Deuteronomy 11:10

“For the land into which you are going to take possession of it is not like the land of Egypt, from which you came out, where you would sow your seed and water it with your foot, like a garden of vegetables.”

Deuteronomy 11:10 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 11:10, word by word

the landאָרֶץarets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

Where else “arets” appears
are goingבָאva

enter

To go into a place.

Where else “va” appears
to take possession of itרִשְׁתָּrishta

possess

To occupy a land and make it one's own.

Where else “rishta” appears
of Egyptמִצְרַיִםmitsrayim

Egypt, Mizraim

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you came outיְצָאתֶםyetsatem

go out

To go out of a place.

Where else “yetsatem” appears
you would sowתִּזְרַעtizra

sow

To put seed in the ground.

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your seedזַרְעֲzara

seed

What is sown to sprout: grains and seeds of plants.

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and water itהִשְׁקִיתָhishkita

water

To water the land.

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with your footרַגְלְragl

foot

The part of the body that supports and makes one walk.

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like a gardenגַןgan

garden

Garden: an enclosed and tended piece of land, with trees and water.

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of vegetablesיָּרָקyarak

vegetable, herb

Vegetable, green plant.

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Translation note

“Watering with the foot” alludes to irrigation in Egypt, where the water of the Nile was carried to the fields by channels that were opened and closed with the foot, or was raised with wheels turned by the feet.

Places in this verse

JerusalemEgypt
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Egypt

    Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)

    A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.

    Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).

    Genesis 12:10Genesis 37:28Exodus 12:41Matthew 2:14

The context

9and so that you may prolong your days on the land that YHWH swore to your fathers to give to them and to their offspring, a land flowing with milk and honey.

10 · This verse (above)

11But the land into which you are crossing to take possession of it is a land of mountains and plains; it drinks water from the rain of the heavens,

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