Deuteronomy 7:12

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:

📖 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

• 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.

• 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:

• 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 do them; 4 Then I will give you rain in due season, and the land shall yield its increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit. 5 And your threshing shall reach unto the vintage, and the vintage shall reach unto the sowing time: and you shall eat your bread to the full, and dwell in your land safely. 6 And I will give peace in the land, and you shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid: and I will rid evil beasts out of the land, neither shall the sword go through your land. 7 And you shall chase your enemies, and they shall fall before you by the sword. 8 And five of you shall chase a hundred, and a hundred of you shall put ten thousand to flight: and your enemies shall fall before you by the sword. 9 For I will have respect for you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you, and establish my covenant with you. 10 And you shall eat old store, and bring forth the old because of the new. 11 And I will set my tabernacle among you: and my soul shall not abhor you. 12 And I will walk among you, and will be your God, and you shall be my people. 13 I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, that you should not be their slaves; and I have broken the bands of your yoke, and made you stand upright.
• Deut 28:1-9 : 1 And it shall come to pass, if you shall listen diligently to the voice of the LORD your God, to observe and to do all His commandments which I command you this day, that the LORD your God will set you on high above all nations of the earth: 2 And all these blessings shall come upon you, and overtake you, if you shall listen to the voice of the LORD your God. 3 Blessed shall you be in the city, and blessed shall you be in the field. 4 Blessed shall be the fruit of your body, and the fruit of your ground, and the fruit of your cattle, the increase of your kine, and the flocks of your sheep. 5 Blessed shall be your basket and your store. 6 Blessed shall you be when you come in, and blessed shall you be when you go out. 7 The LORD shall cause your enemies that rise up against you to be smitten before your face: they shall come out against you one way, and flee before you seven ways. 8 The LORD shall command the blessing upon you in your storehouses, and in all that you set your hand unto; and He shall bless you in the land which the LORD your God gives you. 9 The LORD shall establish you a holy people unto Himself, as He has sworn unto you, if you shall keep the commandments of the LORD your God, and walk in His ways. 10 And all people of the earth shall see that you are called by the name of the LORD; and they shall be afraid of you. 11 And the LORD shall make you plentiful in goods, in the fruit of your body, and in the fruit of your cattle, and in the fruit of your ground, in the land which the LORD swore unto your fathers to give you. 12 The LORD shall open unto you His good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto your land in its season, and to bless all the work of your hand: and you shall lend unto many nations, and you shall not borrow. 13 And the LORD shall make you the head, and not the tail; and you shall be above only, and you shall not be beneath; if you listen unto the commandments of the LORD your God, which I command you this day, to observe and to do them: 14 And you shall not go aside from any of the words which I command you this day, to the right hand, or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them.
• Luke 1:55 : 55 As He spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his seed forever.
• Luke 1:72-73 : 72 To perform the mercy promised to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant, 73 The oath which He swore to our father Abraham:
• Ps 105:8-9 : 8 He has remembered his covenant forever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations. 9 The covenant he made with Abraham, and his oath to Isaac; 10 And confirmed the same to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant:
• Mic 7:20 : 20 You will perform the truth to Jacob, and the mercy to Abraham, which you have sworn to our fathers from the days of old.
• Deut 7:9 : 9 Know therefore that the LORD your God, he is God, the faithful God, who keeps covenant and mercy with those who love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;