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Deuteronomy 6:16-18
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Deuteronomy 6:16-18
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Exhortation to Obey the Lord Exclusively
16 You must not put the Lord your God to the test as you did at Massah.[a] 17 Keep his[b] commandments very carefully,[c] as well as the stipulations and statutes he commanded you to observe. 18 Do whatever is proper[d] and good before the Lord so that it may go well with you and that you may enter and occupy the good land that he[e] promised your ancestors,
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- Deuteronomy 6:16 sn The place name Massah (מַסָּה, massah) derives from a root (נָסָה, nasah) meaning “to test; to try.” The reference here is to the experience in the Sinai desert when Moses struck the rock to obtain water (Exod 17:1-2). The complaining Israelites had, thus, “tested” the Lord, a wickedness that gave rise to the naming of the place (Exod 17:7; cf. Deut 9:22; 33:8).
- Deuteronomy 6:17 tn Heb “the commandments of the Lord your God.” The pronoun has been used in the translation for stylistic reasons to avoid redundancy.
- Deuteronomy 6:17 tn The Hebrew text uses the infinitive absolute before the finite verb to emphasize the statement. The imperfect verbal form is used here with an obligatory nuance that can be captured in English through the imperative. Cf. NASB, NRSV “diligently keep (obey NLT).”
- Deuteronomy 6:18 tn Heb “upright.”
- Deuteronomy 6:18 tn Heb “the Lord.” See note on the word “his” in v. 17.
Deuteronomy 6:16-18
New International Version
Deuteronomy 6:16-18
New International Version
16 Do not put the Lord your God to the test(A) as you did at Massah. 17 Be sure to keep(B) the commands of the Lord your God and the stipulations and decrees he has given you.(C) 18 Do what is right and good in the Lord’s sight,(D) so that it may go well(E) with you and you may go in and take over the good land the Lord promised on oath to your ancestors,
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