You will have many, many descendants. [163] They will be as many as the pieces of dust on earth. They will spread east and west, north and south. All the families on earth will be blessed because of you and your descendants.
Deuteronomy 19:8 - Easy To Read Version “The Lord your God promised your fathers that he would make your land larger. He will give you all the land that he promised to give to your ancestors. [124] Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And if the LORD thy God enlarge thy coast, as he hath sworn unto thy fathers, and give thee all the land which he promised to give unto thy fathers; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And if the Lord your God enlarges your territory, as He has sworn to your fathers to do, and gives you all the land which He promised to your fathers to give, American Standard Version (1901) And if Jehovah thy God enlarge thy border, as he hath sworn unto thy fathers, and give thee all the land which he promised to give unto thy fathers; Common English Bible Now if the LORD your God enlarges your territory, as he swore to your ancestors—and he will give you all the land he swore to give to them Catholic Public Domain Version And when the Lord your God will have enlarged your borders, just as he swore to your fathers, and when he will have given to you all the land that he has promised to them, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when the Lord thy God shall have enlarged thy borders, as he swore to thy fathers, and shall give thee all the land that he promised them: |
You will have many, many descendants. [163] They will be as many as the pieces of dust on earth. They will spread east and west, north and south. All the families on earth will be blessed because of you and your descendants.
Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates River to the land of the Philistine people. His kingdom went as far as the border of Egypt. These countries sent gifts to Solomon and they obeyed him all of his life. [19]
Jerusalem has had powerful kings ruling over it and over the whole area west of the Euphrates River. Taxes and money to honor kings, and duty taxes have been paid to those kings.
“You are my special people. So don’t eat the meat from something that was killed by wild animals. Let the dogs eat that dead animal.
“When you go into your land, I will force your enemies out of that land. I will expand your borders—you will get more and more land. You will go before the Lord your God three times each year. At that time, no one will try to take your land from you.
{The cities must be close to everyone.} That is why I command you to choose three special cities.