Deuteronomy 8:9
A land where you will eat bread without scarcity—where you will lack nothing, a land whose stones are iron and from whose hills you can dig copper.
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King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
A land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, thou shalt not lack any thing in it; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills thou mayest dig brass.
KJV1611 – Modern English
A land where you shall eat bread without scarcity, you shall not lack anything in it; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills you may dig copper.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
A land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, thou shalt not lack any thing in it; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills thou mayest dig brass.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
a land{H776} wherein{H834} thou shalt eat{H398} bread{H3899} without{H3808} scarceness,{H4544} thou shalt not lack{H2637} anything in it; a land{H776} whose stones{H68} are iron,{H1270} and out of whose hills{H2042} thou mayest dig{H2672} copper.{H5178}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
A land{H776} wherein{H834} thou shalt eat{H398}{(H8799)} bread{H3899} without{H3808} scarceness{H4544}, thou shalt not lack{H2637}{(H8799)} any thing in it; a land{H776} whose stones{H68} are iron{H1270}, and out of whose hills{H2042} thou mayest dig{H2672}{(H8799)} brass{H5178}.
Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)
a lande wherin thou shalt not eate bred in scarcenesse, and where thou shalt lacke nothinge, a londe whose stones are yerne, and out of whose hylles thou shalt dygge brasse.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
A londe where thou shalt not eate bred in scarcenes, and where thou shalt lacke nothinge: A lode where ye stones are yron, where thou shalt dygge brasse out of hilles:
Geneva Bible (1560)
A land wherein thou shalt eate bread without scarcitie, neither shalt thou lacke any thing therein: a land whose stones are yron, and out of whose mountaines thou shalt digge brasse.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
A lande wherin thou shalt eate bread without scarcenes, neither shalt thou lacke any thyng: a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hylles thou shalt digge brasse.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
A land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, thou shalt not lack any [thing] in it; a land whose stones [are] iron, and out of whose hills thou mayest dig brass.
Webster's Bible (1833)
a land in which you shall eat bread without scarceness, you shall not lack anything in it; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills you may dig copper.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
a land in which without scarcity thou dost eat bread, thou dost not lack anything in it; a land whose stones `are' iron, and out of its mountains thou dost dig brass;
American Standard Version (1901)
a land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, thou shalt not lack anything in it; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills thou mayest dig copper.
American Standard Version (1901)
a land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, thou shalt not lack anything in it; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills thou mayest dig copper.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
Where there will be bread for you in full measure and you will be in need of nothing; a land where the very stones are iron and from whose hills you may get copper.
World English Bible (2000)
a land in which you shall eat bread without scarceness, you shall not lack anything in it; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills you may dig copper.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
a land where you may eat food in plenty and find no lack of anything, a land whose stones are iron and from whose hills you can mine copper.
Referenced Verses
- 1 Chr 22:14 : 14 Now, behold, in my trouble, I have prepared for the house of the Lord one hundred thousand talents of gold, a million talents of silver, and so much bronze and iron that it cannot be weighed, as well as timber and stone in abundance, which you may add to.
- Job 28:2 : 2 Iron is taken from the ground, and copper is smelted from ore.
- Deut 33:25 : 25 The bolts of your gates will be iron and bronze, and your strength will last as long as your days.
- Josh 22:8 : 8 He said to them, 'Return to your tents with much wealth—many possessions, livestock, silver, gold, bronze, iron, and a great quantity of clothing. Divide the plunder from your enemies with your brothers.'
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