Commentary— Tyndale Open Study Notes (plain English)
11:8-32 Moses here appends to the covenant stipulations (chs 5–11) a list of curses and blessings similar to those that follow the whole covenant text in chs 27–28.
Commentary— Tyndale Open Study Notes (plain English)
11:8-32 Moses here appends to the covenant stipulations (chs 5–11) a list of curses and blessings similar to those that follow the whole covenant text in chs 27–28.
Literal English (Darby)ⓘThe Darby Bible (1890) — a deliberately literal, word-for-word translation used here as the Old Testament comparison text.The Darby Bible (1890) — a deliberately literal, word-for-word translation used here as the Old Testament comparison text.
but the land, whereunto ye are passing over to possess it, is a land of mountains and valleys, which drinketh water of the rain of heaven,
Hebrew (Masoretic Text)ⓘThe Masoretic Text — the authoritative Hebrew manuscript tradition behind most Old Testaments, standardized by Jewish scribes (the Masoretes) between roughly the 7th and 10th centuries AD.The Masoretic Text — the authoritative Hebrew manuscript tradition behind most Old Testaments, standardized by Jewish scribes (the Masoretes) between roughly the 7th and 10th centuries AD.
King James Version (1611) — the classic formal, word-for-word English translation. Historic and widely memorized, but uses Early Modern English vocabulary.
King James Version (1611) — the classic formal, word-for-word English translation. Historic and widely memorized, but uses Early Modern English vocabulary.
But the land, whither ye go to possess it, is a land of hills and valleys, and drinketh water of the rain of heaven:
American Standard VersionⓘAmerican Standard Version (1901) — a more literal, precision-focused revision in the King James tradition.American Standard Version (1901) — a more literal, precision-focused revision in the King James tradition.
but the land, whither ye go over to possess it, is a land of hills and valleys, and drinketh water of the rain of heaven,
World English BibleⓘWorld English Bible — a modern, public-domain update to the KJV/ASV formal style, without archaic language.World English Bible — a modern, public-domain update to the KJV/ASV formal style, without archaic language.
but the land that you go over to possess is a land of hills and valleys which drinks water from the rain of the sky,
Bible in Basic EnglishⓘBible in Basic English (1949) — deliberately written using a limited vocabulary of about 1,000 words.Bible in Basic English (1949) — deliberately written using a limited vocabulary of about 1,000 words.
But the land where you are going is a land of hills and valleys, drinking in the rain of heaven: