Translations
Modern
For the land that you are entering to possess is not like the land of Egypt, from which you have come, where you sowed your seed and irrigated on foot, like a vegetable garden.
Traditional
For the land, whither thou goest in to possess it, is not as the land of Egypt, from whence ye came out, where thou sowedst thy seed, and wateredst it with thy foot, as a garden of herbs:
Literal
For the land that you are going in to possess, it is not like the land of Egypt, where you have come from, where you sowed your seed and watered it by foot as for a garden of herbs.
Latin
Terra enim, ad quam ingrederis possidendam, non est sicut terra Ægypti, de qua existi, ubi jacto semine in hortorum morem aquæ ducuntur irriguæ:
Original
Hebrew
English
For the land that you are entering to possess is not like the land of Egypt, from which you have come, where you sowed your seed and irrigated on foot, like a vegetable garden.
Notes
Theme notes and profiles
Parallels
Places
Egypt: Ancient nation; Israelites enslaved there; plagues and Exodus
Glossary
Archaeology and the Bible Biblical Concept of Law Deuteronomy, Book of Water
Topics
Agriculture or Farming: Climate of Canaan Favourable To Agriculture or Farming: Operations in Watering Canaan: Land of Fertility of Egypt: Dry Climate of Egypt: The Country of: Irrigation Employed In Gardens: Kinds of, Mentioned in Scripture: Herbs Herbs: Cultivated in Gardens Herbs: Mode of Watering, Alluded To Holy Land: Extremely Fruitful Irrigation: General Scriptures Concerning Rain: Rarely Falls in Egypt Seed in Egypt Required to be Artificially Watered