DEU 4:40 Parallel View

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4:40 Note: Marks a place where we agree with BHQ against BHS in reading L.

4:40 Note: Marks an anomalous form.

4:40 Note: We read one or more vowels in L differently from BHS.

Key: yellow:verbs, blue:Elohim, green:YHWH.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT And you shall keep his statutes and his commandments that I command you today, that it will go well for you and for your sons after you, and so that you may prolong your days in the land that Yahweh your God is giving to you all the days.”

UST Obey all the rules and regulations that I am giving to you today. This is so that things will go well for you and your descendants. And it is so that you will live a long time in the land that Yahweh our God is giving to you, so it will belong to you forever.”

BSB Keep His statutes and commandments, which I am giving you today, so that you and your children after you may prosper, and that you may live long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you for all time.

OEB No OEB DEU book available

WEB You shall keep his statutes and his commandments which I command you today, that it may go well with you and with your children after you, and that you may prolong your days in the land which Yahweh your God gives you for all time.

WMB You shall keep his statutes and his commandments which I command you today, that it may go well with you and with your children after you, and that you may prolong your days in the land which the LORD your God gives you for all time.

NET Keep his statutes and commandments that I am setting forth today so that it may go well with you and your descendants and that you may enjoy longevity in the land that the Lord your God is about to give you as a permanent possession.

LSV and you have kept His statutes and His commands which I am commanding you today, so that it is well for you, and for your sons after you, and so that you prolong days on the ground which your God YHWH is giving to you—all the days.”

FBV Observe his rules and regulations that I'm giving you right now, so that you and your children will do well, and that you may have long lives in the country that the Lord your God is giving you for all time.

T4T Obey all the rules and regulations that I am giving to you today, in order that things will go well for you and for your descendants, and that you will live a long time in the land that Yahweh our God is giving to you, to belong to you forever.”

LEB And you shall keep his rules and his commandments that I am commanding you today,[fn]so that it may go well[fn] for you and for your children[fn] after you, and so thatyou may remain a long time[fn] on the land that Yahweh your Godis giving to you during all of those days.”

?:? Literally “the day”

?:? Literally “he/it is good”

?:? Or “descendants”

?:? Literally “you may make long/prolong days”

BBE Then keep his laws and his orders which I give you today, so that it may be well for you and for your children after you, and that your lives may be long in the land which the Lord your God is giving you for ever.

MOF No MOF DEU book available

JPS And thou shalt keep His statutes, and His commandments, which I command thee this day, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days upon the land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, for ever.

ASV And thou shalt keep his statutes, and his commandments, which I command thee this day, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days in the land, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, for ever.

DRA Keep his precepts and commandments, which I command thee: that it may be well with thee, and thy children after thee, and thou mayst remain a long time upon the land, which the Lord thy God will give thee.

YLT and thou hast kept His statutes and His commands which I am commanding thee to-day, so that it is well to thee, and to thy sons after thee, and so that thou prolongest days on the ground which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee — all the days.'

DBY And thou shalt keep his statutes, and his commandments, which I command thee this day, that it may be well with thee and with thy sons after thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days on the land which Jehovah thy [fn]God giveth thee, for ever.

4.40 Elohim

RV And thou shalt keep his statutes, and his commandments, which I command thee this day, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days upon the land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, for ever.

WBS Thou shalt keep therefore his statutes and his commandments which I command thee this day, that it may be well with thee, and with thy children after thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days upon the earth, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, for ever.

KJB Thou shalt keep therefore his statutes, and his commandments, which I command thee this day, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days upon the earth, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, for ever.
(Thou shalt keep therefore his statutes, and his commandments, which I command thee this day, that it may go well with thee, and with thy/your children after thee, and that thou/you mayest/may prolong thy days upon the earth, which the LORD thy/your God giveth thee, for ever. )

BB Thou shalt kepe therefore his ordinaunces and his commaundementes which I commaunde thee this day, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy dayes vpon ye earth, which the Lorde thy God geueth thee for euer.
(Thou shalt keep therefore his ordinaunces and his commandments which I command thee this day, that it may go well with thee, and with thy/your children after thee, and that thou/you mayest/may prolong thy/your days upon ye/you_all earth, which the Lord thy/your God giveth/gives thee forever.)

GNV Thou shalt keepe therefore his ordinances, and his commandements which I commaund thee this day, that it may goe well with thee, and with thy children after thee, and that thou mayst prolong thy dayes vpon the earth, which the Lord thy God giueth thee for euer.
(Thou shalt keep therefore his ordinances, and his commandments which I command thee this day, that it may go well with thee, and with thy/your children after thee, and that thou/you mayest/may prolong thy/your days upon the earth, which the Lord thy/your God giueth thee forever. )

CB Kepe his ornaunces therfore and commaundementes, which I commaunde the this daie, the shal it go well wt the and thy children after the, so that thy life shal longe endure in ye londe, which the LORDE the God geueth the thy life longe.
(Kepe his ornaunces therefore and commandments, which I command the this day, the shall it go well with the and thy/your children after them, so that thy/your life shall long endure in ye/you_all land, which the LORD the God giveth/gives the thy/your life longe.)

