Deuteronomy 27:3

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Write on them all the words of this law when you cross over, so that you may enter the land the LORD your God is giving you—a land flowing with milk and honey, as the LORD, the God of your ancestors, promised you.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְכָתַבְתָּ֣ עֲלֵיהֶ֗ן אֶֽת־כָּל־דִּבְרֵ֛י הַתּוֹרָ֥ה הַזֹּ֖את בְּעָבְרֶ֑ךָ לְמַ֡עַן אֲשֶׁר֩ תָּבֹ֨א אֶל־הָאָ֜רֶץ אֲ‍ֽשֶׁר־יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֣יךָ ׀ נֹתֵ֣ן לְךָ֗ אֶ֣רֶץ זָבַ֤ת חָלָב֙ וּדְבַ֔שׁ כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר דִּבֶּ֛ר יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵֽי־אֲבֹתֶ֖יךָ לָֽךְ׃

Transliteration

wə-kātaḇtā ʿălêhen ʾet-kol-diḇrê hat-tôrāh haz-zōʾt bə-ʿāḇrekā ləmaʿan ʾăšer tāḇōʾ ʾel-hā-ʾāreṣ ʾăšer-YHWH ʾĕlōheykā nōtēn ləkā ʾereṣ zāḇat ḥālāḇ û-dəḇaš ka-ʾăšer dibber YHWH ʾĕlōhê-ʾăḇōteykā lāk

Grammar Details

• *wə-kātaḇtā*: conjunctive waw + Qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular - and you shall write
• *ʿălêhen*: preposition + 3rd person feminine plural suffix - upon them
• *ʾet*: direct object marker
• *kol*: noun masculine singular construct - all of
• *diḇrê*: noun masculine plural construct - words of
• *hat-tôrāh*: definite article + noun feminine singular - the law/instruction
• *haz-zōʾt*: definite article + demonstrative adjective feminine singular - this
• *bə-ʿāḇrekā*: preposition + Qal infinitive construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - when you cross over
• *ləmaʿan*: conjunction - so that/in order that
• *ʾăšer*: relative particle - which
• *tāḇōʾ*: Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - you may enter
• *ʾel*: preposition - to/into
• *hā-ʾāreṣ*: definite article + noun feminine singular - the land
• *YHWH*: proper noun - LORD/Yahweh
• *ʾĕlōheykā*: noun masculine plural construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your God
• *nōtēn*: Qal participle masculine singular - giving
• *ləkā*: preposition + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to you
• *ʾereṣ*: noun feminine singular construct - land of
• *zāḇat*: Qal participle feminine singular construct - flowing with
• *ḥālāḇ*: noun masculine singular - milk
• *û-dəḇaš*: conjunctive waw + noun masculine singular - and honey
• *ka-ʾăšer*: preposition + relative particle - just as
• *dibber*: Piel perfect 3rd masculine singular - spoke
• *ʾĕlōhê*: noun masculine plural construct - God of
• *ʾăḇōteykā*: noun masculine plural construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your fathers
• *lāk*: preposition + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to you

Word Meanings

• *kātaḇtā*: write/inscribe
• *tôrāh*: law/instruction/teaching
• *ləmaʿan*: so that/in order that/for the purpose of
• *tāḇōʾ*: enter/come/go
• *zāḇat*: flowing/oozing
• *dibber*: spoke/promised/declared

