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Deuteronomy 30:5Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers

And will take thee to himself, and bring thee into the land which thy fathers possessed, and thou shalt possess it: and blessing thee, he will make thee more numerous than were thy fathers.

Douay-Rheims

וֶהֱבִֽיאֲךָ֞ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ אֶל־הָאָ֛רֶץ אֲשֶׁר־יָרְשׁ֥וּ אֲבֹתֶ֖יךָ וִֽירִשְׁתָּ֑הּ וְהֵיטִֽבְךָ֥ וְהִרְבְּךָ֖ מֵאֲבֹתֶֽיךָ׃

Hebrew (Masoretic text)

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Theodoret of Cyrus

5th centuryChurch Father

This occurred on multiple occasions, as evidenced by the accounts in the book of Judges, the history of Kings, and the book of Chronicles. Ultimately, when the Israelites turned against the Savior, they were dispersed across the entire earth and the seas, and even after four hundred years, they had not yet returned.

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