Deuteronomy 11:21
That your days may be multiplied, and the days of your children, in the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers to give them, as the days of heaven upon the earth.
KJV
ut multiplicentur dies tui, et filiorum tuorum in terra, quam juravit Dominus patribus tuis, ut daret eis quamdiu cælum imminet terræ.
Vulgate
ἵνα μακροημερεύσητε, καὶ αἱ ἡμέραι τῶν υἱῶν ὑμῶν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς ἧς ὤμοσεν Κύριος τοῖς πατράσιν ὑμῶν δοῦναι αὐτοῖς καθὼς αἱ ἡμέραι τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς.
LXX
that your days may be multiplied, and the days of your children, in the land which Jehovah sware unto your fathers to give them, as the days of the heavens above the earth.
ASV
לְמַ֨עַן יִרְבּ֤וּ יְמֵי/כֶם֙ וִ/ימֵ֣י בְנֵי/כֶ֔ם עַ֚ל הָֽ/אֲדָמָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר נִשְׁבַּ֧ע יְהוָ֛ה לַ/אֲבֹתֵי/כֶ֖ם לָ/תֵ֣ת לָ/הֶ֑ם כִּ/ימֵ֥י הַ/שָּׁמַ֖יִם עַל הָ/אָֽרֶץ
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
13 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
Historic Christian voices
1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- Deut 4:40 — Thou shalt keep therefore his statutes, and his commandments, which I command thee this day, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days upon
- Prov 3:2 — For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.
- Prov 4:10 — Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.
- Prov 9:11 — For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.
- Ps 72:5 — They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations.
- Ps 89:28 — My mercy will I keep for him for evermore, and my covenant shall stand fast with him.
- Ps 89:29 — His seed also will I make to endure for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven.