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And I, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your seed after you;
“Behold, I now establish My covenant with you and your descendants after you,
And when the fowls came down upon the carcases,
Abram drove them away.
And the birds of prey
descended on the
carcasses, but
Abram drove them away.
And he said unto
Abram, Know of a
surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall
afflict them four hundred years;
Then the LORD said to
Abram, “Know for certain that your
descendants will be strangers in a land that is not their own, and they will be
enslaved and mistreated four hundred years.
But in the fourth generation they shall come
hither again: for the iniquity of the
Amorites is not yet full.
In the fourth generation your
descendants will return here, for the iniquity of the
Amorites is not yet complete.”
In the same day the LORD made a covenant with
Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:
On that day the LORD made a covenant with
Abram, saying, “To your
descendants I have given this land—from the river of Egypt to the great River Euphrates—
And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.
I will make you exceedingly fruitful; I will make nations of you, and kings will descend from you.
And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an
everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.
I will establish My covenant as an
everlasting covenant between Me and you and your
descendants after you, to be your God and the God of your
descendants after you.
And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of
Canaan, for an
everlasting possession; and I will be their God.
And to you and your
descendants I will give the land where you are residing—all the land of
Canaan—as an eternal possession; and I will be their God.”
And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations.
God also said to Abraham, “You must keep My covenant—you and your descendants in the generations after you.
This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be
circumcised.
This is My covenant with you and your
descendants after you, which you are to keep: Every male among you must be
circumcised.
And I will
bless her, and give thee a son also of her:
yea, I will
bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her.
And I will
bless her and will surely give you a son by her. I will
bless her, and she will be the mother of nations; kings of peoples will
descend from her.”
And God said,
Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an
everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him.
But God replied, “Your wife
Sarah will indeed bear you a son, and you are to name him Isaac. I will establish My covenant with him as an
everlasting covenant for his
descendants after him.
Now therefore
swear unto me here by God that thou
wilt not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son’s son: but according to the kindness that I have done unto thee, thou shalt do unto me, and to the land wherein thou hast
sojourned.
Now, therefore,
swear to me here before God that you will not deal falsely with me or my children or
descendants. Show to me and to the country in which you reside the same kindness that I have shown to you.”
That in blessing I will
bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;
I will surely
bless you, and I will multiply your
descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the
seashore. Your
descendants will possess the gates of their enemies.
And the sons of
Midian;
Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abidah, and Eldaah. All these were the children of
Keturah.
The sons of
Midian were
Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were
descendants of
Keturah.
And they dwelt from
Havilah unto Shur, that is before Egypt, as thou goest toward Assyria: and he died in the presence of all his brethren.
Ishmael’s
descendants settled from
Havilah to Shur, which is near the border of Egypt as you go toward Asshur. And they lived in hostility toward all their brothers.
And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;
I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give them all these lands, and through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed,
And the LORD appeared unto him the same night, and said, I am the God of Abraham thy father: fear not, for I am with thee, and will
bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham’s sake.
and that night the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am the God of your father Abraham. Do not be afraid, for I am with you. I will
bless you and multiply your
descendants for the sake of My servant Abraham.”
And give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest
inherit the land wherein thou art a stranger, which God gave unto Abraham.
And may He give the blessing of Abraham to you and your descendants, so that you may possess the land where you dwell as a foreigner, the land God gave to Abraham.”
And he dreamed, and behold a
ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and
descending on it.
And Jacob had a dream about a
ladder that rested on the earth with its top reaching up to heaven, and God’s angels were going up and down the
ladder.
And, behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I am the LORD God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land
whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed;
And there at the top the LORD was standing and saying, “I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you now lie.
And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and east and north and south. All the families of the earth will be blessed through you and your offspring.
And God said unto him, I am God
Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins;
And God told him, “I am God
Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation—even a company of nations—shall come from you, and kings shall
descend from you.
And the land which I gave Abraham and Isaac, to thee I will give it, and to thy seed after thee will I give the land.
