Apologetics Bible

Deuteronomy 6:1

Hebrew

וְזֹאת הַמִּצְוָה הַֽחֻקִּים וְהַמִּשְׁפָּטִים אֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם לְלַמֵּד אֶתְכֶם לַעֲשׂוֹת בָּאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר אַתֶּם עֹבְרִים שָׁמָּה לְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃

vezo't-hamitzevah-hachuqiym-vehamishefatiym-'asher-tzivah-yehvah-'eloheykhem-lelamed-'etekhem-la'ashvot-va'aretz-'asher-'atem-'overiym-shamah-lerishetah

KJV: Now these are the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go to possess it:

AKJV: Now these are the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD your God commanded to teach you, that you might do them in the land where you go to possess it:

ASV: Now this is the commandment, the statutes, and the ordinances, which Jehovah your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go over to possess it;

YLT: `And this is the command, the statutes and the judgments which Jehovah your God hath commanded to teach you, to do in the land which ye are passing over thither to possess it,

Exposition: Deuteronomy 6:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Now these are the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go to possess it:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Deuteronomy 6:2

Hebrew

לְמַעַן תִּירָא אֶת־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ לִשְׁמֹר אֶת־כָּל־חֻקֹּתָיו וּמִצְוֺתָיו אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי מְצַוֶּךָ אַתָּה וּבִנְךָ וּבֶן־בִּנְךָ כֹּל יְמֵי חַיֶּיךָ וּלְמַעַן יַאֲרִכֻן יָמֶֽיךָ׃

lema'an-tiyra'-'et-yehvah-'eloheykha-lishemor-'et-khal-chuqotayv-vmitzevtayv-'asher-'anokhiy-metzavekha-'atah-vvinekha-vven-vinekha-khol-yemey-chayeykha-vlema'an-ya'arikhun-yameykha

KJV: That thou mightest fear the LORD thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son’s son, all the days of thy life; and that thy days may be prolonged.

AKJV: That you might fear the LORD your God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command you, you, and your son, and your son’s son, all the days of your life; and that your days may be prolonged. ¶

ASV: that thou mightest fear Jehovah thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son’s son, all the days of thy life; and that thy days may be prolonged.

YLT: so that thou dost fear Jehovah thy God, to keep all His statutes and His commands, which I am commanding thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son's son, all days of thy life, and so that thy days are prolonged.

Exposition: Deuteronomy 6:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'That thou mightest fear the LORD thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son’s son, all the days of thy life; and that thy days may be prolonged.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Deuteronomy 6:3

Hebrew

וְשָׁמַעְתָּ יִשְׂרָאֵל וְשָׁמַרְתָּ לַעֲשׂוֹת אֲשֶׁר יִיטַב לְךָ וַאֲשֶׁר תִּרְבּוּן מְאֹד כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי אֲבֹתֶיךָ לָךְ אֶרֶץ זָבַת חָלָב וּדְבָֽשׁ׃

veshama'eta-yishera'el-veshamareta-la'ashvot-'asher-yiytav-lekha-va'asher-tirevvn-me'od-kha'asher-diver-yehvah-'elohey-'avoteykha-lakhe-'eretz-zavat-chalav-vdevash

KJV: Hear therefore, O Israel, and observe to do it; that it may be well with thee, and that ye may increase mightily, as the LORD God of thy fathers hath promised thee, in the land that floweth with milk and honey.

AKJV: Hear therefore, O Israel, and observe to do it; that it may be well with you, and that you may increase mightily, as the LORD God of your fathers has promised you, in the land that flows with milk and honey.

ASV: Hear therefore, O Israel, and observe to do it; that it may be well with thee, and that ye may increase mightily, as Jehovah, the God of thy fathers, hath promised unto thee, in a land flowing with milk and honey.

YLT: `And thou hast heard, O Israel, and observed to do, that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest multiply exceedingly, as Jehovah, God of thy fathers, hath spoken to thee, in the land flowing with milk and honey.

