Deuteronomy 12:1

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

These are the statutes and ordinances that you must carefully observe in the land that the Lord, the God of your ancestors, has given you to possess, for as long as you live on the earth.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    These are the statutes and judgments, which ye shall observe to do in the land, which the LORD God of thy fathers giveth thee to possess it, all the days that ye live upon the earth.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    These are the statutes and judgments which you shall diligently follow in the land that the LORD God of your fathers gives you to possess, all the days you live on the earth.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    These are the statutes and judgments, which ye shall observe to do in the land, which the LORD God of thy fathers giveth thee to possess it, all the days that ye live upon the earth.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    These are the statutes{H2706} and the ordinances{H4941} which ye shall observe{H8104} to do{H6213} in the land{H776} which Jehovah,{H3068} the God{H430} of thy fathers,{H1} hath given{H5414} thee to possess{H3423} it, all the days{H3117} that ye live{H2416} upon the earth.{H127}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    These are the statutes{H2706} and judgments{H4941}, which ye shall observe{H8104}{(H8799)} to do{H6213}{(H8800)} in the land{H776}, which the LORD{H3068} God{H430} of thy fathers{H1} giveth{H5414}{(H8804)} thee to possess{H3423}{(H8800)} it, all the days{H3117} that ye live{H2416} upon the earth{H127}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    These are the ordinaunces and lawes which ye shall obserue to doo in the londe which the Lorde God of thy fathers geueth the to possesse it, as longe as ye lyue vppon the erth.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    These are the ordinaunces and lawes which ye shal kepe, that ye do therafter in the londe, which the LORDE God of thy fathers hath geuen the to possesse, as longe as ye lyue vpon earth.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    These are the ordinances and the lawes, which ye shall obserue and doe in the lande (which the Lord God of thy fathers giueth thee to possesse it) as long as yee liue vpon the earth.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    These are the ordinaunces and lawes whiche ye shall obserue and do in the lande, whiche the Lorde God of thy fathers geueth thee to possesse it as long as ye liue vpon the earth.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ These [are] the statutes and judgments, which ye shall observe to do in the land, which the LORD God of thy fathers giveth thee to possess it, all the days that ye live upon the earth.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    These are the statutes and the ordinances which you shall observe to do in the land which Yahweh, the God of your fathers, has given you to possess it, all the days that you live on the earth.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    `These `are' the statutes and the judgments which ye observe to do in the land which Jehovah, God of thy fathers, hath given to thee to possess it, all the days that ye are living on the ground:

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    These are the statutes and the ordinances which ye shall observe to do in the land which Jehovah, the God of thy fathers, hath given thee to possess it, all the days that ye live upon the earth.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    These are the statutes and the ordinances which ye shall observe to do in the land which Jehovah, the God of thy fathers, hath given thee to possess it, all the days that ye live upon the earth.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    These are the laws and the decisions which you are to keep with care in the land which the Lord, the God of your fathers, has given you to be your heritage all the days of your life on earth.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    These are the statutes and the ordinances which you shall observe to do in the land which Yahweh, the God of your fathers, has given you to possess it, all the days that you live on the earth.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The Central Sanctuary These are the statutes and ordinances you must be careful to obey as long as you live in the land the LORD, the God of your ancestors, has given you to possess.

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Kgs 8:40 : 40 so that they may fear You all the days they live in the land You gave to our ancestors.
  • Job 7:1 : 1 Isn't human life on earth like hard labor and their days like those of a hired worker?
  • Ps 104:33 : 33 I will sing to the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God while I live.
  • Ps 146:2 : 2 I will praise the LORD as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God while I have being.
  • Deut 4:1-2 : 1 Now, Israel, listen to the statutes and judgments that I am teaching you to observe, so that you may live and enter to take possession of the land that the LORD, the God of your ancestors, is giving to you. 2 Do not add to the command that I am giving you, and do not take away from it, so that you may keep the commandments of the LORD your God that I am commanding you.
  • Deut 4:5 : 5 See, I have taught you statutes and judgments just as the LORD my God commanded me, so that you may act according to them in the land you are entering to possess.
  • Deut 4:9-9 : 9 Only be careful and guard your soul diligently, so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen, and so that they do not depart from your heart all the days of your life. Teach them to your children and to their children after them. 10 Remember the day you stood before the LORD your God at Horeb, when the LORD said to me, 'Assemble the people for Me, and I will let them hear My words, so that they may learn to fear Me all the days they live on the earth, and to teach them to their children.'
  • Deut 4:19 : 19 And be careful not to lift your eyes toward the heavens and see the sun, the moon, and the stars—all the host of heaven—and be led astray to bow down to them and worship them, things the LORD your God has allotted to all the peoples under the whole heaven.
  • Deut 4:45 : 45 These are the testimonies, statutes, and judgments that Moses spoke to the Israelites after they came out of Egypt.
  • Deut 6:1-2 : 1 These are the commandments, statutes, and judgments that the LORD your God commanded to teach you to carry out in the land you are about to cross into and possess. 2 So that you may fear the LORD your God by keeping all His statutes and commandments that I am commanding you today—you, your children, and your grandchildren—all the days of your life, and so your days may be prolonged.
  • Deut 12:19 : 19 Be careful not to neglect the Levite as long as you live in your land.

