The Meaning of Deuteronomy 28:8 Explained

Deuteronomy 28:8

KJV: The LORD shall command the blessing upon thee in thy storehouses, and in all that thou settest thine hand unto; and he shall bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

YLT: 'Jehovah commandeth with thee the blessing in thy storehouses, and in every putting forth of thy hand, and hath blessed thee in the land which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee.

Darby: Jehovah will command blessing on thee in thy granaries, and in all the business of thy hand; and he will bless thee in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.

ASV: Jehovah will command the blessing upon thee in thy barns, and in all that thou puttest thy hand unto; and he will bless thee in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

The LORD  shall command  the blessing  upon thee in thy storehouses,  and in all that thou settest  thine hand  unto; and he shall bless  thee in the land  which the LORD  thy God  giveth  thee. 

What does Deuteronomy 28:8 Mean?

Context Summary

Deuteronomy 28:1-19 - Blessings Upon The Obedient
A remarkable chapter! The epitome of what Israel might have been, contrasted with what she became! It is on account of the transgressions that the centuries have augmented her sum of misery. Oh, that we may never have to lament what we might have been!
These opening verses contain the Beatitudes of the Old Testament. They have their counterparts in the New. Remember that God bends over your life, rejoicing to do you good, and finding pleasure in whatever may enrich your life or flow through it to enrich others. Ask especially that in His great power and grace He shall smite your enemies before you, and establish you unto himself, and open to you His good treasure. If you are in Christ, all things are yours. Possess your possessions, 1 Corinthians 3:21-22; Obadiah 1:17; Obadiah 1:19-20. [source]

Chapter Summary: Deuteronomy 28

1  The blessings for obedience
15  The curses for disobedience

What do the individual words in Deuteronomy 28:8 mean?

Will command Yahweh on you - the blessing in your barns and in all which you set your hand and He will bless you in the land which your God is giving to you
יְצַ֨ו יְהוָ֤ה אִתְּךָ֙ אֶת־ הַבְּרָכָ֔ה בַּאֲסָמֶ֕יךָ וּבְכֹ֖ל מִשְׁלַ֣ח יָדֶ֑ךָ וּבֵ֣רַכְךָ֔ בָּאָ֕רֶץ אֲשֶׁר־ אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ נֹתֵ֥ן לָֽךְ

יְצַ֨ו  Will  command 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect Jussive, third person masculine singular
Root: צָוָה  
Sense: to command, charge, give orders, lay charge, give charge to, order.
יְהוָ֤ה  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
אִתְּךָ֙  on  you 
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine singular
Root: אֵת 
Sense: with, near, together with.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
הַבְּרָכָ֔ה  the  blessing 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: בְּרָכָה  
Sense: blessing.
בַּאֲסָמֶ֕יךָ  in  your  barns 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine plural construct, second person masculine singular
Root: אָסָם  
Sense: storehouse, barn.
וּבְכֹ֖ל  and  in  all 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
מִשְׁלַ֣ח  which  you  set 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מִשְׁלֹוחַ 
Sense: outstretching, sending, sending forth.
יָדֶ֑ךָ  your  hand 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: יָד  
Sense: hand.
וּבֵ֣רַכְךָ֔  and  He  will  bless  you 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular, second person masculine singular
Root: בָּרַךְ 
Sense: to bless, kneel.
בָּאָ֕רֶץ  in  the  land 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ  your  God 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, second person masculine singular
Root: אֱלֹהִים  
Sense: (plural).
נֹתֵ֥ן  is  giving 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: יָתַן 
Sense: to give, put, set.
לָֽךְ  to  you 
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine singular