Deuteronomy 30:2

30:2 Then if you and your descendants turn to the Lord your God and obey him with your whole mind and being just as I am commanding you today,

Deuteronomy 30:8

30:8 You will return and obey the Lord, keeping all his commandments I am giving you today.

Deuteronomy 30:20

30:20 I also call on you to love the Lord your God, to obey him and be loyal to him, for he gives you life and enables you to live continually in the land the Lord promised to give to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”


tn Heb “sons” (so NASB); KJV, ASV, NAB, NIV, NRSV, NLT “children.”

tn Or “heart and soul” (also in vv. 6, 10).

tn Heb “according to all.”

tn Heb “commanding”; NAB “which I now enjoin on you.”

tn The words “I also call on you” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons. In the Hebrew text vv. 19-20 are one long sentence, which the translation divides into two.

tn Heb “he is your life and the length of your days to live.”