I have given you every place that the sole of your foot will tread on, as I told Moses.
Parallel translations
- KJV Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, that have I given unto you, as I said unto Moses.
- BSB I have given you every place where the sole of your foot will tread, just as I promised to Moses.
- ESV Every place that the sole of your foot will tread upon I have given to you, just as I promised to Moses.
- NKJV Every place that the sole of your foot will tread upon I have given you, as I said to Moses.
- NASB Every place on which the sole of your foot steps, I have given it to you, just as I spoke to Moses.
- NLT I promise you what I promised Moses: ‘Wherever you set foot, you will be on land I have given you—
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Quick answer
God promises to give Israel every place they set foot, repeating His earlier pledge to Moses. The promise is sure because God stands behind it.
Overview
Echoing Deuteronomy 11:24, God reaffirms that the land will be theirs as they advance in faith. The 'sole of your foot' imagery joins divine gift with human obedience: God grants the land, yet Israel must actively take possession. This pattern of promise received through faithful action runs throughout Scripture and finds its fulfillment in the believer's call to lay hold of what Christ has secured.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- Deut 11:24Every place whereon the sole of your foot treads shall be yours: from the wilderness, and Lebanon, from the river, the river Euphrates, even to the western sea shall be your border.
- Josh 14:9Moses swore on that day, saying, ‘Surely the land where you walked shall be an inheritance to you and to your children forever, because you have wholly followed Yahweh my God.’
- Titus 1:2in hope of eternal life, which God, who can’t lie, promised before time began;
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