Deuteronomy 6:3

KJV1611 – Modern English

Therefore, hear, O Israel, and observe to do it; that it may be well with you, and that you may multiply greatly, as the LORD God of your fathers has promised you, in the land flowing with milk and honey.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְשָׁמַעְתָּ֤ יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וְשָׁמַרְתָּ֣ לַעֲשׂ֔וֹת אֲשֶׁר֙ יִיטַ֣ב לְךָ֔ וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר תִּרְבּ֖וּן מְאֹ֑ד כַּאֲשֶׁר֩ דִּבֶּ֨ר יְהוָ֜ה אֱלֹהֵ֤י אֲבֹתֶיךָ֙ לָ֔ךְ אֶ֛רֶץ זָבַ֥ת חָלָ֖ב וּדְבָֽשׁ

Transliteration

And wĕšāmaʿtā Yiśrāʾēl and wĕšāmartā to laʿăśôt which yîṭab to you, and which tirbûn mĕʾōd, as which dibber YHWH ʾĕlōhê ʾăbōtêka to you, ʾereṣ zābat ḥālāb and dĕbāš

Grammar Details

• *wĕ-šāmaʿtā*: conjunction + Qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - and you shall hear/listen
• *Yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel
• *wĕ-šāmartā*: conjunction + Qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - and you shall keep/observe
• *laʿăśôt*: Qal infinitive construct + preposition - to do/perform
• *ʾăšer*: relative pronoun - which
• *yîṭab*: Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it will be good
• *lĕkā*: preposition + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to you
• *wa-ʾăšer*: conjunction + relative pronoun - and which
• *tirbûn*: Qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural - you will increase/multiply
• *mĕʾōd*: adverb - very/exceedingly
• *ka-ʾăšer*: preposition + relative pronoun - just as
• *dibber*: Piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - spoke/promised
• *YHWH*: proper noun - LORD/Yahweh
• *ʾĕlōhê*: masculine plural noun, construct - God of
• *ʾăbōtêka*: masculine plural noun + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your fathers
• *lāk*: preposition + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to you
• *ʾereṣ*: feminine singular noun, construct - land of
• *zābat*: Qal participle, feminine singular construct - flowing with
• *ḥālāb*: masculine singular noun - milk
• *û-dĕbāš*: conjunction + masculine singular noun - and honey

Word Meanings

• *šāmaʿtā*: hear/listen/obey
• *šāmartā*: keep/observe/guard
• *laʿăśôt*: to do/perform/accomplish/fulfill
• *yîṭab*: be good/go well/be pleasing
• *tirbûn*: increase/multiply/become numerous
• *dibber*: spoke/said/promised
• *zābat*: flowing with/exuding
• *ḥālāb*: milk/dairy
• *dĕbāš*: honey/syrup

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Hear, O Israel, and be careful to obey, so that it may go well with you and that you may increase greatly in the land flowing with milk and honey, just as the LORD, the God of your ancestors, has promised you.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Hear therefore, O Israel, and observe to do it; that it may be well with thee, and that ye may increase mightily, as the LORD God of thy fathers hath promised thee, in the land that floweth with milk and honey.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Hear{H8085} therefore, O Israel,{H3478} and observe{H8104} to do{H6213} it; that it may be well{H3190} with thee, and that ye may increase{H7235} mightily,{H3966} as Jehovah,{H3068} the God{H430} of thy fathers,{H1} hath promised{H1696} unto thee, in a land{H776} flowing{H2100} with milk{H2461} and honey.{H1706}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Hear{H8085}{(H8804)} therefore, O Israel{H3478}, and observe{H8104}{(H8804)} to do{H6213}{(H8800)} it; that it may be well{H3190}{(H8799)} with thee, and that ye may increase{H7235}{(H8799)} mightily{H3966}, as the LORD{H3068} God{H430} of thy fathers{H1} hath promised{H1696}{(H8765)} thee, in the land{H776} that floweth{H2100}{(H8802)} with milk{H2461} and honey{H1706}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Heare therfore Israel and take hede that thou doo thereafter, that it maye goo well with the and that ye maye encrease myghtely: eue as the Lord God of thy fathers hath promysed the, a lode that floweth with mylk ad hony

