Deuteronomy 8:9

“a land in which you will eat bread without scarcity, you will not lack anything in it; a land whose stones are iron, and from whose hills you will dig out copper.”

Deuteronomy 8:9 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 8:9, word by word

a landאֶרֶץerets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

Where else “erets” appears
you will eatתֹּאכַלtochal

eat

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

Where else “tochal” appears
breadלֶחֶםlechem

bread

Food made of kneaded, baked flour: the basis of each day's meal.

Where else “lechem” appears
scarcityמִסְכֵּנֻתmiskenut

scarcity, poverty

Scarcity, poverty.

Where else “miskenut” appears
lackתֶחְסַרtechsar

lack, be lacking

Lack, be short of; decrease.

Where else “techsar” appears
stonesאֲבָנֶיavane

stone

A piece of rock, large or small, used for building, marking or throwing.

Where else “avane” appears
are ironבַרְזֶלvarzel

iron

Iron; an iron tool.

Where else “varzel” appears
and from whose hillsהֲרָרֶיharare

mountain

Mount, mountain (a poetic form).

Where else “harare” appears
you will dig outתַּחְצֹבtachtsov

hew

To shape rock, or carve wells or tombs in it.

Where else “tachtsov” appears
copperנְחֹשֶׁתnechoshet

bronze

Bronze, or things made of bronze.

Where else “nechoshet” appears

Translation note

“Copper” is the same word that elsewhere is translated “bronze”: it names the metal and its alloy.

The context

8a land of wheat and barley, of vines, fig trees, and pomegranates, a land of olive trees for oil and of honey;

9 · This verse (above)

10You will eat and be satisfied, and you shall bless YHWH your Elohim for the good land that he has given you.

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