The land that I gave to Abraham and Isaac I will give to you, and I will give this land to your descendants after you.”
And these are the sons of Reuel
Esau’s son; duke Nahath, duke Zerah, duke Shammah, duke Mizzah: these are the dukes that came of Reuel in the land of
Edom; these are the sons of Bashemath
Esau’s wife.
These are the sons of
Esau’s son Reuel: Chiefs Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. They are the chiefs
descended from Reuel in the land of
Edom, and they are the grandsons of
Esau’s wife Basemath.
And these are the sons of Aholibamah
Esau’s wife; duke Jeush, duke Jaalam, duke
Korah: these were the dukes that came of Aholibamah the daughter of Anah,
Esau’s wife.
These are the sons of
Esau’s wife Oholibamah: Chiefs Jeush, Jalam, and
Korah. They are the chiefs
descended from
Esau’s wife Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah.
And Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan: these are the dukes of the Horites, the children of
Seir in the land of
Edom.
Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. They are the chiefs of the Horites, the
descendants of
Seir in the land of
Edom.
And these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt, Jacob and his sons:
Reuben, Jacob’s
firstborn.
Now these are the names of the sons of Israel (Jacob and his
descendants) who went to Egypt:
Reuben, Jacob’s
firstborn.
All the souls that came with Jacob into Egypt, which came out of his loins, besides Jacob’s sons’ wives, all the souls were
threescore and six;
All those belonging to Jacob who came to Egypt—his direct descendants, besides the wives of Jacob’s sons—numbered sixty-six persons.
And said unto me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and I will make of thee a multitude of people; and will give this land to thy seed after thee for an
everlasting possession.
and told me, ‘Behold, I will make you fruitful and multiply you; I will make you a multitude of peoples, and will give this land to your
descendants after you as an
everlasting possession.’
And all the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls: for Joseph was in Egypt already.
The descendants of Jacob numbered seventy in all, including Joseph, who was already in Egypt.
And ye shall observe this thing for an
ordinance to thee and to thy sons for ever.
And you are to keep this command as a permanent statute for you and your descendants.
And mount
Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because the LORD
descended upon it in fire: and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount
quaked greatly.
Mount
Sinai was completely
enveloped in smoke, because the LORD had
descended on it in fire. And the smoke rose like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain
quaked violently.
And the LORD came down upon mount
Sinai, on the top of the mount: and the LORD called Moses up to the top of the mount; and Moses went up.
The LORD
descended to the top of Mount
Sinai and called Moses to the summit. So Moses went up,
And they shall be upon Aaron, and upon his sons, when they come in unto the tabernacle of the congregation, or when they come near unto the altar to minister in the holy place; that they bear not iniquity, and die: it shall be a statute for ever unto him and his seed after him.
Aaron and his sons must wear them whenever they enter the Tent of Meeting or approach the altar to minister in the Holy Place, so that they will not
incur guilt and die. This is to be a permanent statute for Aaron and his
descendants.
So they shall wash their hands and their feet, that they die not: and it shall be a statute for ever to them, even to him and to his seed throughout their generations.
Thus they are to wash their hands and feet so that they will not die; this shall be a permanent statute for Aaron and his descendants for the generations to come.”
Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou swarest by thine own self, and saidst unto them, I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give unto your seed, and they shall
inherit it for ever.
Remember Your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, to whom You
swore by Your very self when You declared, ‘I will make your
descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give your
descendants all this land that I have promised, and it shall be their inheritance
forever.’”
And the LORD said unto Moses, Depart, and go up hence, thou and the people which thou hast brought up out of the land of Egypt, unto the land which I
sware unto Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, saying, Unto thy seed will I give it:
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Leave this place, you and the people you brought up out of the land of Egypt, and go to the land that I promised to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob when I said, ‘I will give it to your descendants.’
And it came to pass, as Moses entered into the tabernacle, the
cloudy pillar descended, and stood at the door of the tabernacle, and the LORD talked with Moses.
