Deuteronomy 11:21

that your days may be multiplied, and the days of your children, in the land which Yahweh swore to your fathers to give them, as the days of the heavens above the earth.

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WEBBE

that your days and your children’s days may be multiplied in the land which the LORD swore to your fathers to give them, as the days of the heavens above the earth.

BSB

so that as long as the heavens are above the earth, your days and those of your children may be multiplied in the land that the LORD swore to give your fathers.

KJV

That your days may be multiplied, and the days of your children, in the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers to give them, as the days of heaven upon the earth.

ASV

that your days may be multiplied, and the days of your children, in the land which Jehovah sware unto your fathers to give them, as the days of the heavens above the earth.

BBE

So that your days, and the days of your children, may be long in the land which the Lord by his oath to your fathers said he would give them, like the days of the eternal heavens.

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לְמַעַן le·ma·'an so that H4616 יִרְבּוּ yir·bu they may increase H7235 יְמֵיכֶם ye·mei·khem days your H3117 וִימֵי vi·mei and [the] days of H3117 בְנֵיכֶם ve·nei·khem children your H1121 עַל 'al on H5921 הָאֲדָמָה ha·'a·da·mah the land H127 אֲשֶׁר 'a·sher which H834 נִשְׁבַּע nish·ba' he swore H7650 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 לַאֲבֹתֵיכֶם la·'a·vo·tei·khem to ancestors your H1 לָתֵת la·tet to give H5414 לָהֶם la·hem to (the) them H9038 כִּימֵי ki·mei like [the] days of H3117 הַשָּׁמַיִם ha·sha·ma·yim the heavens H8064 עַל־ 'al- above H5921 הָאָרֶץ ס ha·'a·retz the earth H776

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 18–25

Let all be directed by the three rules here given. 1. Let our hearts be filled with the word of God. There will not be good practices in the life, unless there be good thoughts, good affections, and good principles in the heart. 2. Let our eyes be fixed upon the word of God, having constant regard to it as the guide of our way, as the rule of our work, Psa 119:30. 3. Let our tongues be employed about the word of God. Nor will any thing do more to cause prosperity, and keeping up religion in a nation, than the good education of children.

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