Exposition: Deuteronomy 6:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Hear therefore, O Israel, and observe to do it; that it may be well with thee, and that ye may increase mightily, as the LORD God of thy fathers hath promised thee, in the land that floweth with milk and honey.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Deuteronomy 6:4

Hebrew

שְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ יְהוָה ׀ אֶחָֽד׃

shema'-yishera'el-yehvah-'eloheynv-yehvah- -'echad

KJV: Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD:

AKJV: Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD:

ASV: Hear, O Israel: Jehovah our God is one Jehovah:

YLT: `Hear, O Israel, Jehovah our God is one Jehovah;

Exposition: Deuteronomy 6:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Deuteronomy 6:5

Hebrew

וְאָהַבְתָּ אֵת יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ בְּכָל־לְבָבְךָ וּבְכָל־נַפְשְׁךָ וּבְכָל־מְאֹדֶֽךָ׃

ve'ahaveta-'et-yehvah-'eloheykha-vekhal-levavekha-vvekhal-nafeshekha-vvekhal-me'odekha

KJV: And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.

AKJV: And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might.

ASV: and thou shalt love Jehovah thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.

YLT: and thou hast loved Jehovah thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might,

Exposition: Deuteronomy 6:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Deuteronomy 6:6

Hebrew

וְהָיוּ הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי מְצַוְּךָ הַיּוֹם עַל־לְבָבֶֽךָ׃

vehayv-hadevariym-ha'eleh-'asher-'anokhiy-metzavekha-hayvom-'al-levavekha

KJV: And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:

AKJV: And these words, which I command you this day, shall be in your heart:

ASV: And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be upon thy heart;

YLT: and these words which I am commanding thee to-day have been on thine heart,

Exposition: Deuteronomy 6:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Deuteronomy 6:7

Hebrew

וְשִׁנַּנְתָּם לְבָנֶיךָ וְדִבַּרְתָּ בָּם בְּשִׁבְתְּךָ בְּבֵיתֶךָ וּבְלֶכְתְּךָ בַדֶּרֶךְ וּֽבְשָׁכְבְּךָ וּבְקוּמֶֽךָ׃

veshinanetam-levaneykha-vedivareta-vam-veshivetekha-veveytekha-vvelekhetekha-vaderekhe-vveshakhevekha-vveqvmekha

KJV: And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.

AKJV: And you shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise up.

ASV: and thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thy house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.

YLT: and thou hast repeated them to thy sons, and spoken of them in thy sitting in thine house, and in thy walking in the way, and in thy lying down, and in thy rising up,

Exposition: Deuteronomy 6:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Deuteronomy 6:8

Hebrew

וּקְשַׁרְתָּם לְאוֹת עַל־יָדֶךָ וְהָיוּ לְטֹטָפֹת בֵּין עֵינֶֽיךָ׃

vqesharetam-le'vot-'al-yadekha-vehayv-letotafot-veyn-'eyneykha

KJV: And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes.

AKJV: And you shall bind them for a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes.

ASV: And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thy hand, and they shall be for frontlets between thine eyes.

YLT: and hast bound them for a sign upon thy hand, and they have been for frontlets between thine eyes,

Exposition: Deuteronomy 6:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Deuteronomy 6:9

Hebrew

וּכְתַבְתָּם עַל־מְזוּזֹת בֵּיתֶךָ וּבִשְׁעָרֶֽיךָ׃

vkhetavetam-'al-mezvzot-veytekha-vvishe'areykha

KJV: And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates.

AKJV: And you shall write them on the posts of your house, and on your gates.

ASV: And thou shalt write them upon the door-posts of thy house, and upon thy gates.

YLT: and thou hast written them on door-posts of thy house, and on thy gates.

