Deuteronomy 6:12

take heed unto thyself, lest thou forget Yahweh,—who brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt out of the house of servants.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Then beware lest thou forget the LORD, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.

In Context

11and houses full of all good things, which thou filledst not, and hewn cisterns which thou hewedst not, vineyards and oliveyards which thou plantedst not,—and shalt eat and be full,

13Yahweh thy God, shalt thou revere And him, shalt thou serve,—And by his name, shalt thou swear.

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Cross References

Exodus 13:14And it shall be when thy son shall ask thee in time to come, saying, What is this? Then shalt thou say unto him: With strength of hand, did Yahweh bring us forth out of Egypt out of the house of slaves.

Deuteronomy 4:23Take heed to yourselves lest ye forget the covenant of Yahweh your God, which he hath solemnised with you,—and so make for yourselves an image, the form of anything, the which Yahweh thy God hath forbidden thee;

Deuteronomy 32:18Of the Rock who had begotten thee, thou wast unmindful,—And didst forget GOD who had given thee birth.

2 Kings 17:36But, Yahweh—who brought you up out of the land of Egypt, with great might, and with arm outstretched, him, shall ye revere,—and to him, shall ye bow down, and to him, shall ye sacrifice;

Job 8:13So, shall be the latter end of all who forget GOD, and, the hope of the impious, shall perish:

Psalms 78:7That they might set, in Elohim, their confidence,—And not forget the doings of El, But, his commandments, might observe;

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 6:5-17

Cautions and Precepts. ( b. c. 1451.) 4 Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord : 5 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. 6 And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: 7 And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. 8 And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine… Read the whole commentary →

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