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OET-LV And_you_all the_held_fast in/on/at/with_LORD god_your_all’s [are]_alive all_you_all the_day.
UHB וְאַתֶּם֙ הַדְּבֵקִ֔ים בַּיהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם חַיִּ֥ים כֻּלְּכֶ֖ם הַיּֽוֹם׃ ‡
(vəʼattem haddəⱱēqim bayhvāh ʼₑlohēykem ḩayyim kulləkem hayyōm.)
Key: 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).
BrLXX Ὑμεῖς δὲ οἱ προσκείμενοι Κυρίῳ τῷ Θεῷ ὑμῶν, ζῆτε πάντες ἐν τῇ σήμερον.
(Humeis de hoi proskeimenoi Kuriōi tōi Theōi humōn, zaʸte pantes en taʸ saʸmeron. )
BrTr But ye that kept close to the Lord your God are all alive to-day.
ULT And you who clung to Yahweh your God are alive, all of you, today.
UST However, all of you who faithfully continued to worship Yahweh our God are still alive today.
BSB But you who held fast to the LORD your God are alive to this day, every one of you.
OEB No OEB DEU book available
WEBBE But you who were faithful to the LORD your God are all alive today.
WMBB (Same as above)
NET But you who remained faithful to the Lord your God are still alive to this very day, every one of you.
LSV and you who are cleaving to your God YHWH [are] alive today—all of you.
FBV Those of you who were faithful to the Lord your God are still alive today, every one of you.
T4T but you who faithfully continued to worship Yahweh our God are still alive today.
LEB But you, the ones holding fast to Yahweh your God, are all alive today.[fn]
4:4 Literally “the day”
BBE But you who kept faith with the Lord are living, every one of you, today.
Moff No Moff DEU book available
JPS But ye that did cleave unto the LORD your God are alive every one of you this day.
ASV But ye that did cleave unto Jehovah your God are alive every one of you this day.
DRA But you that adhere to the Lord your God, are all alive until this present day.
YLT and ye who are cleaving to Jehovah your God, [are] alive, all of you, to-day.
Drby but ye that did cleave to Jehovah your [fn]God are alive every one of you this day.
4.4 Elohim
RV But ye that did cleave unto the LORD your God are alive every one of you this day.
Wbstr But ye who adhered to the LORD your God, are alive every one of you this day.
KJB-1769 But ye that did cleave unto the LORD your God are alive every one of you this day.
(But ye/you_all that did cleave unto the LORD your God are alive every one of you this day. )
KJB-1611 But yee that did cleaue vnto the LORD your God, are aliue euery one of you this day.
(But ye/you_all that did cleaue unto the LORD your God, are alive every one of you this day.)
Bshps But ye that cleaue vnto the Lord your god, are aliue euery one of you this day.
(But ye/you_all that cleaue unto the Lord your god, are alive every one of you this day.)
Gnva But ye that did cleaue vnto the Lord your God, are aliue euery one of you this day.
(But ye/you_all that did cleaue unto the Lord your God, are alive every one of you this day. )
Cvdl But ye that cleue vnto the LORDE yor God, are all aliue this daye.
(But ye/you_all that cleue unto the LORD yor God, are all alive this day.)
Wycl Forsothe ye that cleuen to youre Lord God lyuen alle `til in to present day.
(Forsothe ye/you_all that cleven to your(pl) Lord God lyuen all `til in to present day.)
Luth Aber ihr, die ihr dem HErr’s, eurem GOtt, anhinget, lebet alle heutigestages.
(But ihr, the you/their/her to_him LORD’s, eurem God, anhinget, lives all heutigestages.)
ClVg Vos autem qui adhæretis Domino Deo vestro, vivitis universi usque in præsentem diem.
(Vos however who adhæretis Master Deo vestro, vivitis universi until in præsentem diem. )
4:1-40 Moses’ lengthy exhortation to the Israelite community was based on the people’s recent failures and his anticipation of what lay ahead in Canaan.
Biblical Law
Biblical law is more than lists of dos and don’ts. It is a system of divine expectations regarding belief and behavior which, if faithfully carried out, will bring God’s richest blessing. Life itself depends on keeping the law (Deut 4:1; see also 5:32-33; 8:1; 16:20).
The exodus from Egypt freed the nation of Israel to become God’s servant. When God delivered Israel from bondage by “a strong hand, a powerful arm, and terrifying acts” (4:34), it was not because Israel had earned this right through its own righteousness but because God is gracious and faithful to his promises to Abraham. The purpose of the rescue from Egypt was not just to relieve the Israelites of their onerous burdens (Exod 1:11-22; 5:4-23), but to make a covenant with them. The covenant relationship did not make the Israelites God’s people; they already were his people (see Exod 4:22-23). Obedience was not a precondition to the covenant but the proper response to it. It placed on them the responsibility of serving God as a priestly kingdom and a holy nation (Exod 19:4-6). The law was given to regulate Israel’s affairs as a nation so that God’s people would be a beacon of his unfailing love and faithfulness.
The covenant guaranteed the people of Israel abundant and meaningful life if they kept the law. The covenant document consists of broad principles, patterns, and standards. God’s instructions are embodied most famously in the Ten Commandments (Deut 5:6-21) and most succinctly in the Shema (6:4-5). All other laws of God are interpretations and applications of these primary principles.
The life that resulted from obedience to the law was not eternal life in the New Testament sense. It was God’s promise that if the Israelites were faithful to the covenant, the nation could expect long and prosperous days in the land (4:1; 5:16, 33). Jesus also exhorted his disciples to keep the Ten Commandments and the demands of the Shema (Matt 22:37-40)—not to have eternal life but as an expression of commitment to him (cp. Matt 5:17-19; John 14:15-21).
Passages for Further Study
Exod 19:4-6; Lev 18:5; Deut 4:1-2; 5:6-21, 32-33; 6:1-9; 8:1; 30:1-20; Matt 5:17-48; 22:36-40; John 14:15-21; Rom 3:19-24; 7:1-12; 1 Cor 9:20-21; Gal 3:1-22; 5:14; Heb 7:18-19; 10:1
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
הַדְּבֵקִ֔ים בַּיהוָ֖ה
the,held_fast in/on/at/with,LORD
Moses speaks as if obeying Yahweh were like physically holding on to him as one would hold on to another person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “who carefully obeyed Yahweh”