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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/29.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/29.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Carefully follow the terms of this covenant, so that you may prosper in everything you do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/29.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“Therefore, obey the terms of this covenant so that you will prosper in everything you do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/29.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore keep the words of this covenant and do them, that you may prosper in all that you do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/29.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So keep and follow the words of this covenant, that you may prosper in all you do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/29.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Keep therefore the words of this covenant, and do them, that ye may prosper in all that ye do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/29.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Therefore keep the words of this covenant, and do them, that you may prosper in all that you do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/29.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So you will keep the words of this covenant and do them, in order that you may be successful in everything that you do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/29.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220So keep the words of this covenant to do them, that you may prosper in all that you do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/29.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“So keep the words of this covenant to do them, that you may prosper in all that you do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/29.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So you shall keep the words of this covenant to do them, that you may prosper in all that you do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/29.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So keep the words of this covenant and obey them, so that you may prosper <i>and</i> be successful in everything that you do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/29.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore, observe the words of this covenant and follow them, so that you will succeed in everything you do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/29.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore, observe the words of this covenant and follow them, so that you will succeed in everything you do.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/29.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Keep therefore the words of this covenant, and do them, that ye may prosper in all that ye do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/deuteronomy/29.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Israel, the LORD has made an agreement with you, and if you keep your part, you will be successful in everything you do. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/29.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Keep therefore the words of this covenant, and do them, that ye may prosper in all that ye do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/29.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Faithfully obey the terms of this promise. Then you will be successful in everything you do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/29.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Obey faithfully all the terms of this covenant, so that you will be successful in everything you do. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/29.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore, keep the terms of this covenant, carrying them out so that you'll be wise in everything you do."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/29.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So keep and follow the words of this covenant, that you may prosper in all you do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/29.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"Therefore, keep the terms of this covenant and obey them so that you may be successful in everything you do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/29.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Keep therefore the words of this covenant, and do them, that you may prosper in all that you do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/29.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Keep therefore the words of this covenant, and do them, that ye may prosper in all that ye do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/29.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Therefore keep the words of this covenant and do them, that you may prosper in all that you do. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/29.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and you have kept the words of this covenant and done them, so that you cause all that you do to prosper.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/29.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and ye have kept the words of this covenant, and done them, so that ye cause all that ye do to prosper.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/29.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And watch ye the words of this covenant, and do them, so that ye shall be circumspect in all things which ye shall do.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/29.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Keep therefore the words of this covenant, and fulfil them: that you may understand all that you do. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/29.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Therefore, keep the words of this covenant, and fulfill them, so that you may understand all that you are doing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/29.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Observe carefully the words of this covenant, therefore, in order that you may succeed in whatever you do. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/29.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore diligently observe the words of this covenant, in order that you may succeed in everything that you do.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/29.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Keep therefore the words of this covenant and do them, that you may prosper in all that you do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/29.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Keep the commandments of this Law and do them, that you will be offering the best of everything that you are doing.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/29.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Observe therefore the words of this covenant, and do them, that ye may make all that ye do to prosper.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/29.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And ye shall take heed to do all the words of this covenant, that ye may understand all things that ye shall do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/29-9.