Deuteronomy 11:24

Deuteronomy 11:24 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)Every place where you set your foot will be yours: Your territory will extend from the desert to Lebanon, and from the Euphrates River to the Mediterranean Sea.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Every place on which the sole of your foot treads shall be yours. Your territory shall be from the wilderness to the Lebanon and from the River, the river Euphrates, to the western sea.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Every place on which the sole of your foot treads shall be yours: from the wilderness and Lebanon, from the river, the River Euphrates, even to the Western Sea, shall be your territory.

Context of Deuteronomy 11:24

22For if you are careful to keep all this commandment which I am commanding you to do, to love the Lord your God, to walk [that is, to live each and every day] in all His ways and to hold tightly to Him— 23then the Lord will drive out all these nations from before you, and you shall dispossess nations greater and mightier than you. Every place on which the sole of your foot treads shall become yours; your territory shall be from the wilderness to Lebanon, and from the river, the river Euphrates, as far as the western sea (the Mediterranean). 25No man will be able to stand before you; the Lord your God will lay the fear and the dread of you on all the land on which you set foot, just as He has spoken to you. 26“Behold, today I am setting before you a blessing and a curse—

Deuteronomy 11:24 word by word

כָּל־הַמָּק֗וֹם אֲשֶׁ֨ר תִּדְרֹ֧ךְ כַּֽף־רַגְלְכֶ֛ם בּ֖וֹ לָכֶ֣ם יִהְיֶ֑ה מִן־הַמִּדְבָּ֨ר וְהַלְּבָנ֜וֹן מִן־הַנָּהָ֣ר נְהַר־פְּרָ֗ת וְעַד֙ הַיָּ֣ם הָֽאַחֲר֔וֹן יִהְיֶ֖ה גְּבֻלְכֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Every placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
• whereon the solesכַּףkaph · palm: soleH3709
• of your feetרֶ֫גֶלregel · footH7272
• shall treadדָּרַךְdârak · to treadH1869
• shall be yours: from the wildernessמִדְבָּרmidbâr · wildernessH4057
• and Lebanonלְבָנוֹןlebânôn · LebanonH3844
• from the riverנָהָרnâhâr · RiverH5104
• Euphratesפְּרָתperâth · EuphratesH6578
• even unto the uttermostאַחֲרוֹן'achăryôn 'achărôn · lastH314
• seaיָםyâm · seaH3220
• shall your coastגְּבוּלgebûl gebûl · border: areaH1366

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 11:24

• Genesis 15:18On the same day the Lord made a covenant (promise, pledge) with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I have given this land, From the river of Egypt to the great river Euphrates—
• Exodus 23:31I will establish your borders from the Red Sea to the Sea of the Philistines (the Mediterranean), and from the wilderness to the River Euphrates; for I will hand over the residents of the land to you, and you shall drive them out before you.
• Numbers 34:3your southern region shall be from the Wilderness of Zin along the side of Edom, and your southern boundary from the end of the Salt (Dead) Sea eastward.
• Joshua 1:3I have given you every place on which the sole of your foot treads, just as I promised to Moses.
• Joshua 14:9So Moses swore [an oath to me] on that day, saying, ‘Be assured that the land on which your foot has walked will be an inheritance to you and to your children always, because you have followed the Lord my God completely.’
• 1 Kings 4:21Now Solomon reigned over all the kingdoms from the [Euphrates] River to the land of the Philistines and to the border of Egypt; they brought tribute (money) and served Solomon all the days of his life.
• 2 Chronicles 9:26He ruled over all the kings from the Euphrates River to the land of the Philistines, and as far as the border of Egypt.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 11:24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24From 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 2 Chronicles 9:26, and the note, Numbers 34:12; (note).Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 18-25Verses 18-25 Let all be directed by the three rules here given. 1. Let our hearts be filled with the word of God. There will not be good practices in the life, unless there be good thoughts, good affections, and good principles in the heart. 2. Let our eyes be fixed upon the word of God, having constant regard to it as the guide of our way, as the rule of our work, Psa 119:30. 3. Let our tongues be employed about the word of God. Nor will any thing do…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24where your foot treads: This idea suggests claiming a territory by placing a foot on it or walking through it (see Genesis 13:17; Joshua 1:3; 14:9).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 18-2518-25. lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul, and bind them--(See on De 6:1).Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 11:24

• Canaan
• Euphrates
• Lebanon
• Mediterranean Sea
• Obedience

In the dictionaries

• Lebanon
• Euphrates River, the River
• Act
• Coast
• Desert
• Euphrates
• Tread
• David
• Mediterranean Sea
• Sea

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings