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Berean Standard Bible

“See, I have placed the land before you. Enter and possess the land that the LORD swore He would give to your fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and to their descendants after them.””

Deuteronomy 1:8

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Forty years after leaving Egypt, Moses addresses the new generation on the plains of Moab. He begins by retelling the journey and recalling the command to enter the land.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

See, I have placed the land before you. Enter and possess the land that the LORD swore He would give to your fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and to their descendants after them.”

World English Bible (WEB)

Behold, I have set the land before you. Go in and possess the land which Yahweh swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give to them and to their offspring after them.’”

King James Version (KJV)

Behold, I have set the land before you: go in and possess the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give unto them and to their seed after them.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Behold, I have set the land before you: go in and possess the land which Jehovah sware unto your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give unto them and to their seed after them.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

See, all the land is before you: go in and take for yourselves the land which the Lord gave by an oath to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and to their seed after them.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Mirad, yo he dado la tierra en vuestra presencia; entrad y poseed la tierra que Jehová juró á vuestros padres Abraham, Isaac, y Jacob, que les daría á ellos y á su simiente después de ellos.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Yo se la doy a ustedes. Entren y poséanla, porque es la tierra que el Señor prometió a sus antepasados Abraham, Isaac y Jacob, y a todos sus descendientes”.

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