Deuteronomy 10:20
Modern Translations
New International Version
Fear the LORD your God and serve him. Hold fast to him and take your oaths in his name.

New Living Translation
You must fear the LORD your God and worship him and cling to him. Your oaths must be in his name alone.

English Standard Version
You shall fear the LORD your God. You shall serve him and hold fast to him, and by his name you shall swear.

Berean Study Bible
You are to fear the LORD your God and serve Him. Hold fast to Him and take your oaths in His name.

New American Standard Bible
You shall fear the LORD your God; you shall serve Him, and cling to Him, and you shall swear by His name.

NASB 1995
"You shall fear the LORD your God; you shall serve Him and cling to Him, and you shall swear by His name.

NASB 1977
“You shall fear the LORD your God; you shall serve Him and cling to Him, and you shall swear by His name.

Amplified Bible
You shall fear [and worship] the LORD your God [with awe-filled reverence and profound respect]; you shall serve Him and cling to Him [hold tightly to Him, be united with Him], and you shall swear [oaths] by His name.

Christian Standard Bible
You are to fear the LORD your God and worship him. Remain faithful to him and take oaths in his name.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You are to fear Yahweh your God and worship Him. Remain faithful to Him and take oaths in His name.

Contemporary English Version
Respect the LORD your God, be faithful, and serve only him, making promises in his name.

Good News Translation
Have reverence for the LORD your God and worship only him. Be faithful to him and make your promises in his name alone.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Fear the LORD your God, worship him, be loyal to him, and take your oaths in his name.

International Standard Version
You are to fear the LORD your God and serve him. Cling to him and swear by his name.

NET Bible
Revere the LORD your God, serve him, be loyal to him and take oaths only in his name.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God; him shalt thou serve, and to him shalt thou cleave, and swear by his name.

New King James Version
You shall fear the LORD your God; you shall serve Him, and to Him you shall hold fast, and take oaths in His name.

King James 2000 Bible
You shall fear the LORD your God; him shall you serve, and to him shall you cleave, and swear by his name.

New Heart English Bible
You shall fear the LORD your God; you shall serve him; and you shall cling to him, and you shall swear by his name.

World English Bible
You shall fear Yahweh your God; you shall serve him; and you shall cling to him, and you shall swear by his name.

American King James Version
You shall fear the LORD your God; him shall you serve, and to him shall you hold, and swear by his name.

American Standard Version
Thou shalt fear Jehovah thy God; him shalt thou serve; and to him shalt thou cleave, and by his name shalt thou swear.

A Faithful Version
You shall fear the LORD your God. You shall serve Him, and you shall hold fast to Him, and swear by His name.

Darby Bible Translation
Thou shalt fear Jehovah thy God; him thou shalt serve, and unto him shalt thou cleave, and swear by his name.

English Revised Version
Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God; him shalt thou serve; and to him shalt thou cleave, and by his name shalt thou swear.

Webster's Bible Translation
Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God; him shalt thou serve, and to him shalt thou cleave, and swear by his name.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Thou shalt feare the Lord thy God: thou shalt serue him, and thou shalt cleaue vnto him, and shalt sweare by his Name.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Thou shalt feare the Lord thy God, and hym only shalt thou serue, to hym shalt thou cleaue, and sweare by his name.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Thou shalt feare the LORDE thy God, him onely shalt thou serue, vnto him shalt thou cleue & sweare by his name.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
Thou shalt feare the Lorde thi God and serue him and cleaue vnto him ad swere by his name,
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
You fear your God YHWH, you serve Him, and you cleave to Him, and you swear by His Name.

Young's Literal Translation
'Jehovah thy God thou dost fear, Him thou dost serve, and to Him thou dost cleave, and by His name thou dost swear.

Smith's Literal Translation
Jehovah thy God shalt thou fear; him shalt thou serve, and to him shalt thou cleave, and in his name shalt thou swear.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God, and serve him only: to him thou shalt adhere, and shalt swear by his name.

Catholic Public Domain Version
You shall fear the Lord your God, and him alone shall you serve. You shall cling to him, and you shall swear by his name.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Stand in awe of LORD JEHOVAH your God and work for him and cleave to him and swear by his name.

Lamsa Bible
You shall revere the LORD your God; him shall you serve, and to him shall you cleave, and swear by his name.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God; Him shalt thou serve; and to Him shalt thou cleave, and by His name shalt thou swear.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God, and serve him, and shalt cleave to him, and shalt swear by his name.
















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