Deuteronomy 28:9

Yahweh will establish you for a holy people to himself, as he has sworn to you, if you shall keep the commandments of Yahweh your God, and walk in his ways.

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WEBBE

The LORD will establish you for a holy people to himself, as he has sworn to you, if you shall keep the commandments of the LORD your God, and walk in his ways.

BSB

The LORD will establish you as His holy people, just as He has sworn to you, if you keep the commandments of the LORD your God and walk in His ways.

KJV

The LORD shall establish thee an holy people unto himself, as he hath sworn unto thee, if thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, and walk in his ways.

ASV

Jehovah will establish thee for a holy people unto himself, as he hath sworn unto thee; if thou shalt keep the commandments of Jehovah thy God, and walk in his ways.

BBE

The Lord will keep you as a people holy to himself, as he has said to you in his oath, if you keep the orders of the Lord your God and go on walking in his ways.

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יְקִימְךָ ye·ki·me·cha he will establish you H6965 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 לוֹ lo for (the) himself H9033 לְעַם le·'am to a people H5971 קָדוֹשׁ ka·do·osh holy H6918 כַּאֲשֶׁר ka·'a·sher just as H834 נִשְׁבַּע־ nish·ba'- he swore H7650 לָךְ lakh to (the) you H9031 כִּי ki that [if] H3588 תִשְׁמֹר tish·mor you will keep H8104 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 מִצְוֹת mitz·vot [the] commandments of H4687 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 אֱלֹהֶיךָ 'e·lo·hei·kha God your H430 וְהָלַכְתָּ ve·ha·lakh·ta and you will walk H1980 בִּדְרָכָיו bid·ra·khav in ways his H1870

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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