Deuteronomy 9:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Hear, O Israel: Thou art to pass over Jordan this day, to go in to possess nations greater and mightier than thyself, cities great and fenced up to heaven,”

Deuteronomy 9:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Deuteronomy 9:1 in 6 Bible Translations

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Deuteronomy 9:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Hear, Israel! You are to pass over the Jordan today, to go in to dispossess nations greater and mightier than yourself, cities great and fortified up to the sky,”

Deuteronomy 9:1 — World English Bible

Deuteronomy 9:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Hear, O Israel: thou art to pass over the Jordan this day, to go in to dispossess nations greater and mightier than thyself, cities great and fortified up to heaven, ”

Deuteronomy 9:1 — American Standard Version

Deuteronomy 9:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“`Hear, Israel, thou art passing over to-day the Jordan, to go in to possess nations greater and mightier than thyself; cities great and fenced in the heavens;”

Deuteronomy 9:1 — Young's Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 9:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Hear, Israel! Thou art to pass over the Jordan this day, to enter in to possess nations greater and mightier than thou, cities great and walled up to heaven, ”

Deuteronomy 9:1 — Darby Translation

Deuteronomy 9:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Heare O Israel, Thou shalt passe ouer Iorden this day, to goe in and to possesse nations greater and mightier then thy selfe, and cities great and walled vp to heauen,”

Deuteronomy 9:1 — Geneva Bible

Deuteronomy 9:1 in Context — Deuteronomy 9

1 Hear, O Israel: Thou art to pass over Jordan this day, to go in to possess nations greater and mightier than thyself, cities great and fenced up to heaven,

2 A people great and tall, the children of the Anakims, whom thou knowest, and of whom thou hast heard say, Who can stand before the children of Anak!

3 Understand therefore this day, that the Lord thy God is he which goeth over before thee; as a consuming fire he shall destroy them, and he shall bring them down before thy face: so shalt thou drive them out, and destroy them quickly, as the Lord hath said unto thee.

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What Does Deuteronomy 9:1 Mean?

Deuteronomy 9:1 is a verse from the Book of Deuteronomy, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Deuteronomy chapter 9. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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