And it shall be, when thou art come in unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, and possessest it, and dwellest therein;
Parallel translations
- WEB It shall be, when you have come in to the land which Yahweh your God gives you for an inheritance, possess it, and dwell in it,
- BSB When you enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, and you take possession of it and settle in it,
- NKJV “And it shall be, when you come into the land which the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance, and you possess it and dwell in it,
- NASB “Then it shall be, when you enter the land which the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance, and you take possession of it and live in it,
- NLT “When you enter the land the Lord your God is giving you as a special possession and you have conquered it and settled there,
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Quick answer
When Israel enters and possesses the promised land, a ceremony of gratitude is to follow. Receiving the inheritance calls for worshipful response.
Overview
This verse opens the law of firstfruits, set in the time when God's promise of land is fulfilled. Possessing the land was never to be taken for granted but received as a gift requiring thankful acknowledgment of the Giver. It sets the stage for a liturgy that rehearses God's saving acts, training Israel to live in remembered grace.
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- Deut 17:14When thou art come unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, and shalt possess it, and shalt dwell therein, and shalt say, I will set a king over me, like as all the nations that are about me;
- Deut 13:9But thou shalt surely kill him; thine hand shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the people.
- Num 15:2Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come into the land of your habitations, which I give unto you,
- Num 15:18Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land whither I bring you,
- Deut 18:9When thou art come into the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations.
- Deut 13:1If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder,
- Deut 5:31But as for thee, stand thou here by me, and I will speak unto thee all the commandments, and the statutes, and the judgments, which thou shalt teach them, that they may do them in the land which I give them to possess it.
- Deut 7:1When the LORD thy God shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, and hath cast out many nations before thee, the Hittites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven nations greater and mightier than thou;
- Deut 6:1–10Now these are the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go to possess it:
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Moses promised a Prophet like himself to whom Israel must listen (18:15); Jesus is that Prophet, the one who keeps the covenant we broke and becomes the curse for us by hanging on a tree (Gal 3:13).
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