Every place on which the sole of your foot treads shall be yours: from the wilderness and Lebanon, from the river, the river Euphrates, even to the western sea shall be your border.
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Every place on which the sole of your foot treads shall be yours: from the wilderness and Lebanon, from the river, the river Euphrates, even to the western sea shall be your border.
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Every place whereon the soles of your feet shall tread shall be yours: from the wilderness and Lebanon, from the river, the river Euphrates, even unto the uttermost sea shall your coast be.
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Every place whereon the sole of your foot shall tread shall be yours: from the wilderness, and Lebanon, from the river, the river Euphrates, even unto the hinder sea shall be your border.
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Passages linked to Deuteronomy 11:24 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Joshua 14:9 Moses swore on that day, saying, ‘Surely the land where you walked shall be an inheritance to you and to your children forever, because you have wholly followed Yahweh my God.’
- Genesis 15:18-21 In that day Yahweh made a covenant with Abram, saying, “I have given this land to your offspring, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the river Euphrates: the land of the Kenites, the Kenizzites, the Kadmonites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Rephaim, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.”
- Exodus 23:31 I will set your border from the Red Sea even to the sea of the Philistines, and from the wilderness to the River; for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand, and you shall drive them out before you.
- 1 Kings 4:21 Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the River to the land of the Philistines, and to the border of Egypt. They brought tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.
- 2 Chronicles 9:26 He ruled over all the kings from the River even to the land of the Philistines, and to the border of Egypt.
- Joshua 1:3-4 I have given you every place that the sole of your foot will tread on, as I told Moses. From the wilderness and this Lebanon even to the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and to the great sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your border.
- 1 Kings 4:24 For he had dominion over all on this side the River, from Tiphsah even to Gaza, over all the kings on this side the River: and he had peace on all sides around him.
- Numbers 34:3-15 then your south quarter shall be from the wilderness of Zin along by the side of Edom, and your south border shall be from the end of the Salt Sea eastward. Your border shall turn about southward of the ascent of Akrabbim, and pass along to Zin; and it shall pass southward of Kadesh Barnea; and it shall go from there to Hazar Addar, and pass along to Azmon. The border shall turn about from Azmon to the brook of Egypt, and it shall end at the sea. “ ‘For the western border, you shall have the great sea and its border. This shall be your west border. “ ‘This shall be your north border: from the great sea you shall mark out for yourselves Mount Hor. From Mount Hor you shall mark out to the entrance of Hamath; and the border shall pass by Zedad. Then the border shall go to Ziphron, and it shall end at Hazar Enan. This shall be your north border. “ ‘You shall mark out your east border from Hazar Enan to Shepham. The border shall go down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain. The border shall go down, and shall reach to the side of the sea of Chinnereth eastward. The border shall go down to the Jordan, and end at the Salt Sea. This shall be your land according to its borders around it.’ ” Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, “This is the land which you shall inherit by lot, which Yahweh has commanded to give to the nine tribes, and to the half-tribe; for the tribe of the children of Reuben according to their fathers’ houses, the tribe of the children of Gad according to their fathers’ houses, and the half-tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance. The two tribes and the half-tribe have received their inheritance beyond the Jordan at Jericho eastward, toward the sunrise.”
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain This was accomplished in David’s and Solomon’s time.
This was accomplished in David’s and Solomon’s time.
Called Mediterranean.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Every place; not absolutely, as if the Jews should…
Every place; not absolutely, as if the Jews should be lords of all the world, as the rabbins fondly conceit; but in the Promised Land, as it is restrained in the following words.
Shall be yours, either by possession, or by dominion, to wit, upon condition of your obedience.
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From the wilderness, to wit, of Sin, on the south side.
And Lebanon; and from Lebanon; or, and to Lebanon, which was the northern border.
The river Euphrates on the east. So far their right of dominion extended, but that their sins cut them short; and so far Solomon extended his dominion.
