Deuteronomy 10:20
Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God; him shalt thou serve, and to him shalt thou cleave, and swear by his name.
Deuteronomy 10:20 in other translations
| BSB | You are to fear the LORD your God and serve Him. Hold fast to Him and take your oaths in His name. |
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| WEB | You shall fear the LORD your God. You shall serve him. You shall cling to him, and you shall swear by his name. |
| ASV | Thou shalt fear Jehovah thy God; him shalt thou serve; and to him shalt thou cleave, and by his name shalt thou swear. |
| YLT | ‘Jehovah thy God thou dost fear, Him thou dost serve, and to Him thou dost cleave, and by His name thou dost swear. |
| DARBY | Thou shalt fear Jehovah thy God; him thou shalt serve, and unto him shalt thou cleave, and swear by his name. |
| BBE | Let the fear of the Lord your God be before you, give him worship and be true to him at all times, taking your oaths in his name. |
| Webster | Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God; him shalt thou serve, and to him shalt thou cleave, and swear by his name. |
What does Deuteronomy 10:20 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 10:10-22
10-22. Moses here resumes his address, and having made a passing allusion to the principal events in their history, concludes by exhorting them to fear the Lord and serve Him faithfully.
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 10:12-22
We are here taught our duty to God in our principles and our practices. We must fear the Lord our God. We must love him, and delight in communion with him. We must walk in the ways in which he has appointed us to walk. We must serve him with all our heart and soul. What we do in his service we must do cheerfully, and with good will. We must keep his commandments. There is true honour and pleasure in obedience. We…
Deuteronomy 10:20 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Deuteronomy 10:20
- Deuteronomy 6:13
Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name.
- Deuteronomy 13:4
Ye shall walk after the Lord your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him, and cleave unto him.
- Luke 4:8
And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
- Deuteronomy 11:22
For if ye shall diligently keep all these commandments which I command you, to do them, to love the Lord your God, to walk in all his ways, and to cleave unto him;
- Matthew 4:10
Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
- Psalms 63:11
But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that sweareth by him shall glory: but the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.
- Isaiah 45:23
I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, That unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.
- Deuteronomy 4:4
But ye that did cleave unto the Lord your God are alive every one of you this day.
- Joshua 23:8
But cleave unto the Lord your God, as ye have done unto this day.
- Romans 12:9
Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.
- Acts 11:23
Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Context
- Deuteronomy 10:19
Love ye therefore the stranger: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
- Deuteronomy 10:20
Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God; him shalt thou serve, and to him shalt thou cleave, and swear by his name.
- Deuteronomy 10:21
He is thy praise, and he is thy God, that hath done for thee these great and terrible things, which thine eyes have seen.
Deuteronomy 10:20 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | A Jehová tu Dios temerás, á él servirás, á él te allegarás, y por su nombre jurarás. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Tu craindras l’ Éternel, ton Dieu; tu le serviras, et tu t’attacheras à lui, et tu jureras par son nom. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Jehova, deinen Gott, sollst du fürchten, ihm sollst du dienen und ihm anhangen, und bei seinem Namen sollst du schwören. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Dominum Deum tuum timebis, et ei soli servies: ipsi adhærebis, jurabisque in nomine illius. |