The Essence of the Law

12 “And now, Israel, (A)what does the Lord your God require of you, but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways and to (B)love Him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, 13 and to keep the commandments of the Lord and His statutes which I command you today (C)for your [a]good? 14 Indeed heaven and the highest heavens belong to the (D)Lord your God, also the earth with all that is in it. 15 The Lord delighted only in your fathers, to love them; and He chose their [b]descendants after them, you above all peoples, as it is this day. 16 Therefore circumcise the foreskin of your (E)heart, and be (F)stiff-necked[c] no longer. 17 For the Lord your God is (G)God of gods and (H)Lord of lords, the great God, (I)mighty and awesome, who (J)shows no partiality nor takes a bribe. 18 (K)He administers justice for the fatherless and the widow, and loves the stranger, giving him food and clothing. 19 Therefore love the stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt. 20 (L)You shall fear the Lord your God; you shall serve Him, and to Him you shall hold fast, and take oaths in His name. 21 He is your praise, and He is your God, who has done for you these great and awesome things which your eyes have seen. 22 Your fathers went down to Egypt with seventy persons, and now the Lord your God has made you as the stars of heaven in multitude.

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  1. Deuteronomy 10:13 benefit or welfare
  2. Deuteronomy 10:15 Lit. seed
  3. Deuteronomy 10:16 rebellious

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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Footnotes

  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”