Deuteronomy 11:9

“and 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.”

Deuteronomy 11:9 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 11:9, word by word

you may prolongתַּאֲרִיכוּtaarichu

be long, prolong

Be long, last long; prolong.

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your daysיָמִיםyamim

time

Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.

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the landאֲדָמָהadama

land

A territory with its inhabitants, or the whole surface of the world.

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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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sworeנִשְׁבַּעnishba

swear

To promise with God as witness.

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to your fathersאֲבֹתֵיavote

forefather

Ancestors, those who came before in the family.

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to giveתֵתtet

give

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

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and to their offspringזַרְעָzara

offspring

The children, grandchildren and whole line that come from someone.

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a landאֶרֶץerets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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flowingזָבַתzavat

flow

For water to run; a land rich in milk and honey.

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with milkחָלָבchalav

milk

Milk.

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and honeyדְבָשׁdevash

honey

Honey; also sweet fruit syrup.

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The context

8So keep all the commandment that I am commanding you today, so that you may be strong and go in and take possession of the land into which you are crossing to take possession of it,

9 · This verse (above)

10For 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.

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