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Myles Coverdale Bible

Deuteronomy 28:9

The LORDE shal set the vp to be an holy people vnto himselfe (as he hath sworne vnto the) yf thou kepe the commaundementes of the LORDE thy God:

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Blessing;   God Continued...;   Holiness;   Obedience;   Righteous;   Walking;   The Topic Concordance - Blessings;   Calling;   Israel/jews;   Obedience;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Obedience to God;   Rebellion against God;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Gerizim;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Farming;   Name;   Nature;   Weather;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Amos, Theology of;   Blessing;   Christians, Names of;   Command, Commandment;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Faithfulness of God;   Jews;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Sadducees;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Covenant;   Kings, 1 and 2;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Crimes and Punishments;   Deuteronomy;   Sin;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Mount gerizim;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Captivity;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Peculiarities of the Law of Moses;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Deuteronomy;   Eschatology of the Old Testament (with Apocryphal and Apocalyptic Writings);   Salvation;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Basket;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Commandments, the 613;   Ethics;   Holiness;   Tokaḥah;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The Lord will establish you as his holy people, as he swore to you, if you obey the commands of the Lord your God and walk in his ways.
Hebrew Names Version
The LORD will establish you for a holy people to himself, as he has sworn to you; if you shall keep the mitzvot of the LORD your God, and walk in his ways.
King James Version
The Lord shall establish thee an holy people unto himself, as he hath sworn unto thee, if thou shalt keep the commandments of the Lord thy God, and walk in his ways.
Lexham English Bible
Yahweh will establish you for himself as a holy people as he has sworn to you, if you keep the commandments of Yahweh your God and you walk in his ways.
English Standard Version
The Lord will establish you as a people holy to himself, as he has sworn to you, if you keep the commandments of the Lord your God and walk in his ways.
New Century Version
The Lord will make you his holy people, as he promised. But you must obey his commands and do what he wants you to do.
New English Translation
The Lord will designate you as his holy people just as he promised you, if you keep his commandments and obey him.
Amplified Bible
"The LORD will establish you as a people holy [and set apart] to Himself, just as He has sworn to you, if you keep the commandments of the LORD your God and walk [that is, live your life each and every day] in His ways.
New American Standard Bible
"The LORD will establish you as a holy people to Himself, as He swore to you, if you keep the commandments of the LORD your God and walk in His ways.
Geneva Bible (1587)
The Lorde shal make thee an holy people vnto himself, as he hath sworne vnto thee, if thou shalt keepe the commandements of the Lord thy God, and walke in his wayes.
Legacy Standard Bible
Yahweh will establish you as a holy people to Himself, as He swore to you, if you keep the commandments of Yahweh your God and walk in His ways.
Contemporary English Version
If you follow and obey the Lord , he will make you his own special people, just as he promised.
Complete Jewish Bible
" Adonai will establish you as a people separated out for himself, as he has sworn to you — if you will observe the mitzvot of Adonai your God and follow his ways.
Darby Translation
Jehovah will establish thee unto himself a holy people as he hath sworn unto thee, if thou keep the commandments of Jehovah thy God, and walk in his ways.
Easy-to-Read Version
If you follow the Lord your God and obey his commands, he will do what he promised. The Lord will make you his own special people.
George Lamsa Translation
The LORD shall establish you a holy people to himself, as he has sworn to you, if you shall keep all the commandments of the LORD your God and walk in his ways.
Good News Translation
"If you obey the Lord your God and do everything he commands, he will make you his own people, as he has promised.
Literal Translation
Jehovah shall establish you a holy people to Himself, as He has sworn to you, if you shall keep the commands of Jehovah your God and welcome His ways.
American Standard Version
Jehovah will establish thee for a holy people unto himself, as he hath sworn unto thee; if thou shalt keep the commandments of Jehovah thy God, and walk in his ways.
Bible in Basic English
The Lord will keep you as a people holy to himself, as he has said to you in his oath, if you keep the orders of the Lord your God and go on walking in his ways.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The Lorde shall make thee an holy people vnto him self, as he hath sworne vnto thee: if thou shalt kepe the commaundementes of the Lorde thy God, and walke in his wayes.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
The LORD will establish thee for a holy people unto Himself, as He hath sworn unto thee; if thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, and walk in His ways.
King James Version (1611)
The Lord shall establish thee an holy people vnto himselfe, as hee hath sworne vnto thee, if thou shalt keepe the Commaundements of the Lord thy God, and walke in his wayes.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
The Lord raise thee up for himself a holy people, as he sware to thy fathers; if thou wilt hear the voice of the Lord thy God, and walk in all his ways.
English Revised Version
The LORD shall establish thee for an holy people unto himself, as he hath sworn unto thee; if thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, and walk in his ways.
Berean Standard Bible
The LORD will establish you as His holy people, just as He has sworn to you, if you keep the commandments of the LORD your God and walk in His ways.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
The Lord schal reise thee to hym silf in to an hooli puple, as he swoor to thee, if thou kepist the heestis of thi Lord God, and goist in his weies.
Young's Literal Translation
`Jehovah doth establish thee to Himself for a holy people, as He hath sworn to thee, when thou keepest the commands of Jehovah thy God, and hast walked in His ways;
Update Bible Version
Yahweh will establish you for a holy people to himself, as he has sworn to you; if you shall keep the commandments of Yahweh your God, and walk in his ways.
Webster's Bible Translation
The LORD shall establish thee a holy people to himself, as he hath sworn to thee, if thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, and walk in his ways.
World English Bible
Yahweh will establish you for a holy people to himself, as he has sworn to you; if you shall keep the commandments of Yahweh your God, and walk in his ways.
New King James Version
"The LORD will establish you as a holy people to Himself, just as He has sworn to you, if you keep the commandments of the LORD your God and walk in His ways.
New Living Translation
"If you obey the commands of the Lord your God and walk in his ways, the Lord will establish you as his holy people as he swore he would do.
New Life Bible
The Lord will make you a holy nation to Himself, as He promised you. But you must keep the Laws of the Lord your God and walk in His ways.
New Revised Standard
The Lord will establish you as his holy people, as he has sworn to you, if you keep the commandments of the Lord your God and walk in his ways.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Yahweh will confirm thee unto himself for a holy people, as he sware unto thee, - be-cause thou dost keep the commandments of Yahweh thy God, and dost walk in his ways.
Douay-Rheims Bible
The Lord will raise thee up to be a holy people to himself, as he swore to thee: if thou keep the commandments of the Lord thy God, and walk in his ways.
Revised Standard Version
The LORD will establish you as a people holy to himself, as he has sworn to you, if you keep the commandments of the LORD your God, and walk in his ways.
THE MESSAGE
God will form you as a people holy to him, just as he promised you, if you keep the commandments of God , your God, and live the way he has shown you.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"The LORD will establish you as a holy people to Himself, as He swore to you, if you keep the commandments of the LORD your God and walk in His ways.

