Deuteronomy 18:13

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Thou shalt be perfect with Jehovah thy God.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: American Standard VersionBest for: Word studies and original-language research

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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💎 Distinctive Features

Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

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Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

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Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Gen 6:9 : 9 These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, and perfect in his generations: Noah walked with God.
Gen 17:1 : 1 And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, Jehovah appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am God Almighty; walk before me, and be thou perfect.
Matt 5:48 : 48 Ye therefore shall be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
Job 1:1 : 1 There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and turned away from evil.
Job 1:8 : 8 And Jehovah said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job? for there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and turneth away from evil.
Ps 37:37 : 37 Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright; For there is a [happy] end to the man of peace.
Phil 3:12 : 12 Not that I have already obtained, or am already made perfect: but I press on, if so be that I may lay hold on that for which also I was laid hold on by Christ Jesus.
Phil 3:15 : 15 Let us therefore, as many as are perfect, be thus minded: and if in anything ye are otherwise minded, this also shall God reveal {G2532} unto you:
Rev 3:2 : 2 Be thou watchful, and establish the things that remain, which were ready to die: for I have found no works of thine perfected before my God.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

1 Kgs 8:61
79%
61Let your heart therefore be perfect with Jehovah our God, to walk in his statutes, and to keep his commandments, as at this day.
Matt 5:48
78%
48Ye therefore shall be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
Deut 13:17-18
2 verses
77%
17And there shall cleave nothing of the devoted thing to your hand; that Jehovah may turn from the fierceness of his anger, and show you mercy, and have compassion upon you, and multiply you, as he has sworn unto your fathers;
18when you shall listen to the voice of Jehovah your God, to keep all his commandments which I command you this day, to do that which is right in the eyes of Jehovah your God.
Deut 18:12
77%
12For whosoever doeth these things is an abomination unto Jehovah: and because of these abominations Jehovah thy God doth drive them out from before thee.
Deut 25:15-16
2 verses
74%
15A perfect and just weight shalt thou have; a perfect and just measure shalt thou have: that thy days may be long in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.
16For all that do such things, [even] all that do unrighteously, are an abomination unto Jehovah thy God.
Deut 6:17-19
3 verses
74%
17Ye shall diligently keep the commandments of Jehovah your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he hath commanded thee.
18And 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,
19to thrust out all thine enemies from before thee, as Jehovah hath spoken.
Deut 18:14
74%
14For these nations, that thou shalt dispossess, hearken unto them that practise augury, and unto diviners; but as for thee, Jehovah thy God hath not suffered thee so to do.
Deut 10:13
74%
13to keep the commandments of Jehovah, and his statutes, which I command thee this day for thy good?
Deut 28:9
73%
9Jehovah will establish thee for a holy people unto himself, as he hath sworn unto thee; if thou shalt keep the commandments of Jehovah thy God, and walk in his ways.
Lev 19:2
73%
2Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy; for I Jehovah your God am holy.
Deut 14:2-3
2 verses
73%
2For thou art a holy people unto Jehovah thy God, and Jehovah hath chosen thee to be a people for his own possession, above all peoples that are upon the face of the earth.
3Thou shalt not eat any abominable thing.
Deut 12:28-29
2 verses
73%
28Observe and hear all these words which I command thee, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee for ever, when thou doest that which is good and right in the eyes of Jehovah thy God.
29When Jehovah thy God shall cut off the nations from before thee, whither thou goest in to dispossess them, and thou dispossessest them, and dwellest in their land;
Deut 8:6
73%
6And thou shalt keep the commandments of Jehovah thy God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him.
Lev 22:20-21
2 verses
73%
20But whatsoever hath a blemish, that shall ye not offer: for it shall not be acceptable for you.
21And whosoever offereth a sacrifice of peace-offerings unto Jehovah to accomplish a vow, or for a freewill-offering, of the herd or of the flock, it shall be perfect to be accepted; there shall be no blemish therein.
Deut 16:20
73%
20That which is altogether just shalt thou follow, that thou mayest live, and inherit the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.
Deut 18:9
72%
9When thou art come into the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations.
Deut 6:5
72%
5and thou shalt love Jehovah thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.
Deut 13:4
72%
4You shall walk after Jehovah your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and you shall serve him, and cleave unto him.
Deut 26:18-19
2 verses
72%
18and Jehovah hath avouched thee this day to be a people for his own possession, as he hath promised thee, and that thou shouldest keep all his commandments;
19and to make thee high above all nations that he hath made, in praise, and in name, and in honor; and that thou mayest be a holy people unto Jehovah thy God, as he hath spoken.
Deut 11:1
72%
1Therefore thou shalt love Jehovah thy God, and keep his charge, and his statutes, and his ordinances, and his commandments, alway.
Lev 20:7
72%
7Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy; for I am Jehovah your God.
Deut 27:10
72%
10Thou shalt therefore obey the voice of Jehovah thy God, and do his commandments and his statutes, which I command thee this day.
Deut 20:18
72%
18that they teach you not to do after all their abominations, which they have done unto their gods; so would ye sin against Jehovah your God.
Deut 12:4
72%
4Ye shall not do so unto Jehovah your God.
Deut 23:14
72%
14for Jehovah thy God walketh in the midst of thy camp, to deliver thee, and to give up thine enemies before thee; therefore shall thy camp be holy, that he may not see an unclean thing in thee, and turn away from thee.
Josh 23:8
72%
8but cleave unto Jehovah your God, as ye have done unto this day.
Deut 17:1
72%
1Thou shalt not sacrifice unto Jehovah thy God an ox, or a sheep, wherein is a blemish, [or] anything evil; for that is an abomination unto Jehovah thy God.
Lev 18:30
72%
30Therefore shall ye keep my charge, that ye practise not any of these abominable customs, which were practised before you, and that ye defile not yourselves therein: I am Jehovah your God.
Deut 26:16
71%
16This day Jehovah thy God commandeth thee to do these statutes and ordinances: thou shalt therefore keep and do them with all thy heart, and with all thy soul.
Deut 11:22
71%
22For if ye shall diligently keep all this commandment which I command you, to do it, to love Jehovah your God, to walk in all his ways, and to cleave unto him;
2 Chr 19:9
71%
9And he charged them, saying, Thus shall ye do in the fear of Jehovah, faithfully, and with a perfect heart.
Deut 29:12
71%
12that thou mayest enter into the covenant of Jehovah thy God, and into his oath, which Jehovah thy God maketh with thee this day;
Deut 7:11
71%
11Thou shalt therefore keep the commandment, and the statutes, and the ordinances, which I command thee this day, to do them.
Lev 22:31
71%
31Therefore shall ye keep my commandments, and do them: I am Jehovah.
Deut 11:32
71%
32And ye shall observe to do all the statutes and the ordinances which I set before you this day.
Josh 23:11
71%
11Take good heed therefore unto yourselves, that ye love Jehovah your God.
Deut 30:8
71%
8And thou shalt return and obey the voice of Jehovah, and do all his commandments which I command thee this day.
Deut 6:14
71%
14Ye shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the peoples that are round about you;
Deut 15:5
71%
5if only thou diligently hearken unto the voice of Jehovah thy God, to observe to do all this commandment which I command thee this day.
Lev 18:24
71%
24Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out from before you;
Deut 28:1
71%
1And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of Jehovah thy God, to observe to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that Jehovah thy God will set thee on high above all the nations of the earth:
Deut 12:25
71%
25Thou shalt not eat it; that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, when thou shalt do that which is right in the eyes of Jehovah.