Deuteronomy 8:13
Deuteronomy 8:13 in Multiple Translations
and when your herds and flocks grow large and your silver and gold increase and all that you have is multiplied,
And when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied;
and when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied;
And when your herds and your flocks are increased, and your stores of silver and gold, and you have wealth of every sort;
and when your herds and flocks grow larger, and your silver and gold accumulates, and all your possessions increase,
And thy beastes, and thy sheepe are increased, and thy siluer and golde is multiplied, and all that thou hast is increased,
and thy herd and thy flock be multiplied, and silver and gold be multiplied to thee; and all that is thine be multiplied:
and when your herds and your flocks multiply, and your silver and your gold is multiplied, and all that you have is multiplied;
And when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold are increased, and all that thou hast is increased;
And shalt have herds of oxen and flocks of sheep, and plenty of gold and of silver, and of all things,
and when the number of your cattle and sheep has greatly increased, and when you have accumulated a large amount of silver and gold, and the amount of all your other possessions has greatly increased,
Berean Amplified Bible — Deuteronomy 8:13
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Deuteronomy 8:13 Interlinear (Deep Study)
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וּ/בְקָֽרְ/ךָ֤
וְ/צֹֽאנְ/ךָ֙
יִרְבְּיֻ֔/ן
וְ/כֶ֥סֶף
וְ/זָהָ֖ב
יִרְבֶּה
לָּ֑/ךְ
וְ/כֹ֥ל
אֲשֶׁר
לְ/ךָ֖
יִרְבֶּֽה
וּ/בְקָֽרְ/ךָ֤
bâqâr
H1241
cattle
Conj | N-cs | Suff
וְ/צֹֽאנְ/ךָ֙
tsôʼn
H6629
Sheep (Gate)
Conj | N-cs | Suff
יִרְבְּיֻ֔/ן
râbâh
H7235
to multiply
V-Qal-Imperf-3mp | Suff
וְ/כֶ֥סֶף
keçeph
H3701
silver
Conj | N-ms
וְ/זָהָ֖ב
zâhâb
H2091
gold
Conj | N-ms
יִרְבֶּה
râbâh
H7235
to multiply
V-Qal-Imperf-3ms
לָּ֑/ךְ
Prep | Suff
וְ/כֹ֥ל
kôl
H3605
all
Conj | N-ms
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
Rel
לְ/ךָ֖
Prep | Suff
יִרְבֶּֽה
râbâh
H7235
to multiply
V-Qal-Imperf-3ms
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Hebrew Word Reference — Deuteronomy 8:13
וּ/בְקָֽרְ/ךָ֤
bâqâr
H1241
"cattle"
Conj | N-cs | Suff
Domesticated cattle or oxen, used for work or sacrifice, like the animals used in the temple sacrifices in 1 Kings 8:63.
Definition: 1) cattle, herd, oxen, ox 1a) cattle (generic pl. but sing. in form-coll) 1b) herd (particular one) 1c) head of cattle (individually)
Usage: Occurs in 172 OT verses. KJV: beeve, bull ([phrase] -ock), [phrase] calf, [phrase] cow, great (cattle), [phrase] heifer, herd, kine, ox. See also: Genesis 12:16; Deuteronomy 8:13; Psalms 66:15.
וְ/צֹֽאנְ/ךָ֙
tsôʼn
H6629
"Sheep (Gate)"
Conj | N-cs | Suff
This word refers to a flock of sheep or goats, and is sometimes used to describe people in a figurative sense. It is also associated with the Sheep Gate in Jerusalem, a significant location in biblical times.
Definition: This name means sheep and goats Also named: probatikos (προβατικός "Sheep Gate" G4262)
Usage: Occurs in 247 OT verses. KJV: (small) cattle, flock ([phrase] -s), lamb ([phrase] -s), sheep(-cote, -fold, -shearer, -herds). See also: Genesis 4:2; Deuteronomy 28:31; Psalms 44:12.
יִרְבְּיֻ֔/ן
râbâh
H7235
"to multiply"
V-Qal-Imperf-3mp | Suff
This word means to increase or grow, like a plant shooting up. It is used in the Bible to describe something getting bigger or more abundant. The KJV translates it as abundance or bring up.
