Remember the LORD Your God 1 WBS All the commandments which I command thee this day shall ye observe to do, that ye may live, and multiply, and go in and possess the land which the LORD swore to your fathers. BSB BSB: You must carefully follow every commandment I am giving you today, so that you may live and multiply, and enter and possess the land that the LORD swore to give your fathers.
2 WBS And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God hath led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thy heart, whether thou wouldst keep his commandments, or not. BSB BSB: Remember that these forty years the LORD your God led you all the way in the wilderness, so that He might humble you and test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep His commandments.
3 WBS And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live. BSB BSB: He humbled you, and in your hunger He gave you manna to eat, which neither you nor your fathers had known, so that you might understand that man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD.
4 WBS Thy raiment hath not become old upon thee, neither hath thy foot swelled these forty years. BSB BSB: Your clothing did not wear out and your feet did not swell during these forty years.
5 WBS Thou shalt also consider in thy heart, that as a man chasteneth his son, so the LORD thy God chasteneth thee. BSB BSB: So know in your heart that just as a man disciplines his son, so the LORD your God disciplines you.
6 WBS Therefore thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him. BSB BSB: Therefore you shall keep the commandments of the LORD your God, walking in His ways and fearing Him.
7 WBS For the LORD thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains, and depths that spring out of valleys and hills; BSB BSB: For the LORD your God is bringing you into a good land, a land of brooks and fountains and springs that flow through the valleys and hills;
8 WBS A land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig-trees, and pomegranates, a land of olive-oil, and honey; BSB BSB: a land of wheat, barley, vines, fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of olive oil and honey;
9 WBS A land in which thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, thou shalt not lack any thing in it, a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills thou mayest dig brass. BSB BSB: a land where you will eat food without scarcity, where you will lack nothing; a land whose rocks are iron and whose hills are ready to be mined for copper.
10 WBS When thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt bless the LORD thy God for the good land which he hath given thee. BSB BSB: When you eat and are satisfied, you are to bless the LORD your God for the good land that He has given you.
11 WBS Beware that thou forget not the LORD thy God, in not keeping his commandments, and his judgments, and his statutes, which I command thee this day: BSB BSB: Be careful not to forget the LORD your God by failing to keep His commandments and ordinances and statutes, which I am giving you this day.
12 WBS Lest when thou hast eaten, and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt in them ; BSB BSB: Otherwise, when you eat and are satisfied, when you build fine houses in which to dwell,
13 WBS And when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold are increased, and all that thou hast is increased; BSB BSB: and when your herds and flocks grow large and your silver and gold increase and all that you have is multiplied,
14 WBS Then thy heart shall be lifted up, and thou shalt forget the LORD thy God (who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage;) BSB BSB: then your heart will become proud, and you will forget the LORD your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
15 WBS Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness, in which were fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drouth, where there was no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint; BSB BSB: He led you through the vast and terrifying wilderness with its venomous snakes and scorpions, a thirsty and waterless land. He brought you water from the rock of flint.
16 WBS Who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not, that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end. BSB BSB: He fed you in the wilderness with manna that your fathers had not known, in order to humble you and test you, so that in the end He might cause you to prosper.
17 WBS And thou shalt say in thy heart, My power and the might of my hand hath gotten me this wealth. BSB BSB: You might say in your heart, “The power and strength of my hands have made this wealth for me.”
18 WBS But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he swore to thy fathers, as it is this day. BSB BSB: But remember that it is the LORD your God who gives you the power to gain wealth, in order to confirm His covenant that He swore to your fathers even to this day.
19 WBS And it shall be, if thou shalt at all forget the LORD thy God, and walk after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, I testify against you this day that ye shall surely perish. BSB BSB: If you ever forget the LORD your God and go after other gods to worship and bow down to them, I testify against you today that you will surely perish.
20 WBS As the nations which the LORD destroyeth before your face, so shall ye perish; because ye would not be obedient to the voice of the LORD your God. BSB BSB: Like the nations that the LORD has destroyed before you, so you will perish if you do not obey the LORD your God.
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