Deuteronomy 27:10

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְשָׁ֣מַעְתָּ֔ בְּק֖וֹל יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ וְעָשִׂ֤יתָ אֶת־מִצְוֺתָו֙ וְאֶת־חֻקָּ֔יו אֲשֶׁ֛ר אָנֹכִ֥י מְצַוְּךָ֖ הַיּֽוֹם׃

Transliteration

wə-šāmaʿtā bə-qôl YHWH ʾĕlōheykā wə-ʿāśîtā ʾet-miṣwōtāw wə-ʾet-ḥuqqāyw ʾăšer ʾānōkî məṣawwəkā hay-yôm

Grammar Details

• *wə-šāmaʿtā*: conjunctive waw + Qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular - and you shall listen/obey
• *bə-qôl*: preposition + noun masculine singular construct - to the voice of
• *YHWH*: proper noun - LORD/Yahweh
• *ʾĕlōheykā*: noun masculine plural construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your God
• *wə-ʿāśîtā*: conjunctive waw + Qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular - and you shall do/perform
• *ʾet*: direct object marker
• *miṣwōtāw*: noun feminine plural construct + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his commandments
• *wə-ʾet*: conjunctive waw + direct object marker
• *ḥuqqāyw*: noun masculine plural construct + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his statutes
• *ʾăšer*: relative particle - which
• *ʾānōkî*: personal pronoun 1st person singular - I
• *məṣawwəkā*: Piel participle masculine singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - commanding you
• *hay-yôm*: definite article + noun masculine singular - today

Word Meanings

• *šāmaʿtā*: listen/hear/obey
• *qôl*: voice/sound/noise
• *ʿāśîtā*: do/make/perform/execute
• *miṣwōtāw*: commandments/precepts
• *ḥuqqāyw*: statutes/decrees/ordinances
• *məṣawwəkā*: commanding/ordering/instructing you

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Thou shalt therefore obey the voice of the LORD thy God, and do his commandments and his statutes, which I command thee this day.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  You shall therefore obey the voice of the LORD your God, and do His commandments and His statutes, which I command you today.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Thou shalt therefore obey the voice of the LORD thy God, and do his commandments and his statutes, which I command thee this day.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Thou shalt therefore obey{H8085} the voice{H6963} of Jehovah{H3068} thy God,{H430} and do{H6213} his commandments{H4687} and his statutes,{H2706} which I command{H6680} thee this day.{H3117}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Thou shalt therefore obey{H8085}{(H8804)} the voice{H6963} of the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430}, and do{H6213}{(H8804)} his commandments{H4687} and his statutes{H2706}, which I command{H6680}{(H8764)} thee this day{H3117}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Herken therfore vnto the voyce of the Lorde thi God ad do his comaundmetes ad his ordinaunces which I commaunde you this daye.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  that thou mayest be obedient vnto the voyce of the LORDE thy God, and do acordinge vnto all his commaundementes and ordinaunces, which I comaunde the this daye.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Thou shalt hearken therefore vnto the voyce of the Lord thy God, and do his commandements and his ordinances, which I commande thee this day.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Thou shalt hearken therfore vnto the voyce of the Lorde thy God, and do his commaundementes, and his ordinaunces which I commaunde thee this day.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Thou shalt therefore obey the voice of the LORD thy God, and do his commandments and his statutes, which I command thee this day.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  You shall therefore obey the voice of Yahweh your God, and do his commandments and his statutes, which I command you this day.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and thou hast hearkened to the voice of Jehovah thy God, and done His commands, and His statutes, which I am commanding thee to-day.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Thou shalt therefore obey the voice of Jehovah thy God, and do his commandments and his statutes, which I command thee this day.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Thou shalt therefore obey the voice of Jehovah thy God, and do his commandments and his statutes, which I command thee this day.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For this cause you are to give ear to the voice of the Lord your God, and do his orders and his laws which I give you this day.

• World English Bible (2000)

  You shall therefore obey the voice of Yahweh your God, and do his commandments and his statutes, which I command you this day."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  You must obey him and keep his commandments and statutes that I am giving you today.”

Referenced Verses

• Deut 11:1 : 1 You shall love the LORD your God and always keep His charge, His statutes, His judgments, and His commandments.
• Deut 11:7-8 : 7 Your own eyes have seen all the great deeds the LORD has done. 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.
• Mic 4:5 : 5 Though all the nations walk in the name of their gods, we will walk in the name of the LORD our God forever and ever.
• Mic 6:8 : 8 He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.
• Matt 5:48 : 48 Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
• Eph 4:17-24 : 17 Therefore, I say this and testify in the Lord: You should no longer walk as the Gentiles walk, in the futility of their minds. 18 They are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardness of their hearts. 19 They have become callous and have given themselves over to sensuality for the practice of every kind of impurity with greediness. 20 But that is not the way you learned Christ, 21 if indeed you have heard him and were taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus. 22 You were taught to put off your former way of life, the old self, which is corrupted by deceitful desires, 23 to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, 24 and to put on the new self, which is created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
• 1 Pet 1:14-16 : 14 As obedient children, do not conform to the desires you had when you lived in ignorance. 15 But just as the One who called you is holy, so also be holy in all your conduct. 16 For it is written: "Be holy, because I am holy."
• 1 Pet 4:1-3 : 1 Therefore, since Christ suffered in his body on our behalf, arm yourselves also with the same attitude, because whoever suffers in the body has ceased from sin. 2 As a result, you should no longer live the rest of your earthly life for human desires but instead for the will of God. 3 For you have already spent enough time in the past doing what the Gentiles choose to do, living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing, and detestable idolatry.
• Lev 19:2 : 2 Speak to the entire assembly of the Israelites and tell them: 'Be holy, because I, the LORD your God, am holy.'
• Deut 10:12-13 : 12 And now, Israel, what does the LORD your God require of you but to fear the LORD your God, to walk in all His ways, to love Him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul, 13 and to keep the commandments of the LORD and His statutes that I am commanding you today for your own good?