Similar Verses (AI)

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

  • Deut 6:1-3
    3 verses
    84%

    1 These are the commandments, statutes, and judgments that the LORD your God commanded to teach you to carry out in the land you are about to cross into and possess.

    2 So that you may fear the LORD your God by keeping all His statutes and commandments that I am commanding you today—you, your children, and your grandchildren—all the days of your life, and so your days may be prolonged.

    3 Hear, O Israel, and be careful to obey, so that it may go well with you and that you may increase greatly in the land flowing with milk and honey, just as the LORD, the God of your ancestors, has promised you.

  • Deut 4:1
    84%

    1 Now, Israel, listen to the statutes and judgments that I am teaching you to observe, so that you may live and enter to take possession of the land that the LORD, the God of your ancestors, is giving to you.

  • Deut 8:1
    82%

    1 Be meticulous in observing all the commandments that I am commanding you today, so that you may live, multiply, enter, and take possession of the land which the Lord swore to your fathers.

  • Deut 4:5
    82%

    5 See, I have taught you statutes and judgments just as the LORD my God commanded me, so that you may act according to them in the land you are entering to possess.

  • Deut 11:31-32
    2 verses
    81%

    31 For you are about to cross the Jordan to enter and possess the land the LORD your God is giving you. You will take possession of it and live in it.

    32 Be careful to keep all the statutes and ordinances that I am setting before you today.

  • Deut 30:16
    80%

    16 For I command you today to love the LORD your God, to walk in His ways, and to keep His commandments, statutes, and judgments, so that you may live and multiply, and the LORD your God may bless you in the land you are entering to possess.

  • Deut 4:14
    80%

    14 The LORD commanded me at that time to teach you statutes and judgments, so that you would observe them in the land you are crossing over to possess.

  • Deut 11:8-9
    2 verses
    79%

    8 Therefore, keep every commandment I am giving you today, so that you may be strong and go in and take possession of the land that you are crossing over to inherit.

    9 And so that you may live long in the land the LORD swore to give to your ancestors and their descendants—a land flowing with milk and honey.

  • Deut 5:31
    78%

    31 But as for you, stay here with Me, so that I may give you all the commands, decrees, and laws you are to teach them to follow in the land I am giving them to possess.

  • Deut 6:17-18
    2 verses
    78%

    17 Diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God, as well as His testimonies and statutes that He has commanded you.

    18 Do what is right and good in the sight of the LORD, so that it may go well with you, and you may go in and possess the good land the LORD promised to your ancestors.

  • Deut 16:20
    78%

    20 Follow justice and justice alone, so that you may live and possess the land the Lord your God is giving you.

  • Deut 26:16
    77%

    16 Today the LORD your God commands you to follow these statutes and judgments; therefore, you must be careful to keep them with all your heart and with all your soul.

  • Deut 26:1
    77%

    1 When you come into the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, and you take possession of it and settle in it,

  • Deut 7:11-12
    2 verses
    77%

    11 Therefore, you shall keep the commandment, the statutes, and the ordinances that I am giving you today to follow.

    12 And it will happen that because you listen to these ordinances, and keep and obey them, the LORD your God will keep with you the covenant and the steadfast love that He swore to your ancestors.

