Deuteronomy 6:13

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Thou shalt fear Jehovah thy God; and him shalt thou serve, and shalt swear by his name.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אֶת־יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ תִּירָ֖א וְאֹת֣וֹ תַעֲבֹ֑ד וּבִשְׁמ֖וֹ תִּשָּׁבֵֽעַ

Transliteration

ʾEt-YHWH ʾĕlōhêka tîrāʾ and-wĕʾōtô taʿăbōd and-in-ûbišmô tiššābēaʿ

Grammar Details

*ʾet*: direct object marker
*YHWH*: proper noun - LORD/Yahweh
*ʾĕlōhêka*: masculine plural noun + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your God
*tîrāʾ*: Qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you shall fear
*wĕ-ʾōtô*: conjunction + direct object marker + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and him
*taʿăbōd*: Qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you shall serve
*û-bi-šmô*: conjunction + preposition + masculine singular noun + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and by his name
*tiššābēaʿ*: Niphal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you shall swear

Word Meanings

*tîrāʾ*: fear/revere/be afraid
*taʿăbōd*: serve/work for/worship
*šēm*: name/reputation/renown
*tiššābēaʿ*: swear/take an oath

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Luke 4:8 : 8 And Jesus answered and said unto him, It is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
Deut 10:20 : 20 Thou shalt fear Jehovah thy God; him shalt thou serve; and to him shalt thou cleave, and by his name shalt thou swear.
Matt 4:10 : 10 Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
Ps 63:11 : 11 But the king shall rejoice in God: Every one that sweareth by him shall glory; For the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.
Deut 13:4 : 4 You 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.
Josh 2:12 : 12 Now therefore, I pray you, swear unto me by Jehovah, since I have dealt kindly with you, that ye also will deal kindly with my father's house, and give me a true token;
Lev 19:12 : 12 And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, and profane the name of thy God: I am Jehovah.
Isa 45:23 : 23 By myself have I sworn, the word is gone forth from my mouth [in] righteousness, and shall not return, that unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.
Isa 65:16 : 16 so that he who blesseth himself in the earth shall bless himself in the God of truth; and he that sweareth in the earth shall swear by the God of truth; because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hid from mine eyes.
Jer 12:16 : 16 And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently learn the ways of my people, to swear by my name, As Jehovah liveth; even as they taught my people to swear by Baal; then shall they be built up in the midst of my people.
Jer 5:7 : 7 How can I pardon thee? thy children have forsaken me, and sworn by them that are no gods. When I had fed them to the full, they committed adultery, and assembled themselves in troops at the harlots' houses.
Jer 4:2 : 2 and thou shalt swear, As Jehovah liveth, in truth, in justice, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.
Deut 5:29 : 29 Oh that there were such a heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them, and with their children for ever!
Deut 6:2 : 2 that thou mightest fear Jehovah thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son's son, all the days of thy life; and that thy days may be prolonged.
Deut 10:12 : 12 And now, Israel, what doth Jehovah thy God require of thee, but to fear Jehovah thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve Jehovah thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul,
Ps 15:4 : 4 In whose eyes a reprobate is despised, But who honoreth them that fear Jehovah; He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not;
Jer 5:2 : 2 And though they say, As Jehovah liveth; surely they swear falsely.

Similar Verses (AI)

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

Deut 10:20-21
2 verses
91%
20Thou shalt fear Jehovah thy God; him shalt thou serve; and to him shalt thou cleave, and by his name shalt thou swear.
21He is thy praise, and he is thy God, that hath done for thee these great and terrible things, which thine eyes have seen.
2 Kgs 17:35-39
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80%
35with whom Jehovah had made a covenant, and charged them, saying, Ye shall not fear other gods, nor bow yourselves to them, nor serve them, nor sacrifice to them:
36but Jehovah, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt with great power and with an outstretched arm, him shall ye fear, and unto him shall ye bow yourselves, and to him shall ye sacrifice:
37and the statutes and the ordinances, and the law and the commandment, which he wrote for you, ye shall observe to do for evermore; and ye shall not fear other gods:
38and the covenant that I have made with you ye shall not forget; neither shall ye fear other gods:
39but Jehovah your God shall ye fear; and he will deliver you out of the hand of all your enemies.
Deut 6:14-17
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14Ye shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the peoples that are round about you;
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16Ye shall not tempt Jehovah your God, as ye tempted him in Massah.
17Ye shall diligently keep the commandments of Jehovah your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he hath commanded thee.
Lev 19:12
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12And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, and profane the name of thy God: I am Jehovah.
Deut 8:6
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6And thou shalt keep the commandments of Jehovah thy God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him.
Deut 13:4
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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.
Josh 23:7
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7that ye come not among these nations, these that remain among you; neither make mention of the name of their gods, nor cause to swear [by them], neither serve them, nor bow down yourselves unto them;
Josh 24:14
75%
14Now therefore fear Jehovah, and serve him in sincerity and in truth; and put away the gods which your fathers served beyond the River, and in Egypt; and serve ye Jehovah.
Lev 19:3-4
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3Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father; and ye shall keep my sabbaths: I am Jehovah your God.
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Deut 28:58
75%
58If thou wilt not observe to do all the words of this law that are written in this book, that thou mayest fear this glorious and fearful name, JEHOVAH THY GOD;
Deut 5:6-7
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6I am Jehovah thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
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Deut 6:12
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12then beware lest thou forget Jehovah, who brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
Deut 27:10
74%
10Thou shalt therefore obey the voice of Jehovah thy God, and do his commandments and his statutes, which I command thee this day.
Exod 20:7
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7Thou shalt not take the name of Jehovah thy God in vain; for Jehovah will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
Deut 6:5
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5and thou shalt love Jehovah thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.
Deut 29:12-13
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12that thou mayest enter into the covenant of Jehovah thy God, and into his oath, which Jehovah thy God maketh with thee this day;
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10and I said unto you, I am Jehovah your God; ye shall not fear the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell. But ye have not hearkened unto my voice.
Deut 5:11-12
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11Thou shalt not take the name of Jehovah thy God in vain: for Jehovah will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
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Ps 81:9
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9There shall no strange god be in thee; Neither shalt thou worship any foreign god.
Exod 20:3
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3Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
Deut 28:9-10
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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.
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Deut 12:4
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4Ye shall not do so unto Jehovah your God.
Exod 34:14
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14(for thou shalt worship no other god: for Jehovah, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God);
Deut 10:12
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12And now, Israel, what doth Jehovah thy God require of thee, but to fear Jehovah thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve Jehovah thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul,
1 Sam 12:24
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24Only fear Jehovah, and serve him in truth with all your heart; for consider how great things he hath done for you.
Ps 2:11
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11Serve Jehovah with fear, And rejoice with trembling.
Deut 26:17
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17Thou hast avouched Jehovah this day to be thy God, and that thou wouldest walk in his ways, and keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his ordinances, and hearken unto his voice:
Lev 22:31
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31Therefore shall ye keep my commandments, and do them: I am Jehovah.
1 Kgs 9:6
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Isa 8:13
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13Jehovah of hosts, him shall ye sanctify; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread.
Lev 22:33
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33who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am Jehovah.
Deut 8:11
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Lev 26:2
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2Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am Jehovah.
Ps 76:11
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11Vow, and pay unto Jehovah your God: Let all that are round about him bring presents unto him that ought to be feared.
Deut 8:19
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19And it shall be, if thou shalt forget Jehovah thy God, and walk after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, I testify against you this day that ye shall surely perish.
Deut 11:1
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1Therefore thou shalt love Jehovah thy God, and keep his charge, and his statutes, and his ordinances, and his commandments, alway.