Deuteronomy 6:10

So shall it be, when Yahweh thy God shall bring thee into the land, which he sware to thy fathers—to Abraham to Isaac and to Jacob to give unto thee,—into cities great and goodly, which thou didst not build;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And it shall be, when the LORD thy God shall have brought thee into the land which he sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give thee great and goodly cities, which thou buildedst not,

In Context

9and thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house and within thy gates.

11and houses full of all good things, which thou filledst not, and hewn cisterns which thou hewedst not, vineyards and oliveyards which thou plantedst not,—and shalt eat and be full,

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Cross References

Genesis 15:18In that day, did Yahweh solemnise with Abram a covenant, saying,—To thy seed, have I given this land, from the river of Egypt as far as the great river—the river Euphrates:

Genesis 28:13and lo! Yahweh, standing by him,—and he said, I, am Yahweh, God of Abraham thy father and God of Isaac,—The land whereon, thou, art lying, to thee, will I give it and to thy seed;

Deuteronomy 6:18so shalt thou do what is right and what is pleasing in the eyes of Yahweh,—that it may be well with thee, and thou mayest enter in and possess the good land, which Yahweh sware unto thy fathers;

Deuteronomy 8:12lest thou eat, and be satisfied,—and goodly houses, thou build and inhabit;

Nehemiah 9:25and they captured fortified cities and a fat soil, and took possession of houses full of every good thing, wells digged, vineyards and oliveyards and fruit-trees, in abundance,—so they did eat and were filled and became fat, and luxuriated in thy great goodness.

Psalms 105:44And gave them, the lands of the nations, And, of the toil of the peoples, took they possession:

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 6:5-17

Cautions and Precepts. ( b. c. 1451.) 4 Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord : 5 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. 6 And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: 7 And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. 8 And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine… Read the whole commentary →

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