As Moses entered the tent, the
pillar of cloud would come down and remain at the entrance, and the LORD would speak with Moses.
And the LORD descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the LORD.
And the LORD descended in a cloud, stood with him there, and proclaimed His name, the LORD.
Speak unto Aaron, saying,
Whosoever he be of thy seed in their generations that hath any
blemish, let him not approach to offer the bread of his God.
“Say to Aaron, ‘For the generations to come, none of your descendants who has a physical defect may approach to offer the food of his God.
No man that hath a
blemish of the seed of Aaron the priest shall come
nigh to offer the offerings of the LORD made by fire: he hath a
blemish; he shall not come
nigh to offer the bread of his God.
No
descendant of Aaron the priest who has a defect shall approach to present the offerings made by fire to the LORD. Since he has a defect, he is not to come near to offer the food of his God.
Say unto them,
Whosoever he be of all your seed among your generations, that goeth unto the holy things, which the children of Israel
hallow unto the LORD, having his uncleanness upon him, that soul shall be cut off from my presence: I am the LORD.
Tell them that for the generations to come, if any of their
descendants in a state of uncleanness approaches the sacred offerings that the Israelites
consecrate to the LORD, that person must be cut off from My presence. I am the LORD.
What man
soever of the seed of Aaron is a
leper, or hath a running issue; he shall not eat of the holy things, until he be clean. And
whoso toucheth any thing that is unclean by the dead, or a man whose seed goeth from him;
That your generations may know that I made the children of Israel to dwell in booths, when I brought them out of the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.
so that your descendants may know that I made the Israelites dwell in booths when I brought them out of the land of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.’”
And if it be not redeemed within the space of a full year, then the house that is in the walled city shall be established for ever to him that bought it throughout his generations: it shall not go out in the jubile.
If it is not redeemed by the end of a full year, then the house in the walled city is permanently transferred to its
buyer and his
descendants. It is not to be released in the
Jubilee.
And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were
threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred.
The leader of the
descendants of Judah is Nahshon son of
Amminadab, and his division numbers 74,600.
Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If any man of you or of your
posterity shall be unclean by reason of a dead body, or be in a journey
afar off, yet he shall keep the
passover unto the LORD.
“Tell the Israelites: ‘When any one of you or your
descendants is unclean because of a dead body, or is away on a journey, he may still observe the
Passover to the LORD.
And they ascended by the south, and came unto
Hebron; where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of
Anak, were. (Now
Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)
They went up through the Negev and came to
Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the
descendants of
Anak, dwelled. It had been built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.
Nevertheless the people be strong that dwell in the land, and the cities are walled, and very great: and moreover we saw the children of
Anak there.
Nevertheless, the people living in the land are strong, and the cities are large and fortified. We even saw the
descendants of
Anak there.
And there we saw the giants, the sons of
Anak, which come of the giants: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.
We even saw the
Nephilim there—the
descendants of
Anak that come from the
Nephilim! We seemed like grasshoppers in our own sight, and we must have seemed the same to them!”
But my servant
Caleb, because he had another spirit with him, and hath followed me fully, him will I bring into the land
whereinto he went; and his seed shall possess it.
But because My servant
Caleb has a different spirit and has followed Me wholeheartedly, I will bring him into the land he has entered, and his
descendants will
inherit it.
To be a
memorial unto the children of Israel, that no stranger, which is not of the seed of Aaron, come near to offer incense before the LORD; that he be not as
Korah, and as his company: as the LORD said to him by the hand of Moses.
just as the LORD commanded him through Moses. This was to be a reminder to the Israelites that no outsider who is not a
descendant of Aaron should approach to offer incense before the LORD, lest he become like
Korah and his followers.
And he shall have it, and his seed after him, even the covenant of an
everlasting priesthood; because he was
zealous for his God, and made an
atonement for the children of Israel.
It will be a covenant of permanent priesthood for him and his
descendants, because he was
zealous for his God and made
atonement for the Israelites.”
