The Meaning of Deuteronomy 11:11 Explained

Deuteronomy 11:11

KJV: But the land, whither ye go to possess it, is a land of hills and valleys, and drinketh water of the rain of heaven:

YLT: but the land whither ye are passing over to possess it, is a land of hills and valleys; of the rain of the heavens it drinketh water;

Darby: but the land, whereunto ye are passing over to possess it, is a land of mountains and valleys, which drinketh water of the rain of heaven,

ASV: but the land, whither ye go over to possess it, is a land of hills and valleys, and drinketh water of the rain of heaven,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

But the land,  whither ye go  to possess  it, [is] a land  of hills  and valleys,  [and] drinketh  water  of the rain  of heaven: 

What does Deuteronomy 11:11 Mean?

Context Summary

Deuteronomy 11:1-17 - The Rewards Of Obedience
In this chapter the introductory portion of this book closes, and two final arguments are brought to bear on the chosen people, to induce them to love God and keep His charge. The one has already been referred to, consisting of those awful judgments with which God had punished the stiff-neckedness of Pharaoh and the rebellions of the Wilderness. We may as well learn sooner than later, that God will have us holy, and if we will not yield to His loving solicitations we must suffer His stern chastisements.
The other argument is derived from the blessings which they would inherit by obedience. In Egypt the irrigation of the land was laboriously effected by the tread-wheels, that raised the water from the Nile-level, but in Canaan there were two annual rainy seasons-the former, September-October; the latter, March-April. The regularity of these seasons depended on Israel's loyal obedience. We are reminded of John 4:14. May we not ask ourselves, which of these typifies our religious life? See Hebrews 4:1. [source]

Chapter Summary: Deuteronomy 11

1  Another exhortation to obedience
2  by their own experience of God's great works
8  by promise of God's great blessings
16  and by threatenings
18  A careful study is required in God's words
26  The blessing and curse set before them

What do the individual words in Deuteronomy 11:11 mean?

but the land [is] which you cross over there to possess a land of hills and valleys from rain of the heaven which drinks water
וְהָאָ֗רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֨ר אַתֶּ֜ם עֹבְרִ֥ים שָׁ֙מָּה֙ לְרִשְׁתָּ֔הּ אֶ֥רֶץ הָרִ֖ים וּבְקָעֹ֑ת לִמְטַ֥ר הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם תִּשְׁתֶּה־ מָּֽיִם

וְהָאָ֗רֶץ  but  the  land  [is] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
עֹבְרִ֥ים  cross  over 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
לְרִשְׁתָּ֔הּ  to  possess 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct, third person feminine singular
Root: יָרַשׁ  
Sense: to seize, dispossess, take possession off, inherit, disinherit, occupy, impoverish, be an heir.
אֶ֥רֶץ  a  land 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
הָרִ֖ים  of  hills 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: הַר  
Sense: hill, mountain, hill country, mount.
וּבְקָעֹ֑ת  and  valleys 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine plural
Root: בִּקְעָה  
Sense: valley.
לִמְטַ֥ר  from  rain 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מָטָר  
Sense: rain.
הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם  of  the  heaven 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: שָׁמַיִם  
Sense: heaven, heavens, sky.
תִּשְׁתֶּה־  which  drinks 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: שָׁתָה  
Sense: to drink.
מָּֽיִם  water 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: מַיִם  
Sense: water, waters.