KJV
ASV
5. My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him that he might fear; and he feared me, and stood in awe of my name.
ESV
5. My covenant with him was one of life and peace, and I gave them to him. It was a covenant of fear, and he feared me. He stood in awe of my name.
ERVEN
5. {The Lord said,} "I made that agreement with Levi. I promised to give him life and peace—and I gave him those things. Levi respected me and showed honor to my name.
NLT
5. "The purpose of my covenant with the Levites was to bring life and peace, and that is what I gave them. This required reverence from them, and they greatly revered me and stood in awe of my name.
WEB
5. "My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him who he might be reverent toward me; and he was reverent toward me, and stood in awe of my name.
NET
5. "My covenant with him was designed to bring life and peace. I gave its statutes to him to fill him with awe, and he indeed revered me and stood in awe before me.
NLV
5. "My agreement with him was one of life and peace, and I gave them to him, that he might honor Me with fear. So he honored Me with fear. My name filled him with fear and wonder.
HCSB
5. "My covenant with him was one of life and peace, and I gave these to him; it called for reverence, and he revered Me and stood in awe of My name.
YLT
5. My covenant hath been with him of life and of peace, And I make them to him a fear, and he doth fear Me, And because of My name he hath been affrighted.
LITV
5. My covenant with him was life and peace, and I gave them to him for fear; and he feared Me, and he is put in awe before My name.
RV
5. My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him that he might fear, and he feared me, and stood in awe of my name.
NCV
5. "My agreement for priests was with the tribe of Levi. I promised them life and peace so they would honor me. And they did honor me and fear me.
MKJV
5. My covenant with him was life and peace, and I gave them to him for fear; and he feared Me, and he is awed before My name.
AKJV
5. My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him for the fear with which he feared me, and was afraid before my name.
LXXEN
5. My covenant of life and peace was with him, and I gave [Or, power, or, charge to fear me, etc.] it him that he might reverently fear me, and that he might be [See 2 Co 8:20] awe-struck at my name.
KJV
5. My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him [for] the fear wherewith he feared me, and was afraid before my name.
AMP
5. My covenant [on My part with Levi] was to give him life and peace, because [on his part] of the [reverent and worshipful] fear with which [the priests] would revere Me and stand in awe of My name.
KJVP
5. My covenant H1285 B-CFS-1MS was H1961 VQQ3FS with H854 PREP-3MS him of life H2416 D-NMP and peace H7965 ; and I gave H5414 them to him [ for ] the fear H4172 wherewith he feared H3372 me , and was afraid H2865 before H6440 my name H8034 .
YLT
5. My covenant hath been with him of life and of peace, And I make them to him a fear, and he doth fear Me, And because of My name he hath been affrighted.
ASV
5. My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him that he might fear; and he feared me, and stood in awe of my name.
WEB
5. "My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him who he might be reverent toward me; and he was reverent toward me, and stood in awe of my name.
NASB
5. My covenant with him was one of life and peace; fear I put in him, and he feared me, and stood in awe of my name.
ESV
5. My covenant with him was one of life and peace, and I gave them to him. It was a covenant of fear, and he feared me. He stood in awe of my name.
RV
5. My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him that he might fear, and he feared me, and stood in awe of my name.
RSV
5. My covenant with him was a covenant of life and peace, and I gave them to him, that he might fear; and he feared me, he stood in awe of my name.
NKJV
5. "My covenant was with him, [one] of life and peace, And I gave them to him [that he might] fear [Me;] So he feared Me And was reverent before My name.
MKJV
5. My covenant with him was life and peace, and I gave them to him for fear; and he feared Me, and he is awed before My name.
AKJV
5. My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him for the fear with which he feared me, and was afraid before my name.
NRSV
5. My covenant with him was a covenant of life and well-being, which I gave him; this called for reverence, and he revered me and stood in awe of my name.
NIV
5. "My covenant was with him, a covenant of life and peace, and I gave them to him; this called for reverence and he revered me and stood in awe of my name.
NIRV
5. "My covenant promised Levi life and peace. So I gave them to him. I required him to respect me. And he had great respect for my name.
NLT
5. "The purpose of my covenant with the Levites was to bring life and peace, and that is what I gave them. This required reverence from them, and they greatly revered me and stood in awe of my name.
MSG
5. My covenant with Levi was to give life and peace. I kept my covenant with him, and he honored me. He stood in reverent awe before me.
GNB
5. "In my covenant I promised them life and well-being, and this is what I gave them, so that they might respect me. In those days they did respect and fear me.
NET
5. "My covenant with him was designed to bring life and peace. I gave its statutes to him to fill him with awe, and he indeed revered me and stood in awe before me.
ERVEN
5. {The Lord said,} "I made that agreement with Levi. I promised to give him life and peace—and I gave him those things. Levi respected me and showed honor to my name.