Deuteronomy 26 · Verse 9

Deuteronomy 26:9

And he hath brought us into this place, and hath given us this land, even a land that floweth with milk and honey.
Deuteronomy 26:9, King James Version

Deuteronomy 26:9 in other translations

BSBAnd He brought us to this place and gave us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey.
WEBand he has brought us into this place, and has given us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey.
ASVand he hath brought us into this place, and hath given us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey.
YLTand he bringeth us in unto this place, and giveth to us this land--a land flowing with milk and honey.
DARBYand he hath brought us into this place, and hath given us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey!
BBEAnd he has been our guide to this place, and has given us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey.
WebsterAnd he hath brought us into this place, and hath given us this land, even a land that floweth with milk and honey.

What does Deuteronomy 26:9 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 26:1-11

Chapter Outline Confession in offering the first-fruits. (1-11) The prayer after disposal of the third year's tithe. (12-15) The covenant between God and the people. (16-19) Verses 1-11 When God has made good his promises to us, he expects we should own it to the honour of his faithfulness. And our creature comforts are doubly sweet, when we see them flowing from the fountain of the promise. The person who offered…

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Deuteronomy 26:9 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.

וַיְבִאֵ֖נוּvay.vi.'E.nuand he brought usH935
אֶל\־'el-toH413
הַמָּק֣וֹםha.ma.Komthe placeH4725
הַזֶּ֑הha.Zeh<the> thisH2088
וַיִּתֶּן\־vai.yi.ten-and he gaveH5414
לָ֙נוּ֙la.nuto <the> us
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzthe landH776
הַזֹּ֔אתha.Zot<the> thisH2063
אֶ֛רֶץ'E.retza landH776
זָבַ֥תza.Vatflowing ofH2100
חָלָ֖בcha.LavmilkH2461
וּדְבָֽשׁ\׃u.de.Vashand honeyH1706

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Deuteronomy 26:9

  • Exodus 3:8

    And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.

  • Psalms 107:7-8

    And he led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation. Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!

  • Psalms 105:44

    And gave them the lands of the heathen: and they inherited the labour of the people;

  • Ezekiel 20:15

    Yet also I lifted up my hand unto them in the wilderness, that I would not bring them into the land which I had given them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands;

  • Joshua 23:14

    And, behold, this day I am going the way of all the earth: and ye know in all your hearts and in all your souls, that not one thing hath failed of all the good things which the Lord your God spake concerning you; all are come to pass unto you, and not one thing hath failed thereof.

  • 1 Samuel 7:12

    Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Eben–ezer, saying, Hitherto hath the Lord helped us.

  • Ezekiel 20:6

    In the day that I lifted up mine hand unto them, to bring them forth of the land of Egypt into a land that I had espied for them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands:

  • Acts 26:22

    Having therefore obtained help of God, I continue unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying none other things than those which the prophets and Moses did say should come:

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he hath.
Jos 23:14; 1Sa 7:12; Ps 105:44; 107:7,8; Ac 26:22
a land.
Ex 3:8; Eze 20:6,15

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Context

  • Deuteronomy 26:8

    And the Lord brought us forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with great terribleness, and with signs, and with wonders:

  • Deuteronomy 26:9

    And he hath brought us into this place, and hath given us this land, even a land that floweth with milk and honey.

  • Deuteronomy 26:10

    And now, behold, I have brought the firstfruits of the land, which thou, O Lord, hast given me. And thou shalt set it before the Lord thy God, and worship before the Lord thy God:

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Deuteronomy 26:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y trájonos á este lugar, y diónos esta tierra, tierra que fluye leche y miel.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et il nous a fait entrer dans ce lieu-ci, et nous a donné ce pays, pays ruisselant de lait et de miel.
German
Elberfelder 1871
und er brachte uns an diesen Ort und gab uns dieses Land, ein Land, das von Milch und Honig fließt.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
et introduxit ad locum istum, et tradidit nobis terram lacte et melle manantem.