Deuteronomy 6:3

Translations

Modern

Hear, O Israel, and be careful to observe them, so that you may prosper and multiply greatly in a land flowing with milk and honey, just as the LORD, the God of your fathers, has promised you.

Traditional

Hear therefore, O Israel, and observe to do it; that it may be well with thee, and that ye may increase mightily, as the Lord God of thy fathers hath promised thee, in the land that floweth with milk and honey.

Literal

Therefore hear, O Israel, and be careful to do it, that it may be well with you and that you may multiply greatly, as YHWH, God of your fathers, has promised you, in a land flowing with milk and honey.

Latin

Audi, Israël, et observa ut facias quæ præcepit tibi Dominus, et bene sit tibi, et multipliceris amplius, sicut pollicitus est Dominus Deus patrum tuorum tibi terram lacte et melle manantem.

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Hebrew

English

Hear, O Israel, and be careful to observe them, so that you may prosper and multiply greatly in a land flowing with milk and honey, just as the LORD, the God of your fathers, has promised you.

Notes

Deuteronomy 6:3

The milk and honey in Canaan represented agriculture and grazing land. Compared to the desert food, Canaan's food was truly luxurious (see Exodus 3:8, 17).

Deuteronomy 6:1–25

Moses here explains how the stipulations in the following sections should be applied and handed on to future generations.

Theme notes and profiles

Ancient Law Codes Biblical Law Children and Parents Fear of the Lord True Success What Is Good

Related verses

Genesis 22:17
I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies.
Exodus 3:8
I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.
Genesis 15:5
And the LORD took him outside and said, “Now look to the heavens and count the stars, if you are able.” Then He told him, “So shall your offspring be.”
Genesis 28:14
Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and east and north and south. All the families of the earth will be blessed through you and your offspring.
Genesis 26:4
I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give them all these lands, and through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed,
Isaiah 3:10
Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their labor.
Deuteronomy 4:6
Observe them carefully, for this will show your wisdom and understanding in the sight of the peoples, who will hear of all these statutes and say, “Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.”
Genesis 12:2
I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.
Deuteronomy 5:32–33
So be careful to do as the LORD your God has commanded you; you are not to turn aside to the right or to the left.
Exodus 1:7
…but the Israelites were fruitful and increased rapidly; they multiplied and became exceedingly numerous, so that the land was filled with them.
Ecclesiastes 8:12
Although a sinner does evil a hundred times and still lives long, yet I also know that it will go well with those who fear God, who are reverent in His presence.
Acts 7:17
As the time drew near for God to fulfill His promise to Abraham, our people in Egypt increased greatly in number.

Parallels

Matthew 22:34–40 Mark 12:28–34

People

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes

Glossary

Archaeology and the Bible Biblical Concept of Law Deuteronomy, Book of Israel (Person) Joshua, Book of

Topics

Blessing: Temporal, from God Frontlets: A Leather Band Worn on the Forehead, Containing Certain Commandments God: Providence of Obedience: Enjoined Reward: A Motive to Faithfulness The Affections: should be Supremely Set Upon God

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