Deuteronomy 12:10

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

But when ye go over the Jordan, and dwell in the land which Jehovah your God causeth you to inherit, and he giveth you rest from all your enemies round about, so that ye dwell in safety;

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַעֲבַרְתֶּם֮ אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּן֒ וִֽישַׁבְתֶּ֣ם בָּאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁר־יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם מַנְחִ֣יל אֶתְכֶ֑ם וְהֵנִ֨יחַ לָכֶ֧ם מִכָּל־אֹיְבֵיכֶ֛ם מִסָּבִ֖יב וִֽישַׁבְתֶּם־בֶּֽטַח׃

Transliteration

wa-ʿăḇartem ʾet-the yardēn wîšaḇtem in the ʾāreṣ which-YHWH ʾĕlōhêḵɛm manḥîl ʾetḵɛm wə-hēnîaḥ to you from-all-ʾōyəḇêḵɛm from around wîšaḇtem-beṭaḥ

Grammar Details

*wa-ʿăḇartem*: conjunction + qal perfect 2nd person masculine plural - and you shall cross over
*yardēn*: proper noun - Jordan
*wîšaḇtem*: conjunction + qal perfect 2nd person masculine plural - and you shall dwell
*ʾāreṣ*: feminine singular noun - land/earth
*YHWH*: divine name
*ʾĕlōhêḵɛm*: masculine plural noun with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your God
*manḥîl*: hiphil participle masculine singular - causing to inherit
*ʾetḵɛm*: direct object marker with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - you
*wə-hēnîaḥ*: conjunction + hiphil perfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he will give rest
*ʾōyəḇêḵɛm*: masculine plural participle with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your enemies
*beṭaḥ*: masculine singular noun - security/safety

Word Meanings

*ʿăḇartem*: cross over/pass over/traverse
*wîšaḇtem*: dwell/settle/inhabit
*manḥîl*: causing to inherit/giving as inheritance/making to possess
*hēnîaḥ*: give rest/cause to rest/give relief
*ʾōyəḇêḵɛm*: your enemies/your adversaries/your foes
*beṭaḥ*: security/safety/confidence

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Referenced Verses

Deut 11:31 : 31 For ye are to pass over the Jordan to go in to possess the land which Jehovah your God giveth you, and ye shall possess it, and dwell therein.
Deut 33:12 : 12 Of Benjamin he said, The beloved of Jehovah shall dwell in safety by him; He covereth him all the day long, And he dwelleth between his shoulders.
Deut 33:28 : 28 And Israel dwelleth in safety, The fountain of Jacob alone, In a land of grain and new wine; Yea, his heavens drop down dew.
Josh 3:17-4:1 : 17 And the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of Jehovah stood firm on dry ground in the midst of the Jordan; and all Israel passed over on dry ground, until all the nation were passed clean over the Jordan. 1 And it came to pass, when all the nation were clean passed over the Jordan, that Jehovah spake unto Joshua, saying,
Josh 4:12 : 12 And the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and the half - tribe of Manasseh, passed over armed before the children of Israel, as Moses spake unto them:
1 Sam 7:12 : 12 Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpah and Shen, and called the name of it Eben-ezer, saying, Hitherto hath Jehovah helped us.
1 Kgs 4:25 : 25 And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and under his fig-tree, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, all the days of Solomon.
Ps 4:8 : 8 In peace will I both lay me down and sleep; For thou, Jehovah, alone makest me dwell in safety.
Prov 1:33 : 33 But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell securely, And shall be quiet without fear of evil.
Jer 23:6 : 6 In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely; and this is his name whereby he shall be called: Jehovah our righteousness.
Jer 32:37 : 37 Behold, I will gather them out of all the countries, whither I have driven them in mine anger, and in my wrath, and in great indignation; and I will bring them again unto this place, and I will cause them to dwell safely:
Jer 33:11 : 11 the voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voice of them that say, Give thanks to Jehovah of hosts, for Jehovah is good, for his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever; [and of them] that bring [sacrifices of] thanksgiving into the house of Jehovah. For I will cause the captivity of the land to return as at the first, saith Jehovah.
Ezek 28:26 : 26 And they shall live securely in it; Yes, they shall build houses, and plant vineyards, and shall live securely, when I have executed judgments upon all those that do them despite round about them; and they shall know that I am Jehovah their God.
Ezek 34:25 : 25 And I will make with them a covenant of peace, and will cause evil beasts to cease out of the land; and they shall dwell securely in the wilderness, and sleep in the woods.
Ezek 34:28 : 28 And they shall no more be a prey to the nations, neither shall the beasts of the earth devour them; but they shall dwell securely, and none shall make them afraid.
Ezek 38:8 : 8 After many days thou shalt be visited: in the latter years thou shalt come into the land that is brought back from the sword, that is gathered out of many peoples, upon the mountains of Israel, which have been a continual waste; but it is brought forth out of the peoples, and they shall dwell securely, all of them.
Lev 25:18-19 : 18 Wherefore ye shall do my statutes, and keep mine ordinances and do them; and ye shall dwell in the land in safety. 19 And the land shall yield its fruit, and ye shall eat your fill, and dwell therein in safety.
Deut 3:27 : 27 Get thee up unto the top of Pisgah, and lift up thine eyes westward, and northward, and southward, and eastward, and behold with thine eyes: for thou shalt not go over this Jordan.
Deut 4:22 : 22 but I must die in this land, I must not go over the Jordan; but ye shall go over, and possess that good land.
Deut 9:1 : 1 Hear, O Israel: thou art to pass over the Jordan this day, to go in to dispossess nations greater and mightier than thyself, cities great and fortified up to heaven,

