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Today I am giving you a choice between life and death, between prosperity and disaster.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/30.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“See, I have set before you today life and good, death and evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/30.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />See, I have set before you today life and prosperity, as well as death and disaster.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/30.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/30.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“See, I have set before you today life and good, death and evil,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/30.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“See, I have placed before you today life and happiness, and death and adversity,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/30.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220See, I have set before you today life and prosperity, and death and adversity;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/30.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“See, I have set before you today life and prosperity, and death and adversity;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/30.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“See, I have set before you today life and prosperity, and death and calamity;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/30.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Listen closely, I have set before you today life and prosperity (good), and death and adversity (evil);<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/30.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />See, today I have set before you life and prosperity, death and adversity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/30.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />See, today I have set before you life and prosperity, death and adversity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/30.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/deuteronomy/30.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Today I am giving you a choice. You can choose life and success or death and disaster. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/30.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/30.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Today I offer you life and prosperity or death and destruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/30.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"Today I am giving you a choice between good and evil, between life and death. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/30.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Look! Today I have set before you life and what is good, along with death and what is evil. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/30.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"Look! I have set before you today life and prosperity on the one hand, and death and disaster on the other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/30.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Look, I have set before you this day life and good, and death and evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/30.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil;<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/30.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />See, I have set before you today life and prosperity, as well as death and disaster.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/30.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Behold, I have set before you today life and prosperity, and death and evil. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/30.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />See, today I have set before you life and good, and death and evil,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/30.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'See, I have set before thee to-day life and good, and death and evil,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/30.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />See, I gave before thy face this day the life and the good, and the death and the evil;<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/30.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Consider that I have set before thee this day life and good, and on the other hand death and evil: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/30.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Consider what I have set forth in your sight this day, life and good, or, on the opposite side, death and evil,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/30.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />See, I have today set before you life and good, death and evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/30.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />See, I have set before you today life and prosperity, death and adversity.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/30.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />See, I have set before you this day life and good, and death and misfortunes;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/30.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />See, I have put before you today, life and death and goodness and evil.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/30.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/30.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Behold, I have set before thee this day life and death, good and evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/30-15.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=8490" 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/30.htm">The Choice of Life or Death</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">14</span>But the word is very near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart, so that you may obey it. <span class="reftext">15</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: rə·’êh (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">See,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: nā·ṯat·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">I have set</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lə·p̄ā·ne·ḵā (Prep-l:: N-cpc:: 2ms) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before 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/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2416.htm" title="2416: ha·ḥay·yîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life. From chayah; alive; hence, raw; fresh, strong; also life, whether literally or figuratively.">life</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/2896.htm" title="2896: haṭ·ṭō·wḇ (Art:: N-ms) -- Pleasant, agreeable, good.">and goodness,</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.">as well as</a> <a href="/hebrew/4194.htm" title="4194: ham·mā·weṯ (Art:: N-ms) -- Death. From muwth; death; concretely, the dead, their place or state; figuratively, pestilence, ruin.">death</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/7451.htm" title="7451: hā·rā‘ (Art:: Adj-ms) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">and disaster.