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<a href="/esv/deuteronomy/11.htm">English Standard Version</a> and that you may live long in the land that the LORD swore to your fathers to give to them and to their offspring, a land flowing with milk and honey. <a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> and so that you may live long in the land that the LORD swore to your fathers to give them and their descendants, a land flowing with milk and honey. <a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/11.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/11.htm">New King James Version</a> and that you may prolong your days in the land which the LORD swore to give your fathers, to them and their descendants, ‘a land flowing with milk and honey.’ <a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> and so that you may prolong your days on the land which the LORD swore to your fathers to give to them and to their descendants, a land flowing with milk and honey. <a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/11.htm">NASB 1995</a> so that you may prolong your days on the land which the LORD swore to your fathers to give to them and to their descendants, a land flowing with milk and honey. <a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a> so that you may prolong your days on the land which the LORD swore to your fathers to give to them and to their descendants, a land flowing with milk and honey. <a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> so that you may prolong your days on the land which Yahweh swore to your fathers to give to them and to their seed, a land flowing with milk and honey. <a href="/amp/deuteronomy/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a> so that you may live long on the land which the LORD swore (solemnly promised) to your fathers to give to them and to their descendants, a land [of great abundance,] flowing with milk and honey. <a href="/csb/deuteronomy/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> and so that you may live long in the land the LORD swore to your ancestors to give them and their descendants, a land flowing with milk and honey. <a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> and so that you may live long in the land the LORD swore to your fathers to give them and their descendants, a land flowing with milk and honey. <a href="/asv/deuteronomy/11.htm">American Standard Version</a> and that ye may prolong your days in the land, which Jehovah sware unto your fathers to give unto them and to their seed, a land flowing with milk and honey. <a href="/cev/deuteronomy/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> that the LORD promised your ancestors and their descendants. It's rich with milk and honey, and you will live there and enjoy it for a long time. <a href="/erv/deuteronomy/11.htm">English Revised Version</a> and that ye may prolong your days upon the land, which the LORD sware unto your fathers to give unto them and to their seed, a land flowing with milk and honey. <a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Then you will also live for a long time in the land the LORD swore to give your ancestors and their descendants-a land flowing with milk and honey. <a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/11.htm">Good News Translation</a> And you will live a long time in the rich and fertile land that the LORD promised to give your ancestors and their descendants. <a href="/isv/deuteronomy/11.htm">International Standard Version</a> and so you'll live long in the land that the LORD your God promised by an oath to give your ancestors and their descendants, a land flowing with milk and honey. <a href="/msb/deuteronomy/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> and so that you may live long in the land that the LORD swore to your fathers to give them and their descendants, a land flowing with milk and honey. <a href="/net/deuteronomy/11.htm">NET Bible</a> and that you may enjoy long life in the land the LORD promised to give to your ancestors and their descendants, a land flowing with milk and honey. <a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> and that you may prolong your days in the land, which the LORD swore to your fathers to give to them and to their descendants, a land flowing with milk and honey. <a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And that ye may prolong your days in the land which the LORD swore to your fathers to give to them, and to their seed, a land that floweth with milk and honey. <a href="/web/deuteronomy/11.htm">World English Bible</a> and that you may prolong your days in the land which Yahweh swore to your fathers to give to them and to their offspring, a land flowing with milk and honey. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and so that you prolong days on the ground which YHWH has sworn to your fathers to give to them and to their seed—a land flowing with milk and honey. <a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and so that ye prolong days on the ground which Jehovah hath sworn to your fathers to give to them and to their seed -- a land flowing with milk and honey. <a href="/slt/deuteronomy/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And so that ye shall prolong the days upon the land which Jehovah sware to your fathers to give to them, and to their seed; a land flowing milk and honey.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And may live in it a long time: which the Lord promised by oath to your fathers, and to their seed, a land which floweth with milk and honey. <a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> and so that you may live, for a long time, in the land which the Lord promised under oath to your fathers, and to their offspring, a land flowing with milk and honey. <a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/11.htm">New American Bible</a> and that you may have long life on the land which the LORD swore to your ancestors he would give to them and their descendants, a land flowing with milk and honey. <a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> and so that you may live long in the land that the LORD swore to your ancestors to give them and to their descendants, a land flowing with milk and honey.