Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThe 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. Young's Literal Translation ‘And Jehovah hath given thee for head, and not for tail; and thou hast been only above, and art not beneath, for thou dost hearken unto the commands of Jehovah thy God, which I am commanding thee to-day, to keep and to do, King James Bible 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]: Hebrew The LORDיְהוָ֤ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel will make וּנְתָֽנְךָ֨ (ū·nə·ṯā·nə·ḵā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set you the head לְרֹאשׁ֙ (lə·rōš) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7218: The head and not וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no the tail; לְזָנָ֔ב (lə·zā·nāḇ) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2180: Tail, end, stump you will only רַ֣ק (raq) Adverb Strong's 7535: But, even, except, howbeit howsoever, at the least, nevertheless move upward לְמַ֔עְלָה (lə·ma‘·lāh) Preposition-l | Adverb | third person feminine singular Strong's 4605: The upper part, with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top and never וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no downward, לְמָ֑טָּה (lə·māṭ·ṭāh) Preposition-l | Adverb Strong's 4295: Downward, below, beneath if כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction you hear תִשְׁמַ֞ע (ṯiš·ma‘) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently and carefully לִשְׁמֹ֥ר (liš·mōr) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to follow וְלַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃ (wə·la·‘ă·śō·wṯ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 6213: To do, make the commandments מִצְוֺ֣ת ׀ (miṣ·wōṯ) Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 4687: Commandment of the LORD יְהוָ֣ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel your God, אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ (’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative which אֲשֶׁ֨ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that I אָנֹכִ֧י (’ā·nō·ḵî) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 595: I am giving מְצַוְּךָ֛ (mə·ṣaw·wə·ḵā) Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 6680: To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order you today. הַיּ֖וֹם (hay·yō·wm) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3117: A day |