Deuteronomy 26:17
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
You have avouched the LORD this day to be your God, and to walk in his ways, and to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and to listen to his voice:
American King James Version (AKJV)
You have avouched the LORD this day to be your God, and to walk in his ways, and to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and to listen to his voice:
American Standard Version (ASV)
Thou hast avouched Jehovah this day to be thy God, and that thou wouldest walk in his ways, and keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his ordinances, and hearken unto his voice:
Basic English Translation (BBE)
Today you have given witness that the Lord is your God, and that you will go in his ways and keep his laws and his orders and his decisions and give ear to his voice:
Webster's Revision
Thou hast avouched the LORD this day to be thy God, and to walk in his ways, and to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and to hearken to his voice:
World English Bible
You have declared Yahweh this day to be your God, and that you would walk in his ways, and keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his ordinances, and listen to his voice:
English Revised Version (ERV)
Thou hast avouched the LORD this day to be thy God, and that thou shouldest walk in his ways, and keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and hearken unto his voice:
Clarke's Deuteronomy 26:17 Bible Commentary
Thou hast avouched the Lord - The people avouch - publicly declare, that they have taken Jehovah to be their God.
Barnes's Deuteronomy 26:17 Bible Commentary
Thou hast avouched - literally, "made to say:" so also in the next verse. The sense is: "Thou hast given occasion to the Lord to say that He is thy God," i. e. by promising that He shall be so. Compare Exodus 24:7; Joshua 24:14-25,
Wesley's Deuteronomy 26:17 Bible Commentary
26:17 Avouched - Or, declared, or owned.