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Deut 12:9
83%
9for ye are not as yet come to the rest and to the inheritance, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.
Josh 1:13-15
3 verses
81%
13Remember the word which Moses the servant of Jehovah commanded you, saying, Jehovah your God giveth you rest, and will give you this land.
14Your wives, your little ones, and your cattle, shall abide in the land which Moses gave you beyond the Jordan; but ye shall pass over before your brethren armed, all the mighty men of valor, and shall help them;
15until Jehovah have given your brethren rest, as [he hath given] you, and they also have possessed the land which Jehovah your God giveth them: then ye shall return unto the land of your possession, and possess it, which Moses the servant of Jehovah gave you beyond the Jordan toward the sunrising.
Deut 11:30-31
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80%
30Are they not beyond the Jordan, behind the way of the going down of the sun, in the land of the Canaanites that dwell in the Arabah, over against Gilgal, beside the oaks of Moreh?
31For ye are to pass over the Jordan to go in to possess the land which Jehovah your God giveth you, and ye shall possess it, and dwell therein.
Josh 22:4
80%
4And now Jehovah your God hath given rest unto your brethren, as he spake unto them: therefore now turn ye, and get you unto your tents, unto the land of your possession, which Moses the servant of Jehovah gave you beyond the Jordan.
Deut 3:18-20
3 verses
79%
18And I commanded you at that time, saying, Jehovah your God hath given you this land to possess it: ye shall pass over armed before your brethren the children of Israel, all the men of valor.
19But your wives, and your little ones, and your cattle, (I know that ye have much cattle,) shall abide in your cities which I have given you,
20until Jehovah give rest unto your brethren, as unto you, and they also possess the land which Jehovah your God giveth them beyond the Jordan: then shall ye return every man unto his possession, which I have given you.
Deut 26:1
76%
1And it shall be, when thou art come in unto the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, and possessest it, and dwellest therein,
Deut 12:29
76%
29When Jehovah thy God shall cut off the nations from before thee, whither thou goest in to dispossess them, and thou dispossessest them, and dwellest in their land;
Num 35:10
76%
10Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye pass over the Jordan into the land of Canaan,
Lev 25:18-19
2 verses
75%
18Wherefore ye shall do my statutes, and keep mine ordinances and do them; and ye shall dwell in the land in safety.
19And the land shall yield its fruit, and ye shall eat your fill, and dwell therein in safety.
Deut 12:11
75%
11then it shall come to pass that to the place which Jehovah your God shall choose, to cause his name to dwell there, thither shall ye bring all that I command you: your burnt-offerings, and your sacrifices, your tithes, and the heave-offering of your hand, and all your choice vows which ye vow unto Jehovah.
Num 32:21-22
2 verses
75%
21and every armed man of you will pass over the Jordan before Jehovah, until he hath driven out his enemies from before him,
22and the land is subdued before Jehovah; then afterward ye shall return, and be guiltless towards Jehovah, and towards Israel; and this land shall be unto you for a possession before Jehovah.
Deut 19:1
74%
1When Jehovah thy God shall cut off the nations, whose land Jehovah thy God giveth thee, and thou succeedest them, and dwellest in their cities, and in their houses;
Num 33:51
74%
51Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye pass over the Jordan into the land of Canaan,
Deut 8:10
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10And thou shalt eat and be full, and thou shalt bless Jehovah thy God for the good land which he hath given thee.
Deut 6:10
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10And it shall be, when Jehovah thy God shall bring thee into the land which he sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give thee, great and goodly cities, which thou buildest not,
Num 15:2
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2Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye are come into the land of your habitations, which I give unto you,
Judg 18:10
