Deuteronomy 30:10
New International Version
if you obey the LORD your God and keep his commands and decrees that are written in this Book of the Law and turn to the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul.

New Living Translation
The LORD your God will delight in you if you obey his voice and keep the commands and decrees written in this Book of Instruction, and if you turn to the LORD your God with all your heart and soul.

English Standard Version
when you obey the voice of the LORD your God, to keep his commandments and his statutes that are written in this Book of the Law, when you turn to the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul.

Berean Standard Bible
if you obey the LORD your God by keeping His commandments and statutes that are written in this Book of the Law, and if you turn to Him with all your heart and with all your soul.

King James Bible
If thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which are written in this book of the law, and if thou turn unto the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul.

New King James Version
if you obey the voice of the LORD your God, to keep His commandments and His statutes which are written in this Book of the Law, and if you turn to the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul.

New American Standard Bible
if you obey the LORD your God, to keep His commandments and His statutes which are written in this Book of the Law, if you turn to the LORD your God with all your heart and soul.

NASB 1995
if you obey the LORD your God to keep His commandments and His statutes which are written in this book of the law, if you turn to the LORD your God with all your heart and soul.

NASB 1977
if you obey the LORD your God to keep His commandments and His statutes which are written in this book of the law, if you turn to the LORD your God with all your heart and soul.

Legacy Standard Bible
when you listen to the voice of Yahweh your God to keep His commandments and His statutes which are written in this book of the law, when you return to Yahweh your God with all your heart and soul.

Amplified Bible
if you listen to and obey the voice of the LORD your God to keep His commandments and His statutes which are written in this Book of the Law, and if you turn to the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul (your entire being).

Christian Standard Bible
when you obey the LORD your God by keeping his commands and statutes that are written in this book of the law and return to him with all your heart and all your soul.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
when you obey the LORD your God by keeping His commands and statutes that are written in this book of the law and return to Him with all your heart and all your soul.”

American Standard Version
if thou shalt obey the voice of Jehovah thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which are written in this book of the law; if thou turn unto Jehovah thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul.

Contemporary English Version
But you must decide once and for all to worship him with all your heart and soul and to obey everything in The Book of God's Law.

English Revised Version
if thou shalt obey the voice of the LORD thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which are written in this book of the law; if thou turn unto the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He will do this if you obey him and follow his commands and laws that are written in this Book of Teachings and return to the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul.

Good News Translation
but you will have to obey him and keep all his laws that are written in this book of his teachings. You will have to turn to him with all your heart.

International Standard Version
if you obey him and keep his commands and statutes that are written in this Book of the Law, and if you return to him with all your heart and soul.

Majority Standard Bible
if you obey the LORD your God by keeping His commandments and statutes that are written in this Book of the Law, and if you turn to Him with all your heart and with all your soul.

NET Bible
if you obey the LORD your God and keep his commandments and statutes that are written in this scroll of the law. But you must turn to him with your whole mind and being.

New Heart English Bible
if you shall obey the voice of the LORD your God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which are written in this book of the law; if you turn to the LORD your God with all your heart, and with all your soul.

Webster's Bible Translation
If thou shalt hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which are written in this book of the law, and if thou shalt turn to the LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul.

World English Bible
if you will obey Yahweh your God’s voice, to keep his commandments and his statutes which are written in this book of the law, if you turn to Yahweh your God with all your heart and with all your soul.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
for you listen to the voice of your God YHWH, to keep His commands and His statutes which are written in the scroll of this law, for you turn back to your God YHWH with all your heart and with all your soul.

Young's Literal Translation
for thou dost hearken to the voice of Jehovah thy God, to keep His commands, and His statutes, which are written in the book of this law, for thou turnest back unto Jehovah thy God, with all thy heart, and with all thy soul.

Smith's Literal Translation
If thou shalt hear to the voice of Jehovah thy God to watch his commands and his laws written in the book of this law, if thou shalt turn back to Jehovah thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Yet so if thou hear the voice of the Lord thy God, and keep his precepts and ceremonies, which are written in this law: and return to the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul.

