Deuteronomy 7:12

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְהָיָ֣ה ׀ עֵ֣קֶב תִּשְׁמְע֗וּן אֵ֤ת הַמִּשְׁפָּטִים֙ הָאֵ֔לֶּה וּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֥ם וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖ם אֹתָ֑ם וְשָׁמַר֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ לְךָ֗ אֶֽת־הַבְּרִית֙ וְאֶת־הַחֶ֔סֶד אֲשֶׁ֥ר נִשְׁבַּ֖ע לַאֲבֹתֶֽיךָ׃

Transliteration

And it shall wəhāyâ ʿēqev you tišməʿûn these hammišpāṭîm and ūšmartem and waʿăśîtem them, then wəšāmar YHWH ʾĕlōhêkā for you the bərît and the ḥesed which he nišbaʿ to your ʾăvōtêkā.

Grammar Details

• *wəhāyâ*: Qal perfect consecutive 3rd masculine singular - and it will be
• *ʿēqev*: noun masculine singular - consequence/because/as a result
• *tišməʿûn*: Qal imperfect 2nd masculine plural - you shall listen/hear/obey
• *hammišpāṭîm*: article + noun masculine plural - the judgments/ordinances
• *ūšmartem*: Qal perfect consecutive 2nd masculine plural - and you shall keep
• *waʿăśîtem*: Qal perfect consecutive 2nd masculine plural - and you shall do
• *wəšāmar*: Qal perfect consecutive 3rd masculine singular - and he will keep
• *YHWH*: proper noun - divine name
• *ʾĕlōhêkā*: noun masculine plural construct with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your God
• *bərît*: noun feminine singular - covenant
• *ḥesed*: noun masculine singular - steadfast love/loyalty
• *nišbaʿ*: Niphal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he swore
• *ʾăvōtêkā*: noun masculine plural construct with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your fathers

Word Meanings

• *wəhāyâ*: it will be/it will happen/it will come to pass
• *ʿēqev*: because/as a result/in consequence of
• *tišməʿûn*: hear/listen to/obey
• *hammišpāṭîm*: the judgments/the ordinances/the regulations
• *ūšmartem*: keep/observe/preserve
• *waʿăśîtem*: do/perform/practice
• *wəšāmar*: keep/maintain/preserve
• *bərît*: covenant/agreement/treaty
• *ḥesed*: steadfast love/loyalty/faithfulness/kindness
• *nišbaʿ*: swore/took an oath
• *ʾăvōtêkā*: your fathers/your ancestors/your forefathers

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Wherefore it shall come to pass, if ye hearken to these judgments, and keep, and do them, that the LORD thy God shall keep unto thee the covenant and the mercy which he sware unto thy fathers:

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Therefore it shall come to pass, if you listen to these judgments, and keep, and do them, that the LORD your God shall keep to you the covenant and the mercy which he swore to your fathers:

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Wherefore it shall come to pass, if ye hearken to these judgments, and keep, and do them, that the LORD thy God shall keep unto thee the covenant and the mercy which he sware unto thy fathers:

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And it shall come to pass, because{H6118} ye hearken{H8085} to these ordinances,{H4941} and keep{H8104} and do{H6213} them, that Jehovah{H3068} thy God{H430} will keep{H8104} with thee the covenant{H1285} and the lovingkindness{H2617} which he sware{H7650} unto thy fathers:{H1}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Wherefore it shall come to pass, if{H6118} ye hearken{H8085}{(H8799)} to these judgments{H4941}, and keep{H8104}{(H8804)}, and do{H6213}{(H8804)} them, that the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430} shall keep{H8104}{(H8804)} unto thee the covenant{H1285} and the mercy{H2617} which he sware{H7650}{(H8738)} unto thy fathers{H1}:

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Yf ye shall herken vnto these lawes ad shall obserue and do them, then shall the Lorde thy God kepe poyntment with the and the mercy which he swore vnto thy fathers

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And yf ye shall heare these lawes and kepe them, and do therafter, then shal the LORDE thy God also kepe the couenaunt and mercy with the, which he sware vnto thy fathers:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For if ye hearken vnto these lawes, and obserue and doe them, then the Lorde thy God shal keepe with thee the couenant, and the mercie which he sware vnto thy fathers.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  If ye hearken vnto these lawes, and obserue & do them: the Lord thy God also shall kepe vnto thee the appoyntment and the mercie which he sware vnto thy fathers.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ Wherefore it shall come to pass, if ye hearken to these judgments, and keep, and do them, that the LORD thy God shall keep unto thee the covenant and the mercy which he sware unto thy fathers:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  It shall happen, because you listen to these ordinances, and keep and do them, that Yahweh your God will keep with you the covenant and the loving kindness which he swore to your fathers:

