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Go in and take possession of the land the LORD swore he would give to your fathers—to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob—and to their descendants after them.&#8221 <a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/1.htm">New Living Translation</a> Look, I am giving all this land to you! Go in and occupy it, for it is the land the LORD swore to give to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and to all their descendants.’” <a href="/esv/deuteronomy/1.htm">English Standard Version</a> See, I have set the land before you. Go in and take possession of the land that the LORD swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give to them and to their offspring after them.’ <a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> See, I have placed the land before you. Enter and possess the land that the LORD swore He would give to your fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and to their descendants after them.” <a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/1.htm">King James Bible</a> Behold, I have set the land before you: go in and possess the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give unto them and to their seed after them. <a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/1.htm">New King James Version</a> See, I have set the land before you; go in and possess the land which the LORD swore to your fathers—to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—to give to them and their descendants after them.’ <a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> See, I have placed the land before you; go in and take possession of the land which the LORD swore to give to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, and their descendants after them.’ <a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/1.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8216See, I have placed the land before you; go in and possess the land which the LORD swore to give to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to them and their descendants after them.&#8217 <a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a> ‘See, I have placed the land before you; go in and possess the land which the LORD swore to give to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to them and their descendants after them.’ <a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> See, I have given over the land before you; go in and possess the land which Yahweh swore to give to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to them and to their seed after them.’ <a href="/amp/deuteronomy/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Look, I have set the land before you; go in and take possession of the land which the LORD swore (solemnly promised) to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give to them and to their descendants after them.’ <a href="/csb/deuteronomy/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> See, I have set the land before you. Enter and take possession of the land the LORD swore to give to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and their future descendants.’ <a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> See, I have set the land before you. Enter and take possession of the land the LORD swore to give to your fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and their future descendants.&#8217&#8221 <a href="/asv/deuteronomy/1.htm">American Standard Version</a> Behold, I have set the land before you: go in and possess the land which Jehovah sware unto your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give unto them and to their seed after them. <a href="/cev/deuteronomy/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> I give you this land, just as I promised your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Now you must go and take the land. <a href="/erv/deuteronomy/1.htm">English Revised Version</a> Behold, I have set the land before you: go in and possess the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give unto them and to their seed after them. <a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> I'm giving you this land. Enter, and take possession of the land the LORD swore to give to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and to you, their descendants." <a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/1.htm">Good News Translation</a> All of this is the land which I, the LORD, promised to give to your ancestors, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and to their descendants. Go and occupy it.'" <a href="/isv/deuteronomy/1.htm">International Standard Version</a> Look! I've given you the land that lies ahead. Go in and possess the land that I, the LORD, promised to give to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, as well as to their descendants.'" <a href="/msb/deuteronomy/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> See, I have placed the land before you. Enter and possess the land that the LORD swore He would give to your fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and to their descendants after them.? <a href="/net/deuteronomy/1.htm">NET Bible</a> Look! I have already given the land to you. Go, occupy the territory that I, the LORD, promised to give to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and to their descendants." <a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Look, I have set the land before you: go in and possess the land which I swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give to them and to their descendants after them." <a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Behold, I have set the land before you: go in and possess the land which the LORD swore to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give to them and to their seed after them. <a href="/web/deuteronomy/1.htm">World English Bible</a> Behold, I have set the land before you. Go in and possess the land which Yahweh swore to your fathers—to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob—to give to them and to their offspring after them.’” