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You shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So be careful to do as the LORD your God has commanded you; you are not to turn aside to the right or to the left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Therefore you shall be careful to do as the LORD your God has commanded you; you shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So you shall be careful to do just as the LORD your God has commanded you; you shall not turn aside to the right or to the left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220So you shall observe to do just as the LORD your God has commanded you; you shall not turn aside to the right or to the left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“So you shall observe to do just as the LORD your God has commanded you; you shall not turn aside to the right or to the left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So you shall be careful to do just as Yahweh your God has commanded you; you shall not turn aside to the right or to the left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Therefore you shall pay attention <i>and</i> be careful to do just as the LORD your God has commanded you; you shall not turn aside to the right or to the left [deviating from My commandments].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Be careful to do as the LORD your God has commanded you; you are not to turn aside to the right or the left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Be careful to do as the LORD your God has commanded you; you are not to turn aside to the right or the left. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Ye shall observe to do therefore as Jehovah your God hath commanded you: ye shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/deuteronomy/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Israel, you must carefully obey the LORD's commands. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />So be careful to do what the LORD your God has commanded you. Never stop living this way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"People of Israel, be sure that you do everything that the LORD your God has commanded you. Do not disobey any of his laws. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />You must be careful to do what the LORD your God commanded you, turning neither to the left nor to the right. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So be careful to do as the LORD your God has commanded you; you are not to turn aside to the right or to the left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Be careful, therefore, to do exactly what the LORD your God has commanded you; do not turn right or left!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You shall observe to do therefore as the LORD your God has commanded you: you shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You shall observe to do therefore as Yahweh your God has commanded you. You shall not turn away to the right hand or to the left. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And you have observed to do as your God YHWH has commanded you, you do not turn aside [to] the right or left;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'And ye have observed to do as Jehovah your God hath commanded you, ye turn not aside -- right or left;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And watch ye to do as Jehovah your God commanded right: ye shall not turn aside to the right and to the left.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Keep therefore and do the things which the Lord God hath commanded you: you shall not go aside neither to the right hand, nor to the left. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And so, keep and do the things which the Lord God has commanded you. You shall not turn aside, neither to the right, nor to the left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Be careful, therefore, to do as the LORD, your God, has commanded you, not turning aside to the right or to the left,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You must therefore be careful to do as the LORD your God has commanded you; you shall not turn to the right or to the left.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />You must observe and do therefore as the LORD your God has commanded you; you shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Keep and do as LORD JEHOVAH your God commanded you and do not turn away, not to the right, neither to the left.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And ye shall take heed to do as the Lord thy God commanded thee; ye shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/5-32.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=1917" 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/5.htm">Moses Intercedes for the People</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">31</span>But you stand here with Me, that I may speak to you all the commandments and statutes and ordinances you are to teach them to follow in the land that I am giving them to possess.” <span class="reftext">32</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8104.htm" title="8104: ū·šə·mar·tem (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2mp) -- To keep, watch, preserve. A primitive root; properly, to hedge about, i.e. Guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.">So be careful</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: la·‘ă·śō·wṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">to do</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ka·’ă·šer (Prep-k:: Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">as</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·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/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ·ḵem (DirObjM:: 2mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6680.htm" title="6680: ṣiw·wāh (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order. A primitive root; to constitute, enjoin.">has commanded you;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">you are not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5493.htm" title="5493: ṯā·su·rū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- To turn aside. Or suwr; a primitive root; to turn off.">to 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·mōl (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- The left. ">or to the left.</a> </span><span class="reftext">33</span>You must walk in all the ways that the LORD your God has commanded you, so that you may live and prosper and prolong your days in the land that you will possess.