Deuteronomy 11:31

31 "For you are about to cross the Jordan to go in to possess the land which the LORD your God is giving you, and ¹you shall possess it and live in it,

Deuteronomy 11:31 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 11:31

For ye shall pass over Jordan, to go in to possess the land
Which the Lord your God giveth you
They were now near it, and by this they are assured they should pass over it, in order to take possession of the land God had given them, and which gift of his was a sufficient title to it:

and ye shall possess it, and dwell therein:
should not only take possession of it, but make their abode in it; they are assured hereby of continuance in it, on condition they obeyed the laws of God, as follows.

Deuteronomy 11:31 In-Context

29 "It shall come about, when the LORD your God brings you into the land where you are entering to possess it, that you shall place the blessing on Mount Gerizim and the curse on Mount Ebal.

30 "Are they not across the Jordan, west of the way toward the sunset , in the land of the Canaanites who live in the Arabah, opposite Gilgal, beside the oaks of Moreh?

31 "For you are about to cross the Jordan to go in to possess the land which the LORD your God is giving you, and you shall possess it and live in it,

32 and you shall be careful to do all the statutes and the judgments which I am setting before you today.

Cross References

• 1. Deuteronomy 17:14; Joshua 21:43