Deuteronomy 8:11

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Beware lest thou forget Jehovah thy God, in not keeping his commandments, and his ordinances, and his statutes, which I command thee this day:

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הִשָּׁ֣מֶר לְךָ֔ פֶּן־תִּשְׁכַּ֖ח אֶת־יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ לְבִלְתִּ֨י שְׁמֹ֤ר מִצְוֺתָיו֙ וּמִשְׁפָּטָ֣יו וְחֻקֹּתָ֔יו אֲשֶׁ֛ר אָנֹכִ֥י מְצַוְּךָ֖ הַיּֽוֹם׃

Transliteration

Hiššāmer to-you lest-tiškaḥ ʾet-YHWH ʾĕlōhêkā to-not šəmōr mitsvōtāyw and-mišpāṭāyw and-ḥuqqōtāyw which ʾānōkî metsawwəkā the-yôm.

Grammar Details

*Hiššāmer*: Niphal imperative masculine singular - beware/be careful
*tiškaḥ*: Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - you forget
*ʾet*: direct object marker
*YHWH*: proper noun - the divine name
*ʾĕlōhêkā*: masculine plural noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your God
*šəmōr*: Qal infinitive construct - to keep
*mitsvōtāyw*: feminine plural noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his commandments
*mišpāṭāyw*: masculine plural noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his judgments
*ḥuqqōtāyw*: feminine plural noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his statutes
*ʾānōkî*: first person singular independent pronoun - I
*metsawwəkā*: Piel participle with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - commanding you
*yôm*: masculine singular noun with definite article - the day

Word Meanings

*Hiššāmer*: beware/be careful/take heed
*tiškaḥ*: you forget/neglect
*šəmōr*: to keep/observe/guard
*mitsvōtāyw*: his commandments/precepts
*mišpāṭāyw*: his judgments/ordinances/laws
*ḥuqqōtāyw*: his statutes/decrees
*metsawwəkā*: commanding you/ordering you

ℹ️

About this Translation

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

🎯 Translation Approach

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.

Word-for-word

5/5

Readability

2/5

💎 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.

✅ Strengths

High fidelity to original languages
Includes Strong's numbers for precise word study
Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

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

👥 Who is this for?

Ideal for

Pastors and teachers
Seminary students
Serious Bible students
Readers conducting word studies
Those referencing Hebrew/Greek tools

Consider alternatives for

Casual readers
Children and early teens
ESL learners seeking simple English
Readers preferring contemporary language

🔄 Compare with

ESVNIVCSBNLTNASBNET

Additional Resources

Referenced Verses

Ps 106:21 : 21 They forgat God their Saviour, Who had done great things in Egypt,
Prov 1:32 : 32 For the backsliding of the simple shall slay them, And the careless ease of fools shall destroy them.
Prov 30:9 : 9 Lest I be full, and deny [thee], and say, Who is Jehovah? Or lest I be poor, and steal, And use profanely the name of my God.
Ezek 16:10-15 : 10 I clothed thee also with broidered work, and shod thee with sealskin, and I girded thee about with fine linen, and covered thee with silk. 11 And I decked thee with ornaments, and I put bracelets upon thy hands, and a chain on thy neck. 12 And I put a ring upon thy nose, and ear-rings in thine ears, and a beautiful crown upon thy head. 13 Thus wast thou decked with gold and silver; and thy raiment was of fine linen, and silk, and broidered work; thou didst eat fine flour, and honey, and oil; and thou wast exceeding beautiful, and thou didst prosper unto royal estate. 14 And thy renown went forth among the nations for thy beauty; for it was perfect, through my majesty which I had put upon thee, saith the Lord Jehovah. 15 But thou didst trust in thy beauty, and playedst the harlot because of thy renown, and pouredst out thy whoredoms on every one that passed by; his it was.
Hos 2:8-9 : 8 For she did not know that I gave her the grain, and the new wine, and the oil, and multiplied unto her silver and gold, which they used for Baal. 9 Therefore will I take back my grain in the time thereof, and my new wine in the season thereof, and will pluck away my wool and my flax which should have covered her nakedness.

Similar Verses (AI)

