Deuteronomy 29:9

Complete Jewish Bible

Therefore, observe the words of this covenant and obey them; so that you can make everything you do prosper. Haftarah Ki Tavo: Yesha‘yahu (Isaiah) 60:1–22 B'rit Hadashah suggested readings for Parashah Ki Tavo: Mattityahu (Matthew) 13:1–23; Luke 21:1–4; Acts 28:17–31; Romans 11:1–15 [In regular years read with Parashah 52, in leap years read separately] "Today you are standing, all of you, before Adonai your God — your heads, your tribes, your leaders and your officers — all the men of Isra'el,

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Therefore, observe the words of this covenant and follow them, so that you will succeed in everything you do.

Hebrew Names Version
Keep therefore the words of this covenant, and do them, that you may prosper in all that you do.

King James Version
Keep therefore the words of this covenant, and do them, that ye may prosper in all that ye do.

Lexham English Bible
And you must diligently observe the words of this covenant, so that you may succeed in all that you do.

English Standard Version
Therefore keep the words of this covenant and do them, that you may prosper in all that you do.

New Century Version
You must carefully obey everything in this agreement so that you will succeed in everything you do.

New English Translation
"Therefore, keep the terms of this covenant and obey them so that you may be successful in everything you do.

Amplified Bible
"So keep the words of this covenant and obey them, so that you may prosper and be successful in everything that you do.

New American Standard Bible
"So you will keep the words of this covenant and do them, in order that you may be successful in everything that you do.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Keepe therefore the wordes of this couenant and doe them, that ye may prosper in all that ye shall doe.

Legacy Standard Bible
So you shall keep the words of this covenant to do them, that you may prosper in all that you do.

Contemporary English Version
Moses said: Israel, the Lord has made an agreement with you, and if you keep your part, you will be successful in everything you do.

Darby Translation
Ye shall keep then the words of this covenant, and do them, that ye may prosper in all that ye do.

Easy-to-Read Version
If you obey all the commands in this agreement, you will continue to succeed in everything you do.

George Lamsa Translation
Keep therefore the words of this covenant and do them, that you may prosper in all that you do.

Good News Translation
Obey faithfully all the terms of this covenant, so that you will be successful in everything you do.

Literal Translation
Then pay attention to the Words of this covenant, and do them, that you may act wisely in all that you do.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Kepe now therfore the wordes of this couenaunt, and do therafter, that ye maye haue vnderstondinge in all that ye do.

American Standard Version
Keep therefore the words of this covenant, and do them, that ye may prosper in all that ye do.

Bible in Basic English
So keep the words of this agreement and do them, so that it may be well for you in everything you do.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Kepe therfore the wordes of this couenaunt, and do them, that ye may vnderstande all that ye ought to do.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Ye are standing this day all of you before the LORD your God: your heads, your tribes, your elders, and your officers, even all the men of Israel,

King James Version (1611)
Keepe therefore the wordes of this Couenant and doe them, that yee may prosper in all that ye doe.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And ye shall take heed to do all the words of this covenant, that ye may understand all things that ye shall do.

English Revised Version
Keep therefore the words of this covenant, and do them, that ye may prosper in all that ye do.

Berean Standard Bible
So keep and follow the words of this covenant, that you may prosper in all you do.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor kepe ye the wordis of this couenaunt, and fille ye tho, that ye vndirstonde all thingis whiche ye schulen do.

Young's Literal Translation
and ye have kept the words of this covenant, and done them, so that ye cause all that ye do to prosper.

Update Bible Version
Keep therefore the words of this covenant, and do them, that you may prosper in all that you do.

Webster's Bible Translation
Keep therefore the words of this covenant, and do them, that ye may prosper in all that ye do.

World English Bible
Keep therefore the words of this covenant, and do them, that you may prosper in all that you do.

New King James Version
Therefore keep the words of this covenant, and do them, that you may prosper in all that you do.

New Living Translation
"Therefore, obey the terms of this covenant so that you will prosper in everything you do.

New Life Bible
So be careful to keep the words of this agreement and obey them so all that you do will go well.

New Revised Standard
Therefore diligently observe the words of this covenant, in order that you may succeed in everything that you do.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Ye must, therefore, keep the words of this covenant, and do them, - that ye may prosper in all that ye do.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Keep therefore the words of this covenant, and fulfil them: that you may understand all that you do.

Revised Standard Version
Therefore be careful to do the words of this covenant, that you may prosper in all that you do.

THE MESSAGE
Diligently keep the words of this Covenant. Do what they say so that you will live well and wisely in every detail.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"So keep the words of this covenant to do them, that you may prosper in all that you do.

