Deuteronomy 32:47

“For it is not an empty word for you; rather it is your life, and by this word you will prolong your days on the land that you are crossing the Jordan to go there and possess it.””

Deuteronomy 32:47 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 32:47, word by word

an emptyרֵקrek

empty

Empty; figuratively, worthless, idle.

Where else “rek” appears
wordדָבָרdavar

word

What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.

Where else “davar” appears
is your lifeחַיֵּיchaye

life

The span and strength of being alive, which come from God.

Where else “chaye” appears
you will prolongתַּאֲרִיכוּtaarichu

be long, prolong

Be long, last long; prolong.

Where else “taarichu” appears
your daysיָמִיםyamim

time

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

Where else “yamim” appears
the landאֲדָמָהadama

land

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

Where else “adama” appears
are crossingעֹבְרִיםovrim

pass

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

Where else “ovrim” appears
the Jordanיַּרְדֵּןyarden

Jordan

See it on the mapWhere else “yarden” appears
and possess itרִשְׁתָּrishta

possess

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

Where else “rishta” 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

46and he said to them, “Set your heart on all the words that I am testifying against you today, so that you may command them to your sons, to take care to do all the words of this instruction.

47 · This verse (above)

48And YHWH spoke to Moses on that very day, saying,

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