Deuteronomy Chapter 32 verse 47 Holy Bible

ASV Deuteronomy 32:47

For it is no vain thing for you; because it is your life, and through this thing ye shall prolong your days in the land, whither ye go over the Jordan to possess it.
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BBE Deuteronomy 32:47

And this is no small thing for you, but it is your life, and through this you may make your days long in the land which you are going over Jordan to take for your heritage.
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DARBY Deuteronomy 32:47

For it is no vain word for you, but it is your life, and through this word ye shall prolong your days on the land whereunto ye pass over the Jordan to possess it.
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KJV Deuteronomy 32:47

For it is not a vain thing for you; because it is your life: and through this thing ye shall prolong your days in the land, whither ye go over Jordan to possess it.
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WBT Deuteronomy 32:47

For it is not a vain thing for you: because it is your life; and through this thing ye shall prolong your days in the land whither ye go over Jordan to possess it.
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WEB Deuteronomy 32:47

For it is no vain thing for you; because it is your life, and through this thing you shall prolong your days in the land, where you go over the Jordan to possess it.
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YLT Deuteronomy 32:47

for it `is' not a vain thing for you, for it `is' your life, and by this thing ye prolong days on the ground whither ye are passing over the Jordan to possess it.'
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 47. It is not a vain thing for you; because it is your life; these are not mere empty words; they are of vital import (cf. Deuteronomy 30:20).

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(47) For it is not a vain thing for you.--Not too light a thing for you, not unworthy of your attention.It is your life.--For the last time in this book the people are assured that the very end of their existence in Canaan was the observance of the law of Jehovah as the law of the land.