Deuteronomy 17:19

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

It shall remain with him, and he shall read it all the days of his life so that he may learn to fear the LORD his God by carefully observing all the words of this law and these statutes to follow them.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְהָיְתָ֣ה עִמּ֔וֹ וְקָ֥רָא ב֖וֹ כָּל־יְמֵ֣י חַיָּ֑יו לְמַ֣עַן יִלְמַ֗ד לְיִרְאָה֙ אֶת־יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהָ֔יו לִ֠שְׁמֹר אֶֽת־כָּל־דִּבְרֵ֞י הַתּוֹרָ֥ה הַזֹּ֛את וְאֶת־הַחֻקִּ֥ים הָאֵ֖לֶּה לַעֲשֹׂתָֽם׃

Transliteration

And hāyətāh with him, and qārāʾ in it all-yəmê ḥayyāyw; so that yilmad to yirʾāh ʾet-YHWH ʾĕlōhāyw, to šəmōr ʾet-all-diḇrê the tôrāh the this and ʾet-the ḥuqqîm the these to laʿăśōtām.

Grammar Details

• וְהָיְתָ֣ה: conjunction + qal perfect 3fs - and it shall be
• עִמּ֔וֹ: preposition + 3ms suffix - with him
• וְקָ֥רָא: conjunction + qal perfect 3ms - and he shall read
• ב֖וֹ: preposition + 3ms suffix - in it
• כָּל־יְמֵ֣י: noun masculine singular construct + noun masculine plural construct - all days of
• חַיָּ֑יו: noun masculine plural construct + 3ms suffix - his life
• לְמַ֣עַן: preposition - so that
• יִלְמַ֗ד: qal imperfect 3ms - he will learn
• לְיִרְאָה֙: preposition + qal infinitive construct - to fear
• אֶת־יְהוָ֣ה: direct object marker + divine name - YHWH
• אֱלֹהָ֔יו: noun masculine plural construct + 3ms suffix - his God
• לִ֠שְׁמֹר: preposition + qal infinitive construct - to keep
• אֶֽת־כָּל־דִּבְרֵ֞י: direct object marker + noun masculine singular construct + noun masculine plural construct - all words of
• הַתּוֹרָ֥ה: article + noun feminine singular - the law
• הַזֹּ֛את: article + demonstrative adjective feminine singular - this
• וְאֶת־הַחֻקִּ֥ים: conjunction + direct object marker + article + noun masculine plural - and the statutes
• הָאֵ֖לֶּה: article + demonstrative adjective masculine plural - these
• לַעֲשֹׂתָֽם: preposition + qal infinitive construct + 3mp suffix - to do them

Word Meanings

• *hāyətāh*: it shall be
• *qārāʾ*: he shall read/he shall recite
• *yəmê*: days of
• *ḥayyāyw*: his life
• *yilmad*: he will learn/he may learn
• *yirʾāh*: to fear/to revere
• *ʾĕlōhāyw*: his God
• *šəmōr*: to keep/to observe
• *diḇrê*: words of/commands of
• *tôrāh*: law/instruction/teaching
• *ḥuqqîm*: statutes/decrees
• *laʿăśōtām*: to do them/to perform them

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life: that he may learn to fear the LORD his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do them:

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And it shall be with him, and he shall read it all the days of his life, that he may learn to fear the LORD his God and be careful to observe all the words of this law and these statutes.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life: that he may learn to fear the LORD his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do them:

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  and it shall be with him, and he shall read{H7121} therein all the days{H3117} of his life;{H2416} that he may learn{H3925} to fear{H3372} Jehovah{H3068} his God,{H430} to keep{H8104} all the words{H1697} of this law{H8451} and these statutes,{H2706} to do{H6213} them;

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And it shall be with him, and he shall read{H7121}{(H8804)} therein all the days{H3117} of his life{H2416}: that he may learn{H3925}{(H8799)} to fear{H3372}{(H8800)} the LORD{H3068} his God{H430}, to keep{H8104}{(H8800)} all the words{H1697} of this law{H8451} and these statutes{H2706}, to do{H6213}{(H8800)} them:

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And it shalbe with him and he shall reade there in all dayes of his lyfe that he maye lerne to feare the Lorde his God for to kepe all the wordes of this lawe ad these ordinaunces for to doo them:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and that shall he haue by him, and he shall rede therin all the dayes of his life, that he maye lerne to feare ye LORDE his God, to kepe all the wordes of this lawe, all these ordinauces, so that he do therafter.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And it shall be with him, and he shall reade therein all daies of his life, that he may learne to feare the Lord his God, & to keepe all ye words of this Lawe, and these ordinances for to doe them:

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And it shalbe with hym, and he ought to reade therin all the dayes of his life, that he may learne to feare the Lorde his God, and to kepe all the wordes of this lawe and these ordinaunces, for to do them:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life: that he may learn to fear the LORD his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do them:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  and it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life; that he may learn to fear Yahweh his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do them;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and it hath been with him, and he hath read in it all days of his life, so that he doth learn to fear Jehovah his God, to keep all the words of this law, and these statutes, to do them;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life; that he may learn to fear Jehovah his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do them;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life; that he may learn to fear Jehovah his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do them;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And it is to be with him for his reading all the days of his life, so that he may be trained in the fear of the Lord his God to keep and do all the words of this teaching and these laws:

• World English Bible (2000)

  and it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life; that he may learn to fear Yahweh his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do them;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  It must be with him constantly and he must read it as long as he lives, so that he may learn to revere the LORD his God and observe all the words of this law and these statutes and carry them out.

Referenced Verses

• Josh 1:8 : 8 Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips. Meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will prosper and succeed in all you do.
• Ps 1:2 : 2 Instead, his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on His law, he meditates day and night.
• Ps 119:97-99 : 97 Oh, how I love Your law! It is my meditation all day long. 98 Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for they are ever with me. 99 I have more understanding than all my teachers, for Your testimonies are my meditation. 100 I understand more than the elders, because I keep Your precepts.
• John 5:39 : 39 You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; yet it is they that testify about me.
• 2 Tim 3:15-17 : 15 And from childhood you have known the sacred Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. 16 All Scripture is God-breathed and useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, 17 so that the servant of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.
• Deut 4:10 : 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 6:6-9 : 6 These words that I am commanding you today are to be upon your heart. 7 Teach them diligently to your children, and speak of them when you sit in your house, when you walk along the road, when you lie down, and when you get up. 8 Bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. 9 Write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.
• Deut 11:18 : 18 Fix these words of mine in your hearts and minds. Tie them as reminders on your hands and bind them on your foreheads.