Deuteronomy 30:20

Old Testament • 22 words with Strong's data

"That thou mayest love the LORD thy God, and that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him: for he is thy life, and the length of thy days: that thou mayest dwell in the land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them."

Word-by-Word Analysis

That thou

יָכֹל

yâkôl

H3201

to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)

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אָהַב

ʼâhab

H157

to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)

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the

יְהֹוָה

Yᵉhôvâh

H3068

Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

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thy

אֱלֹהִים

ʼĕlôhîym

H430

gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of...

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and that thou

יָכֹל

yâkôl

H3201

to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)

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שָׁמַע

shâmaʻ

H8085

to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)

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his

קוֹל

qôwl

H6963

a voice or sound

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and that thou

יָכֹל

yâkôl

H3201

to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)

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דָּבַק

dâbaq

H1692

properly, to impinge, i.e. cling or adhere; figuratively, to catch by pursuit

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unto him for he is thy

חַי

chay

H2416

alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin...

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and the

אֹרֶךְ

ʼôrek

H753

length

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of thy

יוֹם

yôwm

H3117

a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso...

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that thou

יָכֹל

yâkôl

H3201

to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)

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יָשַׁב

yâshab

H3427

properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry

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in the

אֶרֶץ

ʼerets

H776

the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

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which the

יְהֹוָה

Yᵉhôvâh

H3068

Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

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שָׁבַע

shâbaʻ

H7650

to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)

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unto thy

אָב

ʼâb

H1

father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application

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to

אַבְרָהָם

ʼAbrâhâm

H85

Abraham, the later name of Abram

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to

יִצְחָק

Yitschâq

H3327

Jitschak (or Isaac), son of Abraham

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and to

יַעֲקֹב

Yaʻăqôb

H3290

Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch

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to

נָתַן

nâthan

H5414

to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)

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them

Key Terms in This Verse

cleave H1692

דָּבַק dâbaq

properly, to impinge, i.e. cling or adhere; figuratively, to catch by pursuit

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obey H8085

שָׁמַע shâmaʻ

to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)

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length H753

אֹרֶךְ ʼôrek

length

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sware H7650

שָׁבַע shâbaʻ

to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)

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mayest H3201

יָכֹל yâkôl

to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)

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mayest H3201

יָכֹל yâkôl

to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)

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mayest H3201

יָכֹל yâkôl

to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)

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mayest H3201

יָכֹל yâkôl

to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)

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Isaac H3327

יִצְחָק Yitschâq

Jitschak (or Isaac), son of Abraham

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Abraham H85

אַבְרָהָם ʼAbrâhâm

Abraham, the later name of Abram

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 10:20 cross-reference

Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God; him shalt thou serve, and to him shalt thou cleave, and swear by his name.

John 17:3 cross-reference

And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.

John 14:6 cross-reference

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

Acts 17:25 cross-reference

Neither is worshipped with men’s hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;

Deuteronomy 10:12 cross-reference

And now, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God require of thee, but to fear the LORD thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all thy s...

Deuteronomy 4:40 cross-reference

Thou shalt keep therefore his statutes, and his commandments, which I command thee this day, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days upon...

Acts 17:28 cross-reference

For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.

Psalm 66:9 cross-reference

Which holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved.

Deuteronomy 5:16 cross-reference

Honour thy father and thy mother, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

Psalm 36:9 cross-reference

For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.

Galatians 2:20 cross-reference

I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself fo...

Joshua 23:8 cross-reference

But cleave unto the LORD your God, as ye have done unto this day.

Psalm 27:1 cross-reference

The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

Acts 11:23 cross-reference

Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord.

Deuteronomy 11:9 cross-reference

And that ye may prolong your days in the land, which the LORD sware unto your fathers to give unto them and to their seed, a land that floweth with milk and honey.

Deuteronomy 6:5 cross-reference

And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.

Deuteronomy 4:4 cross-reference

But ye that did cleave unto the LORD your God are alive every one of you this day.

Romans 12:9 cross-reference

Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.

Revelation 21:6 cross-reference

And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.

Deuteronomy 30:16 cross-reference

In that I command thee this day to love the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commandments and his statutes and his judgments, that thou mayest live and multiply: and the LORD thy God...

Revelation 22:1 cross-reference

And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.

Deuteronomy 12:10 cross-reference

But when ye go over Jordan, and dwell in the land which the LORD your God giveth you to inherit, and when he giveth you rest from all your enemies round about, so that ye dwell in safety;

Deuteronomy 30:6 cross-reference

And the LORD thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live.

Psalm 30:5 cross-reference

For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.

Revelation 22:17 cross-reference

And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.

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