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Deuteronomy 6:13
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KJ21
Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God, and serve Him, and shalt swear by His name.
ASV
Thou shalt fear Jehovah thy God; and him shalt thou serve, and shalt swear by his name.
AMP
You shall fear [only] the Lord your God; and you shall serve Him [with awe-filled reverence and profound respect] and swear [oaths] by His name [alone].
AMPC
You shall [reverently] fear the Lord your God and serve Him and swear by His name [and presence].
BRG
Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name.
CSB
Fear the Lord your God, worship him, and take your oaths in his name.
CSBA
Fear the Lord your God, worship him, and take your oaths in his name.
CEB
Revere the Lord your God, serve him, and take your solemn pledges in his name!
CJB
You are to fear Adonai your God, serve him and swear by his name.
CEV
Worship and obey the Lord your God with fear and trembling, and promise that you will be loyal to him.
DARBY
Thou shalt fear Jehovah thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name.
DRA
Take heed diligently lest thou forget the Lord, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God, and shalt serve him only, and thou shalt swear by his name.
ERV
Respect the Lord your God and serve only him. You must use only his name to make promises.
EASY
You must respect and obey the Lord your God. Serve only him. If you make a serious promise, only use his name to make it strong.
EHV
Fear the Lord your God, serve him, and swear by his name.
ESV
It is the Lord your God you shall fear. Him you shall serve and by his name you shall swear.
ESVUK
It is the Lord your God you shall fear. Him you shall serve and by his name you shall swear.
EXB
·Respect [Fear] the Lord your God. You must ·worship [serve] him and make your ·promises [oaths; vows] only in his name.
GNV
Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his Name.
GW
You must fear the Lord your God, serve him, and take your oaths only in his name.
GNT
Honor the Lord your God, worship only him, and make your promises in his name alone.
HCSB
Fear Yahweh your God, worship Him, and take your oaths in His name.
ICB
Respect the Lord your God. Serve only him. Make your promises in his name.
ISV
Fear the Lord your God, serve him, and make your oaths in his name.
JUB
Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God and serve him and shalt swear by his name.
KJV
Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name.
AKJV
Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name.
LSB
Yahweh your God you shall fear; and Him you shall serve; and by His name you shall swear.
LEB
“You shall fear Yahweh your God, and you shall serve him, and by his name you shall swear.
TLB
When you are full, don’t forget to be reverent to him and to serve him and to use his name alone to endorse your promises.
MSG
Deeply respect God, your God. Serve and worship him exclusively. Back up your promises with his name only. Don’t fool around with other gods, the gods of your neighbors, because God, your God, who is alive among you is a jealous God. Don’t provoke him, igniting his hot anger that would burn you right off the face of the Earth. Don’t push God, your God, to the wall as you did that day at Massah, the Testing-Place. Carefully keep the commands of God, your God, all the requirements and regulations he gave you. Do what is right; do what is good in God’s sight so you’ll live a good life and be able to march in and take this pleasant land that God so solemnly promised through your ancestors, throwing out your enemies left and right—exactly as God said.
MEV
You shall fear the Lord your God and serve Him and shall swear by His name.
NOG
You must fear Yahweh your Elohim, serve him, and take your oaths only in his name.
NABRE
The Lord, your God, shall you fear; him shall you serve, and by his name shall you swear.
NASB
You shall fear only the Lord your God; and you shall worship Him and swear by His name.
NASB1995
You shall fear only the Lord your God; and you shall worship Him and swear by His name.
NCB
Fear the Lord, your God, and serve him. Swear oaths with his name.
NCV
Respect the Lord your God. You must worship him and make your promises only in his name.
NET
You must revere the Lord your God, serve him, and take oaths using only his name.
NIRV
Worship the Lord your God. He is the only one you should serve. When you make promises, do so in his name.
NIV
Fear the Lord your God, serve him only and take your oaths in his name.
NIVUK
Fear the Lord your God, serve him only and take your oaths in his name.
NKJV
You shall fear the Lord your God and serve Him, and shall take oaths in His name.
NLV
You must fear the Lord your God. You must worship Him, and swear by His name.
NLT
You must fear the Lord your God and serve him. When you take an oath, you must use only his name.
NRSVA
The Lord your God you shall fear; him you shall serve, and by his name alone you shall swear.
NRSVACE
The Lord your God you shall fear; him you shall serve, and by his name alone you shall swear.
NRSVCE
The Lord your God you shall fear; him you shall serve, and by his name alone you shall swear.
NRSVUE
The Lord your God you shall fear, him you shall serve, and by his name alone you shall swear.
OJB
Thou shalt fear Hashem Eloheicha, and serve Him, and shalt swear by Shmo.
RGT
“You shall fear the LORD your God, and serve Him, and shall swear by His Name.
RSV
You shall fear the Lord your God; you shall serve him, and swear by his name.
RSVCE
You shall fear the Lord your God; you shall serve him, and swear by his name.
TLV
You must fear Adonai your God and serve Him, and swear by His Name.
VOICE
Worship Him, your True God, and serve Him and swear oaths only in His name.
WEB
You shall fear Yahweh your God; and you shall serve him, and shall swear by his name.
WYC
Thou shalt dread thy Lord God (Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God/Thou shalt revere the Lord thy God), and thou shalt serve him alone, and thou shalt swear by his name.
YLT
Jehovah thy God thou dost fear, and Him thou dost serve, and by His name thou dost swear;
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