Deuteronomy 6:23
What does Deuteronomy 6:23 mean?
A plain-English look at Deuteronomy 6:23 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What Deuteronomy 6:23 means
The ultimate purpose of God's mighty deliverance from Egypt was not merely to release them from bondage, but to bring them into the promised land—the land He had solemnly sworn to their forefathers. This act of redemption and relocation demonstrates God's faithfulness to His covenant promises made generations prior. It connects their current possession of the land to a long history of divine purpose, establishing God's consistent plan to bless and settle His people.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000and he brought us out from thence, that he might bring us in, to give us the land which he sware unto our fathers.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And he brought us out from thence, that he might bring us in, to give us the land which he sware unto our fathers.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901and he brought us out from thence, that he might bring us in, to give us the land which he sware unto our fathers.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And he took us out from that place, guiding us here to give us this land, as he said in his oath to our fathers.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and us He hath brought out thence, in order to bring us in, to give to us the land which He had sworn to our fathers.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And he brought us out from thence, that he might bring us in and give us the land, concerning which he swore to our fathers.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890and he brought us out thence, that he might bring us in, to give us the land which he swore unto our fathers.
Context
This verse provides the climactic purpose of God's redemptive acts detailed in verses 21-22: bringing Israel into the promised land. It links their present reality to God's ancient covenant with their fathers. This explanation of God's saving work then transitions into verse 24, which clarifies *why* God commanded these statutes, tying their historical redemption directly to the purpose of the law for their continuous well-being.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 1:8
Behold, I have set the land before you: go in and possess the land which Jehovah sware unto your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give unto them and to their seed after them.
- Exodus 13:5
And it shall be, when Jehovah shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Amorite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite, which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee, a land flowing with milk and honey, that thou shalt keep this service in this month.
- Deuteronomy 6:10
And it shall be, when Jehovah thy God shall bring 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 buildest not,
- Deuteronomy 6:18
And thou shalt do that which is right and good in the sight of Jehovah; that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest go in and possess the good land which Jehovah sware unto thy fathers,
- Deuteronomy 1:35
Surely there shall not one of these men of this evil generation see the good land, which I sware to give unto your fathers,
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