Bible Strands
Deuteronomy 3:20
until the LORD gives rest to your brothers as He has to you, and they too have taken possession of the land that the LORD your God is giving them across the Jordan. Then each of you may return to the possession I have given you.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Moses addresses the eastern tribes, instructing them to remain east of the Jordan until their kinsmen have conquered the western territory and received their allotted inheritance.
The words — עַד ('ad) translates literally as "until," setting a firm temporal boundary, while יָנִיחַ (ya.Ni.ach) means "he will give rest," specifying the exact condition for their departure.
The thread — The text’s pattern of waiting for God to grant rest before returning home is repeated in Joshua 22:4 when Joshua finally dismisses the eastern tribes after the western conquest is complete.
Why it lands — The text states that personal possession depends on communal conquest, requiring readers to delay their own settlement until God’s promises to the broader community are fulfilled.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Until the Lord have given rest unto your brethren, as well as unto you, and until they also possess the land which the Lord your God hath given them beyond Jordan: and then shall ye return every man unto his possession, which I have given you.
Cross-references
- Joshua 22:4 And now that the LORD your God has given your brothers rest as He promised them, you may return to your homes in the land that Moses the servant of the LORD gave you across the Jordan.
- Joshua 22:8 saying, “Return to your homes with your great wealth, with immense herds of livestock, with silver, gold, bronze, iron, and very many clothes. Divide with your brothers the spoil of your enemies.”