Deuteronomy 6:2 - Forerunner Commentary

Deuteronomy 6:2

The Greatest Commandment

1 “Now this is ^athe commandment, and these are the statutes and judgments which the Lord your God has commanded to teach you, that you may observe them in the land which you are crossing over to possess,

2 ^athat you may fear the Lord your God, to keep all His statutes and His commandments which I command you, you and your son and your grandson, all the days of your life, ^band that your days may be prolonged.

3 Therefore hear, O Israel, and be careful to observe it, that it may be well with you, and that you may ^amultiply greatly ^bas the Lord God of your fathers has promised you—^c‘a land flowing with milk and honey.’

4 ^a“Hear, O Israel:¹ The Lord our God, the Lord is one!

5 ^aYou shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, ^bwith all your soul, and with all your strength.

6 “And ^athese words which I command you today shall be in your heart.

7 ^aYou shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up.

8 ^aYou shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes.

9 ^aYou shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.

Caution Against Disobedience

10 “So it shall be, when the Lord your God brings you into the land of which He¹ swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give you large and beautiful cities ^awhich you did not build,

11 houses full of all good things, which you did not fill, hewn-out wells which you did not dig, vineyards and olive trees which you did not plant—^awhen you have eaten and are full—

12 then beware, lest you forget the ^aLord who brought you out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.

13 You shall ^afear the Lord your God and serve Him, and ^bshall take oaths in His name.

14 You shall not go after other gods, ^athe gods of the peoples who are all around you

15 (for ^athe Lord your God is a jealous God ^bamong you), lest the anger of the Lord your God be aroused against you and destroy you from the face of the earth.

16 ^a“You shall not¹ tempt the Lord your God ^bas you tempted Him in Massah.

Verse Comparison: Deuteronomy 6:2

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American Standard Version
that thou mightest fear Jehovah thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son's son, all the days of thy life; and that thy days may be prolonged.

Amplified® Bible
That you may [reverently] fear the Lord your God, you and your son and your son's son, and keep all His statutes and His commandments which I command you all the days of your life, and that your days may be prolonged.

Contemporary English Version
And if you and your descendants want to live a long time, you must always worship the LORD and obey his laws.

Darby English Version
that thou mayest fear Jehovah thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son's son, all the days of thy life; and that thy days may be prolonged.

Good News Bible
As long as you live, you and your descendants are to honor the LORD your God and obey all his laws that I am giving you, so that you may live in that land a long time.

King James Version
That thou mightest fear the LORD thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son's son, all the days of thy life; and that thy days may be prolonged.

New American Standard Bible
so that you and your son and your grandson might fear the LORD your God, to keep all His statutes and His commandments which I command you, all the days of your life, and that your days may be prolonged.

New International Version
so that you, your children and their children after them may fear the LORD your God as long as you live by keeping all his decrees and commands that I give you, and so that you may enjoy long life.

New King James Version
that you may fear the LORD your God, to keep all His statutes and His commandments which I command you, you and your son and your grandson, all the days of your life, and that your days may be prolonged.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
so that you and your son and your grandson might fear the LORD your God, to keep all His statutes and His commandments which I command you, all the days of your life, and that your days may lengthen.

Revised Standard Version
that you may fear the LORD your God, you and your son and your son's son, by keeping all his statutes and his commandments, which I command you, all the days of your life; and that your days may be prolonged.

Young's Literal Translation
so that thou dost fear Jehovah thy God, to keep all His statutes and His commands, which I am commanding thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son's son, all days of thy life, and so that thy days are prolonged.

New English Translation
and that you may so revere the Lord your God that you will keep all his statutes and commandments¹ that I am giving² you – you, your children, and your grandchildren – all your lives, to prolong your days.

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