Deuteronomy 1:10

What does Deuteronomy 1:10 mean?

A plain-English look at Deuteronomy 1:10 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Jehovah your God hath multiplied you, and, behold, ye are this day as the stars of heaven for multitude.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

The Lord your God hath multiplied you, and, behold, ye are this day as the stars of heaven for multitude.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Jehovah your God hath multiplied you, and, behold, ye are this day as the stars of heaven for multitude.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

The Lord your God has given you increase, and now you are like the stars of heaven in number.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

Jehovah your God hath multiplied you, and lo, ye <FI>are<Fi> to-day as the stars of the heavens for multitude;

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

I alone am not able to bear you: for the Lord your God hath multiplied you, and you are this day as the stars of heaven, for multitude.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

Jehovah yourGod hath multiplied you, and behold, ye are this day as the stars of heaven for multitude.

Context

v.9And I spake unto you at that time, saying, I am not able to bear you myself alone:

v.10This passage

v.11Jehovah, the God of your fathers, make you a thousand times as many as ye are, and bless you, as he hath promised you!

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Exodus 32:13

    Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou swarest by thine own self, and saidst unto them, I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give unto your seed, and they shall inherit it for ever.

  • Numbers 1:46

    even all they that were numbered were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.

  • Genesis 15:5

    And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and number the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.

  • Deuteronomy 28:62

    And ye shall be left few in number, whereas ye were as the stars of heaven for multitude; because thou didst not hearken unto the voice of Jehovah thy God.

  • Exodus 12:37

    And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot that were men, besides children.

  • Nehemiah 9:23

    Their children also multipliedst thou as the stars of heaven, and broughtest them into the land concerning which thou didst say to their fathers, that they should go in to possess it.

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