Catholic Public Domain Version
but only if you will listen to the voice of the Lord your God, and keep his precepts and ceremonies, which have been written in this law, and only if you return to the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.

New American Bible
because you will obey the voice of the LORD, your God, keeping the commandments and statutes that are written in this book of the law, when you return to the LORD, your God, with your whole heart and your whole being.

New Revised Standard Version
when you obey the LORD your God by observing his commandments and decrees that are written in this book of the law, because you turn to the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
If you will obey the voice of the LORD your God, and keep his commandments and his statutes which are written in this book of the law, and if you turn to the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
When you shall hear the voice of LORD JEHOVAH your God and you shall keep his commandments and his laws that are written in this book and you will return to LORD JEHOVAH your God with all your heart and with all your soul.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
if thou shalt hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, to keep His commandments and His statutes which are written in this book of the law; if thou turn unto the LORD thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
if thou wilt hearken to the voice of the Lord thy God, to keep his commandments, and his ordinances, and his judgments written in the book of this law, if thou turn to the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Promise of Restoration
9So the LORD your God will make you abound in all the work of your hands and in the fruit of your womb, the offspring of your livestock, and the produce of your land. Indeed, the LORD will again delight in your goodness, as He delighted in that of your fathers, 10if you obey the LORD your God by keeping His commandments and statutes that are written in this Book of the Law, and if you turn to Him with all your heart and with all your soul.

Cross References
Jeremiah 29:13
You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.

Jeremiah 31:33
“But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people.

Ezekiel 36:26-27
I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. / And I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes and to carefully observe My ordinances.

Isaiah 55:6-7
Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near. / Let the wicked man forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon.

Psalm 119:2
Blessed are those who keep His testimonies and seek Him with all their heart.

Psalm 119:10
With all my heart I have sought You; do not let me stray from Your commandments.

Psalm 119:34
Give me understanding that I may obey Your law, and follow it with all my heart.

Psalm 119:58
I have sought Your face with all my heart; be gracious to me according to Your promise.

Psalm 119:69
Though the arrogant have smeared me with lies, I keep Your precepts with all my heart.

Psalm 119:145
I call with all my heart; answer me, O LORD! I will obey Your statutes.

1 Kings 8:61
So let your heart be fully devoted to the LORD our God, as it is this day, to walk in His statutes and to keep His commandments.”

2 Chronicles 15:12-15
Then they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and soul. / And whoever would not seek the LORD, the God of Israel, would be put to death, whether young or old, man or woman. / They took an oath to the LORD with a loud voice, with shouting, trumpets, and rams’ horns. ...

Nehemiah 1:9
but if you return to Me and keep and practice My commandments, then even if your exiles have been banished to the farthest horizon, I will gather them from there and bring them to the place I have chosen as a dwelling for My Name.’

Matthew 22:37
Jesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’

John 14:15
If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.


Treasury of Scripture

If you shall listen to the voice of the LORD your God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which are written in this book of the law, and if you turn to the LORD your God with all your heart, and with all your soul.

hearken unto

Deuteronomy 30:2,8
And shalt return unto the LORD thy God, and shalt obey his voice according to all that I command thee this day, thou and thy children, with all thine heart, and with all thy soul; …

Isaiah 55:2,3
Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness…

1 Corinthians 7:19
Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping of the commandments of God.

turn into

Nehemiah 1:9
But if ye turn unto me, and keep my commandments, and do them; though there were of you cast out unto the uttermost part of the heaven, yet will I gather them from thence, and will bring them unto the place that I have chosen to set my name there.

Lamentations 3:40,41
Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the LORD…

Ezekiel 18:21
But if the wicked will turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die.