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> see, I have set the land before you; go in and possess the land which YHWH has sworn to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give to them and to their seed after them. <a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> see, I have set before you the land; go in and possess the land which Jehovah hath sworn to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give to them, and to their seed after them. <a href="/slt/deuteronomy/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> See, I gave the land before you: go in and possess the land which Jehovah sware to your fathers, to Abraham to Isaak and to Jacob, to give to them and to their seed after them.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Behold, said he, I have delivered it to you: go in and possess it, concerning which the Lord swore to your fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, that he would give it to them, and to their seed after them. <a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> ‘Lo,’ he said, ‘I have delivered it to you. Enter and possess that which the Lord swore to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, that he would give it to them, and to their offspring after them.’ <a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/1.htm">New American Bible</a> See, I have given that land over to you. Go now and possess the land that the LORD swore to your ancestors, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give to them and to their descendants after them. <a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> See, I have set the land before you; go in and take possession of the land that I swore to your ancestors, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give to them and to their descendants after them.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Behold, I have given you the land before you; go in and possess the land which the LORD swore to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give to them and to their descendants after them. <a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> See, I have given the land before you; enter and possess the land that LORD JEHOVAH swore to your fathers, to Abraham and to Isaac and to Yaquuv, to give to them and to their seed after them.’<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Behold, I have set the land before you: go in and possess the land which the LORD swore unto your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give unto them and to their seed after them.' <a href="/sep/deuteronomy/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Behold, God has delivered the land before you; go in and inherit the land, which I sware to your fathers, Abraam, and Isaac, and Jacob, to give it to them and to their seed after them. <a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/1-8.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=75" 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/1.htm">The Command to Leave Horeb</a> …7Resume your journey and go to the hill country of the Amorites; go to all the neighboring peoples in the Arabah, in the hill country, in the foothills, in the Negev, and along the seacoast to the land of the Canaanites and to Lebanon, as far as the great River Euphrates. 8<a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: rə·’êh (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">See,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: nā·ṯat·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">I have placed</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê·ḵem (Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 2mp) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before you.</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: bō·’ū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">Enter</a> <a href="/hebrew/3423.htm" title="3423: ū·rə·šū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- Or yaresh; a primitive root; to occupy; by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin.">and possess</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">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/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.">He would give</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- "></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/85.htm" title="85: lə·’aḇ·rā·hām (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- Contracted from 'ab and an unused root; father of a multitude; Abraham, the later name of Abram.">Abraham,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3327.htm" title="3327: lə·yiṣ·ḥāq (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- He laughs, son of Abraham and Sarah. From tsachaq; laughter; Jitschak, son of Abraham.">Isaac,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3290.htm" title="3290: ū·lə·ya·‘ă·qōḇ (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- A son of Isaac, also his desc. From aqab; heel-catcher; Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch.">and Jacob,</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 to their descendants</a> <a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="310: ’a·ḥă·rê·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- The hind or following part. From 'achar; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after.">after them.”</a> <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="/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="/genesis/35-12.htm">Genesis 35:12</a> The land that I gave to Abraham and Isaac I will give to you, and I will give this land to your descendants after you.” <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="/exodus/33-1.htm">Exodus 33:1</a> Then the LORD said to Moses, “Leave this place, you and the people you brought up out of the land of Egypt, and go to the land that I promised to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob when I said, ‘I will give it to your descendants.’ <a href="/numbers/14-30.htm">Numbers 14:30</a> Surely none of you will enter the land in which I swore to settle you, except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun. <a href="/numbers/34-2.htm">Numbers 34:2</a> “Command the Israelites and say to them: When you enter the land of Canaan, it will be allotted to you as an inheritance with these boundaries: <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/9-8.htm">Nehemiah 9:8</a> You found his heart faithful before You, and made a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites and Hittites, of the Amorites and Perizzites, of the Jebusites and Girgashites—to give it to his descendants. You have kept Your promise, because You are righteous. <a href="/psalms/105-9.htm">Psalm 105:9-11</a> 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: / “I will give you the land of Canaan as the portion of your inheritance.” <a href="/acts/7-5.htm">Acts 7:5</a> He gave him no inheritance here, not even a foot of ground. But God promised to give possession of the land to Abraham and his descendants, even though he did not yet have a child.