Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version You are about to cross the Jordan to enter and take possession of the land the LORD your God is giving you. When you have taken it over and are living there, New Living Translation For you are about to cross the Jordan River to take over the land the LORD your God is giving you. When you take that land and are living in it, English Standard Version For you are to cross over the Jordan to go in to take possession of the land that the LORD your God is giving you. And when you possess it and live in it, Berean Standard Bible For you are about to cross the Jordan to enter and possess the land that the LORD your God is giving you. When you take possession of it and settle in it, King James Bible For ye shall pass over Jordan to go in to possess the land which the LORD your God giveth you, and ye shall possess it, and dwell therein. New King James Version For you will cross over the Jordan and go in to possess the land which the LORD your God is giving you, and you will possess it and dwell in it. New American Standard Bible For you are about to cross the Jordan to go in to take possession of the land which the LORD your God is giving you, and you shall possess it and live in it, NASB 1995 “For you are about to cross the Jordan to go in to possess the land which the LORD your God is giving you, and you shall possess it and live in it, NASB 1977 “For you are about to cross the Jordan to go in to possess the land which the LORD your God is giving you, and you shall possess it and live in it, Legacy Standard Bible For you are about to cross the Jordan to go in to possess the land which Yahweh your God is giving you, and you shall possess it and live in it, Amplified Bible For you are about to cross the Jordan to go in to possess the land which the LORD your God is giving you, and you shall possess it and live in it, Christian Standard Bible For you are about to cross the Jordan to enter and take possession of the land the LORD your God is giving you. When you possess it and settle in it, Holman Christian Standard Bible For you are about to cross the Jordan to enter and take possession of the land the LORD your God is giving you. When you possess it and settle in it, American Standard Version For ye are to pass over the Jordan to go in to possess the land which Jehovah your God giveth you, and ye shall possess it, and dwell therein. Contemporary English Version Soon you will cross the Jordan River to conquer the land that the LORD your God is giving you. And when you have settled there, English Revised Version For ye are to pass over Jordan to go in to possess the land which the LORD your God giveth you, and ye shall possess it, and dwell therein. GOD'S WORD® Translation You're about to cross the Jordan River to enter and take possession of the land the LORD your God is giving you. When you take possession of it and live there, Good News Translation You are about to cross the Jordan River and occupy the land that the LORD your God is giving you. When you take it and settle there, International Standard Version For you are about to cross the Jordan River to go in and possess the land that the LORD your God is about to give you to inherit and live in. Majority Standard Bible For you are about to cross the Jordan to enter and possess the land that the LORD your God is giving you. When you take possession of it and settle in it, NET Bible For you are about to cross the Jordan to possess the land the LORD your God is giving you, and you will possess and inhabit it. New Heart English Bible For you are to pass over the Jordan to go in to possess the land which the LORD your God gives you, and you shall possess it, and dwell in it. Webster's Bible Translation For ye shall pass over Jordan to go in to possess the land which the LORD your God giveth you, and ye shall possess it, and dwell in it. World English Bible For you are to pass over the Jordan to go in to possess the land which Yahweh your God gives you, and you shall possess it and dwell in it. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionFor you are passing over the Jordan to go in to possess the land which your God YHWH is giving to you; and you have possessed it, and dwelt in it, Young's Literal Translation for ye are passing over the Jordan to go in to possess the land which Jehovah your God is giving to you; and ye have possessed it, and dwelt in it, Smith's Literal Translation For ye are passing over Jordan to go in to possess the land which Jehovah your God gave to you; and ye possessed it and dwelt in it. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleFor you shall pass over the Jordan, to possess the land, which the Lord your God will give you, that you may have it and possess it. Catholic Public Domain Version For you shall cross over the Jordan, so that you may possess the land which the Lord your God will give you, so that you may have it and possess it. New American Bible Now you are about to cross the Jordan to enter and possess the land which the LORD, your God, is giving you. When, therefore, you take possession of it and settle there, New Revised Standard Version When you cross the Jordan to go in to occupy the land that the LORD your God is giving you, and when you occupy it and live in it, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleFor you are to cross the Jordan to go in to possess the land which the LORD your God gives you, and you shall possess it and dwell therein. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Because you cross the Jordan to enter to inherit the land that LORD JEHOVAH your God gives to you and you shall possess it and you shall dwell in it. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917For ye are to pass over the Jordan to go in to possess the land which the LORD your God giveth you, and ye shall possess it, and dwell therein. Brenton Septuagint Translation For ye are passing over Jordan, to go in and inherit the land, which the Lord our God gives you to inherit always, and ye shall dwell in it. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context A Blessing and a Curse …30Are not these mountains across the Jordan, west of the road toward the sunset, in the land of the Canaanites who live in the Arabah opposite Gilgal near the Oak of Moreh? 31For you are about to cross the Jordan to enter and possess the land that the LORD your God is giving you. When you take possession of it and settle in it, 32be careful to follow all the statutes and ordinances that I am setting before you today.