DEU 11:9 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, green:YHWH.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Ἵνα μακροημερεύσητε ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, ἧς ὤμοσε Κύριος τοῖς πατράσιν ὑμῶν δοῦναι αὐτοῖς καὶ τῷ σπέρματι αὐτῶν μετʼ αὐτούς, γῆν ῥέουσαν γάλα καὶ μέλι.
(Hina makroaʸmereusaʸte epi taʸs gaʸs, haʸs ōmose Kurios tois patrasin humōn dounai autois kai tōi spermati autōn metʼ autous, gaʸn ɽeousan gala kai meli. )

BrTr that ye may live long upon the land, which the Lord sware to your fathers to give to them, and to their seed after them, a land flowing with milk and honey.

ULT and so that you may prolong days in the land that Yahweh swore to your fathers to give to them and to their seed, a land flowing with milk and honey.

UST This is also so that you will live for a long time in that land. That land is the land that Yahweh solemnly promised your ancestors that he would give to them and to their descendants. The land is very fertile.

BSB and so that you may live long in the land that the LORD swore to your fathers to give them and their descendants, a land flowing with milk and honey.

OEB No OEB DEU book available

WEBBE and that you may prolong your days in the land which the LORD swore to your fathers to give to them and to their offspring, a land flowing with milk and honey.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET and that you may enjoy long life in the land the Lord promised to give to your ancestors and their descendants, a land flowing with milk and honey.

LSV and so that you prolong days on the ground which YHWH has sworn to your fathers to give to them and to their seed—a land flowing with milk and honey.

FBV You will also have long lives in the country that the Lord promised to give your forefathers and their descendants, a land flowing with milk and honey.

T4T and in order that you will live for a long time in that land, the land that Yahweh solemnly promised your ancestors that he would give to them and to their descendants, a land that is very fertile [IDM].

LEB so that you may live long[fn] on the land that Yahweh swore to your ancestors,[fn] to give it to them and to their offspring, a land flowing with milk and honey.

11:9 Literally “you may make long days”

11:9 Or “fathers”

BBE And that your days may be long in the land which the Lord gave by an oath to your fathers and to their seed after them, a land flowing with milk and honey.

Moff No Moff DEU book available

JPS and that ye may prolong your days upon the land, which the LORD swore unto your fathers to give unto them and to their seed, a land flowing with milk and honey.

ASV and that ye may prolong your days in the land, which Jehovah sware unto your fathers to give unto them and to their seed, a land flowing with milk and honey.

DRA And may live in it a long time: which the Lord promised by oath to your fathers, and to their seed, a land which floweth with milk and honey.

YLT and so that ye prolong days on the ground which Jehovah hath sworn to your fathers to give to them and to their seed — a land flowing with milk and honey.

Drby and that ye may prolong your days in the land which Jehovah swore unto your fathers to give unto them and unto their seed, a land flowing with milk and honey.

RV and that ye may prolong your days upon the land, which the LORD sware unto your fathers to give unto them and to their seed, a land flowing with milk and honey.

Wbstr And that ye may prolong your days in the land which the LORD swore to your fathers to give to them, and to their seed, a land that floweth with milk and honey.

KJB-1769 And that ye may prolong your days in the land, which the LORD sware unto your fathers to give unto them and to their seed, a land that floweth with milk and honey.
(And that ye/you_all may prolong your days in the land, which the LORD sware unto your fathers to give unto them and to their seed, a land that floweth/flows with milk and honey. )

KJB-1611 And that yee may prolong your dayes in the lande which the LORD sware vnto your fathers to giue vnto them, and to their seed, a land that floweth with milke and hony.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps And that ye may prolong your dayes in the lande whiche the Lorde sware vnto your fathers, to geue vnto them and to their seede, a lande that floweth with mylke and honie.
(And that ye/you_all may prolong your days in the land which the Lord sware unto your fathers, to give unto them and to their seed, a land that floweth/flows with milk and honey.)

Gnva Also that ye may prolong your daies in the land, which the Lord sware vnto your fathers, to giue vnto them and to their seede, euen a lande that floweth with milke and honie.
(Also that ye/you_all may prolong your days in the land, which the Lord sware unto your fathers, to give unto them and to their seed, even a land that floweth/flows with milk and honey. )

Cvdl & that ye maye lyue longe in the londe, which the LORDE sware vnto youre fathers, to geue vnto them and to their sede, eue a londe that floweth with mylke and hony:
(& that ye/you_all may live long in the land, which the LORD sware unto your(pl) fathers, to give unto them and to their seed, eue a land that floweth/flows with milk and honey:)

Wycl to which ye schulen entre, and ye lyue therynne in myche time; which lond, flowynge with mylk and hony, the Lord bihiyte vndur an ooth to youre fadris and to `the seed of hem.
(to which ye/you_all should entre, and ye/you_all live therein in much time; which land, flowynge with mylk and honey, the Lord bihiyte under an oath to your(pl) fathers and to `the seed of them.)

Luth und daß du lange lebest auf dem Lande, das der HErr euren Vätern geschworen hat, ihnen zu geben und ihrem Samen, ein Land, da Milch und Honig innen fleußt.
(and that you long lebest on to_him land, the the/of_the LORD yours Vätern geschworen has, to_them to give and their Samen, a Land, there Milch and Honig inside fleußt.)

ClVg multoque in ea vivatis tempore: quam sub juramento pollicitus est Dominus patribus vestris, et semini eorum, lacte et melle manantem.
(multoque in ea he_livesis tempore: how under yuramento pollicitus it_is Master patribus vestris, and semini their, lacte and melle manantem. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-goal

וּ⁠לְמַ֨עַן

and,so_that

Here, so that marks what comes after it as the goal or purpose of obeying Yahweh. Use a connector in your language that makes it clear that this is the purpose.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

תַּאֲרִ֤יכוּ יָמִים֙

prolong days

If the Israelites obey Yahweh, they will prolong the days when they live on the land. Moses is speaking of time as if it were something over which man could exercise control, to prolong it. You could include this information if it would be helpful for your readers. Alternate translation: “you may dwell continuosly”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

לַ⁠אֲבֹתֵי⁠כֶ֛ם

to,fathers,your_all's

Moses is using the term fathers to mean “ancestors.” If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “to your predecessors”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

אֶ֛רֶץ זָבַ֥ת חָלָ֖ב וּ⁠דְבָֽשׁ

earth/land flowing milk and,honey

See how you translated this in 6:3.

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