Deuteronomy:6

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* »These are the commands , decrees and laws Jehovah your God commanded me to teach you . Obey them after you enter the land and take possession of it . * »As long as you live , you , your son , and your grandson must respect Jehovah your God . All of you must obey his laws and commandments I give you . Then you will live a long time . * »Listen , O Israel , and be careful to obey these laws . Things will go well for you and your population will increase in a land flowing with milk and honey . This is what Jehovah the God of your ancestors promised you . * »Listen , Israel ! JEHOVAH OUR GOD IS ONE GOD ! * »You must love Jehovah your God with all your heart and with your entire mind and with all your strength . * »These words that I command you this day must be in your heart . * »Carefully teach them to your sons . Talk of them when you sit in your house and when you walk by the way . Speak about them when you lie down , and when you rise up . * »Bind them for a sign upon your hand . They shall be as frontlets between your eyes . * »Write them upon the posts of your house , and on your gates . * »It shall be like the time when Jehovah your God brought you into the land he promised to your fathers , to Abraham , to Isaac , and to Jacob . He would give you large and beautiful cities that you did not build . * »The houses will be full of good things that you did not put in them . There will be wells that you did not dig . There will be vineyards and olive orchards that you did not plant . Jehovah will bring you into this land and you will have all you want to eat . * »Beware that you do not forget Jehovah , for he brought you out of Egypt your house of bondage . * »You must respect Jehovah your God . Serve him and swear by his name ! * »Do not go after other gods , the gods of the peoples around you . * »Jehovah your God is a totally demanding zealous God . He tolerates no rivals ! The anger of Jehovah your God will burn against you . He will then destroy you from the face of the earth . * »Do not test Jehovah your God like you tested him in Massah . * »Obey the commandments of Jehovah your God . Obey his testimonies and statutes for he commanded you . * »Do what is right and good in Jehovah ’s sight . Then you will be able to go in and possess this good land from your enemies , just as he promised your ancestors . * »You will throw out all your enemies as Jehovah said . * »In the future your son will ask you : ‘What is the meaning of these laws and regulations that Jehovah our God has commanded you ?’ * »‘You will answer your son : ‘We were Pharaoh 's slaves in Egypt , and Jehovah brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand . * »‘Jehovah showed signs and wonders before our eyes , great and terrible signs , against Egypt , Pharaoh and his entire household . * »‘He brought us out from there . That way he could give us the land he swore to give to our fathers . * »‘Jehovah commanded us to do all these statutes . He required that we respect Jehovah our God . This was for our own good that he might preserve us alive , as things are today . * »‘If we are careful to do these commandments before Jehovah our God , just as he ordered us , it will mean righteousness for us .’«

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