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commandments

Meaning of “commandments”

Commands, orders, or prescribed requirements issued by one who commands.

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171 occurrences168 verses33 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 26:5

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Deuteronomy 11:13
¶ And it shall come to pass, if ye shall hearken diligently unto my commandments which I command you this day, to love the Lord your God, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 11:13 · retained source text

¶ And it shall come to passe, if you shall hearken diligently vnto my Commandements which I command you this day, to loue the LORD your God, and to serue him with all your heart, and with all your soule;

Deuteronomy 11:22
¶ For if ye shall diligently keep all these commandments which I command you, to do them, to love the Lord your God, to walk in all his ways, and to cleave unto him;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 11:22 · retained source text

¶ For if ye shall diligently keepe all these Commaundements which I command you, to doe them, to loue the LORD your God, to walke in all his wayes, and to cleaue vnto him:

Deuteronomy 11:27
A blessing, if ye obey the commandments of the Lord your God, which I command you this day:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 11:27 · retained source text

A blessing, if ye obey the Commandements of the LORD your God which I command you this day:

1611 marginal noteChap. 28.2.

Deuteronomy 11:28
And a curse, if ye will not obey the commandments of the Lord your God, but turn aside out of the way which I command you this day, to go after other gods, which ye have not known.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 11:28 · retained source text

And a curse, if ye will not obey the Commandements of the LORD your God, but turne aside out of the way, which I command you this day, to goe after other gods which yee haue not knowen.

1611 marginal noteChap. 28.15.

Deuteronomy 13:4
Ye shall walk after the Lord your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him, and cleave unto him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 13:4 · retained source text

Ye shall walke after the LORD your God, and feare him, and keepe his commandements, and obey his voyce, and you shall serue him, and cleaue vnto him.

1611 marginal noteChap. 11.20.

Deuteronomy 13:18
When thou shalt hearken to the voice of the Lord thy God, to keep all his commandments which I command thee this day, to do that which is right in the eyes of the Lord thy God.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 13:18 · retained source text

When thou shalt hearken to the voyce of the LORD thy God, to keepe all his Commaundements which I command thee this day, to doe that which is right in the eyes of the LORD thy God.

Deuteronomy 15:5
Only if thou carefully hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe to do all these commandments which I command thee this day.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 15:5 · retained source text

Onely if thou carefully hearken vnto the voice of the LORD thy God, to obserue to doe all these commandedements, which I commaund thee this day.

Deuteronomy 19:9
If thou shalt keep all these commandments to do them, which I command thee this day, to love the Lord thy God, and to walk ever in his ways; then shalt thou add three cities more for thee, beside these three:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 19:9 · retained source text

(If thou shalt keepe all these commandements to doe them, which I command thee this day, to loue the LORD thy God, and to walke euer in his wayes) then shalt thou adde three cities moe for thee, beside these three:

1611 marginal noteChap. 12.20.

1611 marginal noteIosh. 20.7.

Deuteronomy 26:13
Then thou shalt say before the Lord thy God, I have brought away the hallowed things out of mine house, and also have given them unto the Levite, and unto the stranger, to the fatherless, and to the widow, according to all thy commandments which thou hast commanded me: I have not transgressed thy commandments, neither have I forgotten them:
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 26:13 · retained source text

Then thou shalt say before the LORD thy God, I haue brought away the hallowed things out of mine house, and also haue giuen them vnto the Leuite, and vnto the stranger, to the fatherlesse, and to the widow, according to all thy commandements, which thou hast commanded me: I haue not transgressed thy commandements, neither haue I forgotten them.

Deuteronomy 26:17
Thou hast avouched the Lord this day to be thy God, and to walk in his ways, and to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and to hearken unto his voice:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 26:17 · retained source text

Thou hast auouched the LORD this day to be thy God, and to walke in his wayes, and to keepe his Statutes, and his Commaundements, and his Iudgements, and to hearken vnto his voice.

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Psalms 111:7

The works of his hands are verity and judgment; all his commandments are sure.

Psalms 119:151

Thou art near, O Lord; and all thy commandments are truth.

Psalms 119:172

My tongue shall speak of thy word: for all thy commandments are righteousness.

Psalms 119:86

All thy commandments are faithful: they persecute me wrongfully; help thou me.

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