Deuteronomy 11:21

That your yamim may be multiplied, and the yamim of your banim, in ha'adamah which Hashem swore unto Avoteichem to give them, as the yamim of Shomayim upon ha'aretz. + 11:21 i.e., as long as the heavens are above the earth

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

That your days may be multiplied, and the days of your children, in the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers to give them, as the days of heaven upon the earth.

In Context

20And thou shalt write them upon the mezuzot of thine bais, and upon thy she'arim;

22For if ye shall be shomer diligently over all these mitzvot which I command you, to do them, to love Hashem Eloheichem, to walk in all His ways, and to have deveykus unto Him;

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 4:40Thou shalt be shomer over His chukkim, therefore, and His mitzvot, which I command thee today, that it may go well with thee, and with thy banim after thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy yamim upon adamah, which Hashem Eloheicha giveth thee, kol hayamim.

Deuteronomy 6:2That thou mightest fear Hashem Eloheicha, to be shomer over all His chukkim and His mitzvot, which I command thee, thou, and thy ben, and thy benʼs ben, all the days of thy life; and that thy days may be prolonged.

Psalms 72:5They shall fear Thee as long as the shemesh and yarei'ach endure, 1 dor dorim (throughout all generations). 1

Psalms 89:30His zera also will I make to endure forever, 1 and his kisse as the days of Shomayim. 1

Proverbs 3:16Orekh yamim is in her right hand; 1 and in her left hand osher and kavod. 1

Proverbs 9:11For by me thy yamim shall be multiplied, 1 and shanot chayyim shall be increased to thee. 1

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 11:19-26

18 Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul, and bind them for a sign upon your hand, that they may be as frontlets between your eyes. 19 And ye shall teach them your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. 20 And thou shalt write them upon the door posts of thine house, and upon thy gates: 21 That your days may be multiplied, and the days of your children, in the land which the Lord… Read the whole commentary →

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