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id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/6.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/6.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Be sure to keep the commands of the LORD your God and the stipulations and decrees he has given you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/6.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />You must diligently obey the commands of the LORD your God—all the laws and decrees he has given you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/6.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />You shall diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God, and his testimonies and his statutes, which he has commanded you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />You are to diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God and the testimonies and statutes He has given you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/6.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Ye shall diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he hath commanded thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/6.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />You shall diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God, His testimonies, and His statutes which He has commanded you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />You shall diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God, and His provisions and His statutes which He has commanded you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/6.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220You should diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God, and His testimonies and His statutes which He has commanded you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“You should diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God, and His testimonies and His statutes which He has commanded you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />You should diligently keep the commandments of Yahweh your God and His testimonies and His statutes which He has commanded you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />You shall diligently keep [foremost in your thoughts and actively do] the commandments of the LORD your God, and His testimonies and His statutes which He has commanded you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Carefully observe the commands of the LORD your God, the decrees and statutes he has commanded you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Carefully observe the commands of the LORD your God, the decrees and statutes He has commanded you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/6.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Ye shall diligently keep the commandments of Jehovah your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he hath commanded thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/deuteronomy/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Always obey the laws that the LORD has given you <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/6.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Ye shall diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he hath commanded thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Be sure to obey the commands of the LORD your God and the regulations and laws he has given you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/6.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Be sure that you obey all the laws that he has given you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/6.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Be sure to observe the commands of the LORD your God, his testimonies and his decrees that he gave you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />You are to diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God and the testimonies and statutes He has given you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/6.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Keep his commandments very carefully, as well as the stipulations and statutes he commanded you to observe.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You shall diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he has commanded you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Ye shall diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he hath commanded thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/6.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You shall diligently keep the commandments of Yahweh your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he has commanded you. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />You diligently keep the commands of your God YHWH, and His testimonies and His statutes which He has commanded you,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> ye do diligently keep the commands of Jehovah your God, and His testimonies, and His statutes which He hath commanded thee,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Watching, ye shall watch the commands of Jehovah your God, and his testimonies, and his laws that he commanded thee.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Keep the precepts of the Lord thy God, and the testimonies and ceremonies which he hath commanded thee. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Keep the precepts of the Lord your God, as well as the testimonies and ceremonies, which he has instructed to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/6.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />But keep the commandments of the LORD, your God, and the decrees and the statutes he has commanded you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You must diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God, and his decrees, and his statutes that he has commanded you.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />You shall diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God and his testimonies and his statutes, which he has commanded you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />But keep the commandments of LORD JEHOVAH your God and his testimonies and his laws that He commanded you.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Ye shall diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God, and His testimonies, and His statutes, which He hath commanded thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Thou shalt by all means keep the commands of the Lord thy God, the testimonies, and the ordinances, which he commanded thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/6-17.