Deuteronomy 8:9

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.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אֶ֗רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֨ר לֹ֤א בְמִסְכֵּנֻת֙ תֹּֽאכַל־בָּ֣הּ לֶ֔חֶם לֹֽא־תֶחְסַ֥ר כֹּ֖ל בָּ֑הּ אֶ֚רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֲבָנֶ֣יהָ בַרְזֶ֔ל וּמֵהֲרָרֶ֖יהָ תַּחְצֹ֥ב נְחֹֽשֶׁת׃

Transliteration

ʾerets which not in-miskēnūt tōʾkal-in-it leḥem not-teḥsar all in-it ʾerets which ʾăbānêhā barzel and-from-hărārêhā taḥtsōb nəḥōšet.

Grammar Details

• *ʾerets*: feminine singular noun - land
• *miskēnūt*: feminine singular noun with prefixed preposition - in poverty/scarcity
• *tōʾkal*: Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - you will eat
• *leḥem*: masculine singular noun - bread
• *teḥsar*: Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - you will lack
• *ʾăbānêhā*: feminine plural noun with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - its stones
• *barzel*: masculine singular noun - iron
• *hărārêhā*: masculine plural noun with 3rd person feminine singular suffix with prefixed preposition - from its mountains
• *taḥtsōb*: Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - you will mine/hew
• *nəḥōšet*: feminine singular noun - copper/bronze

Word Meanings

• *miskēnūt*: poverty/scarcity/lack
• *tōʾkal*: you will eat/consume
• *leḥem*: bread/food/grain
• *teḥsar*: you will lack/be in need of/be deficient in
• *ʾăbānêhā*: its stones/rocks
• *barzel*: iron
• *hărārêhā*: its mountains/hills
• *taḥtsōb*: you will mine/hew/dig out
• *nəḥōšet*: copper/bronze

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  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.

• 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.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  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.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  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.

• 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, and a million talents of silver; and of bronze and iron beyond weight, for it is in abundance: timber also and stone have I prepared; and you may add to them.
• Job 28:2 : 2 Iron is taken from the earth, and copper is melted from the stone.
• Deut 33:25 : 25 Your shoes shall be iron and bronze; and as your days, so shall your strength be.
• Josh 22:8 : 8 And he spoke to them, saying, Return with much riches to your tents, with very much cattle, with silver, gold, bronze, iron, and with very much clothing; divide the spoil of your enemies with your brethren.