Get up and walk around the land, through its length and breadth, for I will give it to you.”
Parallel translations
- WEB Arise, walk through the land in its length and in its width; for I will give it to you.”
- KJV Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for I will give it unto thee.
- NKJV Arise, walk in the land through its length and its width, for I give it to you.”
- NASB Arise, walk about in the land through its length and width; for I will give it to you.”
- NLT Go and walk through the land in every direction, for I am giving it to you.”
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Quick answer
God told Abram to walk through the land he was giving him. The command invites Abram to take possession by faith.
Overview
Yahweh bids Abram traverse the land's length and breadth as a sign of the inheritance to come. Walking through the land enacts a faith-claim on what God has promised but not yet delivered. It calls Abram to live actively in the confidence of God's word.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 2
- Gen 13:15for all the land that you see, I will give to you and your offspring forever.
- Num 13:17–24When Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, he told them, “Go up through the Negev and into the hill country.
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