Contextual Overview

1 And yf thou shalt herken vnto ye voyce of the LORDE thy God, to obserue and do all his commaundementes which I comaunde ye this daye, then shall the LORDE thy God set ye an hye aboue all nacions vpo earth, 2 and all these blessynges shal come vpon the, and ouertake the, because thou hast bene obedient vnto the voyce of the LORDE thy God. 3 Blessed shalt thou be in the towne, and blessed in the felde. 4 Blessed shalbe the frute of thy body, the frute of thy grounde, and the frute of thy catell, and the frute of thine oxen, and the frute of thy shepe. 5 Blessed shal be yi baßkett, & thy stoare. 6 Blessed shalt thou be wha thou goest in, and blessed whan thou goest out. 7 And thine enemies that ryse vp agaynst the, shal ye LORDE cause to be smytten before thy face. They shal come out agaynst the one waye, & flye before the seuen wayes. 8 The LORDE shal commaunde the blessynge to be with ye in thy cellers, and in all that thou takest in hande, and shal blesse the in ye londe that the LORDE thy God hath geue the. 9 The LORDE shal set the vp to be an holy people vnto himselfe (as he hath sworne vnto the) yf thou kepe the commaundementes of the LORDE thy God: 10 so that all nacions vpon earth shal se, that thou art called after the name of the LORDE: & they shal be afrayed of you.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

