Deuteronomy 26:17

You have declared today that Yahweh is your God, and that you would walk in his ways, and keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his ordinances, and listen to his voice.

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WEBBE

You have declared today that the LORD is your God, and that you would walk in his ways, keep his statutes, his commandments, and his ordinances, and listen to his voice.

BSB

Today you have proclaimed that the LORD is your God and that you will walk in His ways, keep His statutes and commandments and ordinances, and listen to His voice.

KJV

Thou hast avouched the LORD this day to be thy God, and to walk in his ways, and to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and to hearken unto his voice:

ASV

Thou hast avouched Jehovah this day to be thy God, and that thou wouldest walk in his ways, and keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his ordinances, and hearken unto his voice:

BBE

Today you have given witness that the Lord is your God, and that you will go in his ways and keep his laws and his orders and his decisions and give ear to his voice:

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אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 הֶאֱמַרְתָּ he·'e·mar·ta you have declared H559 הַיּוֹם hai·yom this day H3117 לִהְיוֹת lih·yot to become H1961 לְךָ le·kha for (the) you H9031 לֵאלֹהִים le·lo·him (into) God H430 וְלָלֶכֶת ve·la·le·khet and to walk H1980 בִּדְרָכָיו bid·ra·khav in ways his H1870 וְלִשְׁמֹר ve·lish·mor and to keep H8104 חֻקָּיו chu·kav statutes his H2706 וּמִצְוֹתָיו u·mitz·vo·tav and commandments his H4687 וּמִשְׁפָּטָיו u·mish·pa·tav and judgments his H4941 וְלִשְׁמֹעַ ve·lish·mo·a' and to listen H8085 בְּקֹלוֹ be·ko·lo to voice his H6963

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 16–19

Moses here enforces the precepts. They are God's laws, therefore thou shalt do them, to that end were they given thee; do them, and dispute them not; do them, and draw not back; do them, not carelessly and hypocritically, but with thy heart and soul, thy whole heart and thy whole soul. We forswear ourselves, and break the most sacred engagement, if, when we have taken the Lord to be our God, we do not make conscience of obeying his commands. We are elected to obedience, 1Pe 1:2; chosen that we should be holy, Ep 1:4; purified a peculiar people, that we might not only do good works, but be zealous in them, Tit 2:14. Holiness is true honour, and the only way to everlasting honour.

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