Passage

Deuteronomy 6.18

Book: Deuteronomy · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"16. Ye shall not tempt Jehovah your God, as ye tempted him in Massah. 17. Ye shall diligently keep the commandments of Jehovah your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he hath commanded thee."

"18. And thou shalt do that which is right and good in the sight of Jehovah; that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest go in and possess the good land which Jehovah sware unto thy fathers,"

"19. to thrust out all thine enemies from before thee, as Jehovah hath spoken. 20. When thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What mean the testimonies, and the statutes, and the ordinances, which Jehovah our God hath commanded you?" (Deuteronomy 6:16-20, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"16. You shall not tempt Yahweh your God, as you tempted him in Massah. 17. You shall diligently keep the commandments of Yahweh your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he has commanded you."

"18. You shall do that which is right and good in Yahweh’s sight; that it may be well with you, and that you may go in and possess the good land which Yahweh swore to your fathers,"

"19. to thrust out all your enemies from before you, as Yahweh has spoken. 20. When your son asks you in time to come, saying, “What do the testimonies, the statutes, and the ordinances, which Yahweh our God has commanded you mean?”" (Deuteronomy 6:16-20, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"16. Ye shall not tempt the LORD your God, as ye tempted him in Massah. 17. Ye shall diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he hath commanded thee."

"18. And thou shalt do that which is right and good in the sight of the LORD: that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest go in and possess the good land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers,"

"19. To cast out all thine enemies from before thee, as the LORD hath spoken. 20. And when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What mean the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD our God hath commanded you? ^{in: Heb. to morrow}" (Deuteronomy 6:16-20, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"16. 'Ye do not try Jehovah your God as ye tried in Massah; 17. ye do diligently keep the commands of Jehovah your God, and His testimonies, and His statutes which He hath commanded thee,"

"18. and thou hast done that which is right and good in the eyes of Jehovah, so that it is well with thee, and thou hast gone in and possessed the good land which Jehovah hath sworn to thy fathers,"

"19. to drive away all thine enemies from thy presence, as Jehovah hath spoken. 20. 'When thy son asketh thee hereafter, saying, What [are] the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which Jehovah our God hath commanded you?" (Deuteronomy 6:16-20, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Quoted in

H6213 - asah

Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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