</a> </span><span class="reftext">16</span>For I am commanding you today to love the LORD your God, to walk in His ways, and to keep His commandments, statutes, and ordinances, so that you may live and increase, and the LORD your God may bless you in the land that you are entering to 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/24-15.htm">Joshua 24:15</a></span><br />But if it is unpleasing in your sight to serve the LORD, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/4-10.htm">Proverbs 4:10-13</a></span><br />Listen, my son, and receive my words, and the years of your life will be many. / I will guide you in the way of wisdom; I will lead you on straight paths. / When you walk, your steps will not be impeded; when you run, you will not stumble. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/21-8.htm">Jeremiah 21:8</a></span><br />Furthermore, you are to tell this people that this is what the LORD says: ‘Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-19.htm">Isaiah 1:19-20</a></span><br />If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the best of the land. / But if you resist and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/18-30.htm">Ezekiel 18:30-32</a></span><br />Therefore, O house of Israel, I will judge you, each according to his ways, declares the Lord GOD. Repent and turn from all your transgressions, so that your iniquity will not become your downfall. / Cast away from yourselves all the transgressions you have committed, and fashion for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, O house of Israel? / For I take no pleasure in anyone’s death, declares the Lord GOD. So repent and live!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/1-1.htm">Psalm 1:1-3</a></span><br />Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers. / But his delight is in the Law of the LORD, and on His law he meditates day and night. / He is like a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in season, whose leaf does not wither, and who prospers in all he does.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/18-21.htm">1 Kings 18:21</a></span><br />Then Elijah approached all the people and said, “How long will you waver between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow Him. But if Baal is God, follow him.” But the people did not answer a word.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/8-35.htm">Proverbs 8:35-36</a></span><br />For whoever finds me finds life and obtains the favor of the LORD. / But he who fails to find me harms himself; all who hate me love death.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-6.htm">Isaiah 55:6-7</a></span><br />Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near. / Let the wicked man forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/7-14.htm">2 Chronicles 7:14</a></span><br />and if My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land.<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="/john/14-6.htm">John 14:6</a></span><br />Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/6-23.htm">Romans 6:23</a></span><br />For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/6-7.htm">Galatians 6:7-8</a></span><br />Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return. / The one who sows to please his flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; but the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/3-16.htm">John 3:16-18</a></span><br />For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. / For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him. / Whoever believes in Him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe has already been condemned, because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">See, I have set before you this day life and good, and death and evil;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/30-1.htm">Deuteronomy 30:1,19</a></b></br> And it shall come to pass, when all these things are come upon thee, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before thee, and thou shalt call <i>them</i> to mind among all the nations, whither the LORD thy God hath driven thee, … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/11-26.htm">Deuteronomy 11:26</a></b></br> Behold, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/28-1.htm">Deuteronomy 28:1</a></b></br> And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe <i>and</i> 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:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/29-21.htm">Adversity</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-31.htm">Death</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-61.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-21.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-6.htm">Life</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-47.htm">Prosperity</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-11.htm">Today</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-11.htm">To-Day</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/judges/10-14.htm">Adversity</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-19.htm">Death</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-18.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/31-18.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-19.htm">Life</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-32.htm">Prosperity</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-16.htm">Today</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-19.htm">To-Day</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 30</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/30-1.htm">Great mercies promised unto the penitent</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/30-11.htm">The commandment is manifest</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/30-15.htm">Death and life are set before them</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'; </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><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <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> <br /><br /> </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/30.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/30.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>See, I have set before you today</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the immediacy and urgency of the decision that the Israelites must make. It reflects the covenantal context in which Moses is speaking to the people of Israel as they prepare to enter the Promised Land. The use of "today" underscores the present moment of decision, a recurring theme in Deuteronomy, which often calls for immediate obedience and commitment to God's commandments.<p><b>life and prosperity</b><br>"Life" in this context refers not only to physical existence but also to a quality of life that includes spiritual well-being and alignment with God's will. "Prosperity" is often understood as material blessings, but it also encompasses peace, security, and fulfillment in the land God promised to the patriarchs. This promise of life and prosperity is contingent upon obedience to God's laws, as outlined in the preceding chapters of Deuteronomy. The blessings are a continuation of the covenant promises made to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.