Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 6:13–15

13Fear the LORD your God, serve Him only, and take your oaths in His name.c 14Do not follow other gods, the gods of the peoples around you. 15For the LORD your God, who is among you, is a jealous God. Otherwise the anger of the LORD your God will be kindled against you, and He will wipe you off the face of the earth.

Footnotes

  • c 6:13 Or serve Him, and take your oaths only in His name; cited in Matthew 4:10|MAT 4:10and Luke 4:8

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Deuteronomy 6:13

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Fearתִּירָ֖אtî·rāVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH3372 fear
the LORDיְהוָ֧הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
your Godאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵāNoun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singularH430 God
serve Himתַעֲבֹ֑דṯa·‘ă·ḇōḏVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH5647 work, serve
and take your oathsתִּשָּׁבֵֽעַ׃tiš·šā·ḇê·a‘Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH7650 swear
in His nameוּבִשְׁמ֖וֹū·ḇiš·mōwConjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH8034 name

Deuteronomy 6:14

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Do notלֹ֣אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
followתֵֽלְכ֔וּןṯê·lə·ḵūnVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural; Paragogic nunH1980 go, come, walk
otherאֲחֵרִ֑ים’ă·ḥê·rîmAdjective - masculine pluralH312 another
godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים’ĕ·lō·hîmNoun - masculine pluralH430 God
the godsמֵאֱלֹהֵי֙mê·’ĕ·lō·hêPreposition-m; Noun - masculine plural constructH430 God
of the peoplesהָֽעַמִּ֔יםhā·‘am·mîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH5971 people
around youסְבִיבוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃sə·ḇî·ḇō·w·ṯê·ḵemAdverb; second person masculine pluralH5439 circuit, round about

Deuteronomy 6:15

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Forכִּ֣יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵāNoun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singularH430 God
who is among youבְּקִרְבֶּ֑ךָbə·qir·be·ḵāPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH7130 inward part, midst
is a jealousקַנָּ֛אqan·nāAdjective - masculine singularH7067 jealous
Godאֵ֥ל’êlNoun - masculine singularH410 god
Otherwiseפֶּן־pen-ConjunctionH6435 lest
the angerאַף־’ap̄-Noun - masculine singular constructH639 nostril, nose, face, anger
of the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
your Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙’ĕ·lō·he·ḵāNoun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singularH430 God
will be kindledיֶ֠חֱרֶהye·ḥĕ·rehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH2734 burn, be kindled
against youבָּ֔ךְbāḵPreposition; second person masculine singular
and He will wipe youוְהִשְׁמִ֣ידְךָ֔wə·hiš·mî·ḏə·ḵāConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singularH8045 be exterminated, destroyed
offמֵעַ֖לmê·‘alPreposition-mH5921 height
the faceפְּנֵ֥יpə·nêNoun - common plural constructH6440 face, before
of the earthהָאֲדָמָֽה׃סhā·’ă·ḏā·māhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH127 ground, land

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Deuteronomy 6:13 Luke 4:8 · Deuteronomy 10:20 · Matthew 4:10 · Deuteronomy 13:4 · Leviticus 19:12 · Deuteronomy 10:12 · Psalm 63:11 · Isaiah 45:23 · Jeremiah 12:16 · Isaiah 65:16 · Joshua 2:12 · Jeremiah 4:2

Deuteronomy 6:14 Jeremiah 25:6 · Deuteronomy 13:7 · 1 John 5:21 · Deuteronomy 8:19 · Deuteronomy 11:28

Deuteronomy 6:15 Deuteronomy 4:24 · Exodus 20:5 · Deuteronomy 11:17 · Deuteronomy 7:4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.