Reuben, the eldest son of Israel: the children of
Reuben; Hanoch, of whom cometh the family of the Hanochites: of Pallu, the family of the Palluites:
Reuben was the
firstborn of Israel. These were the
descendants of
Reuben: The Hanochite clan from Hanoch, the Palluite clan from Pallu,
The sons of
Simeon after their families: of Nemuel, the family of the Nemuelites: of Jamin, the family of the Jaminites: of
Jachin, the family of the Jachinites:
These were the
descendants of
Simeon by their clans: The Nemuelite clan from Nemuel, the Jaminite clan from Jamin, the Jachinite clan from
Jachin,
The children of
Gad after their families: of Zephon, the family of the Zephonites: of Haggi, the family of the Haggites: of Shuni, the family of the Shunites:
These were the
descendants of
Gad by their clans: The Zephonite clan from Zephon, the Haggite clan from Haggi, the Shunite clan from Shuni,
And the sons of Judah after their families were; of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites: of Pharez, the family of the Pharzites: of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites.
These were the
descendants of Judah by their clans: The Shelanite clan from Shelah, the Perezite clan from
Perez, and the Zerahite clan from Zerah.
And the sons of Pharez were; of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites: of Hamul, the family of the Hamulites.
And these were the
descendants of
Perez: the Hezronite clan from Hezron and the Hamulite clan from Hamul.
Of the sons of
Issachar after their families: of
Tola, the family of the Tolaites: of Pua, the family of the Punites:
These were the
descendants of
Issachar by their clans: The Tolaite clan from
Tola, the Punite clan from Puvah,
Of the sons of
Zebulun after their families: of Sered, the family of the Sardites: of Elon, the family of the Elonites: of Jahleel, the family of the Jahleelites.
These were the
descendants of
Zebulun by their clans: The Seredite clan from Sered, the Elonite clan from Elon, and the Jahleelite clan from Jahleel.
The sons of Joseph after their families were
Manasseh and Ephraim.
The
descendants of Joseph included the clans of
Manasseh and Ephraim.
Of the sons of
Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites: and Machir
begat Gilead: of
Gilead come the family of the Gileadites.
These were the
descendants of
Manasseh: The Machirite clan from Machir, the father of
Gilead, and the Gileadite clan from
Gilead.
These are the sons of
Gilead: of Jeezer, the family of the Jeezerites: of Helek, the family of the Helekites:
These were the
descendants of
Gilead: the Iezerite clan from Iezer, the Helekite clan from Helek,
These are the sons of Ephraim after their families: of Shuthelah, the family of the Shuthalhites: of
Becher, the family of the Bachrites: of Tahan, the family of the Tahanites.
These were the
descendants of Ephraim by their clans: The Shuthelahite clan from Shuthelah, the Becherite clan from
Becher, and the Tahanite clan from Tahan.
And these are the sons of Shuthelah: of Eran, the family of the Eranites.
And the descendants of Shuthelah were the Eranite clan from Eran.
These are the families of the sons of Ephraim according to those that were numbered of them, thirty and two thousand and five hundred. These are the sons of Joseph after their families.
These were the clans of Ephraim, and their
registration numbered 32,500. These clans were the
descendants of Joseph.
The sons of Benjamin after their families: of
Bela, the family of the Belaites: of Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites: of Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites:
These were the
descendants of Benjamin by their clans: The Belaite clan from
Bela, the Ashbelite clan from Ashbel, the Ahiramite clan from Ahiram,
And the sons of
Bela were
Ard and
Naaman: of
Ard, the family of the Ardites: and of
Naaman, the family of the Naamites.
And the
descendants of
Bela from
Ard and
Naaman were the Ardite clan from
Ard and the Naamite clan from
Naaman.
These are the sons of
Dan after their families: of Shuham, the family of the Shuhamites. These are the families of
Dan after their families.
These were the
descendants of
Dan by their clans: The Shuhamite clan from Shuham. These were the clans of
Dan.
