Deuteronomy 6:10 meaning and explanation

And when the LORD your God brings you into the land He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, that He would give you—a land with great and splendid cities that you did not build,

Deuteronomy 6:10, Berean Standard Bible

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Moses is speaking to the Israelites on the plains of Moab, just before they cross into Canaan. The verse opens a warning that runs through verse 12: the land ahead holds cities already built, houses already stocked, wells already dug, vineyards already planted.

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