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Deuteronomy 19:8

in Deuteronomy 19

And if the LORD your God enlarges your territory, as He swore to your fathers, and gives you all the land He promised them,

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And if Jehovah thy God enlarge thy border, as he hath sworn unto thy fathers, and give thee all the land which he promised to give unto thy fathers;

KJV

And if the Lord thy God enlarge thy coast, as he hath sworn unto thy fathers, and give thee all the land which he promised to give unto thy fathers;

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This verse in Deuteronomy 19

Commentary

3 notes on this verse
And if the Lord thy God enlarge thy coast,.... Extend it further than it was upon their first settlement, even carry it as far as the river Euphrates, as in the times of Solomon, 1Ki 4:21. Jarchi interprets it of such an enlargement as to give them the land of the Kenites, the Kenizzites and Kadmonites: (as he hath sworn unto thy fathers), and give thee all the land which he promised to give unto thy, fathers: Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; see Gen 15:19.

This site's exposition

if the Lord thy God enlarge thy coast

on Deuteronomy 19:8-13

Three cities become six if the border grows, and verse 9 makes the enlargement turn on loving the Lord thy God and walking ever in his ways, one of the six places this book commands love. Joshua 20:7-9 names all six cities, three west of Jordan and the three Moses had already set east of it at 4:41-43. Verses 11 to 13 turn the shelter around, since a man who lay in wait is fetched out by the elders of his own city and delivered to the avenger, and thine eye shall not pity him. Refuge turns on intent, and 1 Kings 2:28-34 has Solomon apply the same distinction when Joab takes hold of the horns of the altar.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

Here is, (1.) An intimation of God's gracious intention to enlarge their coast, as he had promised to their fathers, if they did not by their disobedience forfeit the promise, the condition of which is here carefully repeated, that, if it were not performed, the reproach might lie upon them, and not on God.

The words behind it

18 Hebrew words

Every 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.

  • וְאִם־and if

    veim-H518 →1069 times

  • יַרְחִ֞יבhe will enlarge

    yarchivH7337 →25 times

  • יְהוָ֤הYahweh

    yahwehH3068 →6520 times

  • אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙God your

    ʾeloheikhaH430 →2601 times

  • אֶת־<obj.>

    ʾet-H853 →10935 times

  • גְּבֻ֣לְךָ֔territory your

    gevulkhaH1366 →240 times

  • כַּאֲשֶׁ֥רjust as

    kaasherH834 →5497 times

  • נִשְׁבַּ֖עhe swore

    nishba'H7650 →186 times

  • לַאֲבֹתֶ֑יךָto ancestors your

    laavoteikhaH1 →1212 times

  • וְנָ֤תַןand he will give

    venatanH5414 →2011 times

  • לְךָ֙to <the> you

    lekha

  • אֶת־<obj.>

    ʾet-H853 →10935 times

  • כָּל־all

    kol-H3605 →5413 times

  • הָאָ֔רֶץthe land

    haaretzH776 →2504 times

  • אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich

    ʾasherH834 →5497 times

  • דִּבֶּ֖רhe spoke

    diberH1696 →1141 times

  • לָתֵ֥תto give

    latetH5414 →2011 times

  • לַאֲבֹתֶֽיךָ׃to ancestors your

    laavoteikhaH1 →1212 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

8 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Deuteronomy 12:20When the LORD your God expands your territory as He has promised, and you crave meat and say, “I want to eat meat,” you may eat it whenever you want.7 worksExodus 34:24For I will drive out the nations before you and enlarge your borders, and no one will covet your land when you go up three times a year to appear before the LORD your God.6 worksGenesis 15:18–21On 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—3 worksExodus 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 will drive them out before you.3 worksEzra 4:20And mighty kings have ruled over Jerusalem and exercised authority over the whole region west of the Euphrates; and tribute, duty, and toll were paid to them.2 worksGenesis 28:14Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and east and north and south. All the families of the earth will be blessed through you and your offspring.2 works
The other 2 cross-references, with their words ▾
Deuteronomy 11:24–25Every 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.2 works1 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 his life.2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each 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 23:31

    And 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 2 separate paths from here.

    • Deuteronomy 11:24

      Every 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.

      Reached by 2 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…

  • Through

    Exodus 34:24

    For I will drive out the nations before you and enlarge your borders, and no one will covet your land when you go up three times a year to appear before the LORD your…

    it leads to

    • 1 Chronicles 4:10

      And Jabez called out to the God of Israel, “If only You would bless me and enlarge my territory! May Your hand be with me and keep me from harm, so that I will…

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

    • Psalms 78:55

      He drove out nations before them and apportioned their inheritance; He settled the tribes of Israel in their tents.

    • Exodus 33:2

      And I will send an angel before you, and I will drive out the Canaanites, Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.

    • Deuteronomy 12:20

      When the LORD your God expands your territory as He has promised, and you crave meat and say, “I want to eat meat,” you may eat it whenever you want.

    • Acts 18:10

      For I am with you and no one will lay a hand on you, because I have many people in this city.”

Where this verse is studied

About Deuteronomy

Moses Comes Down from Mount Sinai, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
Moses Comes Down from Mount Sinai, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
Deuteronomy: the study guide →Read Deuteronomy 19 →

This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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