The Greatest Commandment
Deuteronomy 6:12
In 11 translations
- BSB
- be careful not to forget the LORD who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
- KJV
- Then beware lest thou forget the LORD, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.bondage: Heb. bondmen or, servants
- WEB
- then beware lest you forget Yahweh, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
- ASV
- then beware lest thou forget Jehovah, who brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
- LSV
- Take heed to yourself lest you forget YHWH who has brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of a house of servants.
- YLT
- 'Take heed to thyself lest thou forget Jehovah who hath brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of a house of servants;
- DBY
- [then] beware lest thou forget Jehovah who brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
- DRC
- And thou shalt have eaten and be full:
- GNV
- Beware least thou forget the Lord, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.
- JPS
- then beware lest thou forget the LORD, who brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
- LXXE
- beware lest thou forget the Lord thy God that brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.
Original-language editions
- WLC
- הִשָּׁ֣מֶר לְךָ֔ פֶּן־תִּשְׁכַּ֖ח אֶת־יְהוָ֑ה אֲשֶׁ֧ר הוֹצִֽיאֲךָ֛ מֵאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרַ֖יִם מִבֵּ֥ית עֲבָדִֽים׃
- LXX-Br
- Κυρίου τοῦ Θεοῦ σου τοῦ ἐξαγαγόντος σε ἐκ γῆς Αἰγύπτου, ἐξ οἴκου δουλείας.
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Forgetting GodObligationForget; ForgetfulMosesRichesPraiseIngratitudeServantObedienceLaw in the Old Testament
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Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- Content check: text resembles KJV Deut.6.11 (word overlap 0.35) more than Deut.6.12 (0.00); mapping unverified.