Deuteronomy 15 · Verse 5

Deuteronomy 15:5

Only if thou carefully hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe to do all these commandments which I command thee this day.
Deuteronomy 15:5, King James Version

Deuteronomy 15:5 in other translations

BSBif only you obey the LORD your God and are careful to follow all these commandments I am giving you today.
WEBif only you diligently listen to the LORD your God’s voice, to observe to do all this commandment which I command you today.
ASVif only thou diligently hearken unto the voice of Jehovah thy God, to observe to do all this commandment which I command thee this day.
YLT‘Only, if thou dost diligently hearken to the voice of Jehovah thy God, to observe to do all this command which I am commanding thee to-day,
DARBYif thou only diligently hearken unto the voice of Jehovah thy God, to take heed to do all this commandment which I command thee this day.
BBEIf only you give ear to the voice of the Lord your God, and take care to keep all these orders which I give you today.
WebsterOnly if thou shalt carefully hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all these commandments which I command thee this day.

What does Deuteronomy 15:5 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 15:1-11

This year of release typified the grace of the gospel, in which is proclaimed the acceptable year of the Lord; and by which we obtain the release of our debts, that is, the pardon of our sins. The law is spiritual, and lays restraints upon the thoughts of the heart. We mistake, if we think thoughts are free from God's knowledge and check. That is a wicked heart indeed, which raises evil thoughts from the good law of…

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Deuteronomy 15:5 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

רַ֚קrakonlyH7535
אִם\־'im-<if>H518
שָׁמ֣וֹעַsha.Mo.a'certainly [if] <listen>H8085
תִּשְׁמַ֔עtish.Ma'you will listenH8085
בְּק֖וֹלbe.Kolto [the] voice ofH6963
יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaGod yourH430
לִשְׁמֹ֤רlish.Morto take careH8104
לַעֲשׂוֹת֙la.'a.sOtto observeH6213
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
הַמִּצְוָ֣הha.mitz.Vahthe commandmentH4687
הַזֹּ֔אתha.Zot<the> thisH2063
אֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherwhichH834
אָנֹכִ֥י'a.no.KhiIH595
מְצַוְּךָ֖me.tza.ve.Kha[am] commanding youH6680
הַיּֽוֹם\׃hai.Yomthis dayH3117

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Cross references for Deuteronomy 15:5

  • Deuteronomy 28:1-15

    And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and 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: And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God. Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field. Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep. …

  • Joshua 1:7

    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 to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest.

  • Isaiah 1:19-20

    If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land: But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.

  • Philippians 1:27

    Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;

  • Leviticus 26:3-14

    If ye walk in my statutes, and keep my commandments, and do them; Then I will give you rain in due season, and the land shall yield her increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit. And your threshing shall reach unto the vintage, and the vintage shall reach unto the sowing time: and ye shall eat your bread to the full, and dwell in your land safely. And I will give peace in the land, and ye shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid: and I will rid evil beasts out of the land, neither shall the sword go through your land. …

  • Psalms 19:11

    Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward.

  • Deuteronomy 11:13-15

    And it shall come to pass, if ye shall hearken diligently unto my commandments which I command you this day, to love the Lord your God, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul, That I will give you the rain of your land in his due season, the first rain and the latter rain, that thou mayest gather in thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil. And I will send grass in thy fields for thy cattle, that thou mayest eat and be full.

  • Deuteronomy 4:9

    Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons’ sons;

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4:9; 11:13-15; 28:1-15; Le 26:3-14; Jos 1:7; Ps 19:11; Isa 1:19,20
Php 1:27

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Context

  • Deuteronomy 15:4

    Save when there shall be no poor among you; for the Lord shall greatly bless thee in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it:

  • Deuteronomy 15:5

    Only if thou carefully hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe to do all these commandments which I command thee this day.

  • Deuteronomy 15:6

    For the Lord thy God blesseth thee, as he promised thee: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, but thou shalt not borrow; and thou shalt reign over many nations, but they shall not reign over thee.

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Deuteronomy 15:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Si empero escuchares fielmente la voz de Jehová tu Dios, para guardar y cumplir todos estos mandamientos que yo te intimo hoy.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
pourvu seulement que tu écoutes attentivement la voix de l’ Éternel, ton Dieu, pour prendre garde à pratiquer tout ce commandement que je te commande aujourd’hui.
German
Elberfelder 1871
wenn du nur der Stimme Jehovas, deines Gottes, fleißig gehorchst, darauf zu achten, dieses ganze Gebot zu tun, das ich dir heute gebiete.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Si tamen audieris vocem Domini Dei tui, et custodieris universa quæ jussit, et quæ ego hodie præcipio tibi, benedicet tibi, ut pollicitus est.