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
יָכֹל
yâkôl
to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
אָהַב
ʼâhab
to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
אֱלֹהִים
ʼĕlôhîym
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...
יָכֹל
yâkôl
to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
שָׁמַע
shâmaʻ
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
יָכֹל
yâkôl
to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
דָּבַק
dâbaq
properly, to impinge, i.e. cling or adhere; figuratively, to catch by pursuit
חַי
chay
alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin...
יוֹם
yôwm
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...
יָכֹל
yâkôl
to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
יָשַׁב
yâshab
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
אֶרֶץ
ʼerets
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
שָׁבַע
shâbaʻ
to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)
אָב
ʼâb
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
אַבְרָהָם
ʼAbrâhâm
Abraham, the later name of Abram
יִצְחָק
Yitschâq
Jitschak (or Isaac), son of Abraham
יַעֲקֹב
Yaʻăqôb
Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch
נָתַן
nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
Key Terms in This Verse
דָּבַק dâbaq
properly, to impinge, i.e. cling or adhere; figuratively, to catch by pursuit
Study H1692 →שָׁמַע shâmaʻ
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
Study H8085 →שָׁבַע shâbaʻ
to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)
Study H7650 →Cross References
Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God; him shalt thou serve, and to him shalt thou cleave, and swear by his name.
And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
Neither is worshipped with men’s hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;
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...
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...
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.
Which holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved.
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.
For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.
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...
But cleave unto the LORD your God, as ye have done unto this day.
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?
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.
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.
And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.
But ye that did cleave unto the LORD your God are alive every one of you this day.
Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.
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.
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...
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.
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;
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.
For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.
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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