Exodus 15:17

You will bring them in and plant them on the mountain of Your inheritance—the place, O LORD, You have prepared for Your dwelling, the sanctuary, O Lord, Your hands have established.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Moses and the Israelites address the LORD immediately after the Red Sea crossing, anticipating the completion of their journey.

The words — The Hebrew terms תְּבִאֵ֗/מוֹ (te.vi.'E./mov) and וְ/תִטָּעֵ֙/מוֹ֙ (ve./ti.ta.'E./mov) literally mean "you will bring them" and "you will plant them," describing God's action of settling His people.

The thread — The planting imagery appears in Psalms 44:2 and 80:8, where God drives out nations to transplant His people, while Psalms 78:54 notes He brought them to His holy land and to the mountain His right hand acquired.

Why it lands — The text declares God will personally establish a permanent dwelling place for Himself and His people, demanding trust in His faithful fulfillment of His promises.

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The Hebrew words

תְּבִאֵ֗מוֹte.vi.'E./movyou will bring/ them וְתִטָּעֵ֙מוֹ֙ve./ti.ta.'E./movand/ you will plant/ them בְּהַ֣רbe./Haron/ [the] mountain of נַחֲלָֽתְךָ֔na.cha.la.te./Khainheritance/ your מָכ֧וֹןma.Khona place לְשִׁבְתְּךָ֛le./shiv.te./Khato/ dwell/ you פָּעַ֖לְתָּpa.'Al.tayou have made יְהוָ֑הYah.wehO Yahweh מִקְּדָ֕שׁmi.ke.Dasha sanctuary אֲדֹנָ֖י'a.do.NaiO Lord כּוֹנְנ֥וּko.Nuthey have established יָדֶֽיךָ׃ya.Dei./khahands/ your

King James Version

Thou shalt bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of thine inheritance, in the place, O Lord, which thou hast made for thee to dwell in, in the Sanctuary, O Lord, which thy hands have established.

Cross-references

Psalms 44:2 With Your hand You drove out the nations and planted our fathers there; You crushed the peoples and cast them out.
Psalms 80:8 You uprooted a vine from Egypt; You drove out the nations and transplanted it.
Psalms 78:54 He brought them to His holy land, to the mountain His right hand had acquired.
Jeremiah 32:41 Yes, I will rejoice in doing them good, and I will faithfully plant them in this land with all My heart and with all My soul.
Psalms 78:68 But He chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion, which He loved.
Psalms 132:13 For the LORD has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His home:
Isaiah 5:1 I will sing for my beloved a song of his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill.
Jeremiah 2:21 I had planted you like a choice vine from the very best seed. How could you turn yourself before Me into a rotten, wild vine?
Jeremiah 31:23 This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “When I restore them from captivity, they will once again speak this word in the land of Judah and in its cities: ‘May the LORD bless you, O righteous dwelling place, O holy mountain.’