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Thou shalt heare (O Israel) & take hede, yt thou do therafter, yt it maye go well with ye, & that thou mayest multiplye greatly, as ye LORDE God of yi fathers hath promysed the a londe yt floweth wt mylke & hony.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Heare therefore, O Israel, and take heede to doe it, that it may go well with thee, and that ye may increase mightily in the land that floweth with milke and hony, as the Lord God of thy fathers hath promised thee.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Heare therfore O Israel, and take heede that thou do it, that it may go well with thee, & that ye may encrease mightily, euen as the Lorde God of thy fathers hath promised thee, a lande that floweth with mylke and honie.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Hear therefore, O Israel, and observe to do [it]; that it may be well with thee, and that ye may increase mightily, as the LORD God of thy fathers hath promised thee, in the land that floweth with milk and honey.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Hear therefore, Israel, and observe to do it; that it may be well with you, and that you may increase mightily, as Yahweh, the God of your fathers, has promised to you, in a land flowing with milk and honey.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `And thou hast heard, O Israel, and observed to do, that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest multiply exceedingly, as Jehovah, God of thy fathers, hath spoken to thee, `in' the land flowing with milk and honey.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Hear therefore, O Israel, and observe to do it; that it may be well with thee, and that ye may increase mightily, as Jehovah, the God of thy fathers, hath promised unto thee, in a land flowing with milk and honey.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Hear therefore, O Israel, and observe to do it; that it may be well with thee, and that ye may increase mightily, as Jehovah, the God of thy fathers, hath promised unto thee, in a land flowing with milk and honey.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  So give ear, O Israel, and take care to do this; so that it may be well for you, and you may be greatly increased, as the Lord the God of your fathers has given you his word, in a land flowing with milk and honey.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Hear therefore, Israel, and observe to do it; that it may be well with you, and that you may increase mightily, as Yahweh, the God of your fathers, has promised to you, in a land flowing with milk and honey.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Pay attention, Israel, and be careful to do this so that it may go well with you and that you may increase greatly in number– as the LORD, God of your ancestors, said to you, you will have a land flowing with milk and honey.

Referenced Verses

• Exod 3:8 : 8 And I have come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good land and a large, a land flowing with milk and honey, to the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.
• Gen 15:5 : 5 And he brought him outside, and said, Look now toward heaven, and count the stars, if you are able to number them: and he said to him, So shall your offspring be.
• Gen 22:17 : 17 That in blessing I will bless you, and in multiplying I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heavens, and as the sand which is upon the seashore; and your descendants shall possess the gate of their enemies;
• Gen 26:4 : 4 And I will make your descendants multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give to your descendants all these countries; and in your seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;
• Gen 28:14 : 14 And your descendants shall be as the dust of the earth, and you shall spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in you and in your descendants shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
• Exod 1:7 : 7 And the children of Israel were fruitful and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and became exceedingly mighty; and the land was filled with them.
• Deut 4:6 : 6 Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, who shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.
• Deut 5:32-33 : 32 You shall observe to do therefore as the LORD your God has commanded you: you shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left. 33 You shall walk in all the ways which the LORD your God has commanded you, that you may live, and that it may be well with you, and that you may prolong your days in the land which you shall possess.
• Eccl 8:12 : 12 Though a sinner does evil a hundred times and his days are prolonged, yet surely I know that it will be well with those who fear God, who fear before Him.
• Isa 3:10 : 10 Say to the righteous, that it shall be well with him; for they shall eat the fruit of their deeds.
• Acts 7:17 : 17 But when the time of the promise drew near, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,
• Gen 12:2 : 2 And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great; and you shall be a blessing:
• Gen 13:16 : 16 And I will make your descendants as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then your descendants also shall be numbered.