Deuteronomy 11:31

“For you are crossing the Jordan to go in to take possession of the land that YHWH your Elohim is giving you; you will take possession of it and live in it.”

Deuteronomy 11:31 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 11:31, word by word

are crossingעֹבְרִיםovrim

pass

To get over a river, or go through a land.

Where else “ovrim” appears
the Jordanיַּרְדֵּןyarden

Jordan

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to go inבֹאvo

enter

To go into a place.

Where else “vo” appears
to take possession ofרֶשֶׁתreshet

possess

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

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the landאָרֶץarets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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your Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

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is givingנֹתֵןnoten

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

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and liveישַׁבְתֶּםyshavtem

dwell

To make one's home in a place.

Where else “yshavtem” appears

Places in this verse

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

    Today: Jordan River: Israel, West Bank, Jordan, Dead Sea

    Israel's main river; it flows from Mount Hermon in the north, through the Sea of Galilee, to the Dead Sea.

    Israel crossed it on dry ground to enter the promised land (Josh 3:17). Naaman was healed in it (2 Kgs 5:14), and Jesus was immersed in it (Matt 3:13).

    Joshua 3:172 Kings 5:14Matthew 3:13Mark 1:9

The context

30Are they not beyond the Jordan, behind the road of the sunset, in the land of the Canaanite who lives in the Arabah, opposite Gilgal, beside the oaks of Moreh?

31 · This verse (above)

32Be careful to carry out all the statutes and the rules that I am setting before you today.

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