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=8106" 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/29.htm">The Covenant in Moab</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">8</span>We took their land and gave it as an inheritance to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh. <span class="reftext">9</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 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/6213.htm" title="6213: wa·‘ă·śî·ṯem (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2mp) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">and follow</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: diḇ·rê (N-mpc) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">the words</a> <a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: haz·zōṯ (Art:: Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this.">of this</a> <a href="/hebrew/1285.htm" title="1285: hab·bə·rîṯ (Art:: N-fs) -- A covenant. From barah (like bara'); a compact.">covenant,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯām (DirObjM:: 3mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4616.htm" title="4616: lə·ma·‘an (Conj) -- From anah; properly, heed, i.e. Purpose; used only adverbially, on account of, teleologically, in order that.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/7919.htm" title="7919: taś·kî·lū (V-Hifil-Imperf-2mp) -- To be, circumspect, intelligent. A primitive root; to be circumspect and hence, intelligent.">you may prosper</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’êṯ (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">in all</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/6213.htm" title="6213: ta·‘ă·śūn (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp:: Pn) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">you do.</a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>All of you are standing today before the LORD your God—you leaders of tribes, elders, officials, and all the men of Israel,…<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 1:7-8</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. / This Book of the Law must not depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. For then you will prosper and succeed in all you do.<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="/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="/matthew/7-24.htm">Matthew 7:24-27</a></span><br />Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. / The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because its foundation was on the rock. / But everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/3-1.htm">Proverbs 3:1-4</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. / Never let loving devotion or faithfulness leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/2-3.htm">1 Kings 2:3-4</a></span><br />And keep the charge of the LORD your God to walk in His ways and to keep His statutes, commandments, ordinances, and decrees, as written in the Law of Moses, so that you may prosper in all you do and wherever you turn, / and so that the LORD may fulfill His promise to me: ‘If your descendants take heed to walk faithfully before Me with all their heart and soul, you will never fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/14-21.htm">John 14:21</a></span><br />Whoever has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me. The one who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and reveal Myself to him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/31-21.htm">2 Chronicles 31:21</a></span><br />He acted with all his heart in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law and the commandments, in order to seek his God. And so he prospered.<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="/psalms/119-1.htm">Psalm 119:1-2</a></span><br />Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the Law of the LORD. / Blessed are those who keep His testimonies and seek Him with all their heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/2-3.htm">1 John 2:3-5</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:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/8-13.htm">Nehemiah 8:13-17</a></span><br />On the second day of the month, the heads of all the families, along with the priests and Levites, gathered around Ezra the scribe to study the words of the Law. / And they found written in the Law, which the LORD had commanded through Moses, that the Israelites were to dwell in booths during the feast of the seventh month, / and that they should proclaim this message and spread it throughout their towns and in Jerusalem, saying, “Go out to the hill country and bring back branches of olive, wild olive, myrtle, palm, and other leafy trees, to make booths, as it is written.” ...<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="/2_kings/18-6.htm">2 Kings 18:6-7</a></span><br />He remained faithful to the LORD and did not turn from following Him; he kept the commandments that the LORD had given Moses. / And the LORD was with Hezekiah, and he prospered wherever he went. He rebelled against the king of Assyria and refused to serve him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/3-16.htm">Colossians 3:16-17</a></span><br />Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God. / And whatever you do, in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Keep therefore the words of this covenant, and do them, that you may prosper in all that you do.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/29-1.htm">Deuteronomy 29:1</a></b></br> These <i>are</i> the words of the covenant, which the LORD commanded Moses to make with the children of Israel in the land of Moab, beside the covenant which he made with them in Horeb.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/4-6.htm">Deuteronomy 4:6</a></b></br> Keep therefore and do <i>them</i>; for this <i>is</i> your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation <i>is</i> a wise and understanding people.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/1-7.htm">Joshua 1:7</a></b></br> Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it <i>to</i> the right hand or <i>to</i> the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/29-1.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-58.htm">Careful</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-58.htm">Carefully</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-5.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-1.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-33.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-58.htm">Observe</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-63.htm">Prosper</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-1.htm">Terms</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-1.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/29-12.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-46.htm">Careful</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/31-12.htm">Carefully</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-12.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-12.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-10.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-29.htm">Observe</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-5.htm">Prosper</a> <a href="/1_kings/5-1.htm">Terms</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-19.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 29</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/29-1.htm">Moses exhorts them to obedience, reminding of the works they had seen</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/29-10.htm">All are presented before the Lord to enter into his covenant</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/29-18.htm">The great wrath on him who flatters himself in his wickedness</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/29-29.htm">Secret things belong unto 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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The covenant refers to the agreement between God and the Israelites, established at Mount Sinai and renewed on the plains of Moab. Obedience to the covenant is not merely a legalistic requirement but a relational commitment to God. The Hebrew word for "keep" implies guarding or protecting, suggesting that the Israelites are to treasure and uphold God's commands. This call to obedience is echoed in other parts of Scripture, such as <a href="/joshua/1-8.htm">Joshua 1:8</a>, where meditating on and following the law is linked to success.