Of the children of Asher after their families: of Jimna, the family of the Jimnites: of Jesui, the family of the Jesuites: of Beriah, the family of the Beriites.
These were the descendants of Asher by their clans: The Imnite clan from Imnah, the Ishvite clan from Ishvi, and the Beriite clan from Beriah.
Of the sons of Beriah: of
Heber, the family of the Heberites: of Malchiel, the family of the Malchielites.
And these were the
descendants of Beriah: the Heberite clan from
Heber and the Malchielite clan from Malchiel.
Of the sons of
Naphtali after their families: of Jahzeel, the family of the Jahzeelites: of Guni, the family of the Gunites:
These were the
descendants of
Naphtali by their clans: The Jahzeelite clan from Jahzeel, the Gunite clan from Guni,
And the children of Machir the son of
Manasseh went to
Gilead, and took it, and dispossessed the Amorite which was in it.
The
descendants of Machir son of
Manasseh went to
Gilead, captured it, and drove out the
Amorites who were there.
And
Jair the son of
Manasseh went and took the small towns thereof, and called them Havoth-
jair.
And the coast shall go down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of
Ain; and the border shall
descend, and shall reach unto the side of the sea of Chinnereth eastward:
then go down from Shepham to Riblah on the east side of
Ain and continue along the slopes east of the Sea of Chinnereth.
And they were married into the families of the sons of
Manasseh the son of Joseph, and their inheritance remained in the tribe of the family of their father.
They married within the clans of the
descendants of
Manasseh son of Joseph, and their inheritance remained within the tribe of their father’s clan.
Behold, I have set the land before you: go in and possess the land which the LORD
sware unto your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give unto them and to their seed after them.
See, I have placed the land before you. Enter and possess the land that the LORD
swore He would give to your fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and to their
descendants after them.”
Whither shall we go up? our brethren have discouraged our heart, saying, The people is greater and taller than we; the cities are great and walled up to heaven; and moreover we have seen the sons of the Anakims there.
Where can we go? Our brothers have made our hearts
melt, saying: ‘The people are larger and taller than we are; the cities are large, with walls up to the heavens. We even saw the
descendants of the
Anakim there.’”
Save
Caleb the son of Jephunneh; he shall see it, and to him will I give the land that he hath
trodden upon, and to his children, because he hath wholly followed the LORD.
except
Caleb son of Jephunneh. He will see it, and I will give him and his
descendants the land on which he has set foot, because he followed the LORD wholeheartedly.”
And command thou the people, saying, Ye are to pass through the coast of your brethren the children of
Esau, which dwell in
Seir; and they shall be afraid of you: take ye good
heed unto
yourselves therefore:
and command the people: ‘You will pass through the territory of your brothers, the
descendants of
Esau, who live in
Seir. They will be afraid of you, so you must be very careful.
And when we passed by from our brethren the children of
Esau, which dwelt in
Seir, through the way of the plain from
Elath, and from Ezion-gaber, we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab.
So we passed by our brothers, the
descendants of
Esau, who live in
Seir. We turned away from the Arabah road, which comes up from
Elath and Ezion-
geber, and traveled along the road of the Wilderness of Moab.
And the LORD said unto me, Distress not the Moabites, neither
contend with them in battle: for I will not give thee of their land for a possession; because I have given Ar unto the children of Lot for a possession.
Then the LORD said to me, “Do not
harass the Moabites or
provoke them to war, for I will not give you any of their land, because I have given Ar to the
descendants of Lot as their possession.”
The Horims also dwelt in
Seir beforetime; but the children of
Esau succeeded them, when they had destroyed them from before them, and dwelt in their
stead; as Israel did unto the land of his possession, which the LORD gave unto them.
The Horites used to live in
Seir, but the
descendants of
Esau drove them out. They destroyed the Horites from before them and settled in their place, just as Israel did in the land that the LORD gave them as their possession.)
