New English Translation
Deuteronomy 28:8
8The Lord will decree blessing for you with respect to your barns and in everything you do – yes, he will bless you in the land he is giving you.
Deuteronomy 28:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The Lord shall command the blessing upon thee in thy storehouses, and in all that thou settest thine hand unto; and he shall bless thee in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.
- New International Version (NIV)The Lord will send a blessing on your barns and on everything you put your hand to. The Lord your God will bless you in the land he is giving you.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The Lord will command the blessing on you in your barns and in all that you undertake. And he will bless you in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“The Lord will command the blessing on you in your storehouses and in all to which you set your hand, and He will bless you in the land which the Lord your God is giving you.
Context of Deuteronomy 28:8
6You will be blessed when you come in and blessed when you go out. 7The Lord will cause your enemies who attack you to be struck down before you; they will attack you from one direction but flee from you in seven different directions. The Lord will decree blessing for you with respect to your barns and in everything you do – yes, he will bless you in the land he is giving you. 9The Lord will designate you as his holy people just as he promised you, if you keep his commandments and obey him. 10Then all the peoples of the earth will see that you belong to the Lord, and they will respect you.
Read all of Deuteronomy 28Deuteronomy 28:8 word by word
יְצַ֨ו יְהוָ֤ה אִתְּךָ֙ אֶת־הַבְּרָכָ֔ה בַּאֲסָמֶ֕יךָ וּבְכֹ֖ל מִשְׁלַ֣ח יָדֶ֑ךָ וּבֵ֣רַכְךָ֔ בָּאָ֕רֶץ אֲשֶׁר־יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ נֹתֵ֥ן לָֽךְ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- The Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- shall commandצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
- the blessingבְּרָכָהberâkâh · blessingH1293
- upon thee in thy storehousesאָסָם'âsâm · storehouseH618
- and in all that thou settestמִשְׁלַחmishlôach mishlôach mishlâch · sendingH4916
- thine handיָדyâd · hand: undertakeH3027
- unto; and he shall blessבָּרַךְbârak · to blessH1288
- thee in the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- thy Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- givethנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
Cross-references for Deuteronomy 28:8
- Leviticus 25:21I will command my blessing for you in the sixth year so that it may yield the produce for three years,
- Psalms 42:8By day the Lord decrees his loyal love, and by night he gives me a song, a prayer to the living God.
- Psalms 44:4You are my king, O God! Decree Jacob’s deliverance!
- Psalms 133:3It is like the dew of Hermon, which flows down upon the hills of Zion. Indeed that is where the Lord has decreed a blessing will be available – eternal life.
- Leviticus 26:4I will give you your rains in their time so that the land will give its yield and the trees of the field will produce their fruit.
- 2 Kings 6:27He replied, “No, let the Lord help you. How can I help you? The threshing floor and winepress are empty.”
- Psalms 144:13Our storehouses will be full, providing all kinds of food. Our sheep will multiply by the thousands and fill our pastures.
- Proverbs 3:9Honor the Lord from your wealth and from the first fruits of all your crops;
- Haggai 2:19The seed is still in the storehouse, isn’t it? And the vine, fig tree, pomegranate, and olive tree have not produced. Nevertheless, from today on I will bless you.’”
- Malachi 3:10“Bring the entire tithe into the storehouse so that there may be food in my temple. Test me in this matter,” says the Lord who rules over all, “to see if I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you a blessing until there is no room for it all.
- Matthew 6:26Look at the birds in the sky: They do not sow, or reap, or gather into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you more valuable than they are?
- Matthew 13:30Let both grow together until the harvest. At harvest time I will tell the reapers, “First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned, but then gather the wheat into my barn.”’”
- Luke 12:18Then he said, ‘I will do this: I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.
- Deuteronomy 15:10You must by all means lend to him and not be upset by doing it, for because of this the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in everything you attempt.
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 28:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8The Lord shall command the blessing upon thee - Every thing that thou hast shall come by Divine appointment; thou shalt have nothing casually, but every thing, both spiritual and temporal, shall come by the immediate command of God.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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