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Deuteronomy 6:24

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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.
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  1. Jeremiah 32:39Rank 1 from verse 24
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    39And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them:

  2. Psalms 41:2Rank 2 from verse 24
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    2The Lord will preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies.

  3. Deuteronomy 10:12–13Rank 3 from verse 24
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    12¶ And now, Israel, what doth the Lord thy God require of thee, but to fear the Lord thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul,

    13To keep the commandments of the Lord, and his statutes, which I command thee this day for thy good?

  4. Isaiah 3:10Rank 4 from verse 24
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    10Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.

  5. Deuteronomy 4:1Rank 5 from verse 24
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    1NOW therefore hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the judgments, which I teach you, for to do them, that ye may live, and go in and possess the land which the Lord God of your fathers giveth you.

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Deuteronomy 6:24

COMBINED MEANING

us

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The first-person plural object pronoun, referring to the speaker together with one or more others as recipients or objects of an action or relation.

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COMBINED MEANING

fear

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1. Alarm, dread, terror, or apprehension. 2. Reverence, awe, or respectful regard. 3. A person, thing, or event feared or revered. 4. To fear, dread, or reverence.

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for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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good

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Sense 1: Right, morally upright, beneficial, pleasing, useful, suitable, sound, favourable, or excellent. Sense 2: A good thing, benefit, welfare, possession, or goods. Sense 3: In ‘make good,’ to repair, repay, fulfil, establish, or prove.

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might

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Sense 1: Power or strength. Sense 2: An auxiliary expressing possibility or permission.

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preserve

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To keep safe from harm, loss, decay, or destruction; to protect, maintain, or save.

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alive

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Sense 1: Living; having life; not dead. Sense 2: Continuing or active in life, force, or operation.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

day

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Sense 1: Light or the period of light between morning and evening, as distinguished from night. Sense 2: A complete daily cycle. Sense 3: A specified time, occasion, period, age, or season.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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23And he brought us out from thence, that he might bring us in, to give us the land which he sware unto our fathers.

24And 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.

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25And 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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