New English Translation
Deuteronomy 8:13
13when your cattle and flocks increase, when you have plenty of silver and gold, and when you have abundance of everything,
Deuteronomy 8:13 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied;
- New International Version (NIV)and when your herds and flocks grow large and your silver and gold increase and all you have is multiplied,
- English Standard Version (ESV)and when your herds and flocks multiply and your silver and gold is multiplied and all that you have is multiplied,
- New King James Version (NKJV)and when your herds and your flocks multiply, and your silver and your gold are multiplied, and all that you have is multiplied;
Context of Deuteronomy 8:13
11Be sure you do not forget the Lord your God by not keeping his commandments, ordinances, and statutes that I am giving you today. 12When you eat your fill, when you build and occupy good houses, when your cattle and flocks increase, when you have plenty of silver and gold, and when you have abundance of everything, 14be sure you do not feel self-important and forget the Lord your God who brought you from the land of Egypt, the place of slavery, 15and who brought you through the great, fearful desert of venomous serpents and scorpions, an arid place with no water. He made water flow from a flint rock and
Read all of Deuteronomy 8Deuteronomy 8:13 word by word
וּבְקָֽרְךָ֤ וְצֹֽאנְךָ֙ יִרְבְּיֻ֔ן וְכֶ֥סֶף וְזָהָ֖ב יִרְבֶּה־לָּ֑ךְ וְכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־לְךָ֖ יִרְבֶּֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Deuteronomy 8:13
- Genesis 13:1So Abram went up from Egypt into the Negev. He took his wife and all his possessions with him, as well as Lot.
- Job 1:3His possessions included 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, and 500 female donkeys; in addition he had a very great household. Thus he was the greatest of all the people in the east.
- Psalms 39:6Surely people go through life as mere ghosts. Surely they accumulate worthless wealth without knowing who will eventually haul it away.”
- Luke 12:13Then someone from the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 8:13
- 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. 11-2011-20. Beware that thou forget not the Lord--After mentioning those instances of the divine goodness, Moses founded on them an argument for their future obedience.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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