Exposition: Deuteronomy 6:9 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Deuteronomy 6:10

Hebrew

וְהָיָה כִּי יְבִיאֲךָ ׀ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ אֶל־הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר נִשְׁבַּע לַאֲבֹתֶיךָ לְאַבְרָהָם לְיִצְחָק וּֽלְיַעֲקֹב לָתֶת לָךְ עָרִים גְּדֹלֹת וְטֹבֹת אֲשֶׁר לֹא־בָנִֽיתָ׃

vehayah-khiy-yeviy'akha- -yehvah-'eloheykha-'el-ha'aretz-'asher-nisheva'-la'avoteykha-le'averaham-leyitzechaq-vleya'aqov-latet-lakhe-'ariym-gedolot-vetovot-'asher-lo'-vaniyta

KJV: And it shall be, when the LORD thy God shall have brought thee into the land which he sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give thee great and goodly cities, which thou buildedst not,

AKJV: And it shall be, when the LORD your God shall have brought you into the land which he swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give you great and goodly cities, which you built not,

ASV: And it shall be, when Jehovah thy God shall bring thee into the land which he sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give thee, great and goodly cities, which thou buildest not,

YLT: `And it hath been, when Jehovah thy God doth bring thee in unto the land which He hath sworn to thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give to thee--cities great and good, which thou hast not built,

Exposition: Deuteronomy 6:10 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And it shall be, when the LORD thy God shall have brought thee into the land which he sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give thee great and goodly cities, which thou buildedst not,'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Deuteronomy 6:11

Hebrew

וּבָתִּים מְלֵאִים כָּל־טוּב אֲשֶׁר לֹא־מִלֵּאתָ וּבֹרֹת חֲצוּבִים אֲשֶׁר לֹא־חָצַבְתָּ כְּרָמִים וְזֵיתִים אֲשֶׁר לֹא־נָטָעְתָּ וְאָכַלְתָּ וְשָׂבָֽעְתָּ׃

vvatiym-mele'iym-khal-tvv-'asher-lo'-mile'ta-vvorot-chatzvviym-'asher-lo'-chatzaveta-kheramiym-vezeytiym-'asher-lo'-nata'eta-ve'akhaleta-veshava'eta

KJV: And houses full of all good things, which thou filledst not, and wells digged, which thou diggedst not, vineyards and olive trees, which thou plantedst not; when thou shalt have eaten and be full;

AKJV: And houses full of all good things, which you filled not, and wells dig, which you digged not, vineyards and olive trees, which you planted not; when you shall have eaten and be full;

ASV: and houses full of all good things, which thou filledst not, and cisterns hewn out, which thou hewedst not, vineyards and olive-trees, which thou plantedst not, and thou shalt eat and be full;

YLT: and houses full of all good things which thou hast not filled, and wells digged which thou hast not digged, vineyards and olive-yards which thou hast not planted, and thou hast eaten, and been satisfied;

Exposition: Deuteronomy 6:11 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And houses full of all good things, which thou filledst not, and wells digged, which thou diggedst not, vineyards and olive trees, which thou plantedst not; when thou shalt have eaten and be full;'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Deuteronomy 6:12

Hebrew

הִשָּׁמֶר לְךָ פֶּן־תִּשְׁכַּח אֶת־יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר הוֹצִֽיאֲךָ מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם מִבֵּית עֲבָדִֽים׃

hishamer-lekha-fen-tishekhach-'et-yehvah-'asher-hvotziy'akha-me'eretz-mitzerayim-miveyt-'avadiym

KJV: Then beware lest thou forget the LORD, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.

AKJV: Then beware lest you forget the LORD, which brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.

ASV: then beware lest thou forget Jehovah, who brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

YLT: `Take heed to thyself lest thou forget Jehovah who hath brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of a house of servants;

Exposition: Deuteronomy 6:12 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then beware lest thou forget the LORD, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Deuteronomy 6:13

Hebrew

אֶת־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ תִּירָא וְאֹתוֹ תַעֲבֹד וּבִשְׁמוֹ תִּשָּׁבֵֽעַ׃

'et-yehvah-'eloheykha-tiyra'-ve'otvo-ta'avod-vvishemvo-tishave'a

KJV: Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name.

AKJV: You shall fear the LORD your God, and serve him, and shall swear by his name.

ASV: Thou shalt fear Jehovah thy God; and him shalt thou serve, and shalt swear by his name.

