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11 [a]Beware lest you (A)forget Yahweh your God by not keeping His commandments and His judgments and His statutes which I am commanding you today; 12 lest (B)you eat and are satisfied and build good houses and live in them, 13 and your herds and your flocks multiply, and your silver and gold multiply, and all that you have multiplies, 14 and your heart becomes [b]lifted up and you (C)forget Yahweh your God who brought you out from the land of Egypt, out of the house of [c]slavery. 15 He led you through (D)the great and fearsome wilderness, with its (E)fiery serpents and scorpions and thirsty ground where there was no water; He (F)brought water for you out of the rock of flint. 16 In the wilderness He fed you manna (G)which your fathers did not know, that He might humble you and that He might (H)test you, to do good for you [d]in the end, 17 lest (I)you say in your heart, ‘My power and the might of my hand made me this wealth.’ 18 But you shall remember Yahweh your God, for (J)it is He who is giving you power to make wealth, that He may confirm His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day. 19 Now it will be, if you ever forget Yahweh your God and walk after other gods and serve them and worship them, (K)I testify against you today that you will surely perish. 20 Like the nations that Yahweh makes to perish before you, so (L)you shall perish, because you would not listen to the voice of Yahweh your God.

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  1. Deuteronomy 8:11 Lit Take heed to yourself
  2. Deuteronomy 8:14 Or proud
  3. Deuteronomy 8:14 Lit slaves
  4. Deuteronomy 8:16 Lit at your end

11 “Beware that you do not forget the Lord your God by not keeping His commandments, His judgments, and His statutes which I command you today, 12 (A)lest—when you have eaten and are [a]full, and have built beautiful houses and dwell in them; 13 and when your herds and your flocks multiply, and your silver and your gold are [b]multiplied, and all that you have is multiplied; 14 (B)when your heart [c]is lifted up, and you (C)forget the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage; 15 who (D)led you through that great and terrible wilderness, (E)in which were fiery serpents and scorpions and thirsty land where there was no water; (F)who brought water for you out of the flinty rock; 16 who fed you in the wilderness with (G)manna, which your fathers did not know, that He might humble you and that He might test you, (H)to do you good in the end— 17 then you say in your heart, ‘My power and the might of my hand have gained me this wealth.’

18 “And you shall remember the Lord your God, (I)for it is He who gives you power to get wealth, (J)that He may [d]establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day. 19 Then it shall be, if you by any means forget the Lord your God, and follow other gods, and serve them and worship them, (K)I testify against you this day that you shall surely perish. 20 As the nations which the Lord destroys before you, (L)so you shall perish, because you would not be obedient to the voice of the Lord your God.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 8:12 satisfied
  2. Deuteronomy 8:13 increased
  3. Deuteronomy 8:14 becomes proud
  4. Deuteronomy 8:18 confirm