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Deuteronomy 1:1

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These are the words that Moses spoke to all Israel across the Jordan in the wilderness, in the Arabah opposite Suph, between Paran and Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth, and Dizahab.

Footnotes: (F1) - Perhaps the Red Sea;

Cross References: (C1) - Deuteronomy 4:46; (C2) - Deuteronomy 2:8;

Deuteronomy 1:2

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It is eleven days' journey from Horeb by way of Mount Seir to Kadesh-barnea.

Footnotes:

Cross References: (C1) - Exodus 3:1; (C2) - Genesis 32:3; (C3) - Numbers 13:26; Deuteronomy 9:23;

Deuteronomy 1:3

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In the fortieth year, on the first day of the eleventh month, Moses spoke to the sons of Israel, in accordance with everything that the LORD had commanded him to declare to them,

Footnotes:

Cross References: (C1) - Numbers 33:38; (C2) - Deuteronomy 4:1, 2;

Deuteronomy 1:4

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after he had defeated Sihon the king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, who lived in Ashtaroth and in Edrei.

Footnotes: (F1) - Lit struck; (F2) - So ancient versions; MT omits and;

Cross References: (C1) - Numbers 21:21; Deuteronomy 2:26; Joshua 13:10; Nehemiah 9:22; (C2) - Numbers 21:33; Joshua 13:12; (C3) - Joshua 12:4;

Deuteronomy 1:5

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Across the Jordan in the land of Moab, Moses began to explain this Law, saying,

Deuteronomy 1:6

"The LORD our God spoke to us at Horeb, saying, 'You have stayed long enough at this mountain.

Footnotes:

Cross References: (C1) - Numbers 10:11;

Deuteronomy 1:7

'Turn and set out on your journey, and go to the hill country of the Amorites, and to all their neighbors in the Arabah, in the hill country, in the lowland, in the Negev, by the seacoast, the land of the Canaanites, and Lebanon, as far as the great river, the river Euphrates.

Footnotes: (F1) - I.e., South country;

Cross References: (C1) - Genesis 15:18; Deuteronomy 11:24; Joshua 10:40; (C2) - Genesis 12:9;

Deuteronomy 1:8

'See, I have placed the land before you; go in and take possession of the land which the LORD swore to give to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, and their descendants after them.'

Footnotes: (F1) - Lit seed;

Cross References: (C1) - Genesis 12:7; Exodus 33:1; Numbers 14:23; Hebrews 6:13, 14;

Deuteronomy 1:9

"And I spoke to you at that time, saying, 'I am not able to endure you alone.

Footnotes:

Cross References: (C1) - Exodus 18:18, 24; Numbers 11:14;

Deuteronomy 1:10

'The LORD your God has multiplied you, and behold, you are this day like the stars of heaven in number.

Footnotes:

Cross References: (C1) - Genesis 15:5; Exodus 32:13; Deuteronomy 7:7;

Deuteronomy 1:11

'May the LORD, the God of your fathers increase you a thousand times more than you are, and bless you, just as He has promised you!

Footnotes: (F1) - Lit spoken to;

Cross References: (C1) - Deuteronomy 1:8, 10;

Deuteronomy 1:12

'How can I alone endure the burden and weight of you and your strife?

Deuteronomy 1:13

'Obtain for yourselves men who are wise, discerning, and informed from your tribes, and I will appoint them as your heads.'

Footnotes:

Cross References: (C1) - Exodus 18:21;

Deuteronomy 1:14

"And you answered me and said, 'The thing which you have said to do is good.'

Deuteronomy 1:15

"So I took the heads of your tribes, wise and informed men, and appointed them as heads over you, commanders of thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens, and officers for your tribes.

Footnotes: (F1) - Lit gave them as; (F2) - Lit commanders of; (F2) - Lit commanders of; (F2) - Lit commanders of;

Cross References:

Deuteronomy 1:16

"Then I ordered your judges at that time, saying, 'Hear the cases between your fellow countrymen and judge righteously between a person and his fellow countryman, or the stranger who is with him.

Footnotes:

Cross References: (C1) - Deuteronomy 16:18; John 7:24;

Deuteronomy 1:17

'You are not to show partiality in judgment; you shall hear the small and the great alike. You are not to be afraid of any person, for the judgment is God's. The case that is too difficult for you, you shall bring to me, and I will hear it.'

Footnotes: (F1) - Lit recognize faces;

Cross References: (C1) - Deuteronomy 10:17; 2 Chronicles 19:5, 6; Proverbs 24:23; Acts 10:34; James 2:1, 9; (C2) - Proverbs 29:25; (C3) - Exodus 18:22, 26;

Deuteronomy 1:18

"At that time I commanded you all the things that you were to do.