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if you obey the LORD your God
The Hebrew word for "obey" is "שָׁמַע" (shama), which means to hear, listen, or give heed. In the ancient Near Eastern context, obedience was not merely about following orders but involved a deep, relational listening that led to action. The phrase emphasizes a covenantal relationship where Israel is called to listen attentively to God's voice, reflecting a heart posture of submission and reverence. This obedience is not just a legalistic adherence but a loving response to God's faithfulness.

to keep His commandments and statutes
The Hebrew words for "commandments" (מִצְוֹת, mitzvot) and "statutes" (חֻקִּים, chukim) refer to the specific laws and decrees given by God. "Mitzvot" often implies moral and ethical directives, while "chukim" can refer to decrees that may not have an obvious rationale but are followed out of trust in God's wisdom. This phrase underscores the comprehensive nature of God's law, covering both rational and faith-based obedience, and highlights the importance of living a life that reflects God's holiness and justice.

that are written in this Book of the Law
The "Book of the Law" refers to the Torah, particularly the first five books of the Bible, which were considered the foundational texts for Israel's identity and covenant relationship with God. The act of writing signifies permanence and authority, indicating that these laws are not transient but are meant to guide the community perpetually. Historically, this reflects the ancient practice of inscribing important legal and religious texts to ensure their preservation and transmission across generations.

and if you turn to the LORD your God
The Hebrew word for "turn" is "שׁוּב" (shuv), which means to return or repent. This concept is central to the biblical narrative, emphasizing the possibility of restoration and renewal. It implies a conscious decision to change direction, moving away from sin and towards God. This turning is not merely a physical act but involves a transformation of the heart and mind, aligning oneself with God's will and purposes.

with all your heart and with all your soul
The phrase "with all your heart and with all your soul" is a call to wholehearted devotion. In Hebrew, "heart" (לֵבָב, levav) often represents the center of one's thoughts, emotions, and will, while "soul" (נֶפֶשׁ, nephesh) encompasses one's entire being or life force. This expression signifies total commitment and love for God, echoing the Shema in Deuteronomy 6:5, which is a central declaration of faith in Judaism. It challenges believers to engage in a deep, personal relationship with God that permeates every aspect of their lives, reflecting a holistic and passionate pursuit of His presence and purposes.

(10) If thou shalt hearken.--"If" is the LXX. translation. The Hebrew word signifies "for," or "when."

Verse 10. - Israel would then be restored to the full enjoyment of privilege, would again enter into covenant union with the Almighty, and would be enriched with all the blessings of his favor (cf. Deuteronomy 28:11, 63); only, however, on the indispensable condition of their hearkening to the voice of God and being obedient to his Law.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
if
כִּ֣י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

you obey
תִשְׁמַ֗ע (ṯiš·ma‘)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently

the LORD
יְהוָ֣ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

your God
אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ (’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

by keeping
לִשְׁמֹ֤ר (liš·mōr)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to

His commandments
מִצְוֺתָיו֙ (miṣ·wō·ṯāw)
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 4687: Commandment

and statutes
וְחֻקֹּתָ֔יו (wə·ḥuq·qō·ṯāw)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 2708: Something prescribed, an enactment, statute

that are written
הַכְּתוּבָ֕ה (hak·kə·ṯū·ḇāh)
Article | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular
Strong's 3789: To grave, to write

in this
הַזֶּ֑ה (haz·zeh)
Article | Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's 2088: This, that

book
בְּסֵ֥פֶר (bə·sê·p̄er)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 5612: A missive, document, writing, book

of the law,
הַתּוֹרָ֖ה (hat·tō·w·rāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 8451: Direction, instruction, law

[and] if
כִּ֤י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

you turn
תָשׁוּב֙ (ṯā·šūḇ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

Him
יְהוָ֣ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

with all
בְּכָל־ (bə·ḵāl)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

your heart
לְבָבְךָ֖ (lə·ḇā·ḇə·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 3824: Inner man, mind, will, heart

and all
וּבְכָל־ (ū·ḇə·ḵāl)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

your soul.
נַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃ (nap̄·še·ḵā)
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion


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