KJV King James Version
And it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life: that he may learn to fear the LORD his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do them:
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Deuteronomy 17:19
And it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life: that he may learn to fear the LORD his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do them:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
It is to remain with him, and he is to read from it all the days of his life, so that he may learn to fear the LORD his God by carefully observing all the words of this instruction and these statutes.
WEB World English Bible
and it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life; that he may learn to fear Yahweh his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do them;
ASV American Standard Version
and it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life; that he may learn to fear Jehovah his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do them;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and it hath been with him, and he hath read in it all days of his life, so that he doth learn to fear Jehovah his God, to keep all the words of this law, and these statutes, to do them;
Surrounding context — Deuteronomy 17
16 But he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt, to the end that he should multiply horses: forasmuch as the LORD hath said unto you, Ye shall henceforth return no more that way.
17 Neither shall he multiply wives to himself, that his heart turn not away: neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold.
18 And it shall be, when he sitteth upon the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write him a copy of this law in a book out of [that which is] before the priests the Levites:
19 And it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life: that he may learn to fear the LORD his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do them:
20 That his heart be not lifted up above his brethren, and that he turn not aside from the commandment, [to] the right hand, or [to] the left: to the end that he may prolong [his] days in his kingdom, he, and his children, in the midst of Israel.
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וְהָיְתָ֣הH1961 · ha.yahto beעִמּ֔וֹH5973 · imwithוְקָ֥רָאH7121 · qa.rato call: call toב֖וֹH9033 · ohimכָּל־H3605 · kolallיְמֵ֣יH3117 · yomdayחַיָּ֑יוH2416 · chayaliveלְמַ֣עַןH4616 · ma.anbecauseיִלְמַ֗דH3925 · la.madto learn: teachלְיִרְאָה֙H3372 · ya.reto fearאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]יְהוָ֣הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDאֱלֹהָ֔יוH430 · e.lo.himGodלִ֠שְׁמֹרH8104 · sha.marto keep: obeyאֶֽת־H853 · et[Obj.]כָּל־H3605 · kolallדִּבְרֵ֞יH1697 · da.varwordהַתּוֹרָ֥הH8451 · to.rahinstructionהַזֹּ֛אתH2063 · zotthisוְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַחֻקִּ֥יםH2706 · choqstatute: decreeהָאֵ֖לֶּהH428 · el.lehtheseלַעֲשֹׂתָֽם׃H6213 · a.sahto make: do
Cross-references
Joshua 1:8This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.Psalm 119:97-100MEM. O how love I thy law! it [is] my meditation all the day.Psalm 1:2But his delight [is] in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.2 Timothy 3:15-17And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.John 5:39Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.Deuteronomy 11:18Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul, and bind them for a sign upon your hand, that they may be as frontlets between your eyes.Deuteronomy 4:10[Specially] the day that thou stoodest before the LORD thy God in Horeb, when the LORD said unto me, Gather me the people together, and I will make them hear my words, that they may learn to fear me all the days that they shall live upon the earth, and [that] they may teach their children.Deuteronomy 6:6-9And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:
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