Contextual Overview

¹ (vii) Then Moshe summoned all Isra'el and said to them, "You saw everything Adonai did before your eyes in the land of Egypt to Pharaoh, to all his servants and to all his land; ² the great testings which you saw with your own eyes, and the signs and those great wonders. ³ Nevertheless, to this day Adonai has not given you a heart to understand, eyes to see or ears to hear! ⁴ I led you forty years in the desert. Neither the clothes on your body nor the shoes on your feet wore out. ⁵ You didn't eat bread, and you didn't drink wine or other intoxicating liquor; this was so that you would know that ‘I am Adonai your God.' ⁶ (Maftir) When you arrived at this place, Sichon the king of Heshbon and ‘Og the king of Bashan advanced against us in battle, and we defeated them, ⁷ took their land and gave it as an inheritance to the Re'uveni, the Gadi and the M'nashi. ⁸ Therefore, observe the words of this covenant and obey them; so that you can make everything you do prosper. Haftarah Ki Tavo: Yesha‘yahu (Isaiah) 60:1–22 B'rit Hadashah suggested readings for Parashah Ki Tavo: Mattityahu (Matthew) 13:1–23; Luke 21:1–4; Acts 28:17–31; Romans 11:1–15 [In regular years read with Parashah 52, in leap years read separately] "Today you are standing, all of you, before Adonai your God — your heads, your tribes, your leaders and your officers — all the men of Isra'el, along with your little ones, your wives and your foreigners here with you in your camp, from the one who chops your wood to the one who draws your water. The purpose is that you should enter into the covenant of Adonai your God and into his oath which Adonai your God is making with you today, (LY: ii) so that he can establish you today for himself as a people, and so that for you he will be God — as he said to you and as he swore to your ancestors, to Avraham, Yitz'chak and Ya‘akov. "But I am not making this covenant and this oath only with you. Rather, I am making it both with him who is standing here with us today before Adonai our God and also with him who is not here with us today. (LY: iii) For you know how we lived in the land of Egypt and how we came directly through the nations you passed through; and you saw their detestable things and their idols of wood, stone, silver and gold that they had with them. So let there not be among you a man, woman, family or tribe whose heart turns away today from Adonai our God to go and serve the gods of those nations. Let there not be among you a root bearing such bitter poison and wormwood. If there is such a person, when he hears the words of this curse, he will bless himself secretly, saying to himself, ‘I will be all right, even though I will stubbornly keep doing whatever I feel like doing; so that I, although "dry," [sinful,] will be added to the "watered" [righteous].' But Adonai will not forgive him. Rather, the anger and jealousy of Adonai will blaze up against that person. Every curse written in this book will be upon him. Adonai will blot out his name from under heaven. Adonai will single him out from all the tribes of Isra'el to experience what is bad in all the curses of the covenant written in this book of the Torah. "When the next generation, your children who will grow up after you, and the foreigner who arrives from a distant land, see the plagues of that land and the diseases with which Adonai has made it sick, and that the whole land has become burning sulfur and salt, that it isn't being sown or bearing crops or even producing grass — like the overthrow of S'dom, ‘Amora, Admah and Tzvoyim, which Adonai overthrew in his furious anger — then all the nations will ask, ‘Why did Adonai do this to this land? What is the meaning of such frenzied, furious anger?' People will answer, ‘It's because they abandoned the covenant of Adonai , the God of their fathers, which he made with them when he brought them out of the land of Egypt. They went and served other gods, prostrating themselves before them, gods they had not known and which he had not assigned them. For this reason, the anger of Adonai blazed up against this land and brought upon it every curse written in this book; and Adonai , in anger, fury and incensed with indignation, uprooted them from their land and threw them out into another land — as it is today.' "Things which are hidden belong to Adonai our God. But the things that have been revealed belong to us and our children forever, so that we can observe all the words of this Torah. ⁹ Therefore, observe the words of this covenant and obey them; so that you can make everything you do prosper. Haftarah Ki Tavo: Yesha‘yahu (Isaiah) 60:1–22 B'rit Hadashah suggested readings for Parashah Ki Tavo: Mattityahu (Matthew) 13:1–23; Luke 21:1–4; Acts 28:17–31; Romans 11:1–15 [In regular years read with Parashah 52, in leap years read separately] "Today you are standing, all of you, before Adonai your God — your heads, your tribes, your leaders and your officers — all the men of Isra'el,

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Deuteronomy 29:1, Deuteronomy 4:6, Joshua 1:7, 1 Kings 2:3, Psalms 25:10, Psalms 103:17, Psalms 103:18, Isaiah 56:1, Isaiah 56:2, Isaiah 56:4-7, Jeremiah 50:5, Luke 11:28, Hebrews 13:20, Hebrews 13:21

Cross-References

Genesis 24:15
Before he had finished speaking, Rivkah the daughter of B'tu'el son of Milkah the wife of Nachor Avraham's brother, came out with her jug on her shoulder.

Genesis 29:7
He said, "Look, there's still plenty of daylight left; and it isn't time to bring the animals home; so water the sheep; then go, and put them out to pasture."

Genesis 29:8
They answered, "We can't, not until all the flocks have been gathered together, and they roll the stone away from the opening of the well. That's when we water the sheep."

Genesis 29:15
Lavan said to him, "Why should you work for me for nothing, just because you are my relative? Tell me how much I should pay you."

Genesis 29:16
Now Lavan had two daughters; the name of the older was Le'ah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.

Exodus 2:21
Moshe was glad to stay on with the man, and he gave Moshe his daughter Tzipporah in marriage.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Keep therefore the words of this covenant, and do them,.... To do which they were laid under great obligations, through the goodness of God to them, in giving them victory over the two kings, and delivering their countries into their hands, as well as by all the favours bestowed on them in the wilderness, where they were sufficiently supplied with food, drink, and raiment; all which is made use of as a motive and argument to engage them to observe and keep the covenant the Lord made with them:

that ye may prosper in all that ye do: in all their occupations and businesses of life, in their manufactures and commerce, in the culture of their fields and vineyards, and in whatsoever they were employed in a lawful way; the word used has sometimes, the signification of acting wisely and prudently, as in Isaiah 52:13; hence the Septuagint version is, "that ye may understand all that ye do"; and so the Jerusalem Targum.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

That ye may prosper - literally, “that ye may act wisely.” The connection of the two ideas of wisdom in conduct and prosperity in circumstances is noteworthy.