Deuteronomy 6:1

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְזֹ֣את הַמִּצְוָ֗ה הַֽחֻקִּים֙ וְהַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר צִוָּ֛ה יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם לְלַמֵּ֣ד אֶתְכֶ֑ם לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת בָּאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֥ר אַתֶּ֛ם עֹבְרִ֥ים שָׁ֖מָּה לְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ

Transliteration

And zōʾt the miṣwāh, the ḥuqqîm and the mišpāṭîm which ṣiwwāh YHWH ʾĕlōhêkem to lĕlammēd ʾetkem to laʿăśôt in the ʾāreṣ which ʾattem ʿōbĕrîm šāmmāh to lĕrištāh

Grammar Details

• *wĕ-*: conjunction - and
• *zōʾt*: demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular - this
• *ha-miṣwāh*: definite article + feminine singular noun - the commandment
• *ha-ḥuqqîm*: definite article + masculine plural noun - the statutes
• *wĕ-ha-mišpāṭîm*: conjunction + definite article + masculine plural noun - and the judgments
• *ʾăšer*: relative pronoun - which
• *ṣiwwāh*: Piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - commanded
• *YHWH*: proper noun - LORD/Yahweh
• *ʾĕlōhêkem*: masculine plural noun + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your God
• *lĕlammēd*: Piel infinitive construct - to teach
• *ʾetkem*: direct object marker + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - you
• *laʿăśôt*: Qal infinitive construct + preposition - to do/perform
• *bā-ʾāreṣ*: preposition + definite article + feminine singular noun - in the land
• *ʾattem*: 2nd person masculine plural pronoun - you
• *ʿōbĕrîm*: Qal participle, masculine plural - crossing over
• *šāmmāh*: adverb - there/thither
• *lĕrištāh*: Qal infinitive construct + preposition + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - to possess it

Word Meanings

• *miṣwāh*: commandment/precept/ordinance
• *ḥuqqîm*: statutes/decrees/ordinances
• *mišpāṭîm*: judgments/ordinances/legal decisions
• *ṣiwwāh*: commanded/ordered/instructed
• *lĕlammēd*: to teach/instruct/train
• *laʿăśôt*: to do/perform/accomplish/make
• *ʾāreṣ*: land/earth/territory
• *ʿōbĕrîm*: crossing over/passing through
• *lĕrištāh*: to possess it/to take possession of it/to inherit it

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Now these are the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD your God command to teach you, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go to possess it:

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  These are the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments which the LORD your God commanded to teach you, that you might do them in the land you are going to possess:

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Now these are the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go to possess it:

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Now this is the commandment,{H4687} the statutes,{H2706} and the ordinances,{H4941} which Jehovah{H3068} your God{H430} commanded{H6680} to teach{H3925} you, that ye might do{H6213} them in the land{H776} whither ye go{H5674} over to possess{H3423} it;

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Now these are the commandments{H4687}, the statutes{H2706}, and the judgments{H4941}, which the LORD{H3068} your God{H430} commanded{H6680}{(H8765)} to teach{H3925}{(H8763)} you, that ye might do{H6213}{(H8800)} them in the land{H776} whither ye go{H5674}{(H8802)} to possess{H3423}{(H8800)} it:

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  These are the commaundmentes, ordinaunces and lawes which the Lorde youre God commaunded to teach you, that ye might doo them in the londe whother ye goo to possesse it:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  These are the commaundementes, ordinaunces & lawes which ye LORDE yor God hath comaunded, yt ye shulde lerne them, & do them, in the londe whyther ye go to possesse it,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  These now are the commandements, ordinances, and lawes, which the Lorde your God commanded me to teach you, that ye might doe them in the land whither ye go to possesse it:

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  These are the comaundemetes, ordinaunces, and lawes, which the Lorde your God commaunded me to teache you, that ye might do them in the lande whither ye go to possesse it:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ Now these [are] the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do [them] in the land whither ye go to possess it:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Now this is the commandment, the statutes, and the ordinances, which Yahweh your God commanded to teach you, that you might do them in the land where you go over to possess it;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `And this `is' the command, the statutes and the judgments which Jehovah your God hath commanded to teach you, to do in the land which ye are passing over thither to possess it,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Now this is the commandment, the statutes, and the ordinances, which Jehovah your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go over to possess it;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Now this is the commandment, the statutes, and the ordinances, which Jehovah your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go over to possess it;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Now these are the orders and the laws and the decisions which the Lord your God gave me for your teaching, so that you might do them in the land of your heritage to which you are going:

• World English Bible (2000)

  Now this is the commandment, the statutes, and the ordinances, which Yahweh your God commanded to teach you, that you might do them in the land where you go over to possess it;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Exhortation to Keep the Covenant Principles Now these are the commandments, statutes, and ordinances that the LORD your God instructed me to teach you so that you may carry them out in the land where you are headed

Referenced Verses

• Deut 4:1 : 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 4:45 : 45 These are the testimonies, statutes, and judgments that Moses spoke to the Israelites after they came out of Egypt.
• Deut 12:1 : 1 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.
• Deut 5:31 : 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.
• Lev 27:34 : 34 These are the commandments the LORD gave Moses for the Israelites on Mount Sinai.
• Num 36:13 : 13 These are the commandments and regulations that the LORD commanded through Moses to the Israelites in the plains of Moab, by the Jordan across from Jericho.
• 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 4:14 : 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.
• Ezek 37:24 : 24 My servant David will be king over them, and there will be one shepherd for all of them. They will follow My laws and carefully obey My decrees.