DEU 6:18 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, 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 Καὶ ποιήσεις τὸ ἀρεστὸν καὶ τὸ καλὸν ἔναντι Κυρίου τοῦ Θεοῦ σου, ἵνα εὖ σοι γένηται, καὶ εἰσέλθῃς καὶ κληρονομήσῃς τὴν γῆν τὴν ἀγαθὴν, ἣν ὤμοσε Κύριος τοῖς πατράσιν ὑμῶν,
(Kai poiaʸseis to areston kai to kalon enanti Kuriou tou Theou sou, hina eu soi genaʸtai, kai eiselthaʸs kai klaʸronomaʸsaʸs taʸn gaʸn taʸn agathaʸn, haʸn ōmose Kurios tois patrasin humōn, )

BrTr And thou shalt do that which is pleasing and good before the Lord thy God, that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest go in and inherit the good land, which the Lord sware to your fathers,

ULT And you shall do the right and the good in the eyes of Yahweh, so that it may be well for you, and you may go in and possess the good land that Yahweh swore to your fathers,

UST Do what Yahweh says is right and good. If you do that, things will go well with you. You will be able to enter and occupy the good land that Yahweh solemnly promised to give to our ancestors.

BSB Do what is right and good in the sight of the LORD, so that it may be well with you and that you may enter and possess the good land that the LORD your God swore to give your fathers,

OEB No OEB DEU book available

WEBBE You shall do that which is right and good in the LORD’s sight, that it may be well with you and that you may go in and possess the good land which the LORD swore to your fathers,

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Do whatever is proper and good before the Lord so that it may go well with you and that you may enter and occupy the good land that he promised your ancestors,

LSV and you have done that which is right and good in the eyes of YHWH, so that it is well with you, and you have gone in and possessed the good land which YHWH has sworn to your fathers,

FBV Do what's good and right in the Lord's sight so that it will go well for you and that you may enter and take over the good land that the Lord your God promised to give your forefathers,

T4T Do what Yahweh says is right and good. If you do that, things will go well with you. You will be able to enter and occupy the good/fertile land that Yahweh vowed to give to our ancestors.

LEB And you shall do what is right and good in the eyes of Yahweh, so that it shall go well[fn] for you and so that you may go and you may take possession of the good land that Yahweh swore for your ancestors,[fn]

6:18 Literally “he/it shall be good”

6:18 Or “your fathers”

BBE And do what is upright and good in the eyes of the Lord your God, so that it may be well for you and you may go in and take for your heritage that good land from which the Lord undertook by an oath to your fathers,

Moff No Moff DEU book available

JPS And thou shalt do that which is right and good in the sight of the LORD; that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest go in and possess the good land which the LORD swore unto thy fathers,

ASV And thou shalt do that which is right and good in the sight of Jehovah; that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest go in and possess the good land which Jehovah sware unto thy fathers,

DRA And do that which is pleasing and good in the sight of the Lord, that it may be well with thee: and going in thou mayst possess the goodly land, concerning which the Lord swore to thy fathers,

YLT and thou hast done that which is right and good in the eyes of Jehovah, so that it is well with thee, and thou hast gone in and possessed the good land which Jehovah hath sworn to thy fathers,

Drby And thou shalt do what is right and good in the sight of Jehovah, that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest enter in and possess the good land which Jehovah swore unto thy fathers,

RV And thou shalt do that which is right and good in the sight of the LORD: that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest go in and possess the good land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers,

Wbstr And thou shalt do that which is right and good in the sight of the LORD: that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest go in and possess the good land which the LORD swore to thy fathers,

KJB-1769 And thou shalt do that which is right and good in the sight of the LORD: that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest go in and possess the good land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers,
(And thou/you shalt do that which is right and good in the sight of the LORD: that it may be well with thee/you, and that thou/you mayest/may go in and possess the good land which the LORD sware unto thy/your fathers, )

