Berean Standard Bible
Deuteronomy 28:4
4The fruit of your womb will be blessed, as well as the produce of your land and the offspring of your livestock— the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks.
Deuteronomy 28:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.
- New International Version (NIV)The fruit of your womb will be blessed, and the crops of your land and the young of your livestock—the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Blessed shall be the fruit of your womb and the fruit of your ground and the fruit of your cattle, the increase of your herds and the young of your flock.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“Blessed shall be the fruit of your body, the produce of your ground and the increase of your herds, the increase of your cattle and the offspring of your flocks.
Context of Deuteronomy 28:4
2And all these blessings will come upon you and overtake you, if you will obey the voice of the LORD your God: 3You will be blessed in the city and blessed in the country. The fruit of your womb will be blessed, as well as the produce of your land and the offspring of your livestock— the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks. 5Your basket and kneading bowl will be blessed. 6You will be blessed when you come in and blessed when you go out.
Read all of Deuteronomy 28Deuteronomy 28:4 word by word
בָּר֧וּךְ פְּרִֽי־בִטְנְךָ֛ וּפְרִ֥י אַדְמָתְךָ֖ וּפְרִ֣י בְהֶמְתֶּ֑ךָ שְׁגַ֥ר אֲלָפֶ֖יךָ וְעַשְׁתְּר֥וֹת צֹאנֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear
- The fruit ofפְּרִיperîy · fruitH6529
- your wombבֶּ֫טֶןbeţen · belly: wombH990
- will be blessedבָּרַךְbârak · to blessH1288
- of your landאֲדָמָה'ădâmâh · land: soilH127
- of your livestockבְּהֵמָהbehêmâh · animalH929
- the calvesשֶׁ֫גֶרsheger · offspringH7698
- of your herdsאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · cattleH504
- and the lambsעַשְׁתָּרוֹת‛ashterâh · youngH6251
- of your flocksצֹאןtsô'n tse'ôn · flockH6629
Cross-references for Deuteronomy 28:4
- Deuteronomy 4:11You came near and stood at the base of the mountain, a mountain blazing with fire to the heavens, with black clouds and deep darkness.
- Deuteronomy 7:13He will love you and bless you and multiply you. He will bless the fruit of your womb and the produce of your land—your grain, new wine, and oil, the young of your herds and the lambs of your flocks—in the land that He swore to your fathers to give you.
- Genesis 22:17I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies.
- Genesis 49:25by the God of your father who helps you, and by the Almighty who blesses you, with blessings of the heavens above, with blessings of the depths below, with blessings of the breasts and womb.
- Leviticus 26:9I will turn toward you and make you fruitful and multiply you, and I will establish My covenant with you.
- Psalms 107:38He blesses them, and they multiply greatly; He does not let their herds diminish.
- Psalms 127:3Children are indeed a heritage from the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is His reward.
- Psalms 128:3Your wife will be like a fruitful vine flourishing within your house, your sons like olive shoots sitting around your table.
- Proverbs 10:22The blessing of the LORD enriches, and He adds no sorrow to it.
- Proverbs 20:7The righteous man walks with integrity; blessed are his children after him.
- 1 Timothy 4:8For physical exercise is of limited value, but godliness is valuable in every way, holding promise for the present life and for the one to come.
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 28:4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Fruit of thy body - All thy children. Increase of thy kine, etc.; every animal employed in domestic and agricultural purposes shall be under the especial protection of Divine Providence.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-14Verses 1-14 A comparison of this chapter with Exodus 23:20-23 and Deuteronomy 28:5 The “basket” or bag was a customary means in the East for carrying about whatever might be needed for personal uses (compare Deuteronomy 26:2; John 13:29). The “store” is rather the kneading-trough Exodus 8:3; Exodus 12:34. The blessings here promised relate, it will be observed, to private and personal life: in Deuteronomy 28:7 those which are of a more public and national…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-68This section explains the conditions for receiving the covenant blessing, the types of blessings, and the curses that will occur if people ignore or disobey these rules (28:1–14; 28:15–68).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-681. if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God--In this chapter the blessings and curses are enumerated at length, and in various minute details, so that on the first entrance of the Israelites into the land of promise, their whole destiny was laid before them, as it was to result from their obedience or the contrary.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 28
- 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
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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