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The Book of Deuteronomy, Chapter 6, Verse 13

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[Then] beware lest thou forget the LORD, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.
King James Version
Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name.
American Standard Version
Thou shalt fear Jehovah thy God; and him shalt thou serve, and shalt swear by his name.
New English Translation
You must revere the LORD your God, serve him, and take oaths using only his name.
World English Bible
You shall fear Yahweh your God; and you shall serve him, and shall swear by his name.
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Ye shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the people which [are] round about you;
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(For the LORD thy God [is] a jealous God among you) lest the anger of the LORD thy God be kindled against thee, and destroy thee from off the face of the earth.
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Ye shall not tempt the LORD your God, as ye tempted [him] in Massah.
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Ye shall diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he hath commanded thee.
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And thou shalt do [that which is] right and good in the sight of the LORD: that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest go in and possess the good land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers,
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To cast out all thine enemies from before thee, as the LORD hath spoken.
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[And] when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What [mean] the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD our God hath commanded you?
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Then thou shalt say unto thy son, We were Pharaoh's bondmen in Egypt; and the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand:
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And the LORD shewed signs and wonders, great and sore, upon Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his household, before our eyes:
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And he brought us out from thence, that he might bring us in, to give us the land which he sware unto our fathers.