…<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="/deuteronomy/28-14.htm">Deuteronomy 28:14</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="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="/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="/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="/1_kings/15-5.htm">1 Kings 15:5</a></span><br />For David had done what was right in the eyes of the LORD and had not turned aside from anything the LORD commanded all the days of his life, except in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.<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="/deuteronomy/17-20.htm">Deuteronomy 17:20</a></span><br />Then his heart will not be exalted above his countrymen, and he will not turn aside from the commandment, to the right or to the left, in order that he and his sons may reign many years over his kingdom in Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/6-1.htm">Deuteronomy 6:1-2</a></span><br />These are the commandments and statutes and ordinances that the LORD your God has instructed me to teach you to follow in the land that you are about to enter and possess, / so that you and your children and grandchildren may fear the LORD your God all the days of your lives by keeping all His statutes and commandments that I give you, and so that your days may be prolonged.<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="/luke/1-6.htm">Luke 1:6</a></span><br />Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and decrees of the Lord.<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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-22.htm">James 1:22</a></span><br />Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/2-3.htm">1 John 2:3-6</a></span><br />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><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">You shall observe to do therefore as the LORD your God has commanded you: you shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.</p><p class="hdg">observe</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/6-3.htm">Deuteronomy 6:3,25</a></b></br> Hear therefore, O Israel, and observe to do <i>it</i>; 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… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/8-1.htm">Deuteronomy 8:1</a></b></br> All the commandments which I command thee this day shall ye observe to do, that ye may live, and multiply, and go in and possess the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/11-32.htm">Deuteronomy 11:32</a></b></br> And ye shall observe to do all the statutes and judgments which I set before you this day.</p><p class="hdg">ye shall not</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/4-1.htm">Deuteronomy 4:1,2</a></b></br> Now therefore hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the judgments, which I teach you, for to do <i>them</i>, that ye may live, and go in and possess the land which the LORD God of your fathers giveth you… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/12-32.htm">Deuteronomy 12:32</a></b></br> What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/17-20.htm">Deuteronomy 17:20</a></b></br> That his heart be not lifted up above his brethren, and that he turn not aside from the commandment, <i>to</i> the right hand, or <i>to</i> the left: to the end that he may prolong <i>his</i> days in his kingdom, he, and his children, in the midst of Israel.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/4-23.htm">Care</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-1.htm">Careful</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-16.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-15.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-23.htm">Heed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-31.htm">Observe</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-1.htm">Observed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-31.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-8.htm">Right</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-30.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-27.htm">Turning</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-27.htm">Whatever</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/6-3.htm">Care</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-3.htm">Careful</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-33.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-8.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-12.htm">Heed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-1.htm">Observe</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-32.htm">Observed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-1.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-18.htm">Right</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-4.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-26.htm">Turning</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/12-8.htm">Whatever</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 5</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/5-1.htm">The covenant in Horeb</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/5-6.htm">The ten commandments</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/5-23.htm">At the people's request Moses receives the law from God</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 context of Deuteronomy, Moses is reiterating the law to the Israelites as they prepare to enter the Promised Land. The call to be "careful" suggests a diligent and intentional effort to follow God's instructions. This reflects the covenant relationship between God and Israel, where obedience is a response to God's faithfulness and love. The phrase also echoes the Shema (<a href="/deuteronomy/6-4.htm">Deuteronomy 6:4-9</a>), which calls for wholehearted devotion to God. In the New Testament, Jesus affirms the importance of obedience to God's commandments as an expression of love (<a href="/john/14-15.htm">John 14:15</a>).<p><b>you are not to turn aside to the right or to the left.</b><br>This imagery of not turning aside symbolizes staying on the path of righteousness and truth. It suggests a straight and narrow path, reminiscent of the way described in <a href="/proverbs/4-27.htm">Proverbs 4:27</a>, which advises not to swerve from the path of wisdom. The phrase implies a steadfast commitment to God's ways, avoiding distractions or deviations that lead to sin or idolatry. Historically, this was crucial for the Israelites, who were surrounded by pagan nations with different customs and gods. In a broader biblical context, this concept is echoed in the teachings of Jesus, who speaks of the narrow gate that leads to life (<a href="/matthew/7-13.htm">Matthew 7:13-14</a>). The idea of not turning aside also points to the unwavering faithfulness of Jesus Christ, who perfectly fulfilled the law and remained obedient to the Father’s will.