WYC Kepe thou hise heestis, and comaundementis, whiche Y comaunde to thee, that it be wel to thee, and to thi sones after thee, and that thou dwelle mych tyme on the lond, which thi Lord God schal yyue to thee.
(Kepe thou/you his heestis, and commandmentis, which I comaunde to thee, that it be well to thee, and to thy/your sons after thee, and that thou/you dwelle mych time on the land, which thy/your Lord God shall give to thee.)

LUT daß du haltest seine Rechte und Gebote, die ich dir heute gebiete; so wird dir‘s und deinen Kindern nach dir wohlgehen, daß dein Leben lange währe in dem Lande, das dir der HErr, dein GOtt, gibt ewiglich.
(daß you haltest his Rechte and Gebote, the I you heute gebiete; so becomes dir‘s and deinen Kindern nach you wohlgehen, that your life lange währe in to_him land, the you the HErr, your God, gibt ewiglich.)

CLV Custodi præcepta ejus atque mandata, quæ ego præcipio tibi: ut bene sit tibi, et filiis tuis post te, et permaneas multo tempore super terram, quam Dominus Deus tuus daturus est tibi.
(Custodi præcepta his atque mandata, which I præcipio tibi: as bene sit tibi, and childrens tuis after you(sg), and permaneas multo tempore super the_earth/land, how Master God tuus daturus it_is tibi. )

BRN And keep ye his commandments, and his ordinances, all that I command you this day; that it may be well with thee, and with thy sons after thee, that ye may be long-lived upon the earth, which the Lord thy God giveth thee for ever.

BrLXX Καὶ φυλάξασθε τὰς ἐντολὰς αὐτοῦ, καὶ τὰ δικαιώματα αὐτοῦ, ὅσα ἐγὼ ἀντέλλομαί σοι σήμερον, ἵνα εὖ σοι γένηται καὶ τοῖς υἱοῖς σου μετὰ σὲ, ὅπως μακροήμεροι γένησθε ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, ἧς Κύριος ὁ Θεός σου δίδωσί σοι πάσας τὰς ἡμέρας.
(Kai fulaxasthe tas entolas autou, kai ta dikaiōmata autou, hosa egō antellomai soi saʸmeron, hina eu soi genaʸtai kai tois huiois sou meta se, hopōs makroaʸmeroi genaʸsthe epi taʸs gaʸs, haʸs Kurios ho Theos sou didōsi soi pasas tas haʸmeras. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / youcrowd

וְ⁠שָׁמַרְתָּ֞ & מְצַוְּ⁠ךָ֙ & לְ⁠ךָ֔ וּ⁠לְ⁠בָנֶ֖י⁠ךָ אַחֲרֶ֑י⁠ךָ & תַּאֲרִ֤יךְ & אֱלֹהֶ֛י⁠ךָ & לְ⁠ךָ֖

and,keep & giving,you & to/for=yourself(m) and,with,children,your after,you & you_may_live_long & God,your & to/for=yourself(m)

Even though Moses is speaking to all the Israelites, you and your are singular in this verse. If the singular forms of these pronouns would not be natural in your language, you could use the plural forms in your translation.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠שָׁמַרְתָּ֞

and,keep

Here the word keep means “obey.” Moses is speaking of commandments as if they were physical objects that one could keep in one's possession. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “And you shall obey”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

חֻקָּ֣י⁠ו וְ⁠אֶת־מִצְוֺתָ֗י⁠ו

statutes,his and=DOM commandments,his

The terms statutes and commandments mean similar things. Moses is using the two terms together for emphasis. If it would be clearer for your readers, you could express the emphasis with a single phrase. Alternate translation: “his important statutes”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וּ⁠לְ⁠בָנֶ֖י⁠ךָ

and,with,children,your

Here, sons means “descendants.” If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “and for your offspring”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

תַּאֲרִ֤יךְ יָמִים֙ עַל־הַ֣⁠אֲדָמָ֔ה

you_may_live_long days on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,land

The implication is that if the Israelites obey Yahweh, they will prolong the days in which they live in the land. Moses is speaking of time as if it were something over which man could exercise control, to prolong it. You could include this information if it would be helpful for your readers. See how you translated this concept in verse 26. Alternate translation: “you may live in the land for many generations”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

כָּל־הַ⁠יָּמִֽים

all/each/any/every the=days

Here, all the days is an idiom that means “forever.” If this phrase does not have that meaning in your language, you could use an idiom from your language that does have this meaning or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “until the end of time” or “always”

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