Definition: 1) be or become great, be or become many, be or become much, be or become numerous 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to become many, become numerous, multiply (of people, animals, things) 1a2) to be or grow great 1b) (Piel) to make large, enlarge, increase, become many 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to make much, make many, have many 1c1a) to multiply, increase 1c1b) to make much to do, do much in respect of, transgress greatly 1c1c) to increase greatly or exceedingly 1c2) to make great, enlarge, do much Aramaic equivalent: re.vah (רְבָה "to grow great" H7236)
Usage: Occurs in 215 OT verses. KJV: (bring in) abundance ([idiom] -antly), [phrase] archer (by mistake for H7232 (רָבַב)), be in authority, bring up, [idiom] continue, enlarge, excel, exceeding(-ly), be full of, (be, make) great(-er, -ly, [idiom] -ness), grow up, heap, increase, be long, (be, give, have, make, use) many (a time), (any, be, give, give the, have) more (in number), (ask, be, be so, gather, over, take, yield) much (greater, more), (make to) multiply, nourish, plenty(-eous), [idiom] process (of time), sore, store, thoroughly, very. See also: Genesis 1:22; 2 Chronicles 33:6; Psalms 16:4.
וְ/כֶ֥סֶף
keçeph
H3701
"silver"
Conj | N-ms
Silver or money, often referring to payment or wealth, like the silver talents in Matthew 25. It can also describe silver as a valuable metal or ornament.
Definition: : money/payment/silver 1) silver, money 1a) silver 1a1) as metal 1a2) as ornament 1a3) as colour 1b) money, shekels, talents
Usage: Occurs in 343 OT verses. KJV: money, price, silver(-ling). See also: Genesis 13:2; Numbers 22:18; 2 Chronicles 1:17.
וְ/זָהָ֖ב
zâhâb
H2091
"gold"
Conj | N-ms
Gold is a valuable metal, also used to describe something yellow or brilliant, like oil or a clear sky. It is often mentioned in the Bible as a precious resource.
Definition: 1) gold 1a) as precious metal 1b) as a measure of weight 1c) of brilliance, splendour (fig.) Aramaic equivalent: de.hav (דְּהַב "gold" H1722)
Usage: Occurs in 336 OT verses. KJV: gold(-en), fair weather. See also: Genesis 2:11; Numbers 7:26; 1 Chronicles 28:17.
יִרְבֶּה
râbâh
H7235
"to multiply"
V-Qal-Imperf-3ms
This word means to increase or grow, like a plant shooting up. It is used in the Bible to describe something getting bigger or more abundant. The KJV translates it as abundance or bring up.
Definition: 1) be or become great, be or become many, be or become much, be or become numerous 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to become many, become numerous, multiply (of people, animals, things) 1a2) to be or grow great 1b) (Piel) to make large, enlarge, increase, become many 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to make much, make many, have many 1c1a) to multiply, increase 1c1b) to make much to do, do much in respect of, transgress greatly 1c1c) to increase greatly or exceedingly 1c2) to make great, enlarge, do much Aramaic equivalent: re.vah (רְבָה "to grow great" H7236)
Usage: Occurs in 215 OT verses. KJV: (bring in) abundance ([idiom] -antly), [phrase] archer (by mistake for H7232 (רָבַב)), be in authority, bring up, [idiom] continue, enlarge, excel, exceeding(-ly), be full of, (be, make) great(-er, -ly, [idiom] -ness), grow up, heap, increase, be long, (be, give, have, make, use) many (a time), (any, be, give, give the, have) more (in number), (ask, be, be so, gather, over, take, yield) much (greater, more), (make to) multiply, nourish, plenty(-eous), [idiom] process (of time), sore, store, thoroughly, very. See also: Genesis 1:22; 2 Chronicles 33:6; Psalms 16:4.
לָּ֑/ךְ
""
Prep | Suff
וְ/כֹ֥ל
kôl
H3605
"all"
Conj | N-ms
The Hebrew word for 'all' or 'everything' is used throughout the Bible, like in Genesis 1:31, where God sees all He has made as very good. It encompasses the entirety of something, whether people, things, or situations.
Definition: 1) all, the whole 1a) all, the whole of 1b) any, each, every, anything 1c) totality, everything Aramaic equivalent: kol (כֹּל "all" H3606)
Usage: Occurs in 4242 OT verses. KJV: (in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever). See also: Genesis 1:21; Genesis 17:10; Genesis 41:40.
