Deu 1:8 | NET2full | STEP | Look ! I have already given the land to you. Go , occupy the territory that I, the Lord , promised to give to your ancestors Abraham , Isaac , and Jacob , and to their descendants .”

‏ Deuteronomy 1:8

8 Look! I have already given the land to you. ^{▼▼tn Heb “I have placed before you the land.”} Go, occupy the territory that I, ^{▼▼tn Heb “the Lord.” Since the Lord is speaking, it is preferable for clarity to supply the first person pronoun in the translation.} the Lord, promised ^{▼▼tn Heb “swore” (so NAB, NIV, NRSV, NLT). This refers to God’s promise, made by solemn oath, to give the patriarchs the land.} to give to your ancestors ^{▼▼tn Heb “fathers” (also in vv. 11, 21, 35).} Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and to their descendants.” ^{▼▼tn Heb “their seed after them.”}