YLT: Jehovah thy God thou dost fear, and Him thou dost serve, and by His name thou dost swear;

Exposition: Deuteronomy 6:13 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Deuteronomy 6:14

Hebrew

לֹא תֵֽלְכוּן אַחֲרֵי אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים מֵאֱלֹהֵי הָֽעַמִּים אֲשֶׁר סְבִיבוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃

lo'-telekhvn-'acharey-'elohiym-'acheriym-me'elohey-ha'amiym-'asher-seviyvvoteykhem

KJV: Ye shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the people which are round about you;

AKJV: You shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the people which are round about you;

ASV: Ye shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the peoples that are round about you;

YLT: ye do not go after other gods, of the gods of the peoples who are round about you;

Exposition: Deuteronomy 6:14 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Ye shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the people which are round about you;'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Deuteronomy 6:15

Hebrew

כִּי אֵל קַנָּא יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ בְּקִרְבֶּךָ פֶּן־יֶחֱרֶה אַף־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ בָּךְ וְהִשְׁמִידְךָ מֵעַל פְּנֵי הָאֲדָמָֽה׃

khiy-'el-qana'-yehvah-'eloheykha-veqirevekha-fen-yechereh-'af-yehvah-'eloheykha-vakhe-vehishemiydekha-me'al-feney-ha'adamah

KJV: (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.

AKJV: (For the LORD your God is a jealous God among you) lest the anger of the LORD your God be kindled against you, and destroy you from off the face of the earth. ¶

ASV: for Jehovah thy God in the midst of thee is a jealous God; lest the anger of Jehovah thy God be kindled against thee, and he destroy thee from off the face of the earth.

YLT: for a zealous God is Jehovah thy God in thy midst--lest the anger of Jehovah thy God burn against thee, and He hath destroyed thee from off the face of the ground.

Exposition: Deuteronomy 6:15 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '(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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Deuteronomy 6:16

Hebrew

לֹא תְנַסּוּ אֶת־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם כַּאֲשֶׁר נִסִּיתֶם בַּמַּסָּֽה׃

lo'-tenasv-'et-yehvah-'eloheykhem-kha'asher-nisiytem-vamasah

KJV: Ye shall not tempt the LORD your God, as ye tempted him in Massah.

AKJV: You shall not tempt the LORD your God, as you tempted him in Massah.

ASV: Ye shall not tempt Jehovah your God, as ye tempted him in Massah.

YLT: `Ye do not try Jehovah your God as ye tried in Massah;

Exposition: Deuteronomy 6:16 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Ye shall not tempt the LORD your God, as ye tempted him in Massah.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Deuteronomy 6:17

Hebrew

שָׁמוֹר תִּשְׁמְרוּן אֶת־מִצְוֺת יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם וְעֵדֹתָיו וְחֻקָּיו אֲשֶׁר צִוָּֽךְ׃

shamvor-tishemervn-'et-mitzevt-yehvah-'eloheykhem-ve'edotayv-vechuqayv-'asher-tzivakhe

KJV: Ye shall diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he hath commanded thee.

AKJV: You shall diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he has commanded you.

ASV: Ye shall diligently keep the commandments of Jehovah your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he hath commanded thee.

YLT: ye do diligently keep the commands of Jehovah your God, and His testimonies, and His statutes which He hath commanded thee,

Exposition: Deuteronomy 6:17 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Ye shall diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he hath commanded thee.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Deuteronomy 6:18

Hebrew

וְעָשִׂיתָ הַיָּשָׁר וְהַטּוֹב בְּעֵינֵי יְהוָה לְמַעַן יִיטַב לָךְ וּבָאתָ וְיָֽרַשְׁתָּ אֶת־הָאָרֶץ הַטֹּבָה אֲשֶׁר־נִשְׁבַּע יְהוָה לַאֲבֹתֶֽיךָ׃

ve'ashiyta-hayashar-vehatvov-ve'eyney-yehvah-lema'an-yiytav-lakhe-vva'ta-veyarasheta-'et-ha'aretz-hatovah-'asher-nisheva'-yehvah-la'avoteykha

KJV: And thou shalt do that which is right and good in the sight of the LORD: that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest go in and possess the good land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers,

AKJV: And you shall do that which is right and good in the sight of the LORD: that it may be well with you, and that you may go in and possess the good land which the LORD swore to your fathers.