Footnotes:

Cross References: (C1) - Exodus 18:20;

Deuteronomy 1:19

"Then we set out from Horeb, and went through all that great and terrible wilderness that you saw on the way to the hill country of the Amorites, just as the LORD our God had commanded us; and we came to Kadesh-barnea.

Footnotes:

Cross References: (C1) - Deuteronomy 1:2; (C2) - Deuteronomy 2:7; Jeremiah 2:6; (C3) - Deuteronomy 1:7; (C1) - Deuteronomy 1:2;

Deuteronomy 1:20

"And I said to you, 'You have come to the hill country of the Amorites, which the LORD our God is about to give us.

Deuteronomy 1:21

'See, the LORD your God has placed the land before you; go up, take possession, just as the LORD, the God of your fathers, has spoken to you. Do not fear or be dismayed.'

Footnotes:

Cross References: (C1) - Joshua 1:6, 9;

Deuteronomy 1:22

"Then all of you approached me and said, 'Let us send men ahead of us, so that they may spy out the land for us, and bring back to us word of the way by which we should go up, and the cities which we should enter.'

Footnotes:

Cross References: (C1) - Numbers 13:1;

Deuteronomy 1:23

"The plan pleased me, and I took twelve of your men, one man for each tribe.

Footnotes: (F1) - Lit word;

Cross References:

Deuteronomy 1:24

"Then they turned and went up into the hill country, and came to the Valley of Eshcol, and spied it out.

Footnotes:

Cross References: (C1) - Numbers 13:21;

Deuteronomy 1:25

"And they took some of the fruit of the land in their hands and brought it down to us. They also brought us back a report and said, 'The land that the LORD our God is about to give us is good.'

Deuteronomy 1:26

"Yet you were unwilling to go up; instead you rebelled against the command of the LORD your God;

Footnotes: (F1) - Lit mouth;

Cross References: (C1) - Numbers 14:1; (C2) - Deuteronomy 9:23;

Deuteronomy 1:27

and you grumbled in your tents and said, 'Because the LORD hates us, He has brought us out of the land of Egypt, to hand us over to the Amorites to destroy us.

Footnotes:

Cross References: (C1) - Deuteronomy 9:28; Psalms 106:25;

Deuteronomy 1:28

'Where can we go up? Our brothers have made our hearts melt, by saying, "The people are bigger and taller than we; the cities are large and fortified up to heaven. And besides, we saw the sons of the Anakim there."'

Footnotes:

Cross References: (C1) - Numbers 13:28, 33; Deuteronomy 9:2;

Deuteronomy 1:29

"But I said to you, 'Do not be terrified, nor fear them.

Deuteronomy 1:30

'The LORD your God, who goes before you, will Himself fight for you, just as He did for you in Egypt before your eyes,

Footnotes: (F1) - Lit according to all that;

Cross References: (C1) - Exodus 14:14; Deuteronomy 3:22; Nehemiah 4:20;

Deuteronomy 1:31

and in the wilderness where you saw how the LORD your God carried you, just as a man carries his son, on all of the road which you have walked until you came to this place.'

Footnotes:

Cross References: (C1) - Deuteronomy 32:10; Isaiah 46:3, 4; Hosea 11:3; Acts 13:18;

Deuteronomy 1:32

"Yet in spite of all this, you did not trust the LORD your God,

Footnotes: (F1) - Lit in this matter;

Cross References: (C1) - Numbers 14:11; Psalms 106:24; Hebrews 3:19; Jude 1:5;

Deuteronomy 1:33

who goes before you on your way, to seek out a place for you to make camp, in the fire by night to show you the way by which you should go, and in the cloud by day.

Footnotes:

Cross References: (C1) - Exodus 13:21; Numbers 9:15; Nehemiah 9:12; Psalms 78:14; (C2) - Numbers 10:33;

Deuteronomy 1:34

"Then the LORD heard the sound of your words, and He was angry and swore an oath, saying,

Footnotes:

Cross References: (C1) - Numbers 14:28; Hebrews 3:18;

Deuteronomy 1:35

'Not one of these men, this evil generation, shall see the good land which I swore to give your fathers,

Footnotes:

Cross References: (C1) - Psalms 95:11; Ezekiel 20:15; 1 Corinthians 10:5; Hebrews 3:14;

Deuteronomy 1:36

except Caleb the son of Jephunneh; he shall see it, and to him I will give the land on which he has set foot, and to his sons, because he has followed the LORD fully.'

Footnotes:

Cross References: (C1) - Numbers 14:24; Joshua 14:9;

Deuteronomy 1:37

"The LORD was angry with me also on your account, saying, 'Not even you shall enter there.

Footnotes:

Cross References: (C1) - Numbers 20:12; Deuteronomy 3:26; (C2) - Numbers 27:13, 18;

Deuteronomy 1:38

'Joshua the son of Nun, who stands before you, shall himself enter there; encourage him, for he will give it to Israel as an inheritance.

