Focused Passage

Deuteronomy 11:18-25

Love, Obedience, and the Land Held by the Rain of Heaven

From the appeal grounded in personally witnessed works (vv. 1-7) through the land-contrast establishing covenant dependency on the LORD's rain (vv. 8-12), through the blessing-and-curse pivot and the saturation-practices renewed (vv. 13-21), to the conquest promise conditional on holding fast (vv. 22-25), and finally to the blessing and curse formally set before Israel at the threshold of the land (vv. 26-32).

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

18Fix these words of mine in your hearts and minds; tie them as reminders on your hands and bind them on your foreheads.

19Teach them to your children, speaking about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.

20Write them on the doorposts of your houses and on your gates,

21so that as long as the heavens are above the earth, your days and those of your children may be multiplied in the land that the LORD swore to give your fathers.

22For if you carefully keep all these commandments I am giving you to follow—to love the LORD your God, to walk in all His ways, and to hold fast to Him—

23then the LORD will drive out all these nations before you, and you will dispossess nations greater and stronger than you.

24Every place where the sole of your foot treads will be yours. Your territory will extend from the wilderness to Lebanon, and from the Euphrates River to the Western Sea.

25No man will be able to stand against you; the LORD your God will put the fear and dread of you upon all the land, wherever you set foot, as He has promised you.

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References and Original Words

Verse 18

Cross-references

Joshua 1:8Classic cross-references Proverbs 7:3Classic cross-references Colossians 3:16Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 6:6Classic cross-references Proverbs 3:3Classic cross-references

Original words

Fixוְשַׂמְתֶּם֙H7760Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markertheseאֵ֔לֶּהH428Pronoun - common pluralwords of mineדְּבָרַ֣יH1697Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singularin yourעַל־H5921Prepositionheartsלְבַבְכֶ֖םH3824Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine pluralandוְעַֽל־H5921Conjunctive waw | Prepositionmindsנַפְשְׁכֶ֑םH5315Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine pluraltieוּקְשַׁרְתֶּ֨םH7194Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine pluralthemאֹתָ֤םH853Direct object marker | third person masculine pluralas remindersלְאוֹת֙H226Preposition-l | Noun - common singularonעַל־H5921Prepositionyour handsיֶדְכֶ֔םH3027Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine pluraland bind themוְהָי֥וּH1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural. . .לְטוֹטָפֹ֖תH2903Preposition-l | Noun - feminine pluralon your foreheadsבֵּ֥יןH996Preposition. . .עֵינֵיכֶֽם׃H5869Noun - cdc | second person masculine plural

Verse 19

Cross-references

Deuteronomy 4:9Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 6:7Classic cross-references Psalms 78:4Classic cross-references Ephesians 6:4Classic cross-references Genesis 18:19Classic cross-references

Original words

Teachוְלִמַּדְתֶּ֥םH3925Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine pluralthemאֹתָ֛םH853Direct object marker | third person masculine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markerto your childrenבְּנֵיכֶ֖םH1121Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine pluralspeakingלְדַבֵּ֣רH1696Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive constructabout themבָּ֑םPreposition | third person masculine pluralwhen you sitבְּשִׁבְתְּךָ֤H3427Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singularat homeבְּבֵיתֶ֙ךָ֙H1004Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularand when you walkוּבְלֶכְתְּךָ֣H1980Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singularalong the roadבַדֶּ֔רֶךְH1870Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singularwhen you lie downוּֽבְשָׁכְבְּךָ֖H7901Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singularand when you get upוּבְקוּמֶֽךָ׃H6965Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular

Verse 20

Cross-references

Deuteronomy 6:9Classic cross-references

Original words

Write themוּכְתַבְתָּ֛םH3789Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine pluralonעַל־H5921Prepositionthe doorpostsמְזוּז֥וֹתH4201Noun - feminine plural constructof your housesבֵּיתֶ֖ךָH1004Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularand on your gatesוּבִשְׁעָרֶֽיךָ׃H8179Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular

Verse 21

Cross-references

Proverbs 3:2Classic cross-references Proverbs 4:10Classic cross-references Psalms 89:29Classic cross-references Proverbs 9:11Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 4:40Classic cross-references

Original words

so thatלְמַ֨עַןH4616Conjunctionas long asכִּימֵ֥יH3117Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural constructthe heavensהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםH8064Article | Noun - masculine pluralare aboveעַל־H5921Prepositionthe earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃סH776Article | Noun - feminine singularyour daysיְמֵיכֶם֙H3117Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural[and those]וִימֵ֣יH3117Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural constructof your childrenבְנֵיכֶ֔םH1121Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine pluralmay be multipliedיִרְבּ֤וּH7235Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralinעַ֚לH5921Prepositionthe landהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הH127Article | Noun - feminine singularthatאֲשֶׁ֨רH834Pronoun - relativethe LORDיְהוָ֛הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularsworeנִשְׁבַּ֧עH7650Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singularto giveלָתֵ֣תH5414Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructyour fathersלַאֲבֹתֵיכֶ֖םH1Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural

Verse 22

Cross-references

Deuteronomy 10:20Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 6:17Classic cross-references Psalms 119:4Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 11:13Classic cross-references Joshua 22:5Classic cross-references

Original words

Forכִּי֩H3588Conjunctionifאִם־H518Conjunctionyou carefully keepשָׁמֹ֨רH8104Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute. . .תִּשְׁמְר֜וּןH8104Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | Paragogic nun-אֶת־H853Direct object markerallכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructtheseהַזֹּ֗אתH2063Article | Pronoun - feminine singular-אֲשֶׁ֧רH834Pronoun - relativecommandmentsהַמִּצְוָ֣הH4687Article | Noun - feminine singularIאָנֹכִ֛יH595Pronoun - first person common singularam givingמְצַוֶּ֥הH6680Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular-אֶתְכֶ֖םH853Direct object marker | second person masculine pluralyou to followלַעֲשֹׂתָ֑הּH6213Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singularto loveלְאַהֲבָ֞הH157Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe LORDיְהוָ֧הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularyour Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֛םH430Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine pluralto walkלָלֶ֥כֶתH1980Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructin allבְּכָל־H3605Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructHis waysדְּרָכָ֖יוH1870Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singularand to hold fastוּלְדָבְקָה־H1692Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singularto Himבֽוֹ׃Preposition | third person masculine singular

Verse 23

Cross-references

Deuteronomy 4:38Classic cross-references Exodus 23:27Classic cross-references Joshua 23:9Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 9:1Classic cross-references Matthew 25:34Classic cross-references

Original words

then the LORDיְהוָ֛הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerwill drive outוְהוֹרִ֧ישׁH3423Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularallכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructtheseהָאֵ֖לֶּהH428Article | Pronoun - common pluralnationsהַגּוֹיִ֥םH1471Article | Noun - masculine pluralbefore youמִלִּפְנֵיכֶ֑םH6440Preposition-m, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine pluraland you will dispossessוִֽירִשְׁתֶּ֣םH3423Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine pluralnationsגּוֹיִ֔םH1471Noun - masculine pluralgreaterגְּדֹלִ֥יםH1419Adjective - masculine pluraland strongerוַעֲצֻמִ֖יםH6099Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine pluralthan youמִכֶּֽם׃Preposition | second person masculine plural

Verse 24

Cross-references

Joshua 1:3Classic cross-references Joshua 14:9Classic cross-references Exodus 23:31Classic cross-references Genesis 15:18Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 1:7Classic cross-references

Original words

Everyכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructplaceהַמָּק֗וֹםH4725Article | Noun - masculine singularwhereאֲשֶׁ֨רH834Pronoun - relativethe soleכַּֽף־H3709Noun - feminine singular constructof your footרַגְלְכֶ֛םH7272Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine pluraltreadsתִּדְרֹ֧ךְH1869Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularwill be yoursיִהְיֶ֑הH1961Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularYour territoryגְּבֻלְכֶֽם׃H1366Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine pluralwill extendיִהְיֶ֖הH1961Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularfromמִן־H4480Prepositionthe wildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֨רH4057Article | Noun - masculine singularto Lebanonוְהַלְּבָנ֜וֹןH3844Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singularand fromמִן־H4480Prepositionthe Euphratesפְּרָ֗תH6578Noun - proper - feminine singularRiverהַנָּהָ֣רH5104Article | Noun - masculine singular. . .נְהַר־H5104Noun - masculine singular constructtoוְעַד֙H5704Conjunctive waw | Prepositionthe Westernהָֽאַחֲר֔וֹןH314Article | Adjective - masculine singularSeaהַיָּ֣םH3220Article | Noun - masculine singular

BSB notes

That is, the Mediterranean Sea, also called the Great Sea

Verse 25

Cross-references

Exodus 23:27Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 2:25Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 20:4Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 7:24Classic cross-references Joshua 1:5Classic cross-references

Original words

Noלֹא־H3808Adverb - Negative particlemanאִ֖ישׁH376Noun - masculine singularwill be able to standיִתְיַצֵּ֥בH3320Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine singularagainst youבִּפְנֵיכֶ֑םH6440Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine pluralthe LORDיְהוָ֣הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularyour Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֗םH430Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine pluralwill putיִתֵּ֣ן׀H5414Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularthe fearפַּחְדְּכֶ֨םH6343Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine pluraland dreadוּמֽוֹרַאֲכֶ֜םH4172Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine pluralof youעַל־H5921Prepositionuponפְּנֵ֤יH6440Noun - common plural constructallכָל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructthe landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙H776Article | Noun - feminine singularwhereverאֲשֶׁ֣רH834Pronoun - relativeyou set footתִּדְרְכוּ־H1869Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralasכַּאֲשֶׁ֖רH834Preposition-k | Pronoun - relativeHe has promisedדִּבֶּ֥רH1696Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singularyouלָכֶֽם׃סPreposition | second person masculine plural

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