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And that you may prolong your days in the land which the LORD swore to your fathers to give to them and to their descendants, a land that flows with milk and honey. <a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/11.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And you shall multiply days in the land that LORD JEHOVAH swore to your forefathers to give them and to their seed, the land that flows with milk and honey.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/11.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> and that ye may prolong your days upon the land, which the LORD swore unto your fathers to give unto them and to their seed, a land flowing with milk and honey. <a href="/sep/deuteronomy/11.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> that ye may live long upon the land, which the Lord sware to your fathers to give to them, and to their seed after them, a land flowing with milk and honey. <a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/11-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=3305" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/11.htm">God's Great Blessings</a> 8You shall therefore keep every commandment I am giving you today, so that you may have the strength to go in and possess the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess, 9<a href="/hebrew/4616.htm" title="4616: ū·lə·ma·‘an (Conj) -- From anah; properly, heed, i.e. Purpose; used only adverbially, on account of, teleologically, in order that.">and so that</a> <a href="/hebrew/748.htm" title="748: ta·’ă·rî·ḵū (V-Hifil-Imperf-2mp) -- To be long. A primitive root; to be long.">you may live long</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yā·mîm (N-mp) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">in</a> <a href="/hebrew/127.htm" title="127: hā·’ă·ḏā·māh (Art:: N-fs) -- Ground, land. From 'adam; soil.">the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/7650.htm" title="7650: niš·ba‘ (V-Nifal-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; propr. To be complete, but used only as a denominative from sheba'; to seven oneself, i.e. Swear.">swore</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: la·’ă·ḇō·ṯê·ḵem (Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 2mp) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">to your fathers</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: lā·ṯêṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">to give</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- ">them</a> <a href="/hebrew/2233.htm" title="2233: ū·lə·zar·‘ām (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-msc:: 3mp) -- A sowing, seed, offspring. From zara'; seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity.">and their descendants,</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’e·reṣ (N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">a land</a> <a href="/hebrew/2100.htm" title="2100: zā·ḇaṯ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-fsc) -- To flow, gush. A primitive root; to flow freely, i.e. to have a flux; figuratively, to waste away; also to overflow.">flowing</a> <a href="/hebrew/2461.htm" title="2461: ḥā·lāḇ (N-ms) -- Milk. From the same as cheleb; milk.">with milk</a> <a href="/hebrew/1706.htm" title="1706: ū·ḏə·ḇāš (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Honey. From an unused root meaning to be gummy; honey; by analogy, syrup.">and honey.</a> 10For 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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/exodus/3-8.htm">Exodus 3:8</a> 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. <a href="/genesis/12-7.htm">Genesis 12:7</a> Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your offspring.” So Abram built an altar there to the LORD, who had appeared to him. <a href="/genesis/15-18.htm">Genesis 15:18</a> On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I have given this land—from the river of Egypt to the great River Euphrates— <a href="/genesis/17-8.htm">Genesis 17:8</a> And to you and your descendants I will give the land where you are residing—all the land of Canaan—as an eternal possession; and I will be their God.” <a href="/genesis/26-3.htm">Genesis 26:3</a> Stay in this land as a foreigner, and I will be with you and bless you. For I will give all these lands to you and your offspring, and I will confirm the oath that I swore to your father Abraham. <a href="/genesis/28-13.htm">Genesis 28:13</a> And there at the top the LORD was standing and saying, “I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you now lie. <a href="/exodus/6-8.htm">Exodus 6:8</a> And I will bring you into the land that I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I will give it to you as a possession. I am the LORD!’” <a href="/numbers/14-8.htm">Numbers 14:8</a> If the LORD delights in us, He will bring us into this land, a land flowing with milk and honey, and He will give it to us. <a href="/numbers/32-11.htm">Numbers 32:11</a> ‘Because they did not follow Me wholeheartedly, not one of the men twenty years of age or older who came out of Egypt will see the land that I swore to give Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob— <a href="/deuteronomy/6-3.htm">Deuteronomy 6:3</a> 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. <a href="/deuteronomy/8-7.htm">Deuteronomy 8:7-9</a> For the LORD your God is bringing you into a good land, a land of brooks and fountains and springs that flow through the valleys and hills; / a land of wheat, barley, vines, fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of olive oil and honey; / 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. <a href="/joshua/1-6.htm">Joshua 1:6</a> Be strong and courageous, for you shall give these people the inheritance of the land that I swore to their fathers I would give them. <a href="/joshua/21-43.htm">Joshua 21:43</a> Thus the LORD gave Israel all the land He had sworn to give their fathers, and they took possession of it and settled in it. <a href="/nehemiah/9-23.htm">Nehemiah 9:23-25</a> You multiplied their descendants