Deuteronomy 26:16-19
Legacy Standard Bible
16 “This day Yahweh your God commands you to do these statutes and judgments. You shall therefore be careful to do them (A)with all your heart and with all your soul. 17 (B)You have today declared Yahweh to be your God, and [a]that you would walk in His ways and keep His statutes, His commandments, and His judgments, and listen to His voice. 18 And Yahweh has today declared you to be (C)His people, a treasured possession, as He promised you, and [b]that you should keep all His commandments; 19 and [c]that He will (D)set you high above all nations which He has made, for praise, a name, and beauty; and that you shall be (E)a holy people to Yahweh your God, as He has spoken.”
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- Deuteronomy 26:17 Lit to walk in
- Deuteronomy 26:18 Lit to keep all
- Deuteronomy 26:19 Lit to set you
Deuteronomy 26:16-19
New English Translation
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16 Today the Lord your God is commanding you to keep these statutes and ordinances, something you must do with all your heart and soul.[a] 17 Today you have declared the Lord to be your God, and that you will walk in his ways, keep his statutes, commandments, and ordinances, and obey him. 18 And today the Lord has declared you to be his special people (as he already promised you) so you may keep all his commandments. 19 Then[b] he will elevate you above all the nations he has made and you will receive praise, fame, and honor.[c] You will[d] be a people holy to the Lord your God, as he has said.
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- Deuteronomy 26:16 tn Or “mind and being”; cf. NCV “with your whole being”; TEV “obey them faithfully with all your heart.”
- Deuteronomy 26:19 tn Heb “so that.” Verses 18-19 are one sentence in the Hebrew text, but the translation divides it into three sentences for stylistic reasons. The first clause in verse 19 gives a result of the preceding clause. When Israel keeps God’s law, God will bless them with fame and honor (cf. NAB “he will then raise you high in praise and renown and glory”; NLT “And if you do, he will make you greater than any other nation”).
- Deuteronomy 26:19 tn Heb “for praise and for a name and for glory.”
- Deuteronomy 26:19 tn Heb “and to be.” A new sentence was started here for stylistic reasons.
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