KJV King James Version
For the land, whither thou goest in to possess it, [is] not as the land of Egypt, from whence ye came out, where thou sowedst thy seed, and wateredst [it] with thy foot, as a garden of herbs:
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Deuteronomy 11:10
For the land, whither thou goest in to possess it, [is] not as the land of Egypt, from whence ye came out, where thou sowedst thy seed, and wateredst [it] with thy foot, as a garden of herbs:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
For the land that you are entering to possess is not like the land of Egypt, from which you have come, where you sowed your seed and irrigated on foot, like a vegetable garden.
WEB World English Bible
For the land, where you go in to possess it, isn’t as the land of Egypt, that you came out from, where you sowed your seed, and watered it with your foot, as a garden of herbs;
ASV American Standard Version
For the land, whither thou goest in to possess it, is not as the land of Egypt, from whence ye came out, where thou sowedst thy seed, and wateredst it with thy foot, as a garden of herbs;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘For the land whither thou art going in to possess it, is not as the land of Egypt whence ye have come out, where thou sowest thy seed, and hast watered with thy foot, as a garden of the green herb;
Surrounding context — Deuteronomy 11
7 But your eyes have seen all the great acts of the LORD which he did.
8 Therefore shall ye keep all the commandments which I command you this day, that ye may be strong, and go in and possess the land, whither ye go to possess it;
9 And that ye may prolong [your] days in the land, which the LORD sware unto your fathers to give unto them and to their seed, a land that floweth with milk and honey.
10 For the land, whither thou goest in to possess it, [is] not as the land of Egypt, from whence ye came out, where thou sowedst thy seed, and wateredst [it] with thy foot, as a garden of herbs:
11 But the land, whither ye go to possess it, [is] a land of hills and valleys, [and] drinketh water of the rain of heaven:
12 A land which the LORD thy God careth for: the eyes of the LORD thy God [are] always upon it, from the beginning of the year even unto the end of the year.
13 And it shall come to pass, if ye shall hearken diligently unto my commandments which I command you this day, to love the LORD your God, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul,
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כִּ֣יH3588 · kiforהָאָ֗רֶץH776 · e.retsland: country/planetאֲשֶׁ֨רH834 · a.sherwhichאַתָּ֤הH859 · at.tahyou(m.s.)בָא־H935 · boto come (in): comeשָׁ֙מָּה֙H8033 · shamthereלְרִשְׁתָּ֔הּH3423 · ya.rashto possess: possessלֹ֣אH3808 · lonotכְאֶ֤רֶץH776 · e.retsland: country/planetמִצְרַ֙יִם֙H4714 · mits.ra.yimEgyptהִ֔ואH1931 · huhe/she/itאֲשֶׁ֥רH834 · a.sherwhichיְצָאתֶ֖םH3318 · ya.tsato come out: comeמִשָּׁ֑םH8033 · shamthereאֲשֶׁ֤רH834 · a.sherwhichתִּזְרַע֙H2232 · za.rato sowאֶֽת־H853 · et[Obj.]זַרְעֲךָ֔H2233 · ze.raseedוְהִשְׁקִ֥יתָH8248 · sha.qahto water: wateringבְרַגְלְךָ֖H7272 · re.gelfootכְּגַ֥ןH1588 · ganGarden (of Uzza)הַיָּרָֽק׃H3419 · ya.raqherb
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