God’s Word Translation
Deuteronomy 28:6
6You will be blessed when you come and blessed when you go.
Deuteronomy 28:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Blessed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and blessed shalt thou be when thou goest out.
- New International Version (NIV)You will be blessed when you come in and blessed when you go out.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Blessed shall you be when you come in, and blessed shall you be when you go out.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“Blessed shall you be when you come in, and blessed shall you be when you go out.
Context of Deuteronomy 28:6
4You will be blessed. You will have children. Your land will have crops. Your animals will have offspring. Your cattle will have calves, and your flocks will have lambs and kids. 5The grain you harvest and the bread you bake will be blessed. You will be blessed when you come and blessed when you go. 7The Lord will defeat your enemies when they attack you. They will attack you from one direction but run away from you in seven directions. 8The Lord will bless your barns and everything you do. The Lord your God will bless you in the land that he is giving you.
Read all of Deuteronomy 28Deuteronomy 28:6 word by word
בָּר֥וּךְ אַתָּ֖ה בְּבֹאֶ֑ךָ וּבָר֥וּךְ אַתָּ֖ה בְּצֵאתֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Deuteronomy 28:6
- Deuteronomy 31:2“I’m 120 years old now, and I’m not able to lead you anymore. Besides, the Lord has told me that I cannot cross the Jordan River.
- Numbers 27:17who will lead them in and out ⌞of battle⌟ so that the Lord’s community will not be like sheep without a shepherd.”
- 2 Samuel 3:25Certainly you must know that Ner’s son Abner came to deceive you, to find out about your movements and learn everything you’re doing!”
- 2 Chronicles 1:10Give me wisdom and knowledge so that I may lead these people. After all, who can judge this great people of yours?”
- Psalms 121:8The Lord guards you as you come and go, now and forever.
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 28:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6When thou comest in - From thy employment, thou shalt find that no evil has happened to the family or dwelling in thy absence. When thou goest out - Thy way shall be made prosperous before thee, and thou shalt have the Divine blessing in all thy labors.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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