</a>, reinforcing the need for unwavering commitment to God's instructions.<p><b>from any of the words I command you today</b><br>The emphasis on "any of the words" highlights the comprehensive nature of God's law. In Deuteronomy, Moses reiterates the covenant between God and Israel, underscoring the importance of every commandment. This reflects the covenantal relationship established at Sinai, where the Israelites agreed to follow all of God's laws (<a href="/exodus/24-3.htm">Exodus 24:3</a>). The phrase "I command you today" indicates the immediacy and relevance of these commands, urging the Israelites to live in obedience in their present circumstances.<p><b>and do not go after other gods to serve them</b><br>This warning against idolatry is a recurring theme in Deuteronomy and the entire Old Testament. The historical context reveals that the Israelites were surrounded by nations with polytheistic practices, making the temptation to worship other gods a constant threat. The first commandment (<a href="/exodus/20-3.htm">Exodus 20:3</a>) explicitly forbids the worship of other gods, establishing monotheism as a core tenet of Israelite faith. The call to exclusive worship of Yahweh is also prophetic, pointing to the ultimate fulfillment in Jesus Christ, who embodies the true and living God, calling His followers to serve Him alone (<a href="/john/14-6.htm">John 14:6</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites who delivered God's laws and commandments to the people. He is the speaker in this passage, conveying God's instructions.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, who are receiving the commandments and laws as they prepare to enter the Promised Land.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/promised_land.htm">Promised Land</a></b><br>The land of Canaan, which God promised to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. The Israelites are on the brink of entering this land.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/mount_ebal_and_mount_gerizim.htm">Mount Ebal and Mount Gerizim</a></b><br>The locations where the blessings and curses were to be pronounced over the Israelites, as part of the covenant renewal ceremony.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/c/covenant.htm">Covenant</a></b><br>The agreement between God and the Israelites, which includes blessings for obedience and curses for disobedience.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_word.htm">Obedience to God's Word</a></b><br>The verse emphasizes the importance of adhering strictly to God's commandments without deviation. This calls for a disciplined and focused spiritual life.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/avoiding_idolatry.htm">Avoiding Idolatry</a></b><br>The warning against following other gods highlights the need to guard against idolatry in any form, whether it be materialism, power, or other distractions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/staying_on_the_path.htm">Staying on the Path</a></b><br>The imagery of not turning to the right or left suggests a steadfast commitment to God's path, requiring vigilance and perseverance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/covenant_faithfulness.htm">Covenant Faithfulness</a></b><br>The verse is a reminder of the covenant relationship with God, which involves both privileges and responsibilities. Faithfulness to this covenant brings blessings.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_discernment.htm">Spiritual Discernment</a></b><br>In a world with many voices and distractions, discernment is crucial to remain aligned with God's will and avoid spiritual pitfalls.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_28.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 28</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_psalm_94_14_contradicted_by_exiles.htm">Psalm 94:14 affirms God won't abandon His people, yet Israel faced multiple exiles and defeats; isn't this a historical contradiction?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_god_use_a_forbidden_method.htm">Why would God, who had stopped answering Saul (1 Samuel 28:6), allow this forbidden method to convey His message?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_disasters_after_israel's_repentance.htm">(2 Chronicles 7:14) If God promised healing for a repentant nation, why did later disasters still befall Israel and Judah despite reported periods of repentance?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_hosea_2_3_loving_and_merciful.htm">How does Hosea 2:3 align with a loving and merciful God if He threatens to strip Israel bare like a barren land?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/deuteronomy/28.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(14) <span class= "bld">And thou shalt not go aside.</span>--It is possible, of course, to connect this sentence with the "if" in <a href="/deuteronomy/28-13.htm" title="And the LORD shall make you the head, and not the tail; and you shall be above only, and you shall not be beneath; if that you listen to the commandments of the LORD your God, which I command you this day, to observe and to do them:">Deuteronomy 28:13</a>, "If that thou hearken and do not go aside." But the LXX., and apparently the Targums also, begin a fresh sentence with this verse. The idea that obedience begets obedience is by no means foreign to the Jewish mind. There are many passages in their literature which contain the thought expressed so forcibly in <a href="/revelation/22-11.htm" title="He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still.">Revelation 22:11</a>, "He that is unjust, let him be unjust still . . . and he that is holy, let him be holy still."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/deuteronomy/28.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 14.</span> - (Cf. <a href="/deuteronomy/5-29.htm">Deuteronomy 5:29</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/11-28.htm">Deuteronomy 11:28</a>.) Moses ends as he began, by reminding them that the condition of enjoying the blessing was obedience to the Divine Law, and steadfast adherence to the course in which they were called to walk. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/28-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Do not</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">turn aside</span><br /><span class="heb">תָס֗וּר</span> <span class="translit">(ṯā·sūr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5493.htm">Strong's 5493: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn aside</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the right</span><br /><span class="heb">יָמִ֣ין</span> <span class="translit">(yā·mîn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3225.htm">Strong's 3225: </a> </span><span class="str2">The right hand, side, the south</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or to the left</span><br /><span class="heb">וּשְׂמֹ֑אול</span> <span class="translit">(ū·śə·mō·wl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8040.htm">Strong's 8040: </a> </span><span class="str2">Dark, the north, the left hand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from any of</span><br /><span class="heb">מִכָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(mik·kāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the words</span><br /><span class="heb">הַדְּבָרִים֙</span> <span class="translit">(had·də·ḇā·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> </span><span class="str2">A word, a matter, thing, a cause</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I</span><br /><span class="heb">אָנֹכִ֜י</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·nō·ḵî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_595.htm">Strong's 595: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">command</span><br /><span class="heb">מְצַוֶּ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(mə·ṣaw·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6680.htm">Strong's 6680: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶתְכֶ֛ם</span> <span class="translit">(’eṯ·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Direct object marker | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">today,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַיּ֖וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(hay·yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and do not go</span><br /><span class="heb">לָלֶ֗כֶת</span> <span class="translit">(lā·le·ḵeṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">after</span><br /><span class="heb">אַחֲרֵ֛י</span> <span class="translit">(’a·ḥă·rê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_310.htm">Strong's 310: </a> </span><span class="str2">The hind or following part</span><br /><br /><span class="word">other</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲחֵרִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḥê·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_312.htm">Strong's 312: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hinder, next, other</span><br /><br /><span class="word">gods</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהִ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to serve them.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְעָבְדָֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(lə·‘ā·ḇə·ḏām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5647.htm">Strong's 5647: </a> </span><span class="str2">To work, to serve, till, enslave</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/28-14.htm">Deuteronomy 28:14 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/28-14.htm">Deuteronomy 28:14 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/28-14.htm">Deuteronomy 28:14 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/28-14.htm">Deuteronomy 28:14 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/28-14.htm">Deuteronomy 28:14 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/28-14.htm">Deuteronomy 28:14 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/28-14.htm">Deuteronomy 28:14 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/28-14.htm">Deuteronomy 28:14 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/28-14.htm">Deuteronomy 28:14 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/28-14.htm">Deuteronomy 28:14 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/28-14.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 28:14 And shall not turn aside from any (Deut. 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