Deuteronomy 11:24
in Deuteronomy 11Every 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.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Every place whereon the sole of your foot shall tread shall be yours: from the wilderness, and Lebanon, from the river, the river Euphrates, even unto the hinder sea shall be your border.
KJV
Every place whereon the soles of your feet shall tread shall be yours: from the wilderness and Lebanon, from the river, the river Euphrates, even unto the uttermost sea shall your coast be.
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This verse in Deuteronomy 11
Commentary
5 notes on this verseFrom the river - Euphrates, which was on the east, to the uttermost sea - the Mediterranean, which lay westward of the promised land. This promise, notwithstanding the many provocations of the Israelites, was fulfilled in the time of Solomon, for “he reigned over all the kings from the river (Euphrates) even unto the land of the Philistines, and to the border of Egypt.” See 2Ch 9:26, and the note, Num 34:12 (note).
This site's exposition
Every place whereon the soles of your feet shall tread
on Deuteronomy 11:24-25
Joshua 1:3-4 hands this promise to Joshua almost word for word after Moses dies, from the wilderness and Lebanon to the great river Euphrates, and Genesis 15:18 gave the same span to Abram. The description runs wider than Israel ever held: Joshua 13:1 says there remaineth yet very much land to be possessed, and 1 Kings 4:21 has Solomon reigning from the river to the border of Egypt, which is the nearest it came. The fear and the dread of verse 25 were promised at Exodus 23:27, and Rahab reports them as fact at Joshua 2:9.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Every place - Not absolutely, as the Rabbins fondly conceit, but in the promised land, as it is restrained in the following words; either by possession, or by dominion, namely, upon condition of your obedience. The wilderness - Of Sin, on the south-side. To Lebanon - Which was on the north border.
Every place wherein the soles of your feet shall tread,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
Lebanon--the northern limit; Euphrates--their boundary on the east. Their grant of dominion extended so far, and the right was fulfilled to Solomon. even unto the uttermost sea--the Mediterranean.
The words behind it
21 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| כָּל־ | kol- | every | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הַמָּק֗וֹם | hamakom | <the> place | H4725 → | 401 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| תִּדְרֹ֧ךְ | tidrokh | it will tread | H1869 → | 62 times |
| כַּֽף־ | kaf- | [the] sole of | H3709 → | 192 times |
| רַגְלְכֶ֛ם | raglekhem | foot your | H7272 → | 247 times |
| בּ֖וֹ | bo | on <the> it | ||
| לָכֶ֣ם | lakhem | to <the> you | ||
| יִהְיֶ֑ה | yihyeh | it will belong | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| מִן־ | min- | from | H4480 → | 1188 times |
| הַמִּדְבָּ֨ר | hamidbar | the wilderness | H4057 → | 270 times |
| וְהַלְּבָנ֜וֹן | vehalevanon | and <the> Lebanon | H3844 → | 71 times |
| מִן־ | min- | from | H4480 → | 1188 times |
| הַנָּהָ֣ר | hanahar | the River | H5104 → | 119 times |
| נְהַר־ | nehar- | [the] river of | H5104 → | 119 times |
| פְּרָ֗ת | perat | Euphrates | H6578 → | |
| וְעַד֙ | vead | and to | H5704 → | 1261 times |
| הַיָּ֣ם | haiyam | the sea | H3220 → | 396 times |
| הָֽאַחֲר֔וֹן | haacharon | <the> western | H314 → | 51 times |
| יִהְיֶ֖ה | yihyeh | it will be | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| גְּבֻלְכֶֽם׃ | gevulkhem | territory your | H1366 → | 240 times |
כָּל־every
kol-H3605 →5413 times
הַמָּק֗וֹם<the> place
hamakomH4725 →401 times
אֲשֶׁ֨רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
תִּדְרֹ֧ךְit will tread
tidrokhH1869 →62 times
כַּֽף־[the] sole of
kaf-H3709 →192 times
רַגְלְכֶ֛םfoot your
raglekhemH7272 →247 times
בּ֖וֹon <the> it
bo
לָכֶ֣םto <the> you
lakhem
יִהְיֶ֑הit will belong
yihyehH1961 →3559 times
מִן־from
min-H4480 →1188 times
הַמִּדְבָּ֨רthe wilderness
hamidbarH4057 →270 times
וְהַלְּבָנ֜וֹןand <the> Lebanon
vehalevanonH3844 →71 times
מִן־from
min-H4480 →1188 times
הַנָּהָ֣רthe River
hanaharH5104 →119 times
נְהַר־[the] river of
nehar-H5104 →119 times
פְּרָ֗תEuphrates
peratH6578 →
וְעַד֙and to
veadH5704 →1261 times
הַיָּ֣םthe sea
haiyamH3220 →396 times
הָֽאַחֲר֔וֹן<the> western
haacharonH314 →51 times
יִהְיֶ֖הit will be
yihyehH1961 →3559 times
גְּבֻלְכֶֽם׃territory your
gevulkhemH1366 →240 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Exodus 23:31And I will establish your borders from the Red Sea to the Sea of the Philistines, and from the desert to the Euphrates. For I will deliver the inhabitants into your hand, and you…
it leads to
- 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—
Reached by 3 separate paths from here.
- 1 Kings 4:24
For Solomon had dominion over everything west of the Euphrates—over all the kingdoms from Tiphsah to Gaza—and he had peace on all sides.
Reached by 3 separate paths from here.
- Joshua 21:44
And the LORD gave them rest on every side, just as He had sworn to their fathers. None of their enemies could stand against them, for the LORD delivered all their enemies into their…
- Numbers 34:3–15
Your southern border will extend from the Wilderness of Zin along the border of Edom. On the east, your southern border will run from the end of the Salt Sea,
- Genesis 15:18
Through
1 Kings 4:21And Solomon reigned over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. These kingdoms offered tribute and served Solomon all the days of…
it leads to
- Joshua 1:4
Your territory shall extend from the wilderness and Lebanon to the great River Euphrates—all the land of the Hittites—and west as far as the Great Sea.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Joshua 1:4
Through
Joshua 14:9On that day Moses swore to me, saying, ‘Surely the land on which you have set foot will be an inheritance to you and your children forever, because you have wholly followed the LORD…
it leads to
- Joshua 1:3
I have given you every place where the sole of your foot will tread, just as I promised to Moses.
- Deuteronomy 1:36
except Caleb son of Jephunneh. He will see it, and I will give him and his descendants the land on which he has set foot, because he followed the LORD wholeheartedly.”
- Joshua 1:3
Through
2 Chronicles 9:26He reigned over all the kings from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt.
it leads to
- 1 Kings 4:21
And Solomon reigned over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. These kingdoms offered tribute and served Solomon all the days of…
- 1 Kings 4:21
About Deuteronomy
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch.