If Yahweh your God enlarges your border, as he has sworn to your fathers, and gives you all the land which he promised to give to your fathers;
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If Yahweh your God enlarges your border, as he has sworn to your fathers, and gives you all the land which he promised to give to your fathers;
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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;
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And if the LORD 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 —
Cross-references (8)
Passages linked to Deuteronomy 19:8 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 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.
- Exodus 34:24 For I will drive out nations before you and enlarge your borders; neither shall any man desire your land when you go up to appear before Yahweh, your God, three times in the year.
- Deuteronomy 12:20 When Yahweh your God enlarges your border, as he has promised you, and you say, “I want to eat meat,” because your soul desires to eat meat, you may eat meat, after all the desire of your soul.
- Genesis 28:14 Your offspring will be as the dust of the earth, and you will spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south. In you and in your offspring, all the families of the earth will be blessed.
- Deuteronomy 11:24-25 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. No man will be able to stand before you. Yahweh your God will lay the fear of you and the dread of you on all the land that you tread on, as he has spoken to 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.
- Ezra 4:20 There have also been mighty kings over Jerusalem, who have ruled over all the country beyond the River; and tribute, custom, and toll, was paid to them.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain When thou goest over Jordan to possess the whole…
When thou goest over Jordan to possess the whole land of Canaan.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Deu 19:8 And if the LORD thy God enlarge…
Deu 19:8 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;
Ver. 8. And give thee all the land.] From Nile to Euphrates; {Gen 15:18} which by reason of their sins he never did. Pray we with Jabez, {1Ch 4:10} "Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast (my heart), and that thine hand might be with me," &c. "When thou shalt have enlarged mine heart," saith David, "then will I run the way of thy commandments." {Psa 119:32}
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Enlarge thy coast, as far as Euphrates. See Gen…
Enlarge thy coast, as far as Euphrates. See Gen 15:18; Exo 23:31; Deu 1:7.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain If thou shalt keep all these commandments to do…
If thou shalt keep all these commandments to do them, which I command thee this day,.... A phrase often met with before, and signifies the putting in practice the several laws, moral, ceremonial, and judicial, which Moses was now making a repetition of, and enjoining the observance of them by a divine authority:
to love the Lord thy God; which is the source and spring of genuine obedience to the commands of God:
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and to walk ever in his ways; noting constancy and perseverance in them; now all this is mentioned as the condition of the enlargement of their coast, which would be the case if a due and constant regard was had to the laws of God:
and then shall thou add three cities more besides these three; three more in the land of Canaan, besides the three now ordered to be separated in it, and besides the three on the other side of Jordan; so that there would have been nine in all, if these had been ever added; but that time never came: the Jews expect the addition of these three cities in the days of the Messiah (y) but the Messiah is already come, and all those cities, as they were typical of him, have had their accomplishment in him the antitype of them, of which See Gill on Num 35:29.
(y) Maimon. Hilchot Rotzeach, c. 8. sect. 4.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Enlarge thy coast - As far as Euphrates.
