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Deuteronomy 11:24
Every place where the sole of your foot treads will be yours. Your territory will extend from the wilderness to Lebanon, and from the Euphrates River to the Western Sea.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Moses addresses the Israelites on the plains of Moab, describing the land distribution that will follow God’s expulsion of the current nations. The words — The text pairs תִּדְרֹךְ (tid.Rokh), literally “it will tread,” with יִהְיֶ֑ה (yih.Yeh), literally “it will belong,” to link physical movement with legal possession. The thread — This territorial language repeats the border description in Exodus 23:31, the patriarchal grant in Genesis 15:18, and the specific inheritance claim in Joshua 14:9. Why it lands — The verse demands that the recipient actively occupy each location to establish ownership, treating the geographic promise as conditional on forward movement rather than static entitlement.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Every place whereon the soles of your feet shall tread shall be yours: from the wilderness and Lebanon, from the river, the river Euphrates, even unto the uttermost sea shall your coast be.
Cross-references
- Joshua 14:9 On that day Moses swore to me, saying, ‘Surely the land on which you have set foot will be an inheritance to you and your children forever, because you have wholly followed the LORD my God.’
- Genesis 15:18 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—
- Exodus 23:31 And I will establish your borders from the Red Sea to the Sea of the Philistines, and from the desert to the Euphrates. For I will deliver the inhabitants into your hand, and you will drive them out before you.
- 1 Kings 4:21 And Solomon reigned over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. These kingdoms offered tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.
- 2 Chronicles 9:26 He reigned over all the kings from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt.
- Joshua 1:3 I have given you every place where the sole of your foot will tread, just as I promised to Moses.
- 1 Kings 4:24 For Solomon had dominion over everything west of the Euphrates—over all the kingdoms from Tiphsah to Gaza—and he had peace on all sides.
- Numbers 34:3 Your southern border will extend from the Wilderness of Zin along the border of Edom. On the east, your southern border will run from the end of the Salt Sea,