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
"which"
Rel
This Hebrew word is a conjunction that connects ideas and events in the Bible, like in the book of Genesis, where it's used to describe the relationship between God and His creation.
Definition: A: 1) (relative part.) 1a) which, who 1b) that which 2) (conj) 2a) that (in obj clause) 2b) when 2c) since 2d) as 2e) conditional if B: Beth+ 1) in (that) which 2) (adv) 2a) where 3) (conj) 3a) in that, inasmuch as 3b) on account of C: Mem+ 1) from (or than) that which 2) from (the place) where 3) from (the fact) that, since D: Kaph+ 1) (conj.), according as, as, when 1a) according to that which, according as, as 1b) with a causal force: in so far as, since 1c) with a temporal force: when
Usage: Occurs in 4440 OT verses. KJV: [idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever, when, where ([phrase] -as, -in, -of, -on, -soever, -with), which, whilst, [phrase] whither(-soever), who(-m, -soever, -se). As it is indeclinable, it is often accompanied by the personal pronoun expletively, used to show the connection. See also: Genesis 1:7; Genesis 20:9; Genesis 31:16.
לְ/ךָ֖
""
Prep | Suff
יִרְבֶּֽה
râbâh
H7235
"to multiply"
V-Qal-Imperf-3ms
This word means to increase or grow, like a plant shooting up. It is used in the Bible to describe something getting bigger or more abundant. The KJV translates it as abundance or bring up.
Definition: 1) be or become great, be or become many, be or become much, be or become numerous 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to become many, become numerous, multiply (of people, animals, things) 1a2) to be or grow great 1b) (Piel) to make large, enlarge, increase, become many 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to make much, make many, have many 1c1a) to multiply, increase 1c1b) to make much to do, do much in respect of, transgress greatly 1c1c) to increase greatly or exceedingly 1c2) to make great, enlarge, do much Aramaic equivalent: re.vah (רְבָה "to grow great" H7236)
Usage: Occurs in 215 OT verses. KJV: (bring in) abundance ([idiom] -antly), [phrase] archer (by mistake for H7232 (רָבַב)), be in authority, bring up, [idiom] continue, enlarge, excel, exceeding(-ly), be full of, (be, make) great(-er, -ly, [idiom] -ness), grow up, heap, increase, be long, (be, give, have, make, use) many (a time), (any, be, give, give the, have) more (in number), (ask, be, be so, gather, over, take, yield) much (greater, more), (make to) multiply, nourish, plenty(-eous), [idiom] process (of time), sore, store, thoroughly, very. See also: Genesis 1:22; 2 Chronicles 33:6; Psalms 16:4.
Study Notes — Deuteronomy 8:13
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Context — Remember the LORD Your God
11Be careful not to forget the LORD your God by failing to keep His commandments and ordinances and statutes, which I am giving you this day.
12Otherwise, when you eat and are satisfied, when you build fine houses in which to dwell,
13and when your herds and flocks grow large and your silver and gold increase and all that you have is multiplied,
14then your heart will become proud, and you will forget the LORD your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. 15He led you through the vast and terrifying wilderness with its venomous snakes and scorpions, a thirsty and waterless land. He brought you water from the rock of flint.Cross References
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| 1 | Job 1:3 | and he owned 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, 500 female donkeys, and a very large number of servants. Job was the greatest man of all the people of the East. |
| 2 | Genesis 13:1–5 | So Abram went up out of Egypt into the Negev—he and his wife and all his possessions—and Lot was with him. And Abram had become extremely wealthy in livestock and silver and gold. From the Negev he journeyed from place to place toward Bethel, until he came to the place between Bethel and Ai where his tent had formerly been pitched, to the site where he had built the altar. And there Abram called on the name of the LORD. Now Lot, who was traveling with Abram, also had flocks and herds and tents. |
| 3 | Luke 12:13–21 | Someone in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.” But Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed Me judge or executor between you?” And He said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourselves against every form of greed, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” Then He told them a parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance. So he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, since I have nowhere to store my crops?’ Then he said, ‘This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and will build bigger ones, and there I will store up all my grain and my goods. Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”’ But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’ This is how it will be for anyone who stores up treasure for himself but is not rich toward God.” |
| 4 | Psalms 39:6 | Surely every man goes about like a phantom; surely he bustles in vain; he heaps up riches not knowing who will haul them away. |
Deuteronomy 8:13 Summary
[This verse is talking about when we have a lot of stuff, like animals, money, and other possessions, and how that can affect our relationship with God. When we have a lot, it's easy to forget about God and start to think that we did it all on our own, but the Bible reminds us in Deuteronomy 8:18 that it is God who gives us the power to produce wealth. We need to remember to thank God for His blessings and trust in Him, as written in Proverbs 3:5-6, rather than becoming proud and self-sufficient.]
