Deuteronomy 8:13

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

When your herds and flocks have multiplied, and your silver and gold have increased, and all that you have has multiplied,

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וּבְקָֽרְךָ֤ וְצֹֽאנְךָ֙ יִרְבְּיֻ֔ן וְכֶ֥סֶף וְזָהָ֖ב יִרְבֶּה־לָּ֑ךְ וְכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־לְךָ֖ יִרְבֶּֽה׃

Transliteration

And-bəqārəkā and-tsōʾnəkā yirbəyūn and-kesef and-zāhāb yirbeh-to-you and-all which-to-you yirbeh.

Grammar Details

• *bəqārəkā*: masculine singular collective noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your herd
• *tsōʾnəkā*: feminine singular collective noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your flock
• *yirbəyūn*: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural paragogic nun - they multiply
• *kesef*: masculine singular noun - silver
• *zāhāb*: masculine singular noun - gold
• *yirbeh*: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - it multiplies

Word Meanings

• *bəqārəkā*: your herd/cattle/oxen
• *tsōʾnəkā*: your flock/sheep/goats
• *yirbəyūn*: they multiply/increase/become many
• *kesef*: silver/money
• *zāhāb*: gold
• *yirbeh*: multiplies/increases/becomes many

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied;

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And when your herds and your flocks multiply, and your silver and your gold is multiplied, and all that you have is multiplied;

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied;

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  and when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied;

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied;

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  ad when thy beesse ad thy shepe are waxed manye ad thy syluer ad golde is multiplied

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and whan thy beestes and shepe, and syluer, and golde, and all yt thou hast, increaseth)

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And thy beastes, and thy sheepe are increased, and thy siluer and golde is multiplied, and all that thou hast is increased,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And when thy beastes and thy sheepe are waxen many, and thy siluer and golde is multiplied, and all that thou hast is encreased:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And [when] thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied;

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  and when your herds and your flocks multiply, and your silver and your gold is multiplied, and all that you have is multiplied;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and thy herd and thy flock be multiplied, and silver and gold be multiplied to thee; and all that is thine be multiplied:

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And when your herds and your flocks are increased, and your stores of silver and gold, and you have wealth of every sort;

• World English Bible (2000)

  and when your herds and your flocks multiply, and your silver and your gold is multiplied, and all that you have is multiplied;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  when your cattle and flocks increase, when you have plenty of silver and gold, and when you have abundance of everything,

Referenced Verses

• Gen 13:1-5 : 1 Abram went up from Egypt, he, his wife, all that belonged to him, and Lot with him, toward the Negev. 2 Abram was very rich in livestock, silver, and gold. 3 He journeyed from the Negev as far as Bethel, to the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai. 4 To the place of the altar he had made there at first, and Abram called on the name of the LORD there. 5 Now Lot, who went with Abram, also had flocks, herds, and tents.
• Job 1:3 : 3 His wealth consisted of seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred female donkeys, and a very large household. He was the greatest man among all the people of the east.
• Ps 39:6 : 6 Behold, You have made my days a few handbreadths, and my lifetime is as nothing before You. Surely, every man is but a breath. Selah.
• Luke 12:13-21 : 13 Someone from the crowd said to Him, "Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me." 14 But He said to him, "Man, who appointed Me as a judge or arbiter over you?" 15 Then He said to them, "Watch out, and be on guard against every form of greed, because one’s life is not defined by the abundance of possessions." 16 And He told them a parable, saying, "The land of a certain rich man produced a bountiful harvest. 17 And he thought to himself, saying, 'What shall I do, for I have no place to store my crops?' 18 Then he said, 'This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and I will store all my grain and my goods there. 19 And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years. Take it easy, eat, drink, and be merry.”' 20 But God said to him, 'Fool! This very night your soul will be required of you, and the things you have prepared—who will they belong to?' 21 So it is with one who stores up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God.