Deuteronomy 28:4

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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Your children and your crops will be blessed. The offspring of your herds and flocks will be blessed.

Context of Deuteronomy 28:4

2All these blessings will come on you and accompany you if you obey the Lord your God: 3You will be blessed in the city and blessed in the country. 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. 5Your basket and your kneading trough will be blessed. 6You will be blessed when you come in and blessed when you go out.

Deuteronomy 28:4 word by word

בָּר֧וּךְ פְּרִֽי־בִטְנְךָ֛ וּפְרִ֥י אַדְמָתְךָ֖ וּפְרִ֣י בְהֶמְתֶּ֑ךָ שְׁגַ֥ר אֲלָפֶ֖יךָ וְעַשְׁתְּר֥וֹת צֹאנֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Blessedבָּרַךְbârak · to blessH1288
• the fruitפְּרִיperîy · fruitH6529
• of thy bodyבֶּ֫טֶןbeţen · belly: wombH990
• of thy groundאֲדָמָה'ădâmâh · land: soilH127
• of thy cattleבְּהֵמָהbehêmâh · animalH929
• the increaseשֶׁ֫גֶרsheger · offspringH7698
• of thy kineאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · cattleH504
• and the flocksעַשְׁתָּרוֹת‛ashterâh · youngH6251
• of thy sheepצֹאןtsô'n tse'ôn · flockH6629

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 28:4

• Deuteronomy 4:11You came near and stood at the foot of the mountain while it blazed with fire to the very heavens, with black clouds and deep darkness.
• Deuteronomy 7:13He will love you and bless you and increase your numbers. He will bless the fruit of your womb, the crops of your land—your grain, new wine and olive oil—the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks in the land he swore to your ancestors to give you.
• Genesis 22:17I will surely bless you and make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will take possession of the cities of their enemies,
• Genesis 49:25because of your father’s God, who helps you, because of the Almighty, who blesses you with blessings of the skies above, blessings of the deep springs below, blessings of the breast and womb.
• Leviticus 26:9“ ‘I will look on you with favor and make you fruitful and increase your numbers, and I will keep my covenant with you.
• Psalms 107:38he blessed them, and their numbers greatly increased, and he did not let their herds diminish.
• Psalms 127:3Children are a heritage from the Lord, offspring a reward from him.
• Psalms 128:3Your wife will be like a fruitful vine within your house; your children will be like olive shoots around your table.
• Proverbs 10:22The blessing of the Lord brings wealth, without painful toil for it.
• Proverbs 20:7The righteous lead blameless lives; blessed are their children after them.
• 1 Timothy 4:8For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life 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

Topics related to Deuteronomy 28:4

• Blessing
• Obedience
• Righteous

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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