Good News Translation GNT
New International Version NIV
8 "Obey everything that I have commanded you today. Then you will be able to cross the river and occupy the land that you are about to enter.
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Observe therefore all the commands I am giving you today, so that you may have the strength to go in and take over the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess,
9 And you will live a long time in the rich and fertile land that the Lord promised to give your ancestors and their descendants.
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and so that you may live long in the land the LORD swore to your ancestors to give to them and their descendants, a land flowing with milk and honey.
10 The land that you are about to occupy is not like the land of Egypt, where you lived before. There, when you planted grain, you had to work hard to irrigate the fields;
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The land you are entering to take over is not like the land of Egypt, from which you have come, where you planted your seed and irrigated it by foot as in a vegetable garden.
11 but the land that you are about to enter is a land of mountains and valleys, a land watered by rain.
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But the land you are crossing the Jordan to take possession of is a land of mountains and valleys that drinks rain from heaven.
12 The Lord your God takes care of this land and watches over it throughout the year.
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It is a land the LORD your God cares for; the eyes of the LORD your God are continually on it from the beginning of the year to its end.
13 "So then, obey the commands that I have given you today; love the Lord your God and serve him with all your heart.
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So if you faithfully obey the commands I am giving you today—to love the LORD your God and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul—
14 If you do, he will send rain on your land when it is needed, in the autumn and in the spring, so that there will be grain, wine, and olive oil for you,
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then I will send rain on your land in its season, both autumn and spring rains, so that you may gather in your grain, new wine and olive oil.
15 and grass for your livestock. You will have all the food you want.
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I will provide grass in the fields for your cattle, and you will eat and be satisfied.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.
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