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And 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 the LORD thy God giveth thee, a land that floweth with milk and honey; as the LORD God of thy fathers hath promised thee.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And you shall write upon them all the words of this law, when you have crossed over, that you may go into the land which the LORD your God gives you, a land flowing with milk and honey; as the LORD God of your fathers has promised you.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And 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 the LORD thy God giveth thee, a land that floweth with milk and honey; as the LORD God of thy fathers hath promised thee.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  and thou shalt write{H3789} upon them all the words{H1697} of this law,{H8451} when thou art passed over;{H5674} that thou mayest go in{H935} unto the land{H776} which Jehovah{H3068} thy God{H430} giveth{H5414} thee, a land{H776} flowing{H2100} with milk{H2461} and honey,{H1706} as Jehovah,{H3068} the God{H430} of thy fathers,{H1} hath promised{H1696} thee.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And thou shalt write{H3789}{(H8804)} upon them all the words{H1697} of this law{H8451}, when thou art passed over{H5674}{(H8800)}, that thou mayest go in{H935}{(H8799)} unto the land{H776} which the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430} giveth{H5414}{(H8802)} thee, a land{H776} that floweth{H2100}{(H8802)} with milk{H2461} and honey{H1706}; as the LORD{H3068} God{H430} of thy fathers{H1} hath promised{H1696}{(H8765)} thee.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  and write vpo the all the wordes of this lawe, when thou arte come ouer: that thou mayst come in to the londe whiche the Lorde thy God geueth the: a londe that floweth with mylke and honye, as the Lorde God off thy fathers hath promysed the.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and wryte vpon them all the wordes of this lawe: (whan thou art come ouer) yt thou mayest come in to the londe, which the LORDE thy God shall geue the, a londe yt floweth with milke and hony, as ye LORDE God of thy fathers hath promysed the.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And shalt write vpon them all the words of this Lawe, when thou shalt come ouer, that thou mayest go into the land which the Lord thy God giueth thee: a land that floweth with milke and hony, as the Lorde God of thy fathers hath promised thee.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And wryte vpon them all the wordes of this lawe when thou art come ouer, because thou art come into the lande whiche the Lord thy God geueth thee, a lande that floweth with mylke and honie, as the Lorde God of thy fathers hath promised thee.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And 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 the LORD thy God giveth thee, a land that floweth with milk and honey; as the LORD God of thy fathers hath promised thee.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  and you shall write on them all the words of this law, when you are passed over; that you may go in to the land which Yahweh your God gives you, a land flowing with milk and honey, as Yahweh, the God of your fathers, has promised you.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and written on them all the words of this law in thy passing over, so that thou goest in unto the land which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee -- a land flowing with milk and honey, as Jehovah, God of thy fathers, hath spoken to thee.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and 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.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and 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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And writing on them all the words of this law, after you have gone over; so that you may take the heritage which the Lord your God is giving you, a land flowing with milk and honey, as the Lord, the God of your fathers, has said.

• World English Bible (2000)

  and you shall write on them all the words of this law, when you have passed over; that you may go in to the land which Yahweh your God gives you, a land flowing with milk and honey, as Yahweh, the God of your fathers, has promised you.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Then you must inscribe on them all the words of this law when you cross over, so that you may enter the land the LORD your God is giving you, a land flowing with milk and honey just as the LORD, the God of your ancestors, said to you.

Referenced Verses

• Deut 26:9 : 9 He brought us to this place and gave us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey.
• Josh 8:32 : 32 There, in the presence of the Israelites, Joshua wrote on the stones a copy of the law of Moses.
• Jer 31:31-33 : 31 Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah. 32 It will not be like the covenant that I made with their ancestors when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt—a covenant they broke, though I was a husband to them, declares the LORD. 33 This is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD: I will put my law within them and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.
• Jer 32:22 : 22 You gave them this land You swore to give to their ancestors, a land flowing with milk and honey.
• 2 Cor 3:2-3 : 2 You are our letter, written on our hearts, known and read by everyone. 3 It is clear that you are a letter of Christ, served by us, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.
• Heb 8:6-9 : 6 But now Jesus has obtained a more excellent ministry, as he is the mediator of a better covenant, which has been established on better promises. 7 If that first covenant had been without fault, there would have been no need to seek a second one. 8 But finding fault with them, he says: 'Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah.' 9 It will not be like the covenant I made with their ancestors on the day I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt, because they did not remain faithful to my covenant, and so I turned away from them, declares the Lord. 10 This is the covenant I will establish with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord: I will put my laws into their minds and write them on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.
• Heb 10:16 : 16 "This is the covenant I will make with them after those days, says the Lord: I will put My laws into their hearts and write them on their minds."
• Jer 11:5 : 5 In order to establish the oath that I swore to your ancestors, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey—as it is today.’ Then I replied, ‘Amen, LORD.’
• Josh 5:6 : 6 The Israelites journeyed in the wilderness for forty years until all the warriors who had come out of Egypt died, because they did not obey the LORD. The LORD swore that He would not show them the land He had promised to their ancestors—a land flowing with milk and honey.
• Lev 20:24 : 24 But I said to you, 'You will inherit their land, and I will give it to you to possess, a land flowing with milk and honey.' I am the LORD your God, who has set you apart from the peoples.
• Num 13:27 : 27 They gave Moses this account: “We went into the land to which you sent us, and indeed it flows with milk and honey. Here is its fruit.
• Num 14:8 : 8 If the LORD delights in us, he will bring us into this land and give it to us—a land flowing with milk and honey.
• Deut 6:8 : 8 Bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes.