Deuteronomy 3:20

“until YHWH gives rest to your brothers as to you, and they also take possession of the land that YHWH your Elohim is giving them beyond the Jordan. Then you shall return, each to his possession that I have given you.””

Deuteronomy 3:20 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 3:20, word by word

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.

Where else “yehva” appears
gives restיָנִיחַyaniach

give rest

To give rest, as YHWH to his people.

Where else “yaniach” appears
to your brothersאֲחֵיache

countryman

Someone of the same people, or a friend.

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take possession ofיָרְשׁוּyarshu

possess

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

Where else “yarshu” appears
the landאָרֶץarets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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your Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe

Elohim

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

Where else “elohe” appears
is givingנֹתֵןnoten

give

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

Where else “noten” appears
beyondעֵבֶרever

beyond

Past the river, especially the Jordan.

Where else “ever” appears
the Jordanיַּרְדֵּןyarden

Jordan

See it on the mapWhere else “yarden” appears
Then you shall returnשַׁבְתֶּםshavtem

return

To go back to a place.

Where else “shavtem” appears
eachאִישׁish

each

Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.

Where else “ish” appears
to his possessionירֻשָּׁתyrushat

possession

Possession: land that is taken and becomes one's own; also what is received from one's fathers.

Where else “yrushat” 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

19Only your wives, your little ones, and your livestock (I know that you have much livestock) shall stay in your cities that I have given you,

20 · This verse (above)

21And I commanded Joshua at that time, saying, “Your eyes are the ones that have seen all that YHWH your Elohim has done to these two kings. So YHWH will do to all the kingdoms into which you are crossing.

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