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Deuteronomy 6:11

with houses full of every good thing with which you did not fill them, with wells that you did not dig, and with vineyards and olive groves that you did not plant—and when you eat and are satisfied,

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Moses addresses the Israelites on the plains of Moab, outlining their response after entering the land God swore to give their ancestors. The verse lists the sudden material abundance they will inherit without prior construction or cultivation.

The words — The Hebrew מְלֵאִים (me.le.'Im) means "full," directly modifying כָּל־טוּב (kol-tuv) for "every good thing" to denote complete provision. וּ/בֹרֹת (u./vo.Rot) translates as "wells," specifying water infrastructure they did not excavate.

The thread — The text's link between unearned abundance and required gratitude runs to Deuteronomy 8:10, which commands blessing God when satisfied. It also parallels Ezekiel 16:10, where God catalogs His prior provision of clothing and shelter for Israel.

Why it lands — The verse states that inherited wealth originates from divine grant rather than human labor. It requires the reader to attribute future contentment to the Lord who delivered them from Egypt, not to personal capability.

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The Hebrew words

וּבָ֨תִּ֜יםu./Va.Timand/ housesמְלֵאִ֣יםme.le.'Imfullכָּל־kol-everyטוּב֮tuvgood thingאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sherwhichלֹא־lo'-notמִלֵּאתָ֒mi.le.Tayou filledוּבֹרֹ֤תu./vo.Rotand/ wellsחֲצוּבִים֙cha.tzu.Vimdug outאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sherwhichלֹא־lo'-notחָצַ֔בְתָּcha.Tzav.tayou dugכְּרָמִ֥יםke.ra.Mimvineyardsוְזֵיתִ֖יםve./zei.Timand/ olive treesאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sherwhichלֹא־lo'-notנָטָ֑עְתָּna.Ta.'e.tayou plantedוְאָכַלְתָּ֖ve./'a.khal.Taand/ you will eatוְשָׂבָֽעְתָּ׃ve./sa.Va.'e.taand/ you will be satisfied

King James Version

And houses full of all good things, which thou filledst not, and wells digged, which thou diggedst not, vineyards and olive trees, which thou plantedst not; when thou shalt have eaten and be full;

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