King James Version
Deuteronomy 8:13 in the King James Version says “And when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multipl...” — study this verse from Deuteronomy chapter 8 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied;”
Deuteronomy 8:13 · KJV
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:
Lest when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein;
And when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied;
Then thine heart be lifted up, and thou forget the LORD thy God, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage;
Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness, wherein were fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drought, where there was no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint;
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And when thy herds”
H1241a beeve or an animal of the ox family of either gender (as used for plowing); collectively, a herd
“and thy flocks”
H6629a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
“and thy gold”
H2091gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e., yellow), as oil, a clear sky
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
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