KJV King James Version
A land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, thou shalt not lack any [thing] in it; a land whose stones [are] iron, and out of whose hills thou mayest dig brass.
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Deuteronomy 8:9
A land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, thou shalt not lack any [thing] in it; a land whose stones [are] iron, and out of whose hills thou mayest dig brass.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
a land where you will eat food without scarcity, where you will lack nothing; a land whose rocks are iron and whose hills are ready to be mined for copper.
WEB World English Bible
a land in which you shall eat bread without scarceness, you shall not lack anything in it; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills you may dig copper.
ASV American Standard Version
a land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, thou shalt not lack anything in it; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills thou mayest dig copper.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
a land in which without scarcity thou dost eat bread, thou dost not lack anything in it; a land whose stones are iron, and out of its mountains thou dost dig brass;
Surrounding context — Deuteronomy 8
6 Therefore thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him.
7 For the LORD thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills;
8 A land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of oil olive, and honey;
9 A land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, thou shalt not lack any [thing] in it; a land whose stones [are] iron, and out of whose hills thou mayest dig brass.
10 When thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt bless the LORD thy God for the good land which he hath given thee.
11 Beware that thou forget not the LORD thy God, in not keeping his commandments, and his judgments, and his statutes, which I command thee this day:
12 Lest [when] thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt [therein];
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
אֶ֗רֶץH776 · e.retsland: country/planetאֲשֶׁ֨רH834 · a.sherwhichלֹ֤אH3808 · lonotבְמִסְכֵּנֻת֙H4544 · mis.ke.nutpovertyתֹּֽאכַל־H398 · a.khalto eatבָּ֣הּH9034 · haherלֶ֔חֶםH3899 · le.chemfoodלֹֽא־H3808 · lonotתֶחְסַ֥רH2637 · cha.serto lackכֹּ֖לH3605 · kolallבָּ֑הּH9034 · haherאֶ֚רֶץH776 · e.retsland: country/planetאֲשֶׁ֣רH834 · a.sherwhichאֲבָנֶ֣יהָH68 · e.venstoneבַרְזֶ֔לH1270 · bar.zelironוּמֵהֲרָרֶ֖יהָH2042 · ha.rarmountainתַּחְצֹ֥בH2672 · cha.tsavto hewנְחֹֽשֶׁת׃H5178 · ne.cho.shetbronze
Cross-references
1 Chronicles 22:14Now, behold, in my trouble I have prepared for the house of the LORD an hundred thousand talents of gold, and a thousand thousand talents of silver; and of brass and iron without weight; for it is in abundance: timber also and stone have I prepared; and thou mayest add thereto.Joshua 22:8And he spake unto them, saying, Return with much riches unto your tents, and with very much cattle, with silver, and with gold, and with brass, and with iron, and with very much raiment: divide the spoil of your enemies with your brethren.Deuteronomy 33:25Thy shoes [shall be] iron and brass; and as thy days, [so shall] thy strength [be].Job 28:2Iron is taken out of the earth, and brass [is] molten [out of] the stone.
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