ASV: And thou shalt do that which is right and good in the sight of Jehovah; that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest go in and possess the good land which Jehovah sware unto thy fathers,

YLT: and thou hast done that which is right and good in the eyes of Jehovah, so that it is well with thee, and thou hast gone in and possessed the good land which Jehovah hath sworn to thy fathers,

Exposition: Deuteronomy 6:18 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And thou shalt do that which is right and good in the sight of the LORD: that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest go in and possess the good land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers,'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Deuteronomy 6:19

Hebrew

לַהֲדֹף אֶת־כָּל־אֹיְבֶיךָ מִפָּנֶיךָ כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר יְהוָֽה׃

lahadof-'et-khal-'oyeveykha-mifaneykha-kha'asher-diver-yehvah

KJV: To cast out all thine enemies from before thee, as the LORD hath spoken.

AKJV: To cast out all your enemies from before you, as the LORD has spoken.

ASV: to thrust out all thine enemies from before thee, as Jehovah hath spoken.

YLT: to drive away all thine enemies from thy presence, as Jehovah hath spoken.

Exposition: Deuteronomy 6:19 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'To cast out all thine enemies from before thee, as the LORD hath spoken.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Deuteronomy 6:20

Hebrew

כִּֽי־יִשְׁאָלְךָ בִנְךָ מָחָר לֵאמֹר מָה הָעֵדֹת וְהַֽחֻקִּים וְהַמִּשְׁפָּטִים אֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ אֶתְכֶֽם׃

khiy-yishe'alekha-vinekha-machar-le'mor-mah-ha'edot-vehachuqiym-vehamishefatiym-'asher-tzivah-yehvah-'eloheynv-'etekhem

KJV: And when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What mean the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD our God hath commanded you?

AKJV: And when your son asks you in time to come, saying, What mean the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD our God has commanded you?

ASV: When thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What mean the testimonies, and the statutes, and the ordinances, which Jehovah our God hath commanded you?

YLT: `When thy son asketh thee hereafter, saying, What are the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which Jehovah our God hath commanded you?

Exposition: Deuteronomy 6:20 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What mean the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD our God hath commanded you?'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Deuteronomy 6:21

Hebrew

וְאָמַרְתָּ לְבִנְךָ עֲבָדִים הָיִינוּ לְפַרְעֹה בְּמִצְרָיִם וַיּוֹצִיאֵנוּ יְהוָה מִמִּצְרַיִם בְּיָד חֲזָקָֽה׃

ve'amareta-levinekha-'avadiym-hayiynv-lefare'oh-vemitzerayim-vayvotziy'env-yehvah-mimitzerayim-veyad-chazaqah

KJV: Then thou shalt say unto thy son, We were Pharaoh’s bondmen in Egypt; and the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand:

AKJV: Then you shall say to your son, We were Pharaoh’s slaves in Egypt; and the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand:

ASV: then thou shalt say unto thy son, We were Pharaoh’s bondmen in Egypt: and Jehovah brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand;

YLT: then thou hast said to thy son, Servants we have been to Pharaoh in Egypt, and Jehovah bringeth us out of Egypt by a high hand;

Exposition: Deuteronomy 6:21 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then thou shalt say unto thy son, We were Pharaoh’s bondmen in Egypt; and the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Deuteronomy 6:22

Hebrew

וַיִּתֵּן יְהוָה אוֹתֹת וּמֹפְתִים גְּדֹלִים וְרָעִים ׀ בְּמִצְרַיִם בְּפַרְעֹה וּבְכָל־בֵּיתוֹ לְעֵינֵֽינוּ׃

vayiten-yehvah-'votot-vmofetiym-gedoliym-vera'iym- -vemitzerayim-vefare'oh-vvekhal-veytvo-le'eyneynv

