KJV King James Version
And it shall be, when the LORD thy God shall have brought thee into the land which he sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give thee great and goodly cities, which thou buildedst not,
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Deuteronomy 6:10
And it shall be, when the LORD thy God shall have brought thee into the land which he sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give thee great and goodly cities, which thou buildedst not,
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And when the LORD your God brings you into the land He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, that He would give you—a land with great and splendid cities that you did not build,
WEB World English Bible
It shall be, when Yahweh your God shall bring you into the land which he swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give you, great and goodly cities, which you didn’t build,
ASV American Standard Version
And it shall be, when Jehovah thy God shall bring thee into the land which he sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give thee, great and goodly cities, which thou buildest not,
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘And it hath been, when Jehovah thy God doth bring thee in unto the land which He hath sworn to thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give to thee—cities great and good, which thou hast not built,
Surrounding context — Deuteronomy 6
7 And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
8 And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes.
9 And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates.
10 And it shall be, when the LORD thy God shall have brought thee into the land which he sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give thee great and goodly cities, which thou buildedst not,
11 And houses full of all good [things], which thou filledst not, and wells digged, which thou diggedst not, vineyards and olive trees, which thou plantedst not; when thou shalt have eaten and be full;
12 [Then] beware lest thou forget the LORD, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.
13 Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וְהָיָ֞הH1961 · ha.yahto beכִּ֥יH3588 · kiforיְבִיאֲךָ֣׀H935 · boto come (in): comeיְהוָ֣הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָH430 · e.lo.himGodאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)הָאָ֜רֶץH776 · e.retsland: country/planetאֲשֶׁ֨רH834 · a.sherwhichנִשְׁבַּ֧עH7650 · sha.vato swearלַאֲבֹתֶ֛יךָH1 · avfatherלְאַבְרָהָ֛םH85 · av.ra.hamAbrahamלְיִצְחָ֥קH3327 · yits.chaqIsaacוּֽלְיַעֲקֹ֖בH3290 · ya.a.qovJacobלָ֣תֶתH5414 · na.tanto give: giveלָ֑ךְH9031 · kayouעָרִ֛יםH5892 · irexcitementגְּדֹלֹ֥תH1419 · ga.dolgreat: largeוְטֹבֹ֖תH2896 · tovpleasantאֲשֶׁ֥רH834 · a.sherwhichלֹא־H3808 · lonotבָנִֽיתָ׃H1129 · ba.nahto build
Cross-references
Joshua 24:13And I have given you a land for which ye did not labour, and cities which ye built not, and ye dwell in them; of the vineyards and oliveyards which ye planted not do ye eat.Psalm 105:44And gave them the lands of the heathen: and they inherited the labour of the people;Nehemiah 9:25And they took strong cities, and a fat land, and possessed houses full of all goods, wells digged, vineyards, and oliveyards, and fruit trees in abundance: so they did eat, and were filled, and became fat, and delighted themselves in thy great goodness.Genesis 26:3Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father;Psalm 78:55He cast out the heathen also before them, and divided them an inheritance by line, and made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents.Genesis 13:15-17For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.Genesis 28:13And, behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I [am] the LORD God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed;Genesis 15:18In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:
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