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if you shall obey the voice of Yahweh your God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which are written in this book of the law; if you turn to Yahweh your God with all your heart, and with all your soul.
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A Promise, Not a Condition
Several commentators (Ellicott, Gill) point out that the Hebrew word translated as 'if' can also mean 'for' or 'when.' This shifts the verse from being a condition man must meet to a promise of what will certainly happen. Instead of 'if you obey,' it becomes 'for you shall obey,' framing obedience as the guaranteed result of God's promised work in His people.
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Deuteronomy
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The rejection of Israel and the desolation of the promised inheritance were not to be the end of God’s dispensations. The closing words of the addr…
19th Century
Anglican
If thou shalt hearken. —“If” is the Septuagint translation. The Hebrew word signifies “for,” or “when.”
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
If you shall hearken unto the voice of the Lord your God Or rather, "for you shall hearken" F16 ; seeing …
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