Deuteronomy 8:9 — compare English translations
Compare translationsDeuteronomy 8:9 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
אֶ֗רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
אֲשֶׁ֨ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
לֹ֤א
lôʼ
H3808
not
בְמִסְכֵּנֻת֙
miçkênuth
H4544
poverty
תֹּֽאכַל
ʼâkal
H398
to eat
בָּ֣הּ
לֶ֔חֶם
lechem
H3899
bread
לֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
תֶחְסַ֥ר
châçêr
H2637
to lack
כֹּ֖ל
kôl
H3605
all
בָּ֑הּ
אֶ֚רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
אֲבָנֶ֣יהָ
ʼeben
H68
stone
בַרְזֶ֔ל
barzel
H1270
iron
וּמֵהֲרָרֶ֖יהָ
hârâr
H2042
mountain
תַּחְצֹ֥ב
châtsab
H2672
to hew
נְחֹֽשֶׁת
nᵉchôsheth
H5178
bronze
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World English Bible Public Domain
a land in which you shall eat bread without scarceness, you shall not lack anything in it; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills you may dig copper.
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King James Version Public Domain
A land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, thou shalt not lack any thing in it; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills thou mayest dig brass.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
a land where you will eat bread in it not with poverty, you will not lack anything in it; a land where its stones iron, and from the hills you may dig copper.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).