Deuteronomy · King James Version (with Apocrypha)
Deuteronomy 8 King James Version (with Apocrypha)
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1 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 sware unto your fathers.
1 You shall observe to do all the commandments which I command you today, that you may live, and multiply, and go in and possess the land which Yahweh swore to your fathers.
2 And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, [and] to prove thee, to know what [was] in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no.
2 You shall remember all the way which Yahweh your God has led you these forty years in the wilderness, that he might humble you, to test you, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep his commandments or not.
3 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.
3 He humbled you, allowed you to be hungry, and fed you with manna, which you didn’t know, neither did your fathers know, that he might teach you that man does not live by bread only, but man lives by every word that proceeds out of Yahweh’s mouth.
4 Thy raiment waxed not old upon thee, neither did thy foot swell, these forty years.
4 Your clothing didn’t grow old on you, neither did your foot swell, these forty years.
5 Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, [so] the LORD thy God chasteneth thee.
5 You shall consider in your heart that as a man disciplines his son, so Yahweh your God disciplines you.
6 Therefore thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him.
6 You shall keep the commandments of Yahweh your God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him.
7 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;
7 For Yahweh your God brings you into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of springs, and underground water flowing into valleys and hills;
8 A land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of oil olive, and honey;
8 a land of wheat, barley, vines, fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of olive trees and honey;
9 A land wherein 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.
9 a land in which you shall eat bread without scarcity, you shall not lack anything in it; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills you may dig copper.
10 When thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt bless the LORD thy God for the good land which he hath given thee.
10 You shall eat and be full, and you shall bless Yahweh your God for the good land which he has given you.
11 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:
11 Beware lest you forget Yahweh your God, in not keeping his commandments, his ordinances, and his statutes, which I command you today;
12 Lest [when] thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt [therein;]
12 lest, when you have eaten and are full, and have built fine houses and lived in them;
13 And [when] thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied;
13 and when your herds and your flocks multiply, and your silver and your gold is multiplied, and all that you have is multiplied;
14 Then thine heart be lifted up, and thou forget the LORD thy God, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage;
14 then your heart might be lifted up, and you forget Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage;
15 Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness, [wherein were] fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drought, where [there was] no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint;
15 who led you through the great and terrible wilderness, with venomous snakes and scorpions, and thirsty ground where there was no water; who poured water for you out of the rock of flint;
16 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;
16 who fed you in the wilderness with manna, which your fathers didn’t know, that he might humble you, and that he might prove you, to do you good at your latter end;
17 And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of [mine] hand hath gotten me this wealth.
17 and lest you say in your heart, “My power and the might of my hand has gotten me this wealth.”
18 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 sware unto thy fathers, as [it is] this day.
18 But you shall remember Yahweh your God, for it is he who gives you power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he swore to your fathers, as it is today.
19 And it shall be, if thou do 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.
19 It shall be, if you shall forget Yahweh your God, and walk after other gods, and serve them and worship them, I testify against you today that you shall surely perish.
20 As the nations which the LORD destroyeth before your face, so shall ye perish; because ye would not be obedient unto the voice of the LORD your God.
20 As the nations that Yahweh makes to perish before you, so you shall perish, because you wouldn’t listen to Yahweh your God’s voice.
Cross references (20)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Deuteronomy 4:1; Deuteronomy 5:32–6:3; 1 Thessalonians 4:1–2; Psalm 119:4–6
- 2 James 1:3; Deuteronomy 8:16; Exodus 16:4; 1 Peter 1:7; Deuteronomy 2:7
- 3 Matthew 4:4; Luke 4:4; Hebrews 13:5–6; Exodus 16:2–3; Psalm 78:23–25
- 4 Nehemiah 9:21; Deuteronomy 29:5
- 5 Revelation 3:19; 2 Samuel 7:14; Proverbs 3:12; Job 5:17–18; Hebrews 12:5–11
- 6 Deuteronomy 5:33; 2 Chronicles 6:31; 1 Samuel 12:24; Psalm 128:1; Exodus 18:20
- 7 Deuteronomy 11:9–12; Exodus 3:8; Ezekiel 20:6; Psalm 65:9–13; Deuteronomy 6:10–11
- 8 John 6:13; Psalm 147:14; John 6:9; Hosea 2:22; Deuteronomy 32:14
- 9 Joshua 22:8; 1 Chronicles 22:14; Deuteronomy 33:25; Job 28:2
- 10 Psalm 103:2; Romans 14:6; Proverbs 3:9; Matthew 14:19; 1 Chronicles 29:14
- 11 Psalm 106:21; Proverbs 1:32; Hosea 2:8–9; Proverbs 30:9; Ezekiel 16:10–15
- 12 Proverbs 30:9; Hosea 13:5–6; Deuteronomy 28:47; Deuteronomy 32:15; Amos 5:11
- 13 Job 1:3; Genesis 13:1–5; Luke 12:13–21; Psalm 39:6
- 14 Psalm 106:21; 1 Corinthians 4:7–8; 2 Chronicles 32:25; 2 Chronicles 26:16; Deuteronomy 8:11
- 15 Numbers 20:11; Numbers 21:6; Jeremiah 2:6; Isaiah 63:12–14; Hosea 13:5
- 16 Deuteronomy 8:3; Exodus 16:15; James 1:12; Hebrews 12:10–11; Jeremiah 24:5–6
- 17 Deuteronomy 9:4; 1 Corinthians 4:7; Daniel 4:30; Isaiah 10:8–14; Hosea 12:8
- 18 Proverbs 10:22; Hosea 2:8; Deuteronomy 7:8; Psalm 127:1–2; Deuteronomy 7:12
- 19 Deuteronomy 4:26; Luke 13:3; Zephaniah 1:18; 1 Samuel 12:25; Daniel 9:2
- 20 Daniel 9:11–12; 2 Chronicles 36:16–17
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