Deuteronomy 28:1

It shall happen, if you shall listen diligently to Yahweh your God’s voice, to observe to do all his commandments which I command you today, that Yahweh your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth.

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It shall happen, if you shall listen diligently to the LORD your God’s voice, to observe to do all his commandments which I command you today, that the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth.

BSB

“Now if you faithfully obey the voice of the LORD your God and are careful to follow all His commandments I am giving you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth.

KJV

And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth:

ASV

And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of Jehovah thy God, to observe to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that Jehovah thy God will set thee on high above all the nations of the earth:

BBE

Now if you give ear to the voice of the Lord your God, and keep with care all these orders which I have given you today, then the Lord your God will put you high over all the nations of the earth:

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וְהָיָה ve·ha·yah and it will be H1961 אִם־ 'im- (if) H518 שָׁמוֹעַ sha·mo·a' certainly [if] (to listen) H8085 תִּשְׁמַע tish·ma' you will listen H8085 בְּקוֹל be·kol to [the] voice of H6963 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 אֱלֹהֶיךָ 'e·lo·hei·kha God your H430 לִשְׁמֹר lish·mor to take care H8104 לַעֲשׂוֹת la·'a·sot to observe H6213 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 כָּל־ kol- all H3605 מִצְוֹתָיו mitz·vo·tav commandments his H4687 אֲשֶׁר 'a·sher which H834 אָנֹכִי 'a·no·khi I H595 מְצַוְּךָ me·tza·ve·kha [am] commanding you H6680 הַיּוֹם hai·yom this day H3117 וּנְתָנְךָ u·ne·ta·ne·kha and he will set you H5414 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 אֱלֹהֶיךָ 'e·lo·hei·kha God your H430 עֶלְיוֹן el·yon most high H5945 עַל 'al above H5921 כָּל־ kol- all H3605 גּוֹיֵי go·yei [the] nations of H1471 הָאָרֶץ ha·'a·retz the earth H776

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–14

This chapter is a very large exposition of two words, the blessing and the curse. They are real things and have real effects. The blessings are here put before the curses. God is slow to anger, but swift to show mercy. It is his delight to bless. It is better that we should be drawn to what is good by a child-like hope of God's favour, than that we be frightened to it by a slavish fear of his wrath. The blessing is promised, upon condition that they diligently hearken to the voice of God. Let them keep up religion, the form and power of it, in their families and nation, then the providence of God would prosper all their outward concerns.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.