Enlarge thy coast - As far as Euphrates.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain Deu 19:8-9. If the Lord thy God enlarge thy…
Deu 19:8-9. If the Lord thy God enlarge thy coast — As far as the Euphrates. If thou shalt keep all these commandments — This shows that the promise of enlarging their border was conditional, and the condition not being performed the promise was never accomplished, so that there was no need for three more cities of refuge. This the Jewish writers themselves own. “Yet the holy blessed God,” say they, “did not command it in vain, for in the days of Messiah the Prince, they shall be added.” They expect it in the letter: but we know it has in Christ its spiritual accomplishment. For the borders of the gospel Israel are enlarged according to the promise: and in the Lord our righteousness, refuge is provided for all that by faith flee to him.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain And when. Septuagint, "but if." This condition was never…
And when. Septuagint, "but if." This condition was never fulfilled, at all times; (ver. 9,) and therefore the Israelites could blame only themselves, if the promises which God had made to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, (Genesis xv., xxvi., xxviii., and xxxv.,) were not realized. (Haydock) --- Though the country was conquered under David and Solomon, the Israelites did not drive out the former inhabitants, (Calmet) nor did they keep possession for any long time. (Haydock)
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 And if the Lord thy God enlarge thy coast--Three…
And if the Lord thy God enlarge thy coast--Three additional sanctuaries were to be established in the event of their territory extending over the country from Hermon and Gilead to the Euphrates (see Gen 15:18; Exo 23:31). But it was obscurely hinted that this last provision would never be carried into effect, as the Israelites would not fulfil the conditions, namely, "that of keeping the commandments, to love the Lord, and walk ever in his ways." In point of fact, although that region was brought into subjection by David and Solomon, we do not find that cities of refuge were established; because those sovereigns only made the ancient inhabitants tributary, instead of sending a colony of Israelites to possess it. The privilege of sanctuary cities, however, was given only for Israelites; and besides, that conquered territory did not remain long under the power of the Hebrew kings.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 8-10. Then shalt thou add — Here are directions…
8-10. Then shalt thou add — Here are directions for three additional cities of refuge in case the boundaries of the nation, should be in the future extended.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 8. enlarge thy border] See on Deu_12:20, and the…
8. enlarge thy border] See on Deu_12:20, and the introd. to this law.
as he hath sworn, etc.] See on Deu_1:8.
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and give thee … thy fathers] Redundant after previous clause, and (though confirmed by LXX B and other Codd.) probably not original, Luc. omits. The readings here differ much in the versions and their Codd. shewing how readily scribes altered and expanded the text.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Vers. 8, 9. In case their land should be…
Vers. 8, 9. In case their land should be extended, in ease they should come to possess the whole territory promised by God to the patriarchs, so that their domain should reach from the Nile to the Euphrates (Gen_15:18) an event which should be realized only if they should continue steadfast in their obedience to all that God had enjoined upon them, and an event which in point of fact never was realized, for even under David and Solomon there were extensive territories within these limits which were not incorporated with the kingdom of Israel in that case they were to add other three cities of refuge to those already appointed.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 General Information:
General Information:
Moses is still speaking to the people of Israel.
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enlarges your borders
"gives you more land to possess"
as he has sworn to your ancestors to do
"like he promised your ancestors that he would do"
if you keep all these commandments to do them
"if you obey all these commandments"
to always walk in his ways
How God wants a person to live or behave is spoken of as if it were Yahweh's way or road. A person who obeys Yahweh is spoken of as if he were walking on Yahweh's way or road. AT: "to always obey him" (See: Metaphor)
then you must add three more cities for yourself
The full meaning of this statement can be made explicit. AT: "then you must choose three more cities for a person to escape to if he accidentally kills someone" (See: Numbers and Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)
besides these three
"in addition to the three cities you already established" (See: Numbers)
Do this so that innocent blood is not shed
This can be stated in active form. AT: "Do this so that family members do not kill an innocent person" (See: Active or Passive)
innocent blood is not shed
Here "blood" represents a person's life. To shed blood means to kill a person. This can be stated in active form. AT: "no one kills an innocent person" (See: Metonymy and Active or Passive)
in the midst of the land
"in the land" or "in the territory"
Yahweh your God is giving you for as an inheritance
The land that Yahweh is giving the people of Israel is spoken of as if it were an inheritance. (See: Metaphor)
so that no bloodguilt may be on you
The people of Israel being guilty for a person dying because they did not build a city where he would be safe from the "blood avenger" is spoken of as if the guilt of his death is on them. (See: Metaphor)
bloodguilt
Here "blood" represents a life and "bloodguilt" refers to the guilt someone has for killing an innocent person. (See: Metonymy)
may be on you
This means that if a family member kills an innocent person, then all the people of Israel will be guilty for letting that happen.
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oath
promise
love
walk
innocent
blood
inherit
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