KJB-1611 And thou shalt doe that which is right and good in the sight of the LORD: that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest goe in, and possesse the good land which the LORD sware vnto thy fathers:
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps And thou shalt do that which is right & good in the sight of the Lorde: that thou mayst prosper, and that thou mayst go in, & possesse that good lande which the Lorde sware vnto thy fathers,
(And thou/you shalt do that which is right and good in the sight of the Lord: that thou/you mayest/may prosper, and that thou/you mayest/may go in, and possess that good land which the Lord sware unto thy/your fathers,)

Gnva And thou shalt doe that which is right and good in the sight of the Lord: that thou mayest prosper, and that thou mayest go in, and possesse that good land which the Lord sware vnto thy fathers,
(And thou/you shalt do that which is right and good in the sight of the Lord: that thou/you mayest/may prosper, and that thou/you mayest/may go in, and possess that good land which the Lord sware unto thy/your fathers, )

Cvdl that thou mayest do that which is right & good in ye sighte of the LORDE, yt thou mayest prospere, and yt thou mayest go in & conquere that good londe, which the LORDE sware vnto yi fathers,
(that thou/you mayest/may do that which is right and good in ye/you_all sight of the LORD, it thou/you mayest/may prospere, and it thou/you mayest/may go in and conquere that good land, which the LORD sware unto yi fathers,)

Wycl and do thou that that is plesaunt and good in the siyt of the Lord, that it be wel to thee, and that thou entre, and welde the beste lond, of which the Lord swoor to thi fadris,
(and do thou/you that that is plesaunt and good in the sight of the Lord, that it be well to thee/you, and that thou/you entre, and weld the beste land, of which the Lord swoor to thy/your fathers,)

Luth daß du tust, was recht und gut ist vor den Augen des HErr’s, auf daß dir‘s wohlgehe, und eingehest und einnehmest das gute Land, das der HErr geschworen hat deinen Vätern,
(daß you tust, what/which recht and good is before/in_front_of the Augen the LORD’s, on that dir‘s wohlgehe, and eingehest and einnehmest the gute Land, the the/of_the LORD geschworen has deinen Vätern,)

ClVg et fac quod placitum est et bonum in conspectu Domini, ut bene sit tibi: et ingressus possideas terram optimam, de qua juravit Dominus patribus tuis,
(and fac that placitum it_is and bonum in in_sight Master, as bene let_it_be tibi: and ingressus possideas the_earth/land optimam, about which he_promised Master patribus tuis, )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / youcrowd

וְ⁠עָשִׂ֛יתָ & לָ֔⁠ךְ וּ⁠בָ֗אתָ וְ⁠יָֽרַשְׁתָּ֙ & לַ⁠אֲבֹתֶֽי⁠ךָ

and,do & to/for=you(fs) and,go_in and,possess & to,fathers,your

Even though Moses is speaking to all the Israelites, you and your are singular from this verse to verse 21. 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 / abstractnouns

הַ⁠יָּשָׁ֥ר וְ⁠הַ⁠טּ֖וֹב

the,right and,the,good

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the ideas of right and good, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “rightly and well”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

בְּ⁠עֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה

in/on=both_eyes_of YHWH

Here, in the eyes of is an idiom for one's opinion or evaluation. Moses speaks as if evaluating something were physically seeing it with one's eyes. 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: “according to the judgment of Yahweh”

Note 4 topic: grammar-connect-logic-goal

לְמַ֨עַן֙

so_that

Here, so that marks what comes after the goal or purpose of what came before. Use a connector in your language that makes it clear that this is the purpose.

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

אֲשֶׁר־נִשְׁבַּ֥ע יְהוָ֖ה לַ⁠אֲבֹתֶֽי⁠ךָ

which/who swore YHWH to,fathers,your

Moses is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. The fact that Yahweh will give the land to the living Israelites is implied by what Moses said earlier in this speech. You could supply these words from earlier in the sentence if it would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: “that Yahweh swore to your fathers that he would enable you to possess”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

לַ⁠אֲבֹתֶֽי⁠ךָ

to,fathers,your

Moses is using the term fathers to mean “ancestors.” If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “to your predecessors”

Parallel DEU 6:18