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and that you may prolong your days in the land, which Yahweh swore to your fathers to give to them and to their seed, a land flowing with milk and honey.
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Possession vs. Permanence
Commentators highlight a key distinction in this verse. While God's promise to give Israel the land was a sworn, certain oath, their ability to 'prolong their days' and remain there was conditional upon their obedience to His commands. John Gill explains that entering the land was a guarantee, but continuing in it long-term was not.
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Deuteronomy
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19th Century
Anglican
To give to them. —See Note on Deuteronomy 11:21, further on.
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And that you may prolong your days in the land Not only enter it, and take possession of it, but continue in it long…
Presbyterian
Moses sets before them, for the future, life and death, the blessing and the curse, depending on whether they kept or did not keep God's commandmen…
