Deuteronomy 11:31
in Deuteronomy 11For you are about to cross the Jordan to enter and possess the land that the LORD your God is giving you. When you take possession of it and settle in it,
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ASV
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
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.
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This verse in Deuteronomy 11
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
For you are about to cross the Jordan
on Deuteronomy 11:31-32
Moses says "you are about to cross the Jordan" as a man who will stay behind. He gave the reason at 1:37, 3:26 and 4:21.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
The institution of this service to be done in Canaan was an assurance to them that they should be brought into possession of it, and a token like that which God gave to Moses ( Exod. iii.
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For ye shall pass over Jordan, to go in to possess the land Which the Lord your God giveth you,.... They were now near it, and by this they are assured they should pass over it, in order to take possession of the land God had given them, and which gift of his was a sufficient title to it: and ye shall possess it, and dwell therein: should not only take possession of it, but make their abode in it; they are assured hereby of continuance in it, on condition they obeyed the laws of God, as follows.
The words behind it
18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| כִּ֤י | ki | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| אַתֶּם֙ | ʾatem | you | H859 → | 1094 times |
| עֹבְרִ֣ים | ʾoerim | [are] about to pass over | H5674 → | 556 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן | haiyarden | the Jordan | H3383 → | 182 times |
| לָבֹא֙ | lavo' | to go | H935 → | 2568 times |
| לָרֶ֣שֶׁת | lareshet | to take possession of | H3423 → | 231 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הָאָ֔רֶץ | haaretz | the land | H776 → | 2504 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| יְהוָ֥ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם | ʾeloheikhem | God your | H430 → | 2601 times |
| נֹתֵ֣ן | noten | [is] about to give | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| לָכֶ֑ם | lakhem | to <the> you | ||
| וִֽירִשְׁתֶּ֥ם | virishtem | and you will take possession of | H3423 → | 231 times |
| אֹתָ֖הּ | ʾotah | <obj.> it | H853 → | 10935 times |
| וִֽישַׁבְתֶּם־ | vishavtem- | and you will dwell | H3427 → | 1079 times |
| בָּֽהּ׃ | bah | in <the> it |
כִּ֤יfor
kiH3588 →4482 times
אַתֶּם֙you
ʾatemH859 →1094 times
עֹבְרִ֣ים[are] about to pass over
ʾoerimH5674 →556 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןthe Jordan
haiyardenH3383 →182 times
לָבֹא֙to go
lavo'H935 →2568 times
לָרֶ֣שֶׁתto take possession of
lareshetH3423 →231 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הָאָ֔רֶץthe land
haaretzH776 →2504 times
אֲשֶׁר־which
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
יְהוָ֥הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖םGod your
ʾeloheikhemH430 →2601 times
נֹתֵ֣ן[is] about to give
notenH5414 →2011 times
לָכֶ֑םto <the> you
lakhem
וִֽירִשְׁתֶּ֥םand you will take possession of
virishtemH3423 →231 times
אֹתָ֖הּ<obj.> it
ʾotahH853 →10935 times
וִֽישַׁבְתֶּם־and you will dwell
vishavtem-H3427 →1079 times
בָּֽהּ׃in <the> it
bah
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
Joshua 1:11“Go through the camp and tell the people, ‘Prepare your provisions, for within three days you will cross the Jordan to go in and take possession of the land that the LORD your God…
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 9:1
Hear, O Israel: Today you are about to cross the Jordan to go in and dispossess nations greater and stronger than you, with large cities fortified to the heavens.
- Hosea 6:2
After two days He will revive us; on the third day He will raise us up, that we may live in His presence.
- 2 Kings 20:5
“Go back and tell Hezekiah the leader of My people that this is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: ‘I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. I…
- Joshua 3:2
After three days the officers went through the camp
- Exodus 19:11
and be prepared by the third day, for on the third day the LORD will come down on Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people.
- Deuteronomy 9:1
Through
Deuteronomy 9:1Hear, O Israel: Today you are about to cross the Jordan to go in and dispossess nations greater and stronger than you, with large cities fortified to the heavens.
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 4:38
to drive out before you nations greater and mightier than you, and to bring you into their land and give it to you for your inheritance, as it is this day.
- Deuteronomy 1:28
Where can we go? Our brothers have made our hearts melt, saying: ‘The people are larger and taller than we are; the cities are large, with walls up to the heavens. We even saw…
- Deuteronomy 11:23
then the LORD will drive out all these nations before you, and you will dispossess nations greater and stronger than you.
- Deuteronomy 4:38
Where this verse is studied
About Deuteronomy

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