Deuteronomy 11:31

What does Deuteronomy 11:31 mean?

A plain-English look at Deuteronomy 11:31 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

For ye are to pass over the Jordan to go in to possess the land which Jehovah your God giveth you, and ye shall possess it, and dwell therein.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

For ye shall pass over Jordan to go in to possess the land which the Lord your God giveth you, and ye shall possess it, and dwell therein.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

For ye are to pass over the Jordan to go in to possess the land which Jehovah your God giveth you, and ye shall possess it, and dwell therein.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

For you are about to go over Jordan to take the heritage which the Lord your God is giving you, and it will be your resting-place.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

for ye are passing over the Jordan to go in to possess the land which Jehovah your God is giving to you; and ye have possessed it, and dwelt in it,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

For you shall pass over the Jordan, to possess the land, which the Lord your God will give you, that you may have it and possess it.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

For ye pass over the Jordan to enter in to possess the land which Jehovah yourGod giveth you, and ye shall take possession of it, and dwell therein.

Context

v.30Are they not beyond the Jordan, behind the way of the going down of the sun, in the land of the Canaanites that dwell in the Arabah, over against Gilgal, beside the oaks of Moreh?

v.31This passage

v.32And ye shall observe to do all the statutes and the ordinances which I set before you this day.

Cross references

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

  • Joshua 1:11

    Pass through the midst of the camp, and command the people, saying, Prepare you victuals; for within three days ye are to pass over this Jordan, to go in to possess the land, which Jehovah your God giveth you to possess it.

  • Joshua 3:13

    And it shall come to pass, when the soles of the feet of the priests that bear the ark of Jehovah, the Lord of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of the Jordan, that the waters of the Jordan shall be cut off, even the waters that come down from above; and they shall stand in one heap.

  • Deuteronomy 9:1

    Hear, O Israel: thou art to pass over the Jordan this day, to go in to dispossess nations greater and mightier than thyself, cities great and fortified up to heaven,

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