Chapter 6

Now these [are] the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD your God commanded¹⁴ to teach¹⁵ you, that ye might do² [them] in the land whither ye go⁶ to possess² it:

That thou mightest fear⁴ the LORD thy God, to keep² all his statutes and his commandments, which I command¹⁸ thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son's son, all the days of thy life; and that thy days may be prolonged.⁵⁵

Hear¹ therefore, O Israel, and observe¹ to do² [it]; that it may be well⁴ with thee, and that ye may increase⁴ mightily, as the LORD God of thy fathers hath promised¹⁴ thee, in the land that floweth⁶ with milk and honey.

Hear,³ O Israel: The LORD our God [is] one LORD:

And thou shalt love¹ the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.

And these words, which I command¹⁸ thee this day, shall be in thine heart:

And thou shalt teach them diligently¹⁴ unto thy children, and shalt talk¹⁴ of them when thou sittest² in thine house, and when thou walkest² by the way, and when thou liest down,² and when thou risest up.²

And thou shalt bind¹ them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes.

And thou shalt write¹ them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates.

And it shall be, when the LORD thy God shall have brought⁵⁵ thee into the land which he sware⁸ unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give² thee great and goodly cities, which thou buildedst¹ not,

And houses full of all good [things], which thou filledst¹⁴ not, and wells digged,⁷ which thou diggedst¹ not, vineyards and olive trees, which thou plantedst¹ not; when thou shalt have eaten¹ and be full;¹

[Then] beware¹⁰ lest thou forget⁴ the LORD, which brought thee forth⁵² out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.

Thou shalt fear⁴ the LORD thy God, and serve⁴ him, and shalt swear¹¹ by his name.

Ye shall not go⁴ 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 kindled⁴ against thee, and destroy⁵² thee from off the face of the earth.

Ye shall not tempt¹⁷ the LORD your God, as ye tempted¹⁴ [him] in Massah.

Ye shall diligently² keep⁴ the commandments of the LORD your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he hath commanded¹⁴ thee.

And thou shalt do¹ [that which is] right and good in the sight of the LORD: that it may be well⁴ with thee, and that thou mayest go in¹ and possess¹ the good land which the LORD sware⁸ unto thy fathers,

To cast out² all thine enemies⁶ from before thee, as the LORD hath spoken.¹⁴

[And] when thy son asketh⁴ thee in time to come, saying,² What [mean] the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD our God hath commanded¹⁴ you?

Then thou shalt say¹ unto thy son, We were Pharaoh's bondmen in Egypt; and the LORD brought us out⁵⁵ of Egypt with a mighty hand:

And the LORD shewed⁴ signs and wonders, great and sore, upon Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his household, before our eyes:

And he brought us out⁵² from thence, that he might bring⁵³ us in, to give² us the land which he sware⁸ unto our fathers.

And the LORD commanded¹⁷ us to do² all these statutes, to fear² the LORD our God, for our good always, that he might preserve us alive,¹⁵ as [it is] at this day.

And it shall be our righteousness, if we observe⁴ to do² all these commandments before the LORD our God, as he hath commanded¹⁴ us.