<p><b>that you may prosper in all you do</b><br>Prosperity here is not limited to material wealth but encompasses well-being, success, and fulfillment in life. In the ancient Near Eastern context, prosperity was often seen as a sign of divine favor. The promise of prosperity is contingent upon obedience, reflecting the covenantal relationship where blessings follow faithfulness. This concept is reiterated in passages like <a href="/psalms/1.htm">Psalm 1:1-3</a>, where the righteous man who delights in the law of the Lord is likened to a fruitful tree. The idea of prosperity also points forward to the ultimate fulfillment in Christ, who brings spiritual prosperity and eternal life to those who follow Him.<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 message to the people. He is reiterating the covenant 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 covenant and are being instructed to obey it.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/moab.htm">Moab</a></b><br>The location where Moses is delivering this message, as the Israelites are on the brink of entering the Promised Land.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/covenant.htm">Covenant</a></b><br>The agreement between God and the Israelites, which includes laws and commandments that they are to follow.<br><br>5. <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.<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 keeping and obeying God's covenant. Obedience is not just about following rules but is a response to God's faithfulness and love.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/prosperity_through_obedience.htm">Prosperity through Obedience</a></b><br>The promise of prosperity is linked to obedience. This prosperity is not merely material but encompasses spiritual well-being and fulfillment in God's purpose.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/covenant_relationship.htm">Covenant Relationship</a></b><br>The covenant is a relationship between God and His people. It requires commitment and faithfulness, reflecting God's unwavering commitment to His people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/holistic_success.htm">Holistic Success</a></b><br>True success is defined by alignment with God's will and purposes. It involves every aspect of life, including spiritual, relational, and material dimensions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/continuity_of_god's_promises.htm">Continuity of God's Promises</a></b><br>The covenant and its promises are part of a larger account of God's redemptive plan, which continues through the New Testament and is fulfilled in Christ.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_29.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 29</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_god_comfort_those_who_mourn.htm">How does loyalty reflect God's faithfulness to us?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_advise_peace_in_a_pagan_land.htm">In Jeremiah 29:4-7, how can God instruct his people to settle peacefully in a pagan land while other passages command separation from foreign nations?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_withhold_clarity,_then_blame.htm">(Deut 29:4) Why would God withhold understanding and clarity from His people, then hold them responsible for disobedience?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_prima_scriptura_mean.htm">What is the Bible's view on prosperity?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/deuteronomy/29.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) <span class= "bld">Keep therefore the words of this covenant . . . that ye may prosper.</span>--Comp. <a href="/joshua/1-8.htm" title="This book of the law shall not depart out of your mouth; but you shall meditate therein day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then you shall make your way prosperous, and then you shall have good success.">Joshua 1:8</a> (Note); <a href="/psalms/1-3.htm" title="And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatever he does shall prosper.">Psalm 1:3</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/deuteronomy/29.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">That ye may prosper in all that ye do.</span> The verb here used (<span class="hebrew">הִשְׂכִּיל</span>) means primarily to look at, to consider or attend to, hence to become intelligent, to be prudent, to act wisely, and so to have success, to prosper. It is the prosperity which comes from wise and prudent action that God commends to his people (cf. <a href="/joshua/1-7.htm">Joshua 1:7, 8</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/29-9.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 keep</span><br /><span class="heb">וּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֗ם</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">and follow</span><br /><span class="heb">וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(wa·‘ă·śî·ṯem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural<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">the words</span><br /><span class="heb">דִּבְרֵי֙</span> <span class="translit">(diḇ·rê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<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">of this</span><br /><span class="heb">הַזֹּ֔את</span> <span class="translit">(haz·zōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, </span><br /><br /><span class="word">covenant,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַבְּרִ֣ית</span> <span class="translit">(hab·bə·rîṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1285.htm">Strong's 1285: </a> </span><span class="str2">A covenant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="heb">לְמַ֣עַן</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ma·‘an)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4616.htm">Strong's 4616: </a> </span><span class="str2">Purpose -- intent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you may prosper</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּשְׂכִּ֔ילוּ</span> <span class="translit">(taś·kî·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7919.htm">Strong's 7919: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be, circumspect, intelligent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">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">you do.</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּעֲשֽׂוּן׃</span> <span class="translit">(ta·‘ă·śūn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | Paragogic nun<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/29-9.htm">Deuteronomy 29:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/29-9.htm">Deuteronomy 29:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/29-9.htm">Deuteronomy 29:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/29-9.htm">Deuteronomy 29:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/29-9.htm">Deuteronomy 29:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/29-9.htm">Deuteronomy 29:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/29-9.htm">Deuteronomy 29:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/29-9.htm">Deuteronomy 29:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/29-9.htm">Deuteronomy 29:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/29-9.htm">Deuteronomy 29:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/29-9.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 29:9 Keep therefore the words of this covenant (Deut. 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