Deuteronomy 28:11

KJV1611 – Modern English

And the LORD shall make you plentiful in goods, in the fruit of your body, and in the fruit of your cattle, and in the fruit of your ground, in the land which the LORD swore unto your fathers to give you.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְהוֹתֽ͏ִרְךָ֤ יְהוָה֙ לְטוֹבָ֔ה בִּפְרִ֧י בִטְנְךָ֛ וּבִפְרִ֥י בְ‪[t]‬הַמְתְּךָ֖ וּבִפְרִ֣י אַדְמָתֶ֑ךָ עַ֚ל הָאֲדָמָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר נִשְׁבַּ֧ע יְהוָ֛ה לַאֲבֹתֶ֖יךָ לָ֥תֶת לָֽךְ׃

Transliteration

And he will hôtîrĕkā YHWH for ṭôbāh in pĕrî biṭnĕkā and in pĕrî bĕhamtĕkā and in pĕrî ʾadmātekā upon the hāʾădāmāh which nišbaʿ YHWH to laʾăbōtêkā to lātet to lāk.

Grammar Details

• *hôtîrĕkā*: perfect, consecutive, Hiphil, 3rd masculine singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - and he will make you abound
• *YHWH*: proper name - the LORD
• *ṭôbāh*: feminine singular noun - good/prosperity
• *pĕrî*: masculine singular construct - fruit of
• *biṭnĕkā*: feminine singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your womb/belly
• *bĕhamtĕkā*: feminine singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your cattle/livestock
• *ʾadmātekā*: feminine singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your ground/land
• *hāʾădāmāh*: definite article + feminine singular noun - the ground/land
• *nišbaʿ*: perfect, Niphal, 3rd masculine singular - he has sworn
• *laʾăbōtêkā*: preposition + masculine plural noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - to your fathers
• *lātet*: infinitive construct - to give
• *lāk*: preposition with 2nd masculine singular suffix - to you

Word Meanings

• *hôtîrĕkā*: make you abound/prosper/have plenty
• *ṭôbāh*: good/prosperity/welfare/abundance
• *pĕrî biṭnĕkā*: fruit of your womb [children]
• *pĕrî bĕhamtĕkā*: fruit of your livestock [offspring of animals]
• *pĕrî ʾadmātekā*: fruit of your ground [crops/produce]

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  The LORD will make you prosper abundantly in the fruit of your womb, in the offspring of your livestock, and in the produce of your land on the land that the LORD swore to your fathers to give you.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the LORD shall make thee plenteous in goods, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, in the land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers to give thee.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Jehovah{H3068} will make thee plenteous{H3498} for good,{H2896} in the fruit{H6529} of thy body,{H990} and in the fruit{H6529} of thy cattle,{H929} and in the fruit{H6529} of thy ground,{H127} in the land{H127} which Jehovah{H3068} sware{H7650} unto thy fathers{H1} to give{H5414} thee.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And the LORD{H3068} shall make thee plenteous{H3498}{(H8689)} in goods{H2896}, in the fruit{H6529} of thy body{H990}, and in the fruit{H6529} of thy cattle{H929}, and in the fruit{H6529} of thy ground{H127}, in the land{H127} which the LORD{H3068} sware{H7650}{(H8738)} unto thy fathers{H1} to give{H5414}{(H8800)} thee.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And the Lorde shall make the plenteous in goodes, in the frute of thy body, in the frute off thy catell and in the frute of thy grounde, in the londe whiche the Lorde sware vnto thy fathers to geue the.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And ye LORDE shal make ye plenteous in goodes, in the frute of yi wombe, in the frute of thy catell, & in the frute of thy grounde, in the londe that the LORDE sware vnto thy fathers, to geue the.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And the Lord shal make thee plenteous in goods, in the fruite of thy body, and in the fruite of thy cattell, and in the fruite of thy grounde, in the land which the Lorde sware vnto thy fathers, to giue thee.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the Lord shall make thee plenteous in goodes, in the fruite of thy body, in the fruite of thy cattell, & in the fruite of thy grounde, in the lande whiche the Lorde sware vnto thy fathers to geue thee.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And the LORD shall make thee plenteous in goods, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, in the land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers to give thee.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Yahweh will make you plenteous for good, in the fruit of your body, and in the fruit of your cattle, and in the fruit of your ground, in the land which Yahweh swore to your fathers to give you.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `And Jehovah hath made thee abundant in good, in the fruit of the womb, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, on the ground which Jehovah hath sworn to thy fathers to give to thee.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Jehovah will make thee plenteous for good, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, in the land which Jehovah sware unto thy fathers to give thee.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Jehovah will make thee plenteous for good, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, in the land which Jehovah sware unto thy fathers to give thee.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And the Lord will make you fertile in every good thing, in the fruit of your body, and the fruit of your cattle, and the fruit of your fields, in the land which the Lord, by his oath to your fathers, said he would give you.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Yahweh will make you plenteous for good, in the fruit of your body, and in the fruit of your livestock, and in the fruit of your ground, in the land which Yahweh swore to your fathers to give you.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The LORD will greatly multiply your children, the offspring of your livestock, and the produce of your soil in the land which he promised your ancestors he would give you.

Referenced Verses

• Deut 30:9 : 9 And the LORD your God will make you abundant in every work of your hand, in the fruit of your body, and in the fruit of your livestock, and in the fruit of your land, for good: for the LORD will again rejoice over you for good, as he rejoiced over your fathers:
• Prov 10:22 : 22 The blessing of the LORD makes rich, and He adds no sorrow with it.
• Deut 28:4 : 4 Blessed shall be the fruit of your body, and the fruit of your ground, and the fruit of your cattle, the increase of your kine, and the flocks of your sheep.
• Ps 132:11 : 11 The LORD has sworn in truth to David; He will not turn from it: Of the fruit of your body I will set upon your throne.
• Lev 26:9 : 9 For I will have respect for you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you, and establish my covenant with you.
• Job 19:17 : 17 My breath is strange to my wife, though I pleaded for the children's sake of my own body.