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Behold, I have set the land before you: go in and possess the land which the LORD swore to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give to them and to their seed after them.set [heb] given <a href="/genesis/12-7.htm">Genesis 12:7</a> And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him.<a href="/genesis/13-14.htm">Genesis 13:14,15</a> And the LORD said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward: … <a href="/genesis/15-16.htm">Genesis 15:16,18</a> But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/32-11.htm">Abraham</a> <a href="/numbers/36-12.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/numbers/32-11.htm">Isaac</a> <a href="/numbers/32-11.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/numbers/32-10.htm">Oath</a> <a href="/numbers/22-22.htm">Placed</a> <a href="/numbers/36-8.htm">Possess</a> <a href="/numbers/36-8.htm">Possession</a> <a href="/numbers/25-13.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/numbers/32-11.htm">Sware</a> <a href="/numbers/32-11.htm">Swore</a> <a href="/numbers/30-13.htm">Sworn</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/6-10.htm">Abraham</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-36.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-10.htm">Isaac</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-10.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-34.htm">Oath</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-21.htm">Placed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-21.htm">Possess</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-21.htm">Possession</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-37.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-34.htm">Sware</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-34.htm">Swore</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-35.htm">Sworn</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 1</div>1. <a href="/deuteronomy/1-1.htm">Moses' speech in the end of the fortieth year</a> 6. <a href="/deuteronomy/1-6.htm">briefly rehearsing the history of God's sending them from Horeb</a> 14. <a href="/deuteronomy/1-14.htm">of giving them officers</a> 19. <a href="/deuteronomy/1-19.htm">of sending the spies to search the land</a> 34. <a href="/deuteronomy/1-34.htm">of his anger for their incredulity</a> 41. <a href="/deuteronomy/1-41.htm">and disobedience</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/deuteronomy/1.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/deuteronomy/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/deuteronomy/1.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>See, I have placed the land before you. This phrase emphasizes God's sovereignty and His role as the ultimate provider. The land of Canaan is a gift from God, highlighting His faithfulness to His promises. The Israelites are reminded that the land is not something they have earned but is given by divine decree. This reflects the biblical theme of grace, where God provides for His people out of His love and covenantal faithfulness.Enter and possess the land The command to "enter and possess" signifies a call to action and obedience. It requires faith and trust in God's promises. The Israelites are to take possession of the land, which involves both physical action and spiritual reliance on God. This mirrors the Christian life, where believers are called to actively live out their faith, trusting in God's promises.that the LORD swore He would give This phrase underscores the covenantal nature of God's promise. The use of "swore" indicates a solemn, binding commitment from God, highlighting His unchanging nature and faithfulness. It connects to the broader biblical narrative of God's covenants with His people, such as the Abrahamic Covenant, which is foundational to understanding God's relationship with Israel.to your fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob The mention of the patriarchs roots the promise in historical continuity and divine election. Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob are central figures in the biblical narrative, representing the chosen lineage through which God would fulfill His promises. This connection reinforces the idea of God's faithfulness across generations and His plan for redemption through a chosen people.and to their descendants after them. This phrase extends the promise to future generations, emphasizing the enduring nature of God's covenant. It highlights the concept of inheritance and the importance of legacy in biblical theology. The promise to the descendants points to the unfolding of God's redemptive plan, ultimately fulfilled in Jesus Christ, who is the seed of Abraham and through whom all nations are blessed.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a> The leader of the Israelites, delivering God's command to enter the Promised Land. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a> The descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, who are being instructed to take possession of the land. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_promised_land.htm">The Promised Land</a> The land of Canaan, which God promised to the patriarchs and their descendants. 4. <a href="/topical/a/abraham,_isaac,_and_jacob.htm">Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob</a> The patriarchs to whom God made the original covenant regarding the land. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_covenant.htm">The Covenant</a> The divine promise made by God to the patriarchs, ensuring the land to their descendants.