Deuteronomy 19:8

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

And if the LORD your God enlarges your territory, as He swore to your ancestors, and gives you the entire land He promised to give them,

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְאִם־יַרְחִ֞יב יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙ אֶת־גְּבֻ֣לְךָ֔ כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר נִשְׁבַּ֖ע לַאֲבֹתֶ֑יךָ וְנָ֤תַן לְךָ֙ אֶת־כָּל־הָאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֥ר דִּבֶּ֖ר לָתֵ֥ת לַאֲבֹתֶֽיךָ

Transliteration

And-if-yarḥib YHWH ʾĕlōhekhā ʾet-gĕbulĕkhā as-which nishbaʿ to-ʾăbōtekhā and-nātan to-you ʾet-all-the-ʾārets which dibber to-give to-ʾăbōtekhā

Grammar Details

• *yarḥib*: Hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - 'he enlarges'
• *YHWH*: proper noun - divine name
• *ʾĕlōhekhā*: common noun masculine plural construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'your God'
• *ʾet*: direct object marker
• *gĕbulĕkhā*: common noun masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'your territory'
• *nishbaʿ*: Niphal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - 'he swore'
• *ʾăbōtekhā*: common noun masculine plural construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'your fathers'
• *nātan*: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - 'he gives'
• *ʾārets*: common noun feminine singular - 'land'
• *dibber*: Piel perfect 3rd person masculine singular - 'he spoke'

Word Meanings

• *yarḥib*: enlarges/expands/extends
• *gĕbulĕkhā*: your territory/your border/your boundary
• *nishbaʿ*: swore/took an oath/promised
• *ʾăbōtekhā*: your fathers/your ancestors/your forefathers
• *nātan*: gives/grants/bestows
• *ʾārets*: land/territory/earth
• *dibber*: spoke/said/promised

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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;

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And if the LORD 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;

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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;

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And if Jehovah{H3068} thy God{H430} enlarge{H7337} thy border,{H1366} as he hath sworn{H7650} unto thy fathers,{H1} and give{H5414} thee all the land{H776} which he promised{H1696} to give{H5414} unto thy fathers;{H1}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And if the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430} enlarge{H7337}{(H8686)} thy coast{H1366}, as he hath sworn{H7650}{(H8738)} unto thy fathers{H1}, and give{H5414}{(H8804)} thee all the land{H776} which he promised{H1696}{(H8765)} to give{H5414}{(H8800)} unto thy fathers{H1};

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And yf the Lorde thy God enlarge thy costes as he hath sworne vnto thy fathers and geue the all the londe which he sayed he wold geue vnto thy fathers

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And whan the LORDE yi God enlargeth thy borders, as he hath sworne vnto thy fathers, & geueth the all the lode which he promysed thy fathers to geue

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And when the Lorde thy God enlargeth thy coastes (as he hath sworne vnto thy fathers) and giueth thee all the lande which he promised to giue vnto thy fathers,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And if the Lorde thy God enlarge thy coastes (as he hath sworne vnto thy fathers) and geue thee all the lande which he sayde he woulde geue vnto thy fathers:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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;

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  If Yahweh your God enlarge your border, as he has sworn to your fathers, and give you all the land which he promised to give to your fathers;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `And if Jehovah thy God doth enlarge thy border, as He hath sworn to thy fathers, and hath given to thee all the land which He hath spoken to give to thy fathers --

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And if Jehovah 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;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And if Jehovah 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;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And if the Lord your God makes wide the limits of your land, as he said in his oath to your fathers, and gives you all the land which he undertook to give to your fathers;

• World English Bible (2000)

  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;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  If the LORD your God enlarges your borders as he promised your ancestors and gives you all the land he pledged to them,

Referenced Verses

• Gen 15:18-21 : 18 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, the Euphrates River— 19 the land of the Kenites, the Kenizzites, and the Kadmonites, 20 the Hittites, the Perizzites, and the Rephaim, 21 the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.
• Exod 23:31 : 31 I will establish your borders from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea, and from the wilderness to the Euphrates River. I will give into your hands the inhabitants of the land, and you will drive them out before you.
• Exod 34:24 : 24 For I will drive out nations before you and enlarge your borders, and no man will covet your land when you go up to appear before the LORD your God three times a year.
• Deut 12:20 : 20 When the Lord your God enlarges your territory as He has promised, and you say, 'I want to eat meat,' because you desire to eat it, you may eat it whenever you desire.
• Ezra 4:20 : 20 Mighty kings have ruled over Jerusalem and exercised authority over the entire region beyond the River, and taxes, tribute, and customs were paid to them.
• Deut 11:24-25 : 24 Every place where you set your foot will be yours: Your territory will extend from the wilderness to Lebanon, and from the Euphrates River to the Mediterranean Sea. 25 No one will be able to stand against you; the LORD your God will put the fear and dread of you upon all the land where you set foot, as He has promised you.
• Gen 28:14 : 14 Your descendants will be as numerous as the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west, to the east, to the north, and to the south. Through you and your descendants, all the families of the earth will be blessed.