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=2083" 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/6.htm">The Greatest Commandment</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">16</span>Do not test the LORD your God as you tested Him at Massah. <span class="reftext">17</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8104.htm" title="8104: šā·mō·wr (V-Qal-InfAbs) -- To keep, watch, preserve. A primitive root; properly, to hedge about, i.e. Guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.">You are to diligently</a> <a href="/hebrew/8104.htm" title="8104: tiš·mə·rūn (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp:: Pn) -- 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/4687.htm" title="4687: miṣ·wōṯ (N-fpc) -- Commandment. From tsavah; a command, whether human or divine.">the commandments</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.">of the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem (N-mpc:: 2mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">your God</a> <a href="/hebrew/5713.htm" title="5713: wə·‘ê·ḏō·ṯāw (Conj-w:: N-fpc:: 3ms) -- Testimony, witness. Feminine of ed in its techn. Sense; testimony.">and the testimonies</a> <a href="/hebrew/2706.htm" title="2706: wə·ḥuq·qāw (Conj-w:: N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Something prescribed or owed, a statute. From chaqaq; an enactment; hence, an appointment.">and statutes</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/6680.htm" title="6680: ṣiw·wāḵ (V-Piel-Perf-3ms:: 2ms) -- To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order. A primitive root; to constitute, enjoin.">He has given you.</a> </span><span class="reftext">18</span>Do what is right and good in the sight of the LORD, so that it may be well with you and that you may enter and possess the good land that the LORD your God swore to give your fathers,…<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="/john/14-15.htm">John 14:15</a></span><br />If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-4.htm">Psalm 119:4</a></span><br />You have ordained Your precepts, that we should keep them diligently.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/22-5.htm">Joshua 22:5</a></span><br />But be very careful to observe the commandment and the law that Moses the servant of the LORD gave you: to love the LORD your God, to walk in all His ways, to keep His commandments, to hold fast to Him, and to serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/5-3.htm">1 John 5:3</a></span><br />For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/28-20.htm">Matthew 28:20</a></span><br />and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-22.htm">James 1:22-25</a></span><br />Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves. / For anyone who hears the word but does not carry it out is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror, / and after observing himself goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/19-5.htm">Exodus 19:5</a></span><br />Now if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, you will be My treasured possession out of all the nations—for the whole earth is Mine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/15-22.htm">1 Samuel 15:22</a></span><br />But Samuel declared: “Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obedience to His voice? Behold, obedience is better than sacrifice, and attentiveness is better than the fat of rams.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-28.htm">Luke 11:28</a></span><br />But He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/2-13.htm">Romans 2:13</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/3-1.htm">Proverbs 3:1-2</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_john/1-6.htm">2 John 1:6</a></span><br />And this is love, that we walk according to His commandments. This is the very commandment you have heard from the beginning, that you must walk in love.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/22-31.htm">Leviticus 22:31</a></span><br />You are to keep My commandments and practice them. I am the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-19.htm">Matthew 5:19</a></span><br />So then, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do likewise will be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever practices and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/5-9.htm">Hebrews 5:9</a></span><br />And having been made perfect, He became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey Him</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">You shall diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he has commanded you.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/6-1.htm">Deuteronomy 6:1,2</a></b></br> Now these <i>are</i> the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do <i>them</i> in the land whither ye go to possess it: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/11-13.htm">Deuteronomy 11:13,22</a></b></br> And it shall come to pass, if ye shall hearken diligently unto my commandments which I command you this day, to love the LORD your God, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul, … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/15-26.htm">Exodus 15:26</a></b></br> And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I <i>am</i> the LORD that healeth thee.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/6-12.htm">Care</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-1.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-6.htm">Commandments</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-2.htm">Commands</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-2.htm">Decrees</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-7.htm">Diligently</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-1.htm">Laws</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-2.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-45.htm">Rules</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-2.htm">Statutes</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-45.htm">Stipulations</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-1.htm">Sure</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-45.htm">Testimonies</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/6-25.htm">Care</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-20.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-25.htm">Commandments</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-9.htm">Commands</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-20.htm">Decrees</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-13.htm">Diligently</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-20.htm">Laws</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-24.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-20.htm">Rules</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-20.htm">Statutes</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-20.htm">Stipulations</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-32.htm">Sure</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-20.htm">Testimonies</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 6</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/6-1.htm">The end of the law is obedience</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/6-3.htm">An exhortation thereto</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/6-20.htm">What they are to teach their children</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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The term "diligently" suggests a careful and persistent effort, highlighting the seriousness with which these commandments should be observed. In the historical context, the Israelites were on the brink of entering the Promised Land, and adherence to God's laws was crucial for their success and prosperity. This call to obedience is echoed throughout the Old Testament, such as in <a href="/joshua/1-8.htm">Joshua 1:8</a>, where meditation on the law is linked to prosperity and success. The commandments are not merely rules but are seen as a reflection of God's character and His will for His people.