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Deuteronomy 30:19-20 MWT (with God's Name restored) (19) I do take heaven and earth as witness against you today, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse. Therefore choose life, that you and your offspring may live, (20) by loving   יהוה   your God, by obeying his voice and holding fast to his Word, for he is your life and the length of your days, that you may dwell in the land that swore to your forefathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them." (Gal 3:29)

Deuteronomy 30:19-20 GW (19) I call on heaven and earth as witnesses today that I have offered you life or death, blessings or curses. Choose life so that you and your descendants will live. (20) Love the LORD  ( יהוה ) your God, obey him, and be loyal to him. This will be your way of life, and it will mean a long life for you in the land that the LORD swore to give to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. (Gal 3:29)

Deuteronomy 30:19-20 ESV (19) I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse. Therefore choose life, that you and your offspring may live, (20) loving the LORD your God, obeying his voice and holding fast to him, for he is your life and length of days, that you may dwell in the land that the LORD  ( ) swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them." (Gal 3:29)

Deuteronomy 30:19-20 LITV (19) I call Heaven and earth to witness against you today that I have set before you life and death, the blessing and the curse. Therefore, choose life, that you may live, you and your seed, (20) to love Jehovah your God, to listen to His voice, and to cleave to Him. For He is your life, and the length of your days so that you may live in the land which Jehovah  ( יהוה ) has sworn to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give it to them. (Gal 3:29)

Deuteronomy 30:19-20 BBE (19) Let heaven and earth be my witnesses against you this day that I have put before you life and death, a blessing and a curse: so take life for yourselves and for your seed: (20) In loving the Lord your God, hearing his voice and being true to him: for he is your life and by him will your days be long: so that you may go on living in the land which the LORD  ( יהוה ) gave by an oath to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. (Gal 3:29)

Deuteronomy 30:19-20 Darby (19) I call heaven and earth to witness this day against you: life and death have I set before you, blessing and cursing: choose then life, that thou mayest live, thou and thy seed, (20) in loving Jehovah thy God, in hearkening to his voice, and in cleaving to him--for this is thy life and the length of thy days--that thou mayest dwell in the land which Jehovah  ( יהוה ) swore unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them. (Gal 3:29)

Deuteronomy 30:19-20 YLT (19) `I have caused to testify against you to-day the heavens and the earth; life and death I have set before thee, the blessing and the reviling; and thou hast fixed on life, so that thou dost live, thou and thy seed, (20) to love Jehovah thy God, to hearken to His voice, and to cleave to Him (for He is thy life, and the length of thy days), to dwell on the ground which Jehovah  ( יהוה ) hath sworn to thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give to them.' (Gal 3:29)

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You will note the reference windows often include more than one translation of the Bible. The reason is to strive to gain the best possible understanding of the original Hebrew and Greek. Since we don't speak those languages, we rely on those who have come before and made the effort to translate those texts into English for us. Considering several translations gives the benefit of the understanding of several translation committees or individuals.
The Translations we quote are:

ALT - Analytical Literal Translation

ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).

Darby - 1889 Darby Bible

DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible

BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English

LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

KJV - King James Version

MKJV - Modern King James Version

NWT - New World Translation

Webster - 1833 Webster Bible

RV - Revised Version

YLT - Young's Literal Translation