establish: Deuteronomy 7:6, Deuteronomy 26:18, Deuteronomy 26:19, Deuteronomy 29:13, Genesis 17:7, Exodus 19:5, Exodus 19:6, Psalms 87:5, Isaiah 1:26, Isaiah 62:12, 2 Thessalonians 3:3, Titus 2:14, 1 Peter 2:9-11, 1 Peter 5:10

sworn: Deuteronomy 7:8, Deuteronomy 13:17, Deuteronomy 29:12, Exodus 19:5, Exodus 19:6, Jeremiah 11:5, Hebrews 6:13-18

Reciprocal: Genesis 5:22 - General Deuteronomy 14:2 - General Zechariah 14:2 - gather

Cross-References

Genesis 26:34
Whan Esau was fourtye yeare olde, he toke wyues: Iudith the doughter of Beri the Hethite, and Basmath the doughter of Elon the Hethite:
Genesis 28:13
and the LORDE stode vpon it, and sayde: I am the LORDE God of thy father Abraham, and the God of Isaac: The londe yt thou lyest vpon, wyl I geue vnto the, and to thy sede:
Genesis 28:17
And he was afraied, and sayde: How fearfull is this place? here is nothinge els but an house of God, & a gate vnto heaue.
Genesis 36:13
The children of Reguel are these: Nahath Serah, Samma, Misa. These are the children of Basmath Esaus wife.
Genesis 36:18
These are the children of Ahalibama Esaus wife: The prynce Ieus, ye prince Iaelam, the prynce Korah. These are the prynces of Ahalibama, ye doughter of Ana Esaus wife.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the Lord shall establish thee an holy people unto himself,.... Having separated them from all others, for his service, honour, and glory, should continue them as such, and settle them in the land, and confirm all their privileges, natural, civil, and religious. The Targum of Jonathan is,

"the Word of the Lord shall establish thee, c.''

he that brought them out of Egypt, through the Red sea and wilderness, to the land of Canaan:

as he hath sworn unto thee: and to their fathers see Deuteronomy 7:12;

if thou shall keep the commandments of the Lord thy God, and walk in his ways; by which tenure they held the land of Canaan, and their settlement and continuance in it, and enjoyment of all the good things thereof; see Isaiah 1:19.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

A comparison of this chapter with Exodus 23:20-23 and Leviticus 26:0 will show how Moses here resumes and amplifies the promises and threats already set forth in the earlier records of the Law. The language rises in this chapter to the sublimest strains, especially in the latter part of it; and the prophecies respecting the dispersion and degradation of the Jewish nation in its later days are among the most remarkable in scripture. They are plain, precise, and circumstantial; and the fulfillment of them has been literal, complete, and undeniable.

The Blessing. The six repetitions of the word “blessed” introduce the particular forms which the blessing would take in the various relations of life.

Deuteronomy 28:5

The “basket” or bag was a customary means in the East for carrying about whatever might be needed for personal uses (compare Deuteronomy 26:2; John 13:29).

The “store” is rather the kneading-trough Exodus 8:3; Exodus 12:34. The blessings here promised relate, it will be observed, to private and personal life: in Deuteronomy 28:7 those which are of a more public and national character are brought forward.

Deuteronomy 28:9

The oath with which God vouchsafed to confirm His promises to the patriarchs (compare Genesis 22:16; Hebrews 6:13-14) contained by implication these gifts of holiness and eminence to Israel (compare the marginal references).

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Deuteronomy 28:9. The Lord shall establish thee a holy people unto himself — This is the sum of all blessings, to be made holy, and be preserved in holiness.

If thou shalt keep, c. — Here is the solemn condition if they did not keep God's testimonies, taking them for the regulators of their lives, and according to their direction walking in his ways, under the influence and aids of his grace, then the curses, and not the blessings, must be their portion. See Deuteronomy 28:15, &c.


 
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