12 (A)And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you, but to [a]fear the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways and (B)love Him, and to serve the Lord your God with (C)all your heart and with all your soul, 13 and to keep the Lords commandments and His statutes which I am commanding you today for your good? 14 Behold, (D)to the Lord your God belong heaven and the [b]highest heavens, (E)the earth and all that is in it. 15 (F)Yet the Lord set His affection on your fathers, to love them, and He chose their [c]descendants after them, you over all the other peoples, as it is this day. 16 (G)So circumcise [d]your heart, and do not (H)stiffen your neck any longer. 17 (I)For the Lord your God is the God of gods and the (J)Lord of lords, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God, (K)who does not show partiality, nor (L)take a bribe. 18 He executes justice for (M)the orphan and the widow, and shows His love for the stranger by giving him food and clothing. 19 (N)So show your love for the stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt. 20 You shall fear the Lord your God; you shall serve Him, and (O)cling to Him, and (P)you shall swear by His name. 21 He is (Q)your glory and He is your God, who has done these great and awesome things for you which your eyes have seen. 22 (R)Your fathers went down to Egypt seventy persons in all, (S)and now the Lord your God has made you as numerous as the stars of heaven.

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  1. Deuteronomy 10:12 Or revere
  2. Deuteronomy 10:14 Lit heaven of heavens
  3. Deuteronomy 10:15 Lit seed
  4. Deuteronomy 10:16 Lit the foreskin of your heart,

12 And now, Israel, what is Yahweh your God asking[a] from you, except[b] to revere Yahweh your God, to go[c] in all his ways and to love him and to serve Yahweh your God with all your heart and with all your soul,[d] 13 to keep the commandments of Yahweh and his statutes that I am commanding you today for your own good.[e] 14 Look! For to Yahweh your God belong[f] heaven and the highest heavens,[g] the earth and all that is in it. 15 Yet[h] to your ancestors[i] Yahweh was very attached, so as to love them, and so he chose their offspring after them, namely you, from all the peoples, as it is today.[j] 16 So you shall circumcise the foreskin of your heart, and do not be stubborn.[k] 17 For Yahweh your God, he is God of the gods and Lord of the lords, the great and mighty God, the awesome one who is not partial,[l] and he does not take bribes. 18 And he executes justice for the orphan and widow, and he is one who loves the alien, to give to them food and clothing. 19 And you shall love the alien, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt. 20 Yahweh your God, you shall revere him, you shall serve him, and to him you shall cling, and by his name you shall swear. 21 He is your praise, and he is your God, who has done with you these great and awesome things that your eyes have seen. 22 With only seventy persons your ancestors[m] went down to Egypt, but now Yahweh your God has made you as the stars of the heaven with respect to multitude.[n]

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  1. Deuteronomy 10:12 Or “requiring”
  2. Deuteronomy 10:12 Or “but only”
  3. Deuteronomy 10:12 Or “to walk”
  4. Deuteronomy 10:12 Or “inner self”
  5. Deuteronomy 10:13 Literally “for good to you”
  6. Deuteronomy 10:14 Literally “is”
  7. Deuteronomy 10:14 Literally “heavens of the heavens”
  8. Deuteronomy 10:15 Literally “Only”
  9. Deuteronomy 10:15 Or “fathers”
  10. Deuteronomy 10:15 Literally “the day the this”
  11. Deuteronomy 10:16 Literally “your neck you shall not make stiff any longer”
  12. Deuteronomy 10:17 Literally “does not lift up faces”
  13. Deuteronomy 10:22 Or “fathers”
  14. Deuteronomy 10:22 Literally “as far as number”