<p><b>and the testimonies and statutes He has given you.</b><br>"Testimonies" and "statutes" refer to specific aspects of the law given to Israel. Testimonies can be understood as the witness or evidence of God's covenant and His acts in history, such as the deliverance from Egypt. Statutes are the decrees or ordinances that God has established, which include moral, ceremonial, and civil laws. These terms together encompass the entirety of God's revealed will for His people. The historical context of Deuteronomy is a series of speeches by Moses, reiterating the law to a new generation of Israelites. This underscores the continuity and unchanging nature of God's requirements. Theologically, these laws point forward to the New Testament, where Jesus Christ fulfills the law (<a href="/matthew/5-17.htm">Matthew 5:17</a>) and establishes a new covenant, yet the moral imperatives remain relevant for guiding Christian conduct.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The author of Deuteronomy, delivering God's laws and commandments to the Israelites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, receiving the laws and commandments as they prepare to enter the Promised Land.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, who has given the commandments and statutes to His people.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/promised_land.htm">Promised Land</a></b><br>The land of Canaan, which the Israelites are about to enter, where they are to live according to God's laws.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/m/mount_sinai.htm">Mount Sinai</a></b><br>The place where God originally gave the Ten Commandments and other laws to Moses.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/diligence_in_obedience.htm">Diligence in Obedience</a></b><br>The Hebrew word for "diligently" (shamar) implies careful and attentive observance. Believers are called to be intentional and thorough in their obedience to God's commands.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/holistic_commitment.htm">Holistic Commitment</a></b><br>Keeping God's commandments involves the heart, mind, and actions. It is not merely about external compliance but an internal commitment to God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/covenant_relationship.htm">Covenant Relationship</a></b><br>Obedience to God's commandments is a response to the covenant relationship He has established with His people. It is an expression of love and loyalty to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/w/witness_to_the_world.htm">Witness to the World</a></b><br>By living according to God's statutes, believers serve as a testimony to the world of God's righteousness and holiness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consistency_in_faith.htm">Consistency in Faith</a></b><br>Just as the Israelites were to keep God's commandments consistently, believers today are called to live out their faith consistently in all areas of life.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 6</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_stoning_contradict_'do_not_kill'.htm">Does the prescribed stoning for blasphemy (Leviticus 24:14) contradict the Sixth Commandment against killing (Exodus 20:13)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_romans_6_14_align_with_mosaic_law.htm">Romans 6:14 claims believers are 'not under law but under grace.' How does this align with the Old Testament emphasis on strict adherence to the Mosaic Law?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_1_john_5_3_not_burdensome.htm">How does 1 John 5:3's statement that God's commands 'are not burdensome' align with numerous strict Old Testament laws?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_distinguishes_jews_from_gentiles.htm">What distinguishes Jews from Gentiles?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/6-17.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">You are to diligently</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁמ֣וֹר</span> <span class="translit">(šā·mō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8104.htm">Strong's 8104: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">keep</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּשְׁמְר֔וּן</span> <span class="translit">(tiš·mə·rūn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | Paragogic nun<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8104.htm">Strong's 8104: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the commandments</span><br /><span class="heb">מִצְוֺ֖ת</span> <span class="translit">(miṣ·wōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4687.htm">Strong's 4687: </a> </span><span class="str2">Commandment</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person 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">and the testimonies</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעֵדֹתָ֥יו</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘ê·ḏō·ṯāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5713.htm">Strong's 5713: </a> </span><span class="str2">Testimony, witness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and statutes</span><br /><span class="heb">וְחֻקָּ֖יו</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḥuq·qāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2706.htm">Strong's 2706: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something prescribed or owed, a statute</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He has commanded you.</span><br /><span class="heb">צִוָּֽךְ׃</span> <span class="translit">(ṣiw·wāḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | second person 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 /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/6-17.htm">Deuteronomy 6:17 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/6-17.htm">Deuteronomy 6:17 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/6-17.htm">Deuteronomy 6:17 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/6-17.htm">Deuteronomy 6:17 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/6-17.htm">Deuteronomy 6:17 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/6-17.htm">Deuteronomy 6:17 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/6-17.htm">Deuteronomy 6:17 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/6-17.htm">Deuteronomy 6:17 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/6-17.htm">Deuteronomy 6:17 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/6-17.htm">Deuteronomy 6:17 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/6-17.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 6:17 You shall diligently keep the commandments (Deut. 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