And when thou comest
nigh over against the children of
Ammon, distress them not, nor
meddle with them: for I will not give thee of the land of the children of
Ammon any possession; because I have given it unto the children of Lot for a possession.
But when you get close to the
Ammonites, do not
harass them or
provoke them, for I will not give you any of the land of the
Ammonites. I have given it to the
descendants of Lot as their possession.”
As he did to the children of
Esau, which dwelt in
Seir, when he destroyed the Horims from before them; and they succeeded them, and dwelt in their
stead even unto this day:
just as He had done for the
descendants of
Esau who lived in
Seir, when He destroyed the Horites from before them. They drove them out and have lived in their place to this day.
(As the children of
Esau which dwell in
Seir, and the Moabites which dwell in Ar, did unto me;) until I shall pass over Jordan into the land which the LORD our God giveth us.
just as the
descendants of
Esau who live in
Seir and the Moabites who live in Ar did for us, until we cross the Jordan into the land that the LORD our God is giving us.”
Jair the son of
Manasseh took all the country of
Argob unto the coasts of Geshuri and Maachathi; and called them after his own name,
Bashan-havoth-
jair, unto this day.
Jair, a
descendant of
Manasseh, took the whole region of
Argob as far as the border of the Geshurites and Maacathites. He renamed
Bashan after himself, Havvoth-
jair, by which it is called to this day.
And because he loved thy fathers, therefore he chose their seed after them, and brought thee out in his sight with his mighty power out of Egypt;
Because He loved your fathers, He chose their descendants after them and brought you out of Egypt by His presence and great power,
A people great and tall, the children of the Anakims, whom thou knowest, and of whom thou hast heard say, Who can stand before the children of
Anak!
The people are strong and tall, the
descendants of the
Anakim. You know about them, and you have heard it said, “Who can stand up to the sons of
Anak?”
And I took your sin, the
calf which ye had made, and burnt it with fire, and stamped it, and ground it very small, even until it was as small as dust: and I cast the dust thereof into the
brook that
descended out of the mount.
And I took that sinful thing, the
calf you had made, and burned it in the fire. Then I
crushed it and ground it to powder as fine as dust, and I cast it into the stream that came down from the mountain.
Only the LORD had a delight in thy fathers to love them, and he chose their seed after them, even you above all people, as it is this day.
Yet the LORD has set His affection on your fathers and loved them. And He has chosen you, their descendants after them, above all the peoples, even to this day.
And that ye may
prolong your days in the land, which the LORD
sware unto your fathers to give unto them and to their seed, a land that floweth with milk and honey.
and so that you may live long in the land that the LORD
swore to your fathers to give them and their
descendants, a land flowing with milk and honey.
A
bastard shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD; even to his tenth generation shall he not enter into the congregation of the LORD.
No one of
illegitimate birth may enter the assembly of the LORD, nor may any of his
descendants, even to the tenth generation.
An
Ammonite or
Moabite shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD; even to their tenth generation shall they not enter into the congregation of the LORD for ever:
No
Ammonite or
Moabite or any of their
descendants may enter the assembly of the LORD, even to the tenth generation.
The LORD shall make the rain of thy land powder and dust: from heaven shall it come down upon thee, until thou be destroyed.
The LORD will turn the rain of your land into dust and powder; it will descend on you from the sky until you are destroyed.
And they shall be upon thee for a sign and for a wonder, and upon thy seed for ever.
These curses will be a sign and a wonder upon you and your
descendants forever.
Then the LORD will make thy plagues wonderful, and the plagues of thy seed, even great plagues, and of long continuance, and
sore sicknesses, and of long continuance.
He will bring upon you and your
descendants extraordinary disasters, severe and lasting plagues, and terrible and
chronic sicknesses.
And the LORD thy God will
circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live.
The LORD your God will
circumcise your hearts and the hearts of your
descendants, and you will love Him with all your heart and with all your soul, so that you may live.
I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and
cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:
I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you
today that I have set before you life and death, blessing and
cursing. Therefore choose life, so that you and your
descendants may live,