Deuteronomy 28:13 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And the Lord shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the Lord thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them:”
Deuteronomy 28:13 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Deuteronomy 28:13 in 6 Bible Translations
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Deuteronomy 28:13 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Yahweh will make you the head, and not the tail. You will be above only, and you will not be beneath, if you listen to the commandments of Yahweh your God which I command you today, to observe and to do,”
Deuteronomy 28:13 — World English Bible
Deuteronomy 28:13 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Jehovah will make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if thou shalt hearken unto the commandments of Jehovah thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them,”
Deuteronomy 28:13 — American Standard Version
Deuteronomy 28:13 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`And Jehovah hath given thee for head, and not for tail; and thou hast been only above, and art not beneath, for thou dost hearken unto the commands of Jehovah thy God, which I am commanding thee to-day, to keep and to do,”
Deuteronomy 28:13 — Young's Literal Translation
Deuteronomy 28:13 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Jehovah will make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if thou hearken unto the commandments of Jehovah thy God, which I command thee this day, to keep and to do them,”
Deuteronomy 28:13 — Darby Translation
Deuteronomy 28:13 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And the Lord shall make thee the head, and not the tayle, and thou shalt be aboue onely, and shalt not bee beneath, if thou obey the commandements of the Lord thy God, which I command thee this day, to keepe and to do them.”
Deuteronomy 28:13 — Geneva Bible
Deuteronomy 28:13 in Context — Deuteronomy 28
11 L’Éternel te comblera de biens, en multipliant le fruit de tes entrailles, le fruit de tes troupeaux et le fruit de ton sol, dans le pays que l’Éternel a juré à tes pères de te donner.
12 L’Éternel t’ouvrira son bon trésor, le ciel, pour envoyer à ton pays la pluie en son temps et pour bénir tout le travail de tes mains; tu prêteras à beaucoup de nations, et tu n’emprunteras point.
13 L’Éternel fera de toi la tête et non la queue, tu seras toujours en haut et tu ne seras jamais en bas, lorsque tu obéiras aux commandements de l’Éternel, ton Dieu, que je te prescris aujourd’hui, lorsque tu les observeras et les mettras en pratique,
14 et que tu ne te détourneras ni à droite ni à gauche de tous les commandements que je vous donne aujourd’hui, pour aller après d’autres dieux et pour les servir.
15 Mais si tu n’obéis point à la voix de l’Éternel, ton Dieu, si tu n’observes pas et ne mets pas en pratique tous ses commandements et toutes ses lois que je te prescris aujourd’hui, voici toutes les malédictions qui viendront sur toi et qui seront ton partage:
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What Does Deuteronomy 28:13 Mean?
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