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Deuteronomy 12:10
When you cross the Jordan and live in the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, and He gives you rest from all the enemies around you and you dwell securely,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Moses addresses the Israelites on the plains of Moab, outlining covenant regulations before they enter Canaan. He frames the instruction as a transition from wilderness wandering to settled possession of the land God is giving them.
The words — The text highlights וַ/עֲבַרְתֶּם (va./'a.var.Tem), meaning "and you will pass over," and וִֽ/ישַׁבְתֶּם (vi./shav.Tem), meaning "and you will dwell." These verbs establish a chronological sequence from crossing the river to taking permanent residence.
The thread — The promise of secure dwelling appears in Ezekiel 34:28, where God guarantees the people will no longer be prey, and in Jeremiah 33:11, which describes restored worship and joy. The geographical boundary is also referenced in Deuteronomy 3:27, where Moses is commanded to view the land from Pisgah.
Why it lands — The verse states that physical security and rest are prerequisites for centralized worship and covenant obedience. It requires the reader to prepare for structured communal responsibility once wilderness wandering concludes.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
But when ye go over Jordan, and dwell in the land which the Lord your God giveth you to inherit, and when he giveth you rest from all your enemies round about, so that ye dwell in safety;
Cross-references
- Ezekiel 34:28 They will no longer be prey for the nations, and the beasts of the earth will not consume them. They will dwell securely, and no one will frighten them.
- Jeremiah 33:11 the sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of the bride and bridegroom, and the voices of those bringing thank offerings into the house of the LORD, saying: ‘Give thanks to the LORD of Hosts, for the LORD is good; His loving devotion endures forever.’ For I will restore the land from captivity as in former times, says the LORD.
- Deuteronomy 3:27 Go to the top of Pisgah and look to the west and north and south and east. See the land with your own eyes, for you will not cross this Jordan.
- Deuteronomy 4:22 For I will not be crossing the Jordan, because I must die in this land. But you shall cross over and take possession of that good land.
- Deuteronomy 11:31 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,
- Leviticus 25:18 You are to keep My statutes and carefully observe My judgments, so that you may dwell securely in the land.
- 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 33:12 Concerning Benjamin he said: “May the beloved of the LORD rest secure in Him; God shields him all day long, and upon His shoulders he rests.”
- Deuteronomy 33:28 So Israel dwells securely; the fountain of Jacob lives untroubled in a land of grain and new wine, where even the heavens drip with dew.
- Joshua 3:17 The priests carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firm on dry ground in the middle of the Jordan, while all Israel crossed over the dry ground, until the entire nation had crossed the Jordan.