Deuteronomy 6:10

Translations

Modern

And when the LORD your God brings you into the land He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, that He would give you—a land with great and splendid cities that you did not build,

Traditional

And it shall be, when the Lord thy God shall have brought thee into the land which he sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give thee great and goodly cities, which thou buildedst not,

Literal

And it shall be, when YHWH your God brings you into the land that He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give to you cities large and beautiful that you did not build,

Latin

Cumque introduxerit te Dominus Deus tuus in terram, pro qua juravit patribus tuis Abraham, Isaac, et Jacob, et dederit tibi civitates magnas et optimas, quas non ædificasti,

Original

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English

And when the LORD your God brings you into the land He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, that He would give you—a land with great and splendid cities that you did not build,

Notes

Deuteronomy 6:1–25

Moses here explains how the stipulations in the following sections should be applied and handed on to future generations.

Theme notes and profiles

Ancient Law Codes Children and Parents Fear of the Lord Wealth and Poverty in the Wisdom Literature

Related verses

Joshua 24:13
So I gave you a land on which you did not toil and cities that you did not build, and now you live in them and eat from vineyards and olive groves that you did not plant.’
Psalm 105:44
He gave them the lands of the nations, that they might inherit the fruit of others’ labor,
Nehemiah 9:25
They captured fortified cities and fertile land and took houses full of all goods, wells already dug, vineyards, olive groves, and fruit trees in abundance. So they ate and were filled; they grew fat and delighted in Your great goodness.
Psalm 78:55
He drove out nations before them and apportioned their inheritance; He settled the tribes of Israel in their tents.
Genesis 26:3
Stay in this land as a foreigner, and I will be with you and bless you. For I will give all these lands to you and your offspring, and I will confirm the oath that I swore to your father Abraham.
Genesis 13:15–17
…for all the land that you see, I will give to you and your offspring forever.
Genesis 15:18
On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I have given this land—from the river of Egypt to the great River Euphrates—
Genesis 28:13
And there at the top the LORD was standing and saying, “I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you now lie.

Parallels

Matthew 22:34–40 Mark 12:28–34

People

Abraham: Patriarch, chosen by God to father His people Isaac: Son of Abraham; father of Jacob and Esau Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes

Glossary

Archaeology and the Bible Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (Old Testament) Biblical Concept of Law Deuteronomy, Book of Joshua, Book of Teacher

Topics

Blessing: Temporal, from God Buying a House Cities: Often Great and Goodly God: Providence of Houses: (To Inhabit Those, Built by Others) Abundant Feelings Obedience: Enjoined Promises of Housing Riches: General Scriptures Concerning

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