like the stars of heaven and brought them to the land You had told their fathers to enter and possess. / So their descendants went in and possessed the land; You subdued before them the Canaanites dwelling in the land. You delivered into their hands the kings and peoples of the land, to do with them as they wished. / They captured fortified cities and fertile land and took houses full of all goods, wells already dug, vineyards, olive groves, and fruit trees in abundance. So they ate and were filled; they grew fat and delighted in Your great goodness. <a href="/psalms/105-8.htm">Psalm 105:8-11</a> He remembers His covenant forever, the word He ordained for a thousand generations— / the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac. / He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant: ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And that you may prolong your days in the land, which the LORD swore to your fathers to give to them and to their seed, a land that flows with milk and honey.prolong<a href="/deuteronomy/4-40.htm">Deuteronomy 4:40</a> Thou shalt keep therefore his statutes, and his commandments, which I command thee this day, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days upon the earth, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, for ever.<a href="/deuteronomy/5-16.htm">Deuteronomy 5:16</a> Honour thy father and thy mother, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.<a href="/deuteronomy/6-2.htm">Deuteronomy 6:2</a> That thou mightest fear the LORD thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son's son, all the days of thy life; and that thy days may be prolonged.sware<a href="/deuteronomy/6-18.htm">Deuteronomy 6:18</a> And thou shalt do that which is right and good in the sight of the LORD: that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest go in and possess the good land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers,<a href="/deuteronomy/9-5.htm">Deuteronomy 9:5</a> Not for thy righteousness, or for the uprightness of thine heart, dost thou go to possess their land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee, and that he may perform the word which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.a land<a href="/exodus/3-8.htm">Exodus 3:8</a> And 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.<a href="/ezekiel/20-6.htm">Ezekiel 20:6</a> In the day that I lifted up mine hand unto them, to bring them forth of the land of Egypt into a land that I had espied for them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands:<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/10-15.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/8-8.htm">Honey</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/8-3.htm">Live</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-3.htm">Milk</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/10-11.htm">Oath</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-33.htm">Prolong</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/10-15.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/10-11.htm">Sware</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/10-11.htm">Swore</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/10-11.htm">Sworn</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/17-20.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/26-9.htm">Honey</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-30.htm">Live</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/14-21.htm">Milk</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-21.htm">Oath</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/17-20.htm">Prolong</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-10.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-21.htm">Sware</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-21.htm">Swore</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-21.htm">Sworn</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 11</div>1. <a href="/deuteronomy/11-1.htm">Another exhortation to obedience</a> 2. <a href="/deuteronomy/11-2.htm">by their own experience of God's great works</a> 8. <a href="/deuteronomy/11-8.htm">by promise of God's great blessings</a> 16. <a href="/deuteronomy/11-16.htm">and by threatenings</a> 18. <a href="/deuteronomy/11-18.htm">A careful study is required in God's words</a> 26. <a href="/deuteronomy/11-26.htm">The blessing and curse set before them</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The concept of living long in the land is tied to the covenant relationship between God and Israel, where obedience results in blessings. This promise is echoed in the Fifth Commandment (<a href="/exodus/20-12.htm">Exodus 20:12</a>), which links honoring one's parents to long life in the land. The idea of land as a divine gift is central to Israel's identity and mission.that the LORD swore to your fathers This refers to the Abrahamic Covenant, where God promised the land to Abraham and his descendants (<a href="/genesis/12-7.htm">Genesis 12:7, 15</a>:18-21). The patriarchs—Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—received this promise, which is foundational to Israel's understanding of their divine inheritance. The swearing by God underscores the certainty and unchangeable nature of His promises.to give them and their descendants The promise of the land is not only for the patriarchs but extends to their descendants, highlighting the generational aspect of God's covenant. This continuity underscores the faithfulness of God across generations and the importance of passing down faith and obedience to future generations. It also points to the communal aspect of God's promises, involving the entire nation of Israel.a land flowing with milk and honey This phrase describes the fertility and abundance of the Promised Land. "Milk and honey" symbolize prosperity and the richness of the land, indicating a place of sustenance and blessing. This description is used multiple times in the Pentateuch (<a href="/exodus/3-8.htm">Exodus 3:8</a>, <a href="/numbers/13-27.htm">Numbers 13:27</a>) to convey the goodness of the land God is giving to Israel. It serves as a foretaste of the ultimate rest and blessing found in Christ, who provides spiritual abundance and fulfillment.