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness.htm">God's Faithfulness</a> God's promise to the patriarchs is a testament to His unwavering faithfulness. He fulfills His promises despite the passage of time and human failures. <a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_command.htm">Obedience to God's Command</a> The Israelites are called to act on God's promise by entering and possessing the land. This requires faith and obedience, demonstrating trust in God's word. <a href="/topical/i/inheritance_through_faith.htm">Inheritance Through Faith</a> The land is a physical representation of the spiritual inheritance believers receive through faith. Just as the Israelites were to take possession of the land, Christians are called to claim their spiritual inheritance in Christ. <a href="/topical/g/generational_promises.htm">Generational Promises</a> God's promises extend beyond individual lifetimes, impacting future generations. This encourages believers to live faithfully, knowing their actions can influence their descendants. <a href="/topical/c/courage_in_the_face_of_challenges.htm">Courage in the Face of Challenges</a> Entering the Promised Land required courage and trust in God amidst formidable obstacles. Believers today are encouraged to face life's challenges with the same courage, relying on God's promises.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 1</a> <a href="/q/bible_books'_order.htm">What is the order of the Bible's books?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_an_heir_in_the_bible.htm">What does being an heir mean in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/how_reconcile_god's_land_with_israel's_claim.htm">If the land truly belongs to God (Lev 25:23), how do we reconcile this with later claims of permanent territorial inheritance for Israel? </a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_mars.htm">What does the Bible say about colonizing Mars?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/deuteronomy/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) To give unto them.--Note that the land is promised to Abraham, and to Isaac, and to Jacob, not only to their seed. The promise is not forgotten, though the three patriarchs are in another world. (Comp. <a href="/acts/7-5.htm" title="And he gave him none inheritance in it, no, not so much as to set his foot on: yet he promised that he would give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him, when as yet he had no child.">Acts 7:5</a>, and <a href="/hebrews/11-16.htm" title="But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: why God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he has prepared for them a city.">Hebrews 11:16</a>. See also 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>.)<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/deuteronomy/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 8. - Behold, I have set the land before you: literally, have given the land before you, i.e. have made it over to you, that you may go and take possession of it. The Lord had placed this land in the power of the Israelites, had given it up to them to possess and use it, according as he had sworn to their fathers, the patriarchs, to give it to them and their seed (comp. <a href="/genesis/12-7.htm">Genesis 12:7</a>; <a href="/genesis/13-15.htm">Genesis 13:15</a>; <a href="/genesis/15-18.htm">Genesis 15:18</a>, etc.; Genesis 22:16). At Horeb, therefore, they received the charter of their inheritance, and might have gone on at once to take possession of the land. The delay that had occurred had arisen solely from their own waywardness and perversity, not from anything on the part of God. <a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/1-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>See, רְאֵ֛ה (rə·’êh) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> To see I have placed נָתַ֥תִּי (nā·ṯat·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set the land הָאָ֑רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land before you. לִפְנֵיכֶ֖ם (lip̄·nê·ḵem) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face Enter בֹּ֚אוּ (bō·’ū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go and possess וּרְשׁ֣וּ (ū·rə·šū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3423.htm">Strong's 3423: </a> To occupy, to seize, to rob, to inherit, to expel, to impoverish, to ruin the land הָאָ֔רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land that אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that the LORD יְ֠הוָה (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 נִשְׁבַּ֣ע (niš·ba‘) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7650.htm">Strong's 7650: </a> To seven oneself, swear He would give לָתֵ֣ת (lā·ṯêṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set to your fathers לַאֲבֹ֨תֵיכֶ֜ם (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 Abraham, לְאַבְרָהָ֨ם (lə·’aḇ·rā·hām) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_85.htm">Strong's 85: </a> Abraham -- 'exalted father', the father of the Jewish nation Isaac, לְיִצְחָ֤ק (lə·yiṣ·ḥāq) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3327.htm">Strong's 3327: </a> Isaac -- 'he laughs', son of Abraham and Sarah and Jacob, וּֽלְיַעֲקֹב֙ (ū·lə·ya·‘ă·qōḇ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3290.htm">Strong's 3290: </a> Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc and to their descendants וּלְזַרְעָ֖ם (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 after them.” אַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃ (’a·ḥă·rê·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_310.htm">Strong's 310: </a> The hind or following part <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/1-8.htm">Deuteronomy 1:8 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/1-8.htm">Deuteronomy 1:8 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/deuteronomy/1-8.htm">Deuteronomy 1:8 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/1-8.htm">Deuteronomy 1:8 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/1-8.htm">Deuteronomy 1:8 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/1-8.htm">Deuteronomy 1:8 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/1-8.htm">Deuteronomy 1:8 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/1-8.htm">Deuteronomy 1:8 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/1-8.htm">Deuteronomy 1:8 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/1-8.htm">Deuteronomy 1:8 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-8.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 1:8 Behold I have set the land before (Deut. 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