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Deuteronomy 6:13–15

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6:13You must revere the Lord your God, serve him, and take oaths using only his name. 6:14You must not go after other gods, those18 of the surrounding peoples, 6:15for the Lord your God, who is present among you, is a jealous God and his anger will erupt against you and remove you from the land.19

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Deuteronomy 6:13: It is the LORD your God you shall fear. Him you shall serve and by his name you shall swear.

Footnotes

  1. 18 Heb “from the gods.” The demonstrative pronoun has been used in the translation for stylistic reasons to avoid redundancy.
  2. 19 Heb “lest the anger of the Lord your God be kindled against you and destroy you from upon the surface of the ground.” Cf. , “from off the face of the earth.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

It is the Lord your God you shall fear. Him you shall serve and by his name you shall swear. You shall not go after other gods, the gods of the peoples who are around you— for the Lord your God in your midst is a jealous God—lest the anger of the Lord your God be kindled against you, and he destroy you from off the face of the earth.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Fear the Lord your God, serve him only and take your oaths in his name. Do not follow other gods, the gods of the peoples around you; for the Lord your God, who is among you, is a jealous God and his anger will burn against you, and he will destroy you from the face of the land.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Fear the Lord your God, worship him, and take your oaths in his name. Do not follow other gods, the gods of the peoples around you, for the Lord your God, who is among you, is a jealous God. Otherwise, the Lord your God will become angry with you and obliterate you from the face of the earth.

NLTNew Living Translation

You must fear the Lord your God and serve him. When you take an oath, you must use only his name.

“You must not worship any of the gods of neighboring nations, for the Lord your God, who lives among you, is a jealous God. His anger will flare up against you, and he will wipe you from the face of the earth.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“You shall fear Yahweh your God, and you shall serve him, and by his name you shall swear. You shall not go after other gods from the gods of the peoples who are all around you, for Yahweh your God is a jealous god in your midst, so that the anger of Yahweh your God would be kindled, and he would destroy you from the face of the earth.

KJV 1900King James Version

Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name. Ye shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the people which are round about you; (For the Lord thy God is a jealous God among you) lest the anger of the Lord thy God be kindled against thee, and destroy thee from off the face of the earth.