To the Israelites of long ago, Moses said: “You must choose life in order that you may keep alive, you and your offspring, by loving Jehovah your God, by listening to his voice and by sticking to him; for he is your life and the length of your days. ” ​ — Deuteronomy 30: 19, 20.
و تا یَهُوَه خدای خود را دوست بداری و آواز او را بشنوی و به او ملصق شوی ،‏ زیرا که او حیات تو و درازی عمر توست .‏ » —‏ تثنیه ۳۰ :‏ ۱۹ ،‏ ۲۰ .‏