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a> The author of Deuteronomy, delivering God's commandments and promises to the Israelites. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a> The chosen people of God, recipients of the covenant and the ones being addressed in this passage. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_promised_land.htm">The Promised Land</a> The land of Canaan, described as "a land flowing with milk and honey," promised by God to the ancestors of the Israelites. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_patriarchs.htm">The Patriarchs (Abraham, Isaac, Jacob)</a> The forefathers to whom God swore to give the land to their descendants. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_covenant.htm">The Covenant</a> The agreement between God and the Israelites, involving obedience to God's laws in exchange for blessings, including the land.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a> The promise of long life in the land is contingent upon obedience to God's commandments. This underscores the biblical principle that blessings often follow obedience. <a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_to_his_promises.htm">God's Faithfulness to His Promises</a> The verse highlights God's unwavering commitment to fulfill His promises to the patriarchs, encouraging believers to trust in God's faithfulness. <a href="/topical/t/the_concept_of_inheritance.htm">The Concept of Inheritance</a> The land as an inheritance for the Israelites serves as a metaphor for the spiritual inheritance believers have in Christ, urging us to live in a way that honors this gift. <a href="/topical/t/the_blessing_of_abundance.htm">The Blessing of Abundance</a> The description of the land as "flowing with milk and honey" symbolizes God's provision and abundance, reminding us of His ability to meet our needs. <a href="/topical/g/generational_impact.htm">Generational Impact</a> The promise extends to the descendants, emphasizing the importance of passing down faith and obedience to future generations.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_11.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 11</a> <a href="/q/is_israel_a_land_of_milk_and_honey.htm">Is Israel truly a land of milk and honey?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_deut._18_9-12_view_miracles.htm">How does Deuteronomy 18:9-12 reconcile the prohibition of sorcery with biblical accounts of approved miracles that seem similarly supernatural?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_saul_consult_a_medium_in_1_sam_28.htm">If necromancy is condemned (Deut. 18:9-12), how can 1 Samuel 28:7-25 portray Saul successfully consulting a medium?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_deut._9_6_stress_israel's_unworthiness.htm">Deuteronomy 9:6 - Why does this passage emphasize Israel's unworthiness while other parts of the law emphasize adherence to commandments for blessings and favor?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/deuteronomy/11.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) To give unto them.--See Note on <a href="/deuteronomy/11-21.htm" title="That your days may be multiplied, and the days of your children, in the land which the LORD swore to your fathers to give them, as the days of heaven on the earth.">Deuteronomy 11:21</a>, further on. <a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/11-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>and so that וּלְמַ֨עַן (ū·lə·ma·‘an) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4616.htm">Strong's 4616: </a> Purpose -- intent you may live long תַּאֲרִ֤יכוּ (ta·’ă·rî·ḵū) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_748.htm">Strong's 748: </a> To be, long in עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against the land הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה (hā·’ă·ḏā·māh) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_127.htm">Strong's 127: </a> Ground, land the LORD יְהוָ֧ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel swore נִשְׁבַּ֨ע (niš·ba‘) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7650.htm">Strong's 7650: </a> To seven oneself, swear to your fathers לַאֲבֹתֵיכֶ֛ם (la·’ă·ḇō·ṯê·ḵem) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> Father to give לָתֵ֥ת (lā·ṯêṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set them לָהֶ֖ם (lā·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> and their descendants, וּלְזַרְעָ֑ם (ū·lə·zar·‘ām) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2233.htm">Strong's 2233: </a> Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity a land אֶ֛רֶץ (’e·reṣ) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land flowing זָבַ֥ת (zā·ḇaṯ) Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2100.htm">Strong's 2100: </a> To flow freely, to have a, flux, to waste away, to overflow with milk חָלָ֖ב (ḥā·lāḇ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2461.htm">Strong's 2461: </a> Milk and honey. וּדְבָֽשׁ׃ (ū·ḏə·ḇāš) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1706.htm">Strong's 1706: </a> Honey, syrup <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/11-9.htm">Deuteronomy 11:9 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/11-9.htm">Deuteronomy 11:9 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/deuteronomy/11-9.htm">Deuteronomy 11:9 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/11-9.htm">Deuteronomy 11:9 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/11-9.htm">Deuteronomy 11:9 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/11-9.htm">Deuteronomy 11:9 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/11-9.htm">Deuteronomy 11:9 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/11-9.htm">Deuteronomy 11:9 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/11-9.htm">Deuteronomy 11:9 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/11-9.htm">Deuteronomy 11:9 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-9.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 11:9 And that you may prolong your days (Deut. 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