Deuteronomy 8:9
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
a landאֶ֗רֶץ
(e·retz)
776: earth, landa prim. root
whereאֲשֶׁ֨ר
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
you will eatתֹּֽאכַל־
(to·chal-)
398: to eata prim. root
foodלֶ֔חֶם
(le·chem,)
3899: bread, foodfrom lacham
withoutלֹ֤א
(lo)
3808: nota prim. adverb
scarcity,בְמִסְכֵּנֻת֙
(ve·mis·ke·nut)
4544: poverty, scarcityfrom the same as misken
in which you will not lackתֶחְסַ֥ר
(tech·sar)
2637: to lack, need, be lacking, decreasea prim. root
anything;כֹּ֖ל
(kol)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
a landאֶ֚רֶץ
(e·retz)
776: earth, landa prim. root
whoseאֲשֶׁ֣ר
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
stonesאֲבָנֶ֣יהָ
(a·va·nei·ha)
68: a stonea prim. root
are iron,בַרְזֶ֔ל
(var·zel,)
1270: ironfrom the same as Birzoth
and out of whose hills 
 
2022: mountain, hill, hill countryof uncertain derivation
you can digתַּחְצֹ֥ב
(tach·tzov)
2672: to hew, hew out, cleavea prim. root
copper.נְחֹֽשֶׁת׃
(ne·cho·shet.)
5178: copper, bronzeof uncertain derivation


















KJV Lexicon
A land
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
wherein
'aher  (ash-er')
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.
thou shalt eat
'akal  (aw-kal')
to eat -- at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, freely, in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, quite.
bread
lechem  (lekh'-em)
food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it) -- (shew-)bread, eat, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals.
without
lo'  (lo)
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles (as follows)
scarceness
mickenuth  (mis-kay-nooth')
indigence -- scarceness.
thou shalt not lack
chacer  (khaw-sare')
to lack; by implication, to fail, want, lessen -- be abated, bereave, decrease, (cause to) fail, (have) lack, make lower, want.
any thing in it a land
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
whose stones
'eben  (eh'-ben)
a stone -- + carbuncle, + mason, + plummet, (chalk-, hail-, head-, sling-)stone(-ny), (divers) weight(-s).
are iron
barzel  (bar-zel')
iron (as cutting); by extension, an iron implement -- (ax) head, iron.
and out of whose hills
harar  (haw-rawr')
a mountain -- hill, mount(-ain).
thou mayest dig
chatsab  (khaw-tsab')
to cut or carve (wood), stone or other material); by implication, to hew, split, square, quarry, engrave -- cut, dig, divide, grave, hew (out, -er), made, mason.
brass
nchosheth  (nekh-o'-sheth)
copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e. coin, a fetter; figuratively, base (as compared with gold or silver)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
a land where you will eat food without scarcity, in which you will not lack anything; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills you can dig copper.

King James Bible
A land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, thou shalt not lack any thing in it; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills thou mayest dig brass.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
a land where you will eat food without shortage, where you will lack nothing; a land whose rocks are iron and from whose hills you will mine copper.

International Standard Version
a land without scarcity. You'll eat food in it and lack nothing. It's a land where its rocks are iron and you can dig copper from its mountains."

NET Bible
a land where you may eat food in plenty and find no lack of anything, a land whose stones are iron and from whose hills you can mine copper.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The land will have enough food for you, and you will have everything you need. The land has rocks with iron ore, and you will be able to mine copper ore in the hills.

King James 2000 Bible
A land in which you shall eat bread without scarceness, you shall not lack anything in it; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills you may dig copper.
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