Deuteronomy 1 · Verse 8

Deuteronomy 1:8

Behold, I have set the land before you: go in and possess the land which the Lord sware unto your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give unto them and to their seed after them.
Deuteronomy 1:8, King James Version

Deuteronomy 1:8 in other translations

BSBSee, I have placed the land before you. Enter and possess the land that the LORD swore He would give to your fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and to their descendants after them.”
WEBBehold, I have set the land before you. Go in and possess the land which the LORD swore to your fathers—to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob—to give to them and to their offspring after them.’”
ASVBehold, I have set the land before you: go in and possess the land which Jehovah sware unto your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give unto them and to their seed after them.
YLTsee, I have set before you the land; go in and possess the land which Jehovah hath sworn to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give to them, and to their seed after them.
DARBYBehold, I have set the land before you: go in and possess the land which Jehovah swore unto your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give unto them and to their seed after them.
BBESee, all the land is before you: go in and take for yourselves the land which the Lord gave by an oath to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and to their seed after them.
WebsterBehold, I have set the land before you: go in and possess the land which the LORD swore to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give to them and to their seed after them.

What does Deuteronomy 1:8 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 1:3-8

3-8. in the fortieth year ... Moses spake unto the children of Israel, &c.--This impressive discourse, in which Moses reviewed all that God had done for His people, was delivered about a month before his death, and after peace and tranquillity had been restored by the complete conquest of Sihon and Og.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 1:1-8

Of the sending the spies--God's anger for their unbelief and disobedience. (19-46) Verses 1-8 Moses spake to the people all the Lord had given him in commandment. Horeb was but eleven days distant from Kadesh-barnea. This was to remind them that their own bad conduct had occasioned their tedious wanderings; that they might the more readily understand the advantages of obedience. They must now go forward. Though God…

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Deuteronomy 1:8 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

רְאֵ֛הre.'EhseeH7200
נָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiI setH5414
לִפְנֵיכֶ֖םlif.nei.Khem<to> before youH6440
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzthe landH776
בֹּ֚אוּBo.'ugoH935
וּרְשׁ֣וּu.re.Shuand take possession ofH3423
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzthe landH776
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834
נִשְׁבַּ֣עnish.Ba'he sworeH7650
יְ֠הוָהYah.wehYahwehH3068
לַאֲבֹ֨תֵיכֶ֜םla.'a.Vo.tei.Khemto ancestors yourH1
לְאַבְרָהָ֨םle.'av.ra.Hamto AbrahamH85
לְיִצְחָ֤קle.yitz.Chakto IsaacH3327
וּֽלְיַעֲקֹב֙u.le.ya.'a.Koand to JacobH3290
לָתֵ֣תla.Tetto giveH5414
לָהֶ֔םla.Hemto them
וּלְזַרְעָ֖םu.le.zar.'Amand to offspring theirH2233
אַחֲרֵיהֶֽם\׃'a.cha.rei.Hemafter themH310

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Cross references for Deuteronomy 1:8

  • Genesis 15:18

    In the same day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:

  • Genesis 12:7

    And the Lord appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the Lord, who appeared unto him.

  • Genesis 26:3-4

    Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father; And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;

  • Genesis 13:14-15

    And the Lord said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward: For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.

  • Genesis 17:7-8

    And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee. And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.

  • Genesis 28:13-14

    And, behold, the Lord stood above it, and said, I am the Lord God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed; And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.

  • Genesis 22:16-18

    And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the Lord, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son: That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies; And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.

  • Genesis 15:16

    But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.

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Ge 12:7; 13:14,15; 15:16,18; 17:7,8; 22:16-18; 26:3,4; 28:13,14

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Context

  • Deuteronomy 1:7

    Turn you, and take your journey, and go to the mount of the Amorites, and unto all the places nigh thereunto, in the plain, in the hills, and in the vale, and in the south, and by the sea side, to the land of the Canaanites, and unto Lebanon, unto the great river, the river Euphrates.

  • Deuteronomy 1:8

    Behold, I have set the land before you: go in and possess the land which the Lord sware unto your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give unto them and to their seed after them.

  • Deuteronomy 1:9

    And I spake unto you at that time, saying, I am not able to bear you myself alone:

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Deuteronomy 1:8 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Mirad, yo he dado la tierra en vuestra presencia; entrad y poseed la tierra que Jehová juró á vuestros padres Abraham, Isaac, y Jacob, que les daría á ellos y á su simiente después de ellos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Regarde, j’ai mis le pays devant vous: entrez, et possédez le pays que l’ Éternel a juré à vos pères, à Abraham, à Isaac, et à Jacob, de leur donner, et à leur semence après eux.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Siehe, ich habe das Land vor euch gestellt; gehet hinein und nehmet das Land in Besitz, welches Jehova euren Vätern, Abraham, Isaak und Jakob, geschworen hat, ihnen zu geben und ihrem Samen nach ihnen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
En, inquit, tradidi vobis: ingredimini et possidete eam, super qua juravit Dominus patribus vestris Abraham, Isaac, et Jacob, ut daret illam eis, et semini eorum post eos.