  • Deut 1:8
    76%

    8 See, I have set the land before you. Go and take possession of the land that the LORD swore to give to your fathers—to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—and to their descendants after them.

  • Exod 21:1
    76%

    1 These are the laws you are to set before them.

  • Lev 25:18
    76%

    18 You are to follow my statutes and observe my ordinances and carry them out, so that you may live securely in the land.

  • Deut 11:1
    76%

    1 You shall love the LORD your God and always keep His charge, His statutes, His judgments, and His commandments.

  • Deut 4:40
    76%

    40 Keep His statutes and commandments that I am giving you today, so that it may go well with you and your children after you, and that you may live long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you for all time.

  • Deut 12:28-29
    2 verses
    76%

    28 Be careful to obey all these words I command you, so that it may always go well with you and your children after you, because you will be doing what is good and right in the eyes of the Lord your God.

    29 When the Lord your God cuts off the nations before you, the nations you are entering to dispossess, and you drive them out and live in their land,

  • Deut 27:10
    75%

    10 Obey the voice of the LORD your God and follow His commandments and statutes that I am giving you today.

  • Deut 32:47
    75%

    47 They are not just empty words for you—they are your life. By them you will live long in the land you are crossing the Jordan to possess.

  • Lev 18:3-5
    3 verses
    75%

    3 You must not behave like the people of Egypt, where you used to live, or like the people of Canaan, where I am bringing you. You must not follow their practices.

    4 You must obey my laws and carefully keep my decrees. Live by them. I am the LORD your God.

    5 You must keep my decrees and my laws, because the person who obeys them will live by them. I am the LORD.

  • Lev 19:37
    75%

    37 Keep all my decrees and all my laws and follow them. I am the LORD.

  • Deut 5:33
    75%

    33 Walk in all the ways that the LORD your God has commanded you, so that you may live and prosper and prolong your days in the land you will possess.

  • Deut 4:38
    75%

    38 He drove out nations greater and mightier than you, to bring you into their land and to give it to you as an inheritance, as it is today.

  • Num 33:53
    75%

    53 You shall take possession of the land and live in it, for I have given you the land to possess.

  • Deut 12:2
    75%

    2 Completely destroy all the places where the nations you are dispossessing worshiped their gods—on the high mountains, on the hills, and under every green tree.

  • 1 Chr 28:8
    75%

    8 Now, in the sight of all Israel, the assembly of the LORD, and in the hearing of our God, observe and seek all the commandments of the LORD your God so that you may possess this good land and leave it as an inheritance for your descendants forever.

  • Exod 13:11
    75%

    11 When the LORD brings you into the land of the Canaanites, as he swore to you and your ancestors, and gives it to you,

  • Deut 6:24
    74%

    24 The LORD commanded us to obey all these statutes and to fear the LORD our God for our own good always, so that He might preserve our lives, as it is today.

  • Deut 30:20
    74%

    20 loving the LORD your God, obeying His voice, and holding fast to Him. For He is your life and the length of your days, that you may dwell in the land that the LORD swore to your fathers—to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—to give them.

  • Deut 10:13
    74%

    13 and to keep the commandments of the LORD and His statutes that I am commanding you today for your own good?

  • Deut 5:1
    74%

    1 Moses called all Israel together and said to them, "Listen, Israel, to the statutes and judgments that I am speaking to you today. Learn them and carefully follow them."

  • Deut 19:1
    74%

    1 When the LORD your God eliminates the nations whose land He is giving you, and you take possession of them and settle in their cities and houses,

  • Deut 12:9
    74%

    9 For you have not yet come into the resting place and the inheritance that the Lord your God is giving you.

  • 2 Kgs 17:37
    74%

    37 And you shall always observe and follow the statutes, ordinances, the law, and the commandment that He wrote for you. Do not fear other gods.

  • Exod 12:25
    74%

    25 When you enter the land that the LORD will give you as He promised, you are to observe this ceremony.

  • Deut 4:8
    73%

    8 And what great nation has righteous statutes and judgments like this entire law that I am setting before you today?

  • Deut 1:21
    73%

    21 See, the LORD your God has set the land before you. Go up and take possession of it, just as the LORD, the God of your fathers, has promised you. Do not be afraid or discouraged.

  • Ezek 20:11
    73%

    11 I gave them my statutes and made known to them my ordinances, by which a person who obeys them will live.