Deuteronomy 19:8

And if the LORD thy God enlarge thy coast, as he hath sworn unto thy fathers, and give thee all the land which he promised to give unto thy fathers;

And if the LORD {H3068} thy God {H430} enlarge {H7337} thy coast {H1366}, as he hath sworn {H7650} unto thy fathers {H1}, and give {H5414} thee all the land {H776} which he promised {H1696} to give {H5414} unto thy fathers {H1};

"If ADONAI your God expands your territory, as he swore to your ancestors that he would, and gives you all the land he promised to give to your ancestors -

And if the LORD your God enlarges your territory, as He swore to your fathers, and gives you all the land He promised them,

And if Jehovah thy God enlarge thy border, as he hath sworn unto thy fathers, and give thee all the land which he promised to give unto thy fathers;

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Cross-References

  • Genesis 15:18 (3 votes)

    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:

  • Genesis 15:21 (3 votes)

    And the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.

  • Deuteronomy 12:20 (3 votes)

    When the LORD thy God shall enlarge thy border, as he hath promised thee, and thou shalt say, I will eat flesh, because thy soul longeth to eat flesh; thou mayest eat flesh, whatsoever thy soul lusteth after.

  • Exodus 23:31 (3 votes)

    And I will set thy bounds from the Red sea even unto the sea of the Philistines, and from the desert unto the river: for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand; and thou shalt drive them out before thee.

  • Exodus 34:24 (3 votes)

    For I will cast out the nations before thee, and enlarge thy borders: neither shall any man desire thy land, when thou shalt go up to appear before the LORD thy God thrice in the year.

  • Genesis 28:14 (2 votes)

    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.

  • Ezra 4:20 (2 votes)

    There have been mighty kings also over Jerusalem, which have ruled over all [countries] beyond the river; and toll, tribute, and custom, was paid unto them.