<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 is delivering God's commandments to the people. He serves as a mediator between God and Israel.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, who are receiving the law and commandments as they prepare to enter the Promised Land.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/mount_sinai.htm">Mount Sinai</a></b><br>Although not directly mentioned in this verse, it is the place where Moses received the Ten Commandments from God, which are being reiterated in Deuteronomy.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_promised_land.htm">The Promised Land</a></b><br>The land of Canaan, which the Israelites are about to enter, contingent upon their obedience to God's commands.<br><br>5. <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 expects obedience from His people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_commands.htm">Obedience to God's Commands</a></b><br>The verse emphasizes the importance of careful obedience to God's instructions. This requires diligence and a commitment to follow God's ways without deviation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/avoiding_distractions.htm">Avoiding Distractions</a></b><br>The instruction to not turn aside to the right or left suggests the need to avoid distractions and temptations that can lead us away from God's path.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_path_of_righteousness.htm">The Path of Righteousness</a></b><br>Staying on the path God has set is crucial for spiritual growth and receiving His blessings. This involves a conscious effort to align our actions with His will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consistency_in_faith.htm">Consistency in Faith</a></b><br>Just as the Israelites were called to consistent obedience, Christians today are called to live out their faith consistently, reflecting God's character in their daily lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_scripture.htm">The Role of Scripture</a></b><br>God's word serves as a guide for life, providing direction and wisdom. Regular engagement with Scripture is essential for understanding and applying God's commands.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 5</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_platinum_rule.htm">What is wholehearted service to God?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_obeying_parents.htm">What does the Bible instruct about obeying parents?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_deut._6_5_negate_free_will.htm">If Deuteronomy 6:5 commands total love for God, doesn't this undermine genuine free will by requiring absolute devotion?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_loving_the_lord_fully.htm">What is loving the Lord with all your being?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/deuteronomy/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 32, 33.</span> - Moses winds up this part of his discourse by exhorting them to observe and do all God's commandments, not in any way departing from that course of action to which he had called them, that they might live, and it should be well with them in the land they were about to possess. <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 32.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">To the right hand or to the left</span>. "This signifieth an exact care to walk in God's Law, as in the highway, from which men may not turn aside, as in <a href="/deuteronomy/2-27.htm">Deuteronomy 2:27</a>" (Ainsworth); cf. <a href="/deuteronomy/17-11.htm">Deuteronomy 17:11, 20</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/28-14.htm">Deuteronomy 28:14</a>; <a href="/joshua/1-7.htm">Joshua 1:7</a>; <a href="/proverbs/4-27.htm">Proverbs 4:27</a>; <a href="/isaiah/30-21.htm">Isaiah 30:21</a>. "To receive what God enjoins is only half obedience; it belongs thereto also that nothing be required beyond this. We must not desire to be more righteous than as we are taught by the Law" (Calvin). <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/5-32.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">So be careful</span><br /><span class="heb">וּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֣ם</span> <span class="translit">(ū·šə·mar·tem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural<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">to do</span><br /><span class="heb">לַעֲשׂ֔וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(la·‘ă·śō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(ka·’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֥ה</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">אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם</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">has commanded you;</span><br /><span class="heb">צִוָּ֛ה</span> <span class="translit">(ṣiw·wāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third 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 /><br /><span class="word">you are not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">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">to turn aside</span><br /><span class="heb">תָסֻ֖רוּ</span> <span class="translit">(ṯā·su·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural<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">יָמִ֥ין</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">וּשְׂמֹֽאל׃</span> <span class="translit">(ū·śə·mōl)</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 /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/5-32.htm">Deuteronomy 5:32 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/5-32.htm">Deuteronomy 5:32 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/5-32.htm">Deuteronomy 5:32 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/5-32.htm">Deuteronomy 5:32 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/5-32.htm">Deuteronomy 5:32 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/5-32.htm">Deuteronomy 5:32 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/5-32.htm">Deuteronomy 5:32 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/5-32.htm">Deuteronomy 5:32 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/5-32.htm">Deuteronomy 5:32 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/5-32.htm">Deuteronomy 5:32 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/5-32.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 5:32 You shall observe to do therefore as (Deut. 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