Deuteronomy 8:1 KJV
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.
Thou and Ye
- thee one person
- ye, your more than one
In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?
Matthew Henry
- Exhortations and cautions, enforced by the Lord's former dealings with Israel, and his promisesObedience must be, 1. Careful, observe to do; 2. Universal, to do all the commandments; and 3. From a good principle, with a regard to God as the Lord, and...
Thompson Chains
- Promised LandSee the chain from Genesis 12:7 · 15 links
Cross References
- Deuteronomy 4:1 Now therefore hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the judgments, which I teach you, for to do them, that ye may live, and go in and possess the land which the LORD God of your fathers giveth you.
- Deuteronomy 5:32–6:3 Ye shall observe to do therefore as the LORD your God hath commanded you: ye shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left. …
- Psalms 119:4–6 Thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts diligently. …
- 1 Thessalonians 4:1–2 Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would abound more and more. …
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Topics
- Blessing Temporal, from God
- Obedience Enjoined
- Obligation A motive of obedience
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible1491–1451 BC · Israel in the Wilderness
Bible Dictionary
- LordThere are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.
Hebrew and Strong’s
- All the commandments כָּל kol Noun · masculine singular construct הַמִּצְוָה hammiṣwâ מִצְוָה Noun · feminine singular · with the
- which I command אֲשֶׁר ʾăšer Relative אָנֹכִי ʾānōkî Pronoun · first person common singular מְצַוְּךָ mĕṣawwĕkā צָוָה Verb · piel active participle, masculine singular construct · with suffix: second person masculine singular
- thee this day הַיּוֹם hayyôm יוֹם Noun · masculine singular · with the
- shall ye observe תִּשְׁמְרוּן tišmĕrûn שָׁמַר Verb · qal imperfect, second person masculine plural
- to do לַעֲשׂוֹת laʿăśôt עָשָׂה Verb · qal infinitive construct · with preposition
- that ye may live לְמַעַן lĕmaʿan Preposition תִּחְיוּן tiḥyûn חָיָה Verb · qal imperfect, second person masculine plural
- and multiply וּרְבִיתֶם ûrĕbîtem רָבָה Verb · qal sequential perfect, second person masculine plural · with and
- and go in וּבָאתֶם ûbāʾtem בּוֹא Verb · qal sequential perfect, second person masculine plural · with and
- and possess וִירִשְׁתֶּם wîrištem יָרַשׁ Verb · qal sequential perfect, second person masculine plural · with and
- the land אֶת ʾet Object marker הָאָרֶץ hāʾāreṣ אֶרֶץ Noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the
- which the LORD אֲשֶׁר ʾăšer Relative יְהוָה yhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name
- sware נִשְׁבַּע nišbaʿ שָׁבַע Verb · niphal perfect, third person masculine singular
- unto your fathers לַאֲבֹתֵיכֶם laʾăbōtêkem אָב Noun · masculine plural construct · with preposition, suffix: second person masculine plural
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