KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
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To get what Deuteronomy 6:25 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“And it shall be our righteousness, if we observe to do all these commandments before the Lord our God, as he hath commanded us.”
What does this verse really mean? Use this table to get a word-for-word translation of the original Hebrew Scripture. This shows the English words related to the source biblical texts along with brief definitions. Follow the buttons in the right-hand column for detailed definitions and verses that use the same root words. Use this reference information to gain deeper insight into the Bible and enrich your understanding. Information based on Strong's Exhaustive Concordance[1].
| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “And it shall be” | תִּֽהְיֶה | To exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | And it shall be |
| “our righteousness,” | וּצְדָקָ֖ה | Rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity) | righteousness |
| “if” | כִּֽי | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | if |
| “we observe” | נִשְׁמֹ֨ר | Properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e., guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc | observe |
| “to do” | לַֽעֲשׂ֜וֹת | To do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application | do |
| “all” | כָּל | Properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | all |
| “these” | הַזֹּ֗את | This (often used adverb) | these |
| “commandments” | הַמִּצְוָ֣ה | A command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law) | commandments |
| “before” | לִפְנֵ֛י | The face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.) | before |
| “the Lord” | יְהוָ֥ה | (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God | Lord |
| “our God,” | אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ | Gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative | God |
| “as” | כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֥ר | Who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | as |
| “he hath commanded” | צִוָּֽנוּ׃ | (intensively) to constitute, enjoin | commanded |
| “us.” | צִוָּֽנוּ׃ | (intensively) to constitute, enjoin | us |
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23 And he brought us out from thence, that he might bring us in, to give us the land which he sware unto our fathers.
24 And the Lord commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear the Lord our God, for our good always, that he might preserve us alive, as it is at this day.
25 And it shall be our righteousness, if we observe to do all these commandments before the Lord our God, as he hath commanded us.
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