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Berean Standard Bible

“and that you may love the LORD your God, obey Him, and hold fast to Him. For He is your life, and He will prolong your life in the land that the LORD swore to give to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.””

Deuteronomy 30:20

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Near the end of his life, Moses sets the choice between life and death, blessing and curse, before a new generation on the edge of the promised land. He has just told them that God's command is not distant or too hard.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

and that you may love the LORD your God, obey Him, and hold fast to Him. For He is your life, and He will prolong your life in the land that the LORD swore to give to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”

World English Bible (WEB)

to love Yahweh your God, to obey his voice, and to cling to him; for he is your life, and the length of your days; that you may dwell in the land which Yahweh swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.

King James Version (KJV)

That thou mayest love the LORD thy God, and that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him: for he is thy life, and the length of thy days: that thou mayest dwell in the land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.

American Standard Version (ASV)

to love Jehovah thy God, to obey his voice, and to cleave unto him; for he is thy life, and the length of thy days; that thou mayest dwell in the land which Jehovah sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

In loving the Lord your God, hearing his voice and being true to him: for he is your life and by him will your days be long: so that you may go on living in the land which the Lord gave by an oath to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Que ames á Jehová tu Dios, que oigas su voz, y te allegues á él; porque él es tu vida, y la longitud de tus días; á fin de que habites sobre la tierra que juró Jehová á tus padres Abraham, Isaac, y Jacob, que les había de dar.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Ama al Señor tu Dios, obedécele y aférrate a él, porque él es vida para ti y prolongación de tus días. Así podrás vivir con seguridad en la tierra que el Señor prometió a tus antepasados Abraham, Isaac y Jacob».

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