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12 And then[a] because you listen to these regulations and you diligently keep and you do them, then Yahweh your God will maintain his[b] covenant and his[c] loyal love that he swore to your ancestors.[d] 13 And he will love you, and he will bless you, and he will multiply you, and he will bless the fruit of your womb and the fruit of your soil, your grain, your wine, and your olive oil, and newborn calves of your cattle, and the newborn lambs[e] of your flocks in the land that he swore to your ancestors[f] to give you. 14 You shall be blessed more than all of the peoples; among you there shall not be sterility and bareness, even[g] among domestic animals.[h] 15 And Yahweh will turn away from you all the illness and all the harmful diseases of Egypt that you experienced; he will not lay them on you, but he will lay them on all of those who hate you.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 7:12 Literally “And it will happen”
  2. Deuteronomy 7:12 Hebrew “the”
  3. Deuteronomy 7:12 Or “fathers”
  4. Deuteronomy 7:12 Or “fathers”
  5. Deuteronomy 7:13 Or “increase of”
  6. Deuteronomy 7:13 Or “fathers”
  7. Deuteronomy 7:14 Hebrew “and”
  8. Deuteronomy 7:14 Hebrew “animal”

12 It shall happen, because you listen to these ordinances and keep and do them, that Yahweh your God will keep with you the covenant and the loving kindness which he swore to your fathers. 13 He will love you, bless you, and multiply you. He will also bless the fruit of your body and the fruit of your ground, your grain and your new wine and your oil, the increase of your livestock and the young of your flock, in the land which he swore to your fathers to give you. 14 You will be blessed above all peoples. There won’t be male or female barren among you, or among your livestock. 15 Yahweh will take away from you all sickness; and he will put none of the evil diseases of Egypt, which you know, on you, but will lay them on all those who hate you.

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12 If you pay attention to these laws and are careful to follow them, then the Lord your God will keep his covenant of love with you, as he swore to your ancestors.(A) 13 He will love you and bless you(B) and increase your numbers.(C) He will bless the fruit of your womb,(D) the crops of your land—your grain, new wine(E) and olive oil(F)—the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks in the land he swore to your ancestors to give you.(G) 14 You will be blessed more than any other people; none of your men or women will be childless, nor will any of your livestock be without young.(H) 15 The Lord will keep you free from every disease.(I) He will not inflict on you the horrible diseases you knew in Egypt,(J) but he will inflict them on all who hate you.(K)

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