KJV: And the LORD shewed signs and wonders, great and sore, upon Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his household, before our eyes:

AKJV: And the LORD showed signs and wonders, great and sore, on Egypt, on Pharaoh, and on all his household, before our eyes:

ASV: and Jehovah showed signs and wonders, great and sore, upon Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his house, before our eyes;

YLT: and Jehovah giveth signs and wonders, great and sad, on Egypt, on Pharaoh, and on all his house, before our eyes;

Exposition: Deuteronomy 6:22 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the LORD shewed signs and wonders, great and sore, upon Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his household, before our eyes:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Deuteronomy 6:23

Hebrew

וְאוֹתָנוּ הוֹצִיא מִשָּׁם לְמַעַן הָבִיא אֹתָנוּ לָתֶת לָנוּ אֶת־הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר נִשְׁבַּע לַאֲבֹתֵֽינוּ׃

ve'votanv-hvotziy'-misham-lema'an-haviy'-'otanv-latet-lanv-'et-ha'aretz-'asher-nisheva'-la'avoteynv

KJV: And he brought us out from thence, that he might bring us in, to give us the land which he sware unto our fathers.

AKJV: And he brought us out from there, that he might bring us in, to give us the land which he swore to our fathers.

ASV: and he brought us out from thence, that he might bring us in, to give us the land which he sware unto our fathers.

YLT: and us He hath brought out thence, in order to bring us in, to give to us the land which He had sworn to our fathers.

Exposition: Deuteronomy 6:23 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he brought us out from thence, that he might bring us in, to give us the land which he sware unto our fathers.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Deuteronomy 6:24

Hebrew

וַיְצַוֵּנוּ יְהוָה לַעֲשׂוֹת אֶת־כָּל־הַחֻקִּים הָאֵלֶּה לְיִרְאָה אֶת־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ לְטוֹב לָנוּ כָּל־הַיָּמִים לְחַיֹּתֵנוּ כְּהַיּוֹם הַזֶּֽה׃

vayetzavenv-yehvah-la'ashvot-'et-khal-hachuqiym-ha'eleh-leyire'ah-'et-yehvah-'eloheynv-letvov-lanv-khal-hayamiym-lechayotenv-khehayvom-hazeh

KJV: And the LORD commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear the LORD our God, for our good always, that he might preserve us alive, as it is at this day.

AKJV: And the LORD commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear the LORD our God, for our good always, that he might preserve us alive, as it is at this day.

ASV: And Jehovah commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear Jehovah our God, for our good always, that he might preserve us alive, as at this day.

YLT: And Jehovah commandeth us to do all these statutes, to fear Jehovah our God, for good to ourselves all the days, to keep us alive, as at this day;

Exposition: Deuteronomy 6:24 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the LORD commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear the LORD our God, for our good always, that he might preserve us alive, as it is at this day.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Deuteronomy 6:25

Hebrew

וּצְדָקָה תִּֽהְיֶה־לָּנוּ כִּֽי־נִשְׁמֹר לַעֲשׂוֹת אֶת־כָּל־הַמִּצְוָה הַזֹּאת לִפְנֵי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּֽנוּ׃

vtzedaqah-tiheyeh-lanv-khiy-nishemor-la'ashvot-'et-khal-hamitzevah-hazo't-lifeney-yehvah-'eloheynv-kha'asher-tzivanv

KJV: And it shall be our righteousness, if we observe to do all these commandments before the LORD our God, as he hath commanded us.

AKJV: And it shall be our righteousness, if we observe to do all these commandments before the LORD our God, as he has commanded us.

ASV: And it shall be righteousness unto us, if we observe to do all this commandment before Jehovah our God, as he hath commanded us.

YLT: and righteousness it is for us, when we observe to do all this command before Jehovah our God, as He hath commanded us.

Exposition: Deuteronomy 6:25 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And it shall be our righteousness, if we observe to do all these commandments before the LORD our God, as he hath commanded us.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.