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

Deut 8:12
83%
12lest, when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein;
Deut 11:1
82%
1Therefore thou shalt love Jehovah thy God, and keep his charge, and his statutes, and his ordinances, and his commandments, alway.
Deut 8:18-19
2 verses
81%
18But thou shalt remember Jehovah thy God, for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth; that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as at this day.
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 7:11
81%
11Thou shalt therefore keep the commandment, and the statutes, and the ordinances, which I command thee this day, to do them.
Deut 6:12
81%
12then beware lest thou forget Jehovah, who brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
Josh 23:11
80%
11Take good heed therefore unto yourselves, that ye love Jehovah your God.
Deut 11:16-17
2 verses
80%
16Take heed to yourselves, lest your heart be deceived, and ye turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship them;
17and the anger of Jehovah be kindled against you, and he shut up the heavens, so that there shall be no rain, and the land shall not yield its fruit; and ye perish quickly from off the good land which Jehovah giveth you.
Deut 4:23
79%
23Take heed unto yourselves, lest ye forget the covenant of Jehovah your God, which he made with you, and make you a graven image in the form of anything which Jehovah thy God hath forbidden thee.
Deut 8:14
79%
14then thy heart be lifted up, and thou forget Jehovah thy God, who brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage;
Deut 27:10
78%
10Thou shalt therefore obey the voice of Jehovah thy God, and do his commandments and his statutes, which I command thee this day.
Deut 11:32
78%
32And ye shall observe to do all the statutes and the ordinances which I set before you this day.
Deut 6:17
78%
17Ye shall diligently keep the commandments of Jehovah your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he hath commanded thee.
Deut 30:16-17
2 verses
78%
16in that I command thee this day to love Jehovah thy God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commandments and his statutes and his ordinances, that thou mayest live and multiply, and that Jehovah thy God may bless thee in the land whither thou goest in to possess it.
17But if thy heart turn away, and thou wilt not hear, but shalt be drawn away, and worship other gods, and serve them;
Deut 8:6
78%
6And thou shalt keep the commandments of Jehovah thy God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him.
2 Kgs 17:38
78%
38and the covenant that I have made with you ye shall not forget; neither shall ye fear other gods:
Deut 10:13
77%
13to keep the commandments of Jehovah, and his statutes, which I command thee this day for thy good?
Deut 8:1
77%
1All the commandment which I command thee this day shall ye observe to do, that ye may live, and multiply, and go in and possess the land which Jehovah sware unto your fathers.
Deut 13:18
77%
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 11:8
77%
8Therefore shall ye keep all the commandment which I command thee this day, that ye may be strong, and go in and possess the land, whither ye go over to possess it;
Deut 28:14-15
2 verses
77%
14and shalt not turn aside from any of the words which I command you this day, to the right hand, or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them.
15But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of Jehovah thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day, that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee.
Prov 3:1
77%
1My son, forget not my law; But let thy heart keep my commandments:
Deut 11:27-28
2 verses
77%
27the blessing, if ye shall hearken unto the commandments of Jehovah your God, which I command you this day;
28and the curse, if ye shall not hearken unto the commandments of Jehovah your God, but turn aside out of the way which I command you this day, to go after other gods, which ye have not known.
Deut 4:9
76%
9Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes saw, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life; but make them known unto thy children and thy children's children;
Deut 24:18
76%
18but thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in Egypt, and Jehovah thy God redeemed thee thence: therefore I command thee to do this thing.
Deut 15:5
76%
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.
Deut 12:30
76%
30take heed to thyself that thou be not ensnared to follow them, after that they are destroyed from before thee; and that thou inquire not after their gods, saying, How do these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise.
Exod 34:12
76%
12Take heed to thyself, lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land whither thou goest, lest it be for a snare in the midst of thee:
1 Kgs 8:61
75%
61Let your heart therefore be perfect with Jehovah our God, to walk in his statutes, and to keep his commandments, as at this day.
Deut 12:19
75%
19Take heed to thyself that thou forsake not the Levite as long as thou livest in thy land.
Deut 11:22
75%
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;
Deut 26:16-17
2 verses
75%
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.
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:
Deut 4:40
75%
40And 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.
Deut 8:10
75%
10And thou shalt eat and be full, and thou shalt bless Jehovah thy God for the good land which he hath given thee.
Josh 23:8
75%
8but cleave unto Jehovah your God, as ye have done unto this day.
Deut 11:13
75%
13And it shall come to pass, if ye shall hearken diligently unto my commandments which I command you this day, to love Jehovah your God, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul,
1 Chr 28:8
75%
8Now therefore, in the sight of all Israel, the assembly of Jehovah, and in the audience of our God, observe and seek out all the commandments of Jehovah your God; that ye may possess this good land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children after you for ever.
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 9:7
75%
7Remember, forget thou not, how thou provokedst Jehovah thy God to wrath in the wilderness: from the day that thou wentest forth out of the land of Egypt, until ye came unto this place, ye have been rebellious against Jehovah.
Deut 15:15
75%
15And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt, and Jehovah thy God redeemed thee: therefore I command thee this thing to-day.
1 Kgs 9:6
75%
6But if ye shall turn away from following me, ye or your children, and not keep my commandments and my statutes which I have set before you, but shall go and serve other gods, and worship them;
Deut 30:8
74%
8And thou shalt return and obey the voice of Jehovah, and do all his commandments which I command thee this day.
Deut 30:11
74%
11For this commandment which I command thee this day, it is not too hard for thee, neither is it far off.
Deut 12:28
74%
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.