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10 When the Lord your God brings you to the land about which he swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, that he would give it to you, he will bring you to great and good cities that you did not build, 11 to houses full of all kinds of good things that you did not fill, to wells that you did not dig, and to vineyards and olives that you did not plant. Then, when you eat and are full, 12 watch yourself, so that you do not forget the Lord, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, where you were slaves. 13 Fear the Lord your God, serve him, and swear by his name. 14 Do not go after other gods from among the gods of the peoples around you. 15 If you do, the Lord your God will be a jealous God in your midst, and the anger of the Lord your God will burn against you, and he will destroy you from the face of the earth.

16 Do not put the Lord your God to the test the way you tested him at Massah. 17 Be very conscientious about keeping the commandments of the Lord your God and his testimonies and his statutes, which he commanded you. 18 Do what is right and good in the eyes of the Lord, so that it may go well for you and you may go and take possession of the good land that the Lord promised to your fathers with an oath, 19 driving out all your enemies from your presence, as the Lord promised.

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10 “And then it will happen that when Yahweh your God will bring you to the land that he swore to your ancestors,[a] to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give to you large and fine cities that you did not build, 11 and houses full of all sorts of good things[b] that you did not fill, and hewn cisterns that you did not hew, vineyards and olive groves that you did not plant, and you have eaten your fill,[c] 12 then take care for yourself, so that you do not forget Yahweh, who brought you out from the land of Egypt from the house of slavery.

13 “You shall fear Yahweh your God, and you shall serve him, and by his name you shall swear. 14 You shall not go after other gods from the gods of the peoples who are all around you, 15 for Yahweh your God is a jealous god in your midst, so that the anger of Yahweh your God would be kindled,[d] and he would destroy you from the face of the earth. 16 You shall not put Yahweh your God to the test, as you tested him at Massah. 17 You shall diligently keep the commandments of Yahweh your God and his legal provisions and his rules that he has commanded you. 18 And you shall do what is right and good in the eyes of Yahweh, so that it shall go well[e] for you and so that you may go and you may take possession of the good land that Yahweh swore for your ancestors,[f] 19 by driving out all of your enemies before you,[g] just as Yahweh has promised.[h]

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 6:10 Or “fathers”
  2. Deuteronomy 6:11 Hebrew “thing”
  3. Deuteronomy 6:11 Literally “you have eaten and you are satisfied”
  4. Deuteronomy 6:15 Literally “so that not/lest the nose of Yahweh your God would become hot”
  5. Deuteronomy 6:18 Literally “he/it shall be good”
  6. Deuteronomy 6:18 Or “your fathers”
  7. Deuteronomy 6:19 Literally “the face of you”
  8. Deuteronomy 6:19 Literally “had spoken”