Then the people will fear and obey you as long as they live in the land you gave our ancestors. {\cf2\super [109]}
Deuteronomy 8:6 - Easy To Read Version “You must obey the commands of the Lord your God. Follow him and respect him. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Therefore thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So you shall keep the commandments of the Lord your God, to walk in His ways and [reverently] fear Him. [Prov. 8:13.] American Standard Version (1901) And thou shalt keep the commandments of Jehovah thy God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him. Common English Bible Keep the commandments of the LORD your God by walking in his ways and by fearing him, Catholic Public Domain Version So may you keep the commandments of the Lord your God, and walk in his ways, and fear him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version That thou shouldst keep the commandments of the Lord thy God, and walk in his ways, and fear him. |
Then the people will fear and obey you as long as they live in the land you gave our ancestors. {\cf2\super [109]}
All of the Lord’s followers are happy.\par Those people live the way God wants.\par
You should teach God’s laws and teachings to the people. Warn them not to break the laws. Tell them the right way to live. Tell them what they should do.
Zechariah and Elizabeth were truly good people before God. They did everything the Lord (God) commanded and told people to do. They were without fault.
I only wanted to change their way of thinking—I wanted them to respect me and obey all my commands from the heart! Then everything would be fine with them and with their descendants [33] forever.
You must live the way the Lord your God commanded you. Then you will continue to live, and everything will be fine with you. You will live a long life in the land that will belong to you.
You must remember that the Lord your God did all those things for you. God was like a father teaching and correcting his son.
The Lord your God is bringing you into a good land—a land with rivers and pools of water. Water flows out of the ground in the valleys and hills.
But you must honor the Lord. You must truly serve the Lord with all your heart. Remember the wonderful things he did for you!