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `And it hath been, because ye hear these judgments, and have kept, and done them, that Jehovah thy God hath kept to thee the covenant and the kindness which He hath sworn to thy fathers,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And it shall come to pass, because ye hearken to these ordinances, and keep and do them, that Jehovah thy God will keep with thee the covenant and the lovingkindness which he sware unto thy fathers:

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And it shall come to pass, because ye hearken to these ordinances, and keep and do them, that Jehovah thy God will keep with thee the covenant and the lovingkindness which he sware unto thy fathers:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And it will be, that if you give attention to these decisions and keep and do them, then the Lord will keep his agreement with you and his mercy, as he said in his oath to your fathers.

• World English Bible (2000)

  It shall happen, because you listen to these ordinances, and keep and do them, that Yahweh your God will keep with you the covenant and the loving kindness which he swore to your fathers:

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Promises of Good for Covenant Obedience If you obey these ordinances and are careful to do them, the LORD your God will faithfully keep covenant with you as he promised your ancestors.

Referenced Verses

• Lev 26:3-9 : 3 If you walk in my statutes and keep my commandments and carry them out, 4 then I will provide your rains in their season, and the land will yield its produce, and the trees of the field will bear their fruit. 5 Your threshing will continue until grape harvest, and the grape harvest will continue until sowing, and you will eat your bread to the full and live securely in your land. 6 I will give peace in the land, and you will lie down with no one to make you afraid. I will remove harmful beasts from the land, and no sword will go through your land. 7 You will chase your enemies, and they will fall before you by the sword. 8 Five of you will chase a hundred, and a hundred of you will chase ten thousand, and your enemies will fall before you by the sword. 9 I will turn to you, make you fruitful, and multiply you, and I will confirm my covenant with you. 10 You will eat the old supply long stored, and you will clear out the old to make room for the new. 11 I will set my dwelling among you, and my soul will not reject you. 12 I will walk among you and be your God, and you will be my people. 13 I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt so that you would no longer be slaves to them; I broke the bars of your yoke and enabled you to walk with heads held high.
• Deut 28:1-9 : 1 If you diligently obey the voice of the LORD your God by carefully keeping all His commandments that I am commanding you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth. 2 All these blessings will come upon you and overtake you if you listen to the voice of the LORD your God. 3 You will be blessed in the city, and you will be blessed in the field. 4 Blessed will be the fruit of your womb, the produce of your land, and the offspring of your livestock—including the young of your cattle and the increase of your flocks. 5 Blessed will be your basket and your kneading bowl. 6 You will be blessed when you come in, and you will be blessed when you go out. 7 The LORD will cause your enemies who rise up against you to be defeated before you. They will come out against you in one direction but flee from you in seven directions. 8 The LORD will command the blessing on your storehouses and on all you set your hand to do. He will bless you in the land that the LORD your God is giving you. 9 The LORD will establish you as His holy people, as He swore to you, if you keep the commandments of the LORD your God and walk in His ways. 10 Then all the peoples of the earth will see that the name of the LORD is called upon you, and they will stand in awe of you. 11 The LORD will make you prosper abundantly in the fruit of your womb, in the offspring of your livestock, and in the produce of your land on the land that the LORD swore to your fathers to give you. 12 The LORD will open the heavens, His rich treasury, to give rain to your land in its season and bless all the work of your hands. You will lend to many nations, but you will not borrow. 13 The LORD will make you the head and not the tail, and you will only go upwards and not downwards, if you listen to the commandments of the LORD your God that I am commanding you today, to observe and to do them. 14 You must not turn aside from any of the words I am commanding you today, neither to the right nor to the left, to follow other gods and serve them.
• Luke 1:55 : 55 just as He spoke to our ancestors, to Abraham and his descendants forever.
• Luke 1:72-73 : 72 He has shown mercy to our ancestors and remembered His holy covenant— 73 the oath that He swore to our father Abraham, to grant us:
• Ps 105:8-9 : 8 He remembers His covenant forever, the word He commanded for a thousand generations. 9 The covenant He made with Abraham, and His oath to Isaac. 10 He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant.
• Mic 7:20 : 20 You will show faithfulness to Jacob and steadfast love to Abraham, as You promised to our fathers in days of old.
• Deut 7:9 : 9 Know therefore that the LORD your God is God; He is the faithful God, keeping His covenant of steadfast love to a thousand generations of those who love Him and keep His commandments.