Deuteronomy 31:20

“For I will bring them into the land that I swore to their fathers, flowing with milk and honey, and they will eat and be satisfied and grow fat, and they will turn to other gods and serve them, and despise me and break my covenant.”

Deuteronomy 31:20 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 31:20, word by word

I will bring themאֲבִיאֶavie

bring

To bring something or someone.

Where else “avie” appears
the landאֲדָמָהadama

land

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

Where else “adama” appears
I sworeנִשְׁבַּעְתִּיnishbati

swear

To promise with God as witness.

Where else “nishbati” appears
to their fathersאֲבֹתָיavotay

forefather

Ancestors, those who came before in the family.

Where else “avotay” appears
flowingזָבַתzavat

flow

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

Where else “zavat” appears
with milkחָלָבchalav

milk

Milk.

Where else “chalav” appears
and honeyדְבַשׁdevash

honey

Honey; also sweet fruit syrup.

Where else “devash” appears
and they will eatאָכַלachal

eat

To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.

Where else “achal” appears
and be satisfiedשָׂבַעsava

be satisfied

To eat until one wants no more.

Where else “sava” appears
and grow fatדָשֵׁןdashen

grow fat

To grow plump, or have plenty.

Where else “dashen” appears
and they will turnפָנָהfana

turn

To turn toward something, someone or God.

Where else “fana” appears
otherאֲחֵרִיםacherim

other

Other, another; next.

Where else “acherim” appears
godsאֱלֹהִיםelohim

gods

The gods of other peoples.

Where else “elohim” appears
and serve themעֲבָדוּavadu

worship

To honor and obey God, or other gods, as his people.

Where else “avadu” appears
and despise meנִאֲצוּniatsu

despise

To turn away with scorn, as from YHWH.

Where else “niatsu” appears
and breakהֵפֵרhefer

annul

To void a covenant or vow; spoil a plan.

Where else “hefer” appears
my covenantבְּרִיתִberiti

covenant

The commitment God makes with his people, with promises and commands.

Where else “beriti” appears

The context

19And now, write for yourselves this song, and teach it to the sons of Israel; put it in their mouths, so that this song may be for me a witness against the sons of Israel.

20 · This verse (above)

21And it shall be, when many evils and troubles have found them, that this song will testify before them as a witness, for it will not be forgotten from the mouths of their offspring. For I know their inclination, what they are doing today, before I bring them into the land that I swore.”

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