Deuteronomy 28:11

28:11 The Lord will greatly multiply your children, ¹  the offspring of your livestock, and the produce of your soil in the land which he ²  promised your ancestors ³  he would give you.

Deuteronomy 30:9

30:9 The Lord your God will make the labor of your hands ⁴  abundantly successful and multiply your children, ⁵  the offspring of your cattle, and the produce of your soil. For the Lord your God will once more ⁶  rejoice over you to make you prosperous ⁷  just as he rejoiced over your ancestors,

[28:11]  ¹ tn Heb “the fruit of your womb” (so NAB, NIV, NRSV); CEV “will give you a lot of children.”

[28:11]  ² tn Heb “the Lord.” See note on “he” in 28:8.

[28:11]  ³ tn Heb “fathers” (also in vv. 36, 64).

[30:9]  ⁴ tc The MT reads “hand” (singular). Most versions read the plural.

[30:9]  ⁵ tn Heb “the fruit of your womb” (so NAB, NIV); NRSV “of your body.”

[30:9]  ⁶ tn Heb “return and.” The Hebrew verb is used idiomatically here to indicate the repetition of the following action.

[30:9]  ⁷ tn The Hebrew text includes “for good.”