Deuteronomy 28:13

And the LORD shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the LORD thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do [them]:

And the LORD {H3068} shall make {H5414} thee the head {H7218}, and not the tail {H2180}; and thou shalt be above only {H4605}, and thou shalt not be beneath {H4295}; if that thou hearken {H8085} unto the commandments {H4687} of the LORD {H3068} thy God {H430}, which I command {H6680} thee this day {H3117}, to observe {H8104} and to do {H6213} them:

ADONAI will make you the head and not the tail; and you will be only above, never below - if you will listen to, observe and obey the mitzvot of ADONAI your God

The LORD will make you the head and not the tail; you will only move upward and never downward, if you hear and carefully follow the commandments of the LORD your God, which I am giving you today.

And Jehovah will make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if thou shalt hearken unto the commandments of Jehovah thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them,

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Cross-References

  • Deuteronomy 28:1 (24 votes)

    ¶ And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe [and] to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth:

  • Deuteronomy 4:6 (8 votes)

    Keep therefore and do [them]; for this [is] your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation [is] a wise and understanding people.

  • Deuteronomy 4:9 (8 votes)

    Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons' sons;

  • Philippians 1:27 (7 votes)

    ¶ Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;

  • Isaiah 9:14 (3 votes)

    Therefore the LORD will cut off from Israel head and tail, branch and rush, in one day.

  • Isaiah 9:15 (3 votes)

    The ancient and honourable, he [is] the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he [is] the tail.

  • Numbers 24:18 (2 votes)

    And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also shall be a possession for his enemies; and Israel shall do valiantly.