Deuteronomy 6:3
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Hear therefore, O Israel, and observe to do it; that it may be well with thee, and that ye may increase mightily, as the Lord God of thy fathers hath promised thee, in the land that floweth with milk and honey.Hear, O Israel, and be careful to observe them, so that you may prosper and multiply greatly in a land flowing with milk and honey, just as the LORD, the God of your fathers, has promised you.
In other translations
Hear therefore, O Israel, and observe to do it; that it may be well with thee, and that ye may increase mightily, as the Lord God of thy fathers hath promised thee, in the land that floweth with milk and honey.Hear, O Israel, and be careful to observe them, so that you may prosper and multiply greatly in a land flowing with milk and honey, just as the LORD, the God of your fathers, has promised you.
Hebrew words
וְשָׁמַעְתָּveshama'taand you will hearH8085יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elO IsraelH3478וְשָׁמַרְתָּveshamartaand you will take careH8104לַעֲשׂוֹתla'asotto observe [them]H6213אֲשֶׁר'asherthatH834יִיטַבyitavit will go wellH3190לְךָlekhafor youוַאֲשֶׁרva'asherand thatH834תִּרְבּוּןtirbunyou will increase !H7235מְאֹדme'odexceedinglyH3966כַּאֲשֶׁרka'asherjust asH834דִּבֶּרdiberhe spokeH1696יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068אֱלֹהֵי'elohei[the] God ofH430אֲבֹתֶיךָ'avoteikhaancestors yourH1לָךְlakhto youאֶרֶץ'eretza landH776זָבַתzavatflowing ofH2100חָלָבchalavmilkH2461וּדְבָשׁ׃ פudevashand honeyH1706
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Related verses
- Genesis 22:17That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies.
- Exodus 3:8And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.
- Genesis 28:14And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and east and north and south. All the families of the earth will be blessed through you and your offspring.
- Genesis 26:4And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give them all these lands, and through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed,
- Genesis 15:5And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.And the LORD took him outside and said, “Now look to the heavens and count the stars, if you are able.” Then He told him, “So shall your offspring be.”
- Isaiah 3:10Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their labor.
- Exodus 1:7And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.but the Israelites were fruitful and increased rapidly; they multiplied and became exceedingly numerous, so that the land was filled with them.
- Genesis 12:2And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.
- Acts 7:17But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,As the time drew near for God to fulfill His promise to Abraham, our people in Egypt increased greatly in number.
- Deuteronomy 4:6Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.Observe them carefully, for this will show your wisdom and understanding in the sight of the peoples, who will hear of all these statutes and say, “Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.”
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