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the significance of the herds, flocks, silver, and gold in Deuteronomy 8:13?
These represent the blessings and prosperity that God promises to His people, as seen in Deuteronomy 28:11, where it is written that God will make them abound in prosperity and multiply their herds and flocks.
Is it wrong to have many possessions and wealth?
Having many possessions and wealth is not inherently wrong, as seen in the example of Abraham in Genesis 13:2, but it can lead to pride and forgetfulness of God, as warned in Deuteronomy 8:14.
How can we avoid becoming proud when we experience prosperity?
To avoid becoming proud, we must remember to give thanks to God for His blessings, as instructed in Deuteronomy 8:10, and to trust in Him, as written in Proverbs 3:5-6, which says to trust in the Lord with all our heart and lean not on our own understanding.
What is the relationship between prosperity and forgetfulness of God?
Prosperity can lead to forgetfulness of God, as seen in Deuteronomy 8:14, where it is written that when we have eaten and are satisfied, our heart will become proud and we will forget the Lord our God who brought us out of the land of Egypt, but we can avoid this by remembering His commandments and statutes, as instructed in Deuteronomy 8:11.
Reflection Questions
- What are some areas in my life where I have experienced prosperity, and how have I responded to these blessings?
- How can I cultivate a heart of gratitude and remembrance of God's blessings in my life, even in times of abundance?
- In what ways can I use my resources and wealth to honor God and serve others, rather than allowing them to lead me to pride and forgetfulness of Him?
- What are some specific ways I can apply the principle of Deuteronomy 8:10, to remember to give thanks to God for His blessings, in my daily life?
Gill's Exposition on Deuteronomy 8:13
And when thy herds and thy flocks multiply,.... Having good pasture for them in so fruitful a land: and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied; by trading with other nations: and all that thou hast is
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 8:13
Beware that thou forget not the LORD thy God, in not keeping his commandments, and his judgments, and his statutes, which I command thee this day: Beware that thou forget not the Lord.
Trapp's Commentary on Deuteronomy 8:13
Deuteronomy 8:13 And [when] thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied;Ver. 13. When thy silver and thy gold.] Which what is it else but white and red mould, the guts and garbage of the earth? Wonder it is surely, that treading upon it we should so much esteem it. Well, if silver and gold be our happiness, then it is in the earth, and so, which is strange, nearer hell, which the Scripture placeth in the deep, than heaven, which all know to be aloft; and so nearer the devil than God.
Sermons on Deuteronomy 8:13
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The Sheep by Harriet N. Cook | Harriet N. Cook preaches about the significance of sheep and lambs in the Bible, highlighting how they are frequently mentioned and the beautiful descriptions given about them. She |
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Abrahams' Journey by Jacob Prasch | In this sermon, the speaker emphasizes the importance of not wasting one's life and youth by going back to worldly ways. He uses the example of Abraham and the prodigal son to illu |
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(Genesis) Genesis 12:10-20 by J. Vernon McGee | In this sermon, the speaker discusses the story of Abraham and his journey to Egypt during a famine. The speaker highlights the beauty of Abraham's wife, Sarah, and how it caused t |
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(Genesis) Genesis 13:1-4 by J. Vernon McGee | J. Vernon McGee emphasizes Abram's journey back to Bethel after leaving Egypt, highlighting his immense wealth and status akin to a modern-day tycoon. Despite his riches, Abram's t |
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Abraham: Back From Rebellion by J. Glyn Owen | J. Glyn Owen preaches on Abram's return from rebellion, emphasizing the importance of communion with God after a period of spiritual wandering. He illustrates Abram's journey back |
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A Little Bit of Egypt by Robert Wurtz II | In this sermon, the preacher emphasizes the need for special care and attention for young people who have experienced a fresh move of God. The preacher uses the story of Lot in Sod |
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Abraham and Lot by Bill Randles | In this sermon, the preacher begins by discussing the story of Abram in Genesis 13 and 14. He emphasizes the importance of going back to one's first love and calling on the name of |