Unto the uttermost sea; the western or midland sea; Heb.
the hindermost sea; for the eastern part of the world being generally esteemed the foremost, and the southern on the right hand, Psa 89:12, and consequently the northern on the left hand, the western part must needs be behind. Of these bounds of the land see Gen 10:19; 15:18; Exo 23:31; Jos 1:3,4.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And a curse, if ye will not obey the…
And a curse, if ye will not obey the commandments of the Lord your God,.... Accursed in body and estate, in basket and store; in their families, flocks, and herds; within doors and without; in city, and country; going out, or coming in; in this world, and that to come, if divine goodness prevent not; see Deu 28:15.
but turn aside out of the way which I command you this day; which the law he gave them, and repeated to them, directed them to walk in:
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to go after other gods, which ye have not known; to serve and worship the gods of other nations, strange gods, which neither they nor their fathers knew anything of, or ever received any good thing from; and which indeed are no gods, and nothing in the world, as an idol is.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Every place - Not absolutely, as the Rabbins fondly…
Every place - Not absolutely, as the Rabbins fondly conceit, but in the promised land, as it is restrained in the following words; either by possession, or by dominion, namely, upon condition of your obedience. The wilderness - Of Sin, on the south-side. To Lebanon - Which was on the north border. Euphrates - On the east. So far the right of dominion extended, but that their sins cut them short: and so far Solomon extended his dominion. The uttermost sea - The western or midland sea.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 24. From the river] Euphrates, which was on…
Verse 24. From the river] Euphrates, which was on the east, to the uttermost sea - the Mediterranean, which lay westward of the promised land. This promise, notwithstanding the many provocations of the Israelites, was fulfilled in the time of Solomon, for "he reigned over all the kings from the river (Euphrates) even unto the land of the Philistines, and to the border of Egypt." See 2Ch 9:26, and the note, See Clarke on Nu 34:12.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain Deu 11:24. Every place — Not absolutely, as the…
Deu 11:24. Every place — Not absolutely, as the Jewish rabbis fondly imagine, but in the promised land, as the sense is restrained in the following words; either by possession or by dominion, namely, upon condition of your obedience. From the wilderness — Of Sin, on the south of Canaan, and Lebanon — On the north. From Euphrates — On the east. So far the right of dominion extruded, but that their sins cut them short; so far, however, Solomon extended his dominion. Unto the uttermost sea — The Mediterranean, on the west.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Yours. The nations of Chanaan, how strong soever, should…
Yours. The nations of Chanaan, how strong soever, should fall, and their country be lawfully possessed by the Hebrews. --- Western sea. Hebrew, "the sea of the back." The Jews speak of the different parts of the world, with respect to a man who has his face turned towards the east, Genesis xiii. 9. The countries, from the desert of Zin to the Euphrates, were never entirely occupied by the Israelites, except under the reigns of David and Solomon. (Calmet) --- God never intended to subject the whole world to their dominion, as the Rabbins would hence infer. (Menochius)
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain Every place whereon the soles of your feet shall…
Every place whereon the soles of your feet shall tread shall be yours--not as if the Jews should be lords of the world, but of every place within the promised land. It should be granted to them and possessed by them, on conditions of obedience:
from the wilderness--the Arabah on the south;
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Lebanon--the northern limit;
Euphrates--their boundary on the east. Their grant of dominion extended so far, and the right was fulfilled to Solomon.
even unto the uttermost sea--the Mediterranean.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 24. Every place… shall be yours — The boundaries…
24. Every place… shall be yours — The boundaries of the land are here briefly stated: from Arabia on the south to Lebanon on the north; from the Euphrates on the east to the Mediterranean on the west. For other statements of the boundaries comp. Gen_15:18-21; Exo_23:31; Num_34:6.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (24) Every place.—Repeated in Jos_1:3-4, where see Note.
(24) Every place.—Repeated in Jos_1:3-4, where see Note.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 General Information:
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Moses continues speaking to the people of Israel.
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Every place where the sole of your foot will tread
Here "the sole of your foot" represents the whole person. AT: "Every place you go" (See: Synecdoche)
from the river, the Euphrates River
"from the Euphrates River"
No man will be able to stand before you
The phrase "stand before you" is an idiom. AT: "No one will be able to stop you" or "No one will be able to oppose you"
Yahweh your God will lay the fear of you and the terror of you upon all the land that you tread on
Yahweh causing the people to be very afraid is spoken of as if fear and terror were an object that he will place on the people. AT: "Yahweh your God will cause the people in every place you go to be very afraid of you" (See: Metaphor)
the fear of you and the terror of you
The words "fear" and "terror" mean the same thing and emphasize the intensity of fear. AT: "a terrible fear of you" (See: Doublet)
upon all the land that you tread on
Here "the land" is a metonym for all the people in the land. AT: "upon all the people in every place you go" (See: Metonymy and Idiom)
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desert
Lebanon
Euphrates River
the sea
fear
terror
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 11:24 you set foot (literally you tread the sole…
11:24 you set foot (literally you tread the sole of your foot): This idea suggests claiming a territory by placing a foot on it or walking through it (see Gen 13:17; Josh 1:3; 14:9).
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