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10When ye go, ye shall come unto a people secure, and the land is large; for God hath given it into your hand, a place where there is no want of anything that is in the earth.
Exod 13:11
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11And it shall be, when Jehovah shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanite, as he sware unto thee and to thy fathers, and shall give it thee,
Deut 11:9
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9and 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.
Deut 12:7
73%
7and there ye shall eat before Jehovah your God, and ye shall rejoice in all that ye put your hand unto, ye and your households, wherein Jehovah thy God hath blessed thee.
Josh 21:44
72%
44And Jehovah gave them rest round about, according to all that he sware unto their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them; Jehovah delivered all their enemies into their hand.
Num 34:2
72%
2Command the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land of Canaan (this is the land that shall fall unto you for an inheritance, even the land of Canaan according to the borders thereof),
Deut 8:12
72%
12lest, when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein;
Josh 11:23
72%
23So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that Jehovah spake unto Moses; and Joshua gave it for an inheritance unto Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. And the land had rest from war.
1 Sam 12:11
72%
11And Jehovah sent Jerubbaal, and Bedan, and Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side; and ye dwelt in safety.
Lev 26:5-6
2 verses
72%
5And your threshing shall reach unto the vintage, and the vintage shall reach unto the sowing time; and ye shall eat your bread to the full, and dwell in your land safely.
6And I will give peace in the land, and ye shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid: and I will cause evil beasts to cease out of the land, neither shall the sword go through your land.
Exod 12:25
72%
25And it shall come to pass, when ye are come to the land which Jehovah will give you, according as he hath promised, that ye shall keep this service.
Num 34:12
72%
12and the border shall go down to the Jordan, and the goings out thereof shall be at the Salt Sea. This shall be your land according to the borders thereof round about.
Josh 24:13
71%
13And I gave you a land whereon thou hadst not labored, and cities which ye built not, and ye dwell therein; of vineyards and oliveyards which ye planted not do ye eat.
Deut 27:3
71%
3and thou shalt write upon them all the words of this law, when thou art passed over; that thou mayest go in unto the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, a land flowing with milk and honey, as Jehovah, the God of thy fathers, hath promised thee.
Lev 26:34
71%
34Then shall the land enjoy its sabbaths, as long as it lieth desolate, and ye are in your enemies' land; even then shall the land rest, and enjoy its sabbaths.
Deut 6:18-19
2 verses
71%
18And thou shalt do that which is right and good in the sight of Jehovah; that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest go in and possess the good land which Jehovah sware unto thy fathers,
19to thrust out all thine enemies from before thee, as Jehovah hath spoken.
Num 33:53
71%
53and ye shall take possession of the land, and dwell therein; for unto you have I given the land to possess it.
1 Chr 22:18
71%
18Is not Jehovah your God with you? and hath he not given you rest on every side? for he hath delivered the inhabitants of the land into my hand; and the land is subdued before Jehovah, and before his people.
Deut 12:5
71%
5But unto the place which Jehovah your God shall choose out of all your tribes, to put his name there, even unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come;
Josh 1:4
71%
4From the wilderness, and this Lebanon, even unto the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and unto the great sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your border.
Deut 20:10
71%
10When thou drawest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it.
Deut 1:8
71%
8Behold, 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.
Deut 21:10
71%
10When thou goest forth to battle against thine enemies, and Jehovah thy God delivereth them into thy hands, and thou carriest them away captive,
Num 32:19
71%
19For we will not inherit with them on the other side of the Jordan, and forward; because our inheritance is fallen to us on this side of the Jordan eastward.