28 “Now it shall come to pass, aif you diligently obey the voice of the Lord your God, to observe carefully all His commandments which I command you today, that the Lord your God bwill set you high above all nations of the earth. 2And all these blessings shall come upon you and covertake you, because you obey the voice of the Lord your God:
3d“Blessed shall you be in the city, and blessed shall you be ein the country.
4“Blessed shall be fthe 1fruit of your body, the produce of your ground and the increase of your herds, the increase of your cattle and the offspring of your flocks.
5“Blessed shall be your basket and your kneading bowl.
6g“Blessed shall you be when you come in, and blessed shall you be when you go out.
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Deuteronomy 28:1–6 — The New International Version (NIV)
1If you fully obey the Lord your God and carefully follow all his commands I give you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations on earth. 2All these blessings will come on you and accompany you if you obey the Lord your God:
3You will be blessed in the city and blessed in the country.
4The fruit of your womb will be blessed, and the crops of your land and the young of your livestock—the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks.
5Your basket and your kneading trough will be blessed.
6You will be blessed when you come in and blessed when you go out.
Deuteronomy 28:1–6 — English Standard Version (ESV)
1“And if you faithfully obey the voice of the Lord your God, being careful to do all his commandments that I command you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth. 2And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, if you obey the voice of the Lord your God. 3Blessed shall you be in the city, and blessed shall you be in the field. 4Blessed shall be the fruit of your womb and the fruit of your ground and the fruit of your cattle, the increase of your herds and the young of your flock. 5Blessed shall be your basket and your kneading bowl. 6Blessed shall you be when you come in, and blessed shall you be when you go out.
Deuteronomy 28:1–6 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
1And 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: 2And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God. 3Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field. 4Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep. 5Blessed shall be thy basket and thy store. 6Blessed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and blessed shalt thou be when thou goest out.
Deuteronomy 28:1–6 — New Living Translation (NLT)
1“If you fully obey the Lord your God and carefully keep all his commands that I am giving you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations of the world. 2You will experience all these blessings if you obey the Lord your God:
3Your towns and your fields
will be blessed.
4Your children and your crops
will be blessed.
The offspring of your herds and flocks
will be blessed.
5Your fruit baskets and breadboards
will be blessed.
6Wherever you go and whatever you do,
you will be blessed.
Deuteronomy 28:1–6 — New Century Version (NCV)
1You must completely obey the Lord your God, and you must carefully follow all his commands I am giving you today. Then the Lord your God will make you greater than any other nation on earth. 2Obey the Lord your God so that all these blessings will come and stay with you:
3You will be blessed in the city and blessed in the country.
4Your children will be blessed, as well as your crops; your herds will be blessed with calves and your flocks with lambs.
5Your basket and your kitchen will be blessed.
6You will be blessed when you come in and when you go out.
Deuteronomy 28:1–6 — American Standard Version (ASV)
1And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of Jehovah thy God, to observe to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that Jehovah thy God will set thee on high above all the nations of the earth: 2and all these blessings shall come upon thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of Jehovah thy God. 3Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field. 4Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy beasts, the increase of thy cattle, and the young of thy flock. 5Blessed shall be thy basket and thy kneading-trough. 6Blessed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and blessed shalt thou be when thou goest out.
Deuteronomy 28:1–6 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
1And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of Jehovah thy God, to take heed to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that Jehovah thy God will set thee supreme above all nations of the earth; 2and all these blessings shall come on thee and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of Jehovah thy God. 3Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field. 4Blessed shall be the fruit of thy womb, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the offspring of thy kine, and the increase of thy sheep. 5Blessed shall be thy basket and thy kneading-trough. 6Blessed shalt thou be in thy coming in, and blessed shalt thou be in thy going out.
Deuteronomy 28:1–6 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
1Carefully obey the Lord your God, and faithfully follow all his commands that I’m giving you today. If you do, the Lord your God will place you high above all the other nations in the world. 2These are all the blessings that will come to you and stay close to you because you obey the Lord your God:
3You will be blessed in the city and blessed in the country.
4You will be blessed. You will have children. Your land will have crops. Your animals will have offspring. Your cattle will have calves, and your flocks will have lambs and kids.
5The grain you harvest and the bread you bake will be blessed.
6You will be blessed when you come and blessed when you go.
Deuteronomy 28:1–6 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
1“Now if you faithfully obey the Lord your God and are careful to follow all His commands I am giving you today, the Lord your God will put you far above all the nations of the earth. 2All these blessings will come and overtake you, because you obey the Lord your God:
3You will be blessed in the city
and blessed in the country.
4Your descendants will be blessed,
and your land’s produce,
and the offspring of your livestock,
including the young of your herds
and the newborn of your flocks.
5Your basket and kneading bowl will be blessed.
6You will be blessed when you come in
and blessed when you go out.
Deuteronomy 28:1–6 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
1If you will only obey the Lord your God, by diligently observing all his commandments that I am commanding you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth; 2all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, if you obey the Lord your God:
3Blessed shall you be in the city, and blessed shall you be in the field.
4Blessed shall be the fruit of your womb, the fruit of your ground, and the fruit of your livestock, both the increase of your cattle and the issue of your flock.
5Blessed shall be your basket and your kneading bowl.
6Blessed shall you be when you come in, and blessed shall you be when you go out.
Deuteronomy 28:1–6 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
1“And it will happen that if you indeed listen to the voice of Yahweh your God, to diligently observe all his commandments that I am commanding you today, then Yahweh your God will set you above all the nations of the earth. 2And all of these blessings shall come upon you, and they shall have an effect on you if you listen to the voice of Yahweh your God:
3“You will be blessed in the city, and you will be blessed in the field.
4“Blessed will be the fruit of your womb and the fruit of your ground and the fruit of your livestock, the calf of your cattle and the lambs of your flock.
5“Blessed will be your basket and your kneading trough.
6“Blessed will you be when you come in and blessed will you be when you go out.
Deuteronomy 28:1–6 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
1Make sure you obey the Lord your God completely. Be careful to follow all of his commands. I’m giving them to you today. If you do those things, the Lord will honor you more than all of the other nations on earth. 2If you obey the Lord your God, here are the blessings that will come to you and remain with you.
3You will be blessed in the cities. You will be blessed out in the country.
4Your children will be blessed. Your crops will be blessed. The young animals among your livestock will be blessed. That includes your calves and lambs.
5Your baskets and bread pans will be blessed.
6You will be blessed no matter where you go.
Deuteronomy 28:1–6 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
1“Now it shall be, if you diligently obey the Lord your God, being careful to do all His commandments which I command you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth.
2“All these blessings will come upon you and overtake you if you obey the Lord your God:
3“Blessed shall you be in the city, and blessed shall you be in the country.
4“Blessed shall be the offspring of your body and the produce of your ground and the offspring of your beasts, the increase of your herd and the young of your flock.
5“Blessed shall be your basket and your kneading bowl.
6“Blessed shall you be when you come in, and blessed shall you be when you go out.
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