Deuteronomy 8:6

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Therefore thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְשָׁ֣מַרְתָּ֔ אֶת־מִצְוֺ֖ת יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ לָלֶ֥כֶת בִּדְרָכָ֖יו וּלְיִרְאָ֥ה אֹתֽוֹ׃

Transliteration

And-šāmartā ʾet-mitsvōt YHWH ʾĕlōhêkā to-lāleket in-dərākāyw and-to-yirʾāh ʾōtô.

Grammar Details

*šāmartā*: Qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular - you shall keep
*ʾet*: direct object marker
*mitsvōt*: feminine plural construct noun - commandments of
*YHWH*: proper noun - the divine name
*ʾĕlōhêkā*: masculine plural noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your God
*lāleket*: Qal infinitive construct with prefixed preposition - to walk
*dərākāyw*: masculine plural noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix with prefixed preposition - in his ways
*yirʾāh*: Qal infinitive construct with prefixed preposition - to fear
*ʾōtô*: direct object marker with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - him

Word Meanings

*šāmartā*: keep/observe/guard
*mitsvōt*: commandments/precepts/ordinances
*lāleket*: to walk/go/proceed
*dərākāyw*: his ways/paths/roads/manner
*yirʾāh*: to fear/revere/be in awe of

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Referenced Verses

Deut 5:33 : 33 Ye shall walk in all the ways which the LORD your God hath commanded you, that ye may live, and that it may be well with you, and that ye may prolong your days in the land which ye shall possess.
1 Sam 12:24 : 24 Only fear the LORD, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things he hath done for you.
2 Chr 6:31 : 31 That they may fear thee, to walk in thy ways, so long as they live in the land which thou gavest unto our fathers.
Ps 128:1 : 1 A Song of degrees. Blessed is every one that feareth the LORD; that walketh in his ways.
Luke 1:6 : 6 And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
Exod 18:20 : 20 And thou shalt teach them ordinances and laws, and shalt shew them the way wherein they must walk, and the work that they must do.

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Deut 13:4
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4Ye shall walk after the LORD your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him, and cleave unto him.
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Deut 6:1-2
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1Now 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:
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Deut 11:1
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Deut 13:18
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Deut 8:5
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1 Kgs 8:61
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1 Kgs 8:58
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Deut 4:40
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Deut 6:24
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Deut 5:33
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