Deuteronomy 28:13

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11 And ^athe Lord will grant you plenty of goods, in the fruit of your body, in the increase of your livestock, and in the produce of your ground, in the land of which the Lord¹ swore to your fathers to give you.

12 The Lord will open to you His good¹ treasure, the heavens, ^ato give the rain to your land in its season, and ^bto bless all the work of your hand. ^cYou shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow.

13 And the Lord will make ^ayou the head and not the tail; you shall be above only, and not be beneath, if you¹ heed the commandments of the Lord your God, which I command you today, and are careful to observe them.

14 ^aSo you shall not turn aside from any of the words which I command you this day, to the right or the left, to go after other gods to serve them.

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15 “But it shall come to pass, ^aif you do not obey the voice of the Lord your God, to observe carefully all His commandments and His statutes which I command you today, that all these curses will come upon you and overtake you:

16 “Cursed shall you be in the city, and cursed shall you be in the country.

Verse Comparison: Deuteronomy 28:13

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American Standard Version
And Jehovah will make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if thou shalt hearken unto the commandments of Jehovah thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do `them',

Amplified® Bible
And the Lord shall make you the head, and not the tail; and you shall be above only, and you shall not be beneath, if you heed the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you this day and are watchful to do them.

Contemporary English Version
Obey the laws and teachings that I'm giving you today, and the LORD your God will make Israel a leader among the nations, and not a follower. Israel will be wealthy and powerful, not poor and weak.

Darby English Version
And Jehovah will make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if thou hearken unto the commandments of Jehovah thy God, which I command thee this day, to keep and to do them,

Good News Bible
The LORD your God will make you the leader among the nations and not a follower; you will always prosper and never fail if you obey faithfully all his commands that I am giving you today.

King James Version
And the LORD shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the LORD thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them:

New American Standard Bible
"The LORD will make you the head and not the tail, and you only will be above, and you will not be underneath, if you listen to the commandments of the LORD your God, which I charge you today, to observe {them} carefully,

New International Version
The LORD will make you the head, not the tail. If you pay attention to the commands of the LORD your God that I give you this day and carefully follow them, you will always be at the top, never at the bottom.

New King James Version
And the LORD will make you the head and not the tail; you shall be above only, and not be beneath, if you heed the commandments of the LORD your God, which I command you today, and are careful to observe them.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
" The LORD will make you the head and not the tail, and you only will have the advantage, and you will not have the disadvantage, if you listen to the commandments of the LORD your God, which I charge you today, to observe them carefully,

Revised Standard Version
And the LORD will make you the head, and not the tail; and you shall tend upward only, and not downward; if you obey the commandments of the LORD your God, which I command you this day, being careful to do them,

Young's Literal Translation
`And Jehovah hath given thee for head, and not for tail; and thou hast been only above, and art not beneath, for thou dost hearken unto the commands of Jehovah thy God, which I am commanding thee to-day, to keep and to do,

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