<p><b>as well as death and disaster</b><br>The contrast with "life and prosperity" highlights the consequences of disobedience. "Death" here can be understood both literally and spiritually, indicating separation from God and the loss of His blessings. "Disaster" refers to the curses and calamities that would befall Israel if they turned away from God, as detailed in <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a>. This duality of blessing and curse is a central theme in Deuteronomy, reflecting the covenantal relationship between God and Israel. The choice between life and death is a foreshadowing of the ultimate choice humanity faces regarding faith in Jesus Christ, who offers eternal life.<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 delivers God's message to the people. He is the central human figure in the Book of Deuteronomy, acting 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 on the brink of entering the Promised Land. They are the recipients of the covenant and the laws given by God through Moses.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/promised_land.htm">Promised Land</a></b><br>The land of Canaan, which God promised to Abraham and his descendants. It represents a place of blessing and fulfillment of God's promises.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/covenant_renewal.htm">Covenant Renewal</a></b><br>The event where Moses reiterates the laws and the covenant to the new generation of Israelites before they enter the Promised Land.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/m/mount_nebo.htm">Mount Nebo</a></b><br>The location from which Moses delivers his final speeches, including the message in <a href="/deuteronomy/30-15.htm">Deuteronomy 30:15</a>, before his death.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_choice.htm">The Power of Choice</a></b><br>God grants us the freedom to choose between life and prosperity or death and disaster. Our choices have significant spiritual and practical consequences.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_and_blessing.htm">Obedience and Blessing</a></b><br>Obedience to God's commandments leads to life and prosperity. This principle is timeless and applies to our daily walk with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/covenant_relationship.htm">Covenant Relationship</a></b><br>The choice presented is within the context of a covenant relationship with God. Understanding our covenant with God through Christ is crucial for making the right choices.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_disobedience.htm">Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>Just as the Israelites faced consequences for disobedience, we too must be aware of the spiritual and practical repercussions of turning away from God's path.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/renewal_and_commitment.htm">Renewal and Commitment</a></b><br>Regularly renewing our commitment to God and His ways is essential for maintaining a vibrant and prosperous spiritual life.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_30.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 30</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_deut._30_15-20_reflect_israel's_reality.htm">In light of repeated historical failures to permanently keep the covenant (Deuteronomy 30:15–20), does this passage accurately reflect real-world outcomes for Israel?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_deuteronomistic_history.htm">What is the Deuteronomistic History?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_good_and_evil.htm">What defines the knowledge of good and evil?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_free_will.htm">What is the Bible's perspective on free will?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/deuteronomy/30.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 15-20.</span> - Moses concludes by solemnly adjuring the people, as he had set before them, in his proclamation of the Law and in his preaching, good and evil, life and death, to choose the former and eschew the latter, to love and serve the Lord which is life, and to shun apostasy and disobedience which are death (cf. <a href="/deuteronomy/11-26.htm">Deuteronomy 11:26, 27</a>). Ver. 17. - (Cf. <a href="/deuteronomy/4-19.htm">Deuteronomy 4:19</a>.) Ver. 19. - (Cf. <a href="/deuteronomy/4-26.htm">Deuteronomy 4:26</a>.) <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/30-15.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">See,</span><br /><span class="heb">רְאֵ֨ה</span> <span class="translit">(rə·’êh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I have set</span><br /><span class="heb">נָתַ֤תִּי</span> <span class="translit">(nā·ṯat·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">before you</span><br /><span class="heb">לְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙</span> <span class="translit">(lə·p̄ā·ne·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">today</span><br /><span class="heb">הַיּ֔וֹם</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">life</span><br /><span class="heb">הַֽחַיִּ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(ha·ḥay·yîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2416.htm">Strong's 2416: </a> </span><span class="str2">Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and prosperity,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַטּ֑וֹב</span> <span class="translit">(haṭ·ṭō·wḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2896.htm">Strong's 2896: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pleasant, agreeable, good</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as well as</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֶת־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’eṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker<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">death</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמָּ֖וֶת</span> <span class="translit">(ham·mā·weṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4194.htm">Strong's 4194: </a> </span><span class="str2">Death, the dead, their place, state, pestilence, ruin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and disaster.</span><br /><span class="heb">הָרָֽע׃</span> <span class="translit">(hā·rā‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bad, evil</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/30-15.htm">Deuteronomy 30:15 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/30-15.htm">Deuteronomy 30:15 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/30-15.htm">Deuteronomy 30:15 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/30-15.htm">Deuteronomy 30:15 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/30-15.htm">Deuteronomy 30:15 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/30-15.htm">Deuteronomy 30:15 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/30-15.htm">Deuteronomy 30:15 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/30-15.htm">Deuteronomy 30:15 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/30-15.htm">Deuteronomy 30:15 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/30-15.htm">Deuteronomy 30:15 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/30-15.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 30:15 Behold I have set before you this (Deut. 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