… Cross References Joshua 1:11 “Go through the camp and tell the people, ‘Prepare your provisions, for within three days you will cross the Jordan to go in and take possession of the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess.’” Joshua 3:13-17 When the feet of the priests who carry the ark of the LORD—the Lord of all the earth—touch down in the waters of the Jordan, its flowing waters will be cut off and will stand up in a heap.” / So when the people broke camp to cross the Jordan, the priests carried the ark of the covenant ahead of them. / Now the Jordan overflows its banks throughout the harvest season. But as soon as the priests carrying the ark reached the Jordan and their feet touched the water’s edge, ... Joshua 4:22-24 you are to tell them, ‘Israel crossed the Jordan on dry ground.’ / For the LORD your God dried up the waters of the Jordan before you until you had crossed over, just as He did to the Red Sea, which He dried up before us until we had crossed over. / He did this so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the hand of the LORD is mighty, and so that you may always fear the LORD your God.” Numbers 33:51-53 “Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan, / you must drive out before you all the inhabitants of the land, destroy all their carved images and cast idols, and demolish all their high places. / You are to take possession of the land and settle in it, for I have given you the land to possess. Exodus 3:8 I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. Exodus 6:8 And I will bring you into the land that I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I will give it to you as a possession. I am the LORD!’” Deuteronomy 9:1 Hear, O Israel: Today you are about to cross the Jordan to go in and dispossess nations greater and stronger than you, with large cities fortified to the heavens. Deuteronomy 6:10-12 And when the LORD your God brings you into the land He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, that He would give you—a land with great and splendid cities that you did not build, / with houses full of every good thing with which you did not fill them, with wells that you did not dig, and with vineyards and olive groves that you did not plant—and when you eat and are satisfied, / be careful not to forget the LORD who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. Deuteronomy 7:1 When the LORD your God brings you into the land that you are entering to possess, and He drives out before you many nations—the Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, seven nations larger and stronger than you— Deuteronomy 31:3 The LORD your God Himself will cross over ahead of you. He will destroy these nations before you, and you will dispossess them. Joshua will cross ahead of you, as the LORD has said. Hebrews 11:29-30 By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to follow, they were drowned. / By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the people had marched around them for seven days. Acts 7:45 And our fathers who received it brought it in with Joshua when they dispossessed the nations God drove out before them. It remained until the time of David, Acts 13:19 And having vanquished seven nations in Canaan, He gave their land to His people as an inheritance. Hebrews 4:8-9 For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not have spoken later about another day. / There remains, then, a Sabbath rest for the people of God. Romans 8:31-32 What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? / He who did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all, how will He not also, along with Him, freely give us all things? Treasury of Scripture For you shall pass over Jordan to go in to possess the land which the LORD your God gives you, and you shall possess it, and dwell therein. Deuteronomy 9:1 Hear, O Israel: Thou art to pass over Jordan this day, to go in to possess nations greater and mightier than thyself, cities great and fenced up to heaven, Joshua 1:11 Pass through the host, and command the people, saying, Prepare you victuals; for within three days ye shall pass over this Jordan, to go in to possess the land, which the LORD your God giveth you to possess it. Joshua 3:13-17 And it shall come to pass, as soon as the soles of the feet of the priests that bear the ark of the LORD, the Lord of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of Jordan, that the waters of Jordan shall be cut off from the waters that come down from above; and they shall stand upon an heap… Jump to Previous Cross Dwell Dwelt Enter Heritage Jordan Live Passing Possess Possessed Possession Resting-Place ThereinJump to Next Cross Dwell Dwelt Enter Heritage Jordan Live Passing Possess Possessed Possession Resting-Place ThereinDeuteronomy 11 1. Another exhortation to obedience2. by their own experience of God's great works 8. by promise of God's great blessings 16. and by threatenings 18. A careful study is required in God's words 26. The blessing and curse set before them For you are about to cross the Jordan This phrase marks a pivotal moment in the history of the Israelites. The "Jordan" refers to the Jordan River, a significant geographical and spiritual boundary. In Hebrew, "Jordan" (יַרְדֵּן, Yarden) means "descender," symbolizing a transition from the wilderness into the Promised Land. This crossing is not just a physical act but a spiritual one, representing a step of faith and obedience. Historically, the Jordan River was a formidable barrier, and crossing it required divine intervention, as seen in Joshua 3. This moment is a reminder of God's faithfulness and the fulfillment of His promises. to enter and take possession of the land that the LORD your God is giving you When you possess and settle it Here ends the first portion of the exposition of the Decalogue--that which sets forth the relation of the people brought out of Egypt to Jehovah. The following chapters set forth the laws of the land of Israel--first, as the seat of worship of Jehovah; secondly, as the seat of His kingdom; thirdly, as the sphere of operation of certain rules of behaviour, intended to form a distinctive character for His people. For a complete analysis of this portion, see the Introduction to this Book. Some modern writers attribute these chapters to a later hand than that of Moses. It is therefore necessary to consider them carefully, not simply as chapters, but in their primary structure and according to their natural divisions. The land is considered as the seat of Jehovah's worship from Deuteronomy 12:1 to Deuteronomy 16:17 inclusive. Verses 31, 32. - The assurance that they should pass over Jordan and possess the land of Canaan, is assigned as a reason and motive why they should observe to do all that God had commanded them. |
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