God’s Word Translation
Deuteronomy 8:10
10When you have eaten all you want, thank the Lord your God for the good land he has given you.
Deuteronomy 8:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)When thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt bless the Lord thy God for the good land which he hath given thee.
- New International Version (NIV)When you have eaten and are satisfied, praise the Lord your God for the good land he has given you.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And you shall eat and be full, and you shall bless the Lord your God for the good land he has given you.
- New King James Version (NKJV)When you have eaten and are full, then you shall bless the Lord your God for the good land which He has given you.
Context of Deuteronomy 8:10
8The land has wheat and barley, grapevines, fig trees, and pomegranates. The land has honey and olive trees for olive oil. 9The land will have enough food for you, and you will have everything you need. The land has rocks with iron ore, and you will be able to mine copper ore in the hills. When you have eaten all you want, thank the Lord your God for the good land he has given you. 11Be careful that you don’t forget the Lord your God. Don’t fail to obey his commands, rules, and laws that I’m giving you today. 12You will eat all you want. You will build nice houses and live in them.
Read all of Deuteronomy 8Deuteronomy 8:10 word by word
וְאָכַלְתָּ֖ וְשָׂבָ֑עְתָּ וּבֵֽרַכְתָּ֙ אֶת־יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ עַל־הָאָ֥רֶץ הַטֹּבָ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר נָֽתַן־לָֽךְ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- When thou hast eatenאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
- and art fullשָׂבֵעַώâba‛ ώâbêa‛ · to satisfyH7646
- then thou shalt blessבָּרַךְbârak · to blessH1288
- the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- thy Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- for the goodטוֹבţôb · pleasantH2896
- landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- which he hath givenנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
Cross-references for Deuteronomy 8:10
- Deuteronomy 6:11Your houses will be filled with all kinds of things that you didn’t put there. You will have cisterns that you didn’t dig and vineyards and olive trees that you didn’t plant. After you have eaten all that you want,
- Psalms 103:2Praise the Lord, my soul, and never forget all the good he has done:
- Matthew 14:19Then he ordered the people to sit down on the grass. After he took the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and blessed the food. He broke the loaves apart, gave them to the disciples, and they gave them to the people.
- John 6:23Other boats from Tiberias arrived near the place where they had eaten the bread after the Lord gave thanks.
- Romans 14:6When people observe a special day, they observe it to honor the Lord. When people eat all kinds of foods, they honor the Lord as they eat, since they give thanks to God. Vegetarians also honor the Lord when they eat, and they, too, give thanks to God.
- 1 Corinthians 10:31So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do everything to the glory of God.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:18Whatever happens, give thanks, because it is God’s will in Christ Jesus that you do this.
- 1 Timothy 4:4Everything God created is good. Nothing should be rejected if it is received with prayers of thanks.
- 1 Chronicles 29:14But who am I and who are my people that you enable us to give so generously? Everything comes from you. We give you only what has come from your hands.
- Proverbs 3:9Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the first and best part of all your income.
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 8:10
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-20Verses 10-20 Moses directs to the duty of a prosperous condition. Let them always remember their Benefactor. In everything we must give thanks. Moses arms them against the temptations of a prosperous condition. When men possess large estates, or are engaged in profitable business, they find the temptation to pride, forgetfulness of God, and carnal-mindedness, very strong; and they are anxious and troubled about many things. In this the believing poor have…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-20After Israel settled in the land, they might begin to think that their success came from their own strength and skill. This is a common human tendency. Moses warned them not to become proud or congratulate themselves. They must remember that God alone gives prosperity and success. All that they achieve comes from him.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-201. All the commandments which I command thee this day shall ye observe to do, that ye may live--In all the wise arrangements of our Creator duty has been made inseparably connected with happiness; and the earnest enforcement of the divine law which Moses was making to the Israelites was in order to secure their being a happy (because a moral and religious) people: a course of prosperity is often called "life" (Ge 17:18; Pr 3:2). live, and multiply--This…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 8
- 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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