Footnotes:

Cross References: (C1) - Numbers 14:30; (C2) - Numbers 34:17; Deuteronomy 3:28; Joshua 11:23;

Deuteronomy 1:39

'Moreover, your little ones who, you said, would become plunder, and your sons, who this day have no knowledge of good and evil, shall enter there, and I will give it to them and they shall take possession of it.

Footnotes:

Cross References: (C1) - Numbers 14:3, 31; (C2) - Isaiah 7:15, 16;

Deuteronomy 1:40

'But as for you, turn around and set out for the wilderness by the way of the Red Sea.'

Footnotes: (F1) - Lit Sea of Reeds;

Cross References: (C1) - Numbers 14:25;

Deuteronomy 1:41

"Then you replied to me, 'We have sinned against the LORD; we ourselves will go up and fight, just as the LORD our God commanded us.' And every man of you strapped on his weapons of war, and you viewed it as easy to go up into the hill country.

Footnotes:

Cross References: (C1) - Numbers 14:40;

Deuteronomy 1:42

"But the LORD said to me, 'Say to them, "Do not go up nor fight, for I am not among you; otherwise you will be defeated by your enemies."'

Footnotes: (F1) - Lit struck; (F2) - Lit before;

Cross References: (C1) - Numbers 14:41;

Deuteronomy 1:43

"So I spoke to you, but you would not listen. Instead, you rebelled against the command of the LORD, and acted presumptuously and went up into the hill country.

Footnotes: (F1) - Lit mouth;

Cross References: (C1) - Numbers 14:40;

Deuteronomy 1:44

"And the Amorites who lived in that hill country came out against you and chased you as bees do, and they scattered you from Seir to Hormah.

Footnotes:

Cross References: (C1) - Numbers 14:45; (C2) - Psalms 118:12;

Deuteronomy 1:45

"Then you returned and wept before the LORD; but the LORD did not listen to your voice, nor pay attention to you.

Footnotes:

Cross References: (C1) - Job 27:8, 9; Psalms 66:18; John 9:31;

Deuteronomy 1:46

"So you remained at Kadesh for many days, the days that you spent there.

Footnotes: (F1) - Lit as the days;

Cross References: (C1) - Numbers 20:1, 22; Deuteronomy 2:7, 14; Judges 11:17;

Deuteronomy 2:1

"Then we turned and set out for the wilderness by the way of the Red Sea, as the LORD spoke to me, and we circled Mount Seir for many days.

Footnotes: (F1) - Lit Sea of Reeds;

Cross References: (C1) - Numbers 21:4; (C2) - Deuteronomy 1:2;

Deuteronomy 2:2

"And the LORD spoke to me, saying,

Deuteronomy 2:3

'You have circled this mountain long enough. Now turn north,

Deuteronomy 2:4

and command the people, saying, "You are going to pass through the territory of your brothers the sons of Esau, who live in Seir; and they will be afraid of you. So be very careful;

Footnotes:

Cross References: (C1) - Numbers 20:14; (C2) - Genesis 36:8; (C3) - Exodus 15:15, 16;

Deuteronomy 2:5

do not provoke them, for I will not give you any of their land, not even as much as a footprint, because I have given Mount Seir to Esau as a possession.

Footnotes: (F1) - Or engage in strife with; (F2) - Lit treading of a sole of a foot;

Cross References: (C1) - Genesis 36:8; Joshua 24:4;

Deuteronomy 2:6

"You are to buy food from them with money so that you may eat, and you shall also purchase water from them with money so that you may drink.

Deuteronomy 2:7

"For the LORD your God has blessed you in all that you have done; He has known your wandering through this great wilderness. These forty years the LORD your God has been with you; you have not lacked anything."'

Footnotes: (F1) - Lit the work of your hand; (F2) - Lit going;

Cross References: (C1) - Deuteronomy 1:19; (C2) - Numbers 14:33, 34; Deuteronomy 2:14;

Deuteronomy 2:8

"So we passed beyond our brothers the sons of Esau, who live in Seir, away from the Arabah road, away from Elath and Ezion-geber. And we turned and passed through by the way of the wilderness of Moab.

Footnotes:

Cross References: (C1) - Deuteronomy 1:1; (C2) - Numbers 33:35; 1 Kings 9:26;

Deuteronomy 2:9

"Then the LORD said to me, 'Do not attack Moab, nor provoke them to war, for I will not give you any of their land as a possession, because I have given Ar to the sons of Lot as a possession.'

Footnotes: (F1) - Lit his;

Cross References: (C1) - Numbers 21:15, 28; Deuteronomy 2:18, 29; (C2) - Genesis 19:36, 37;

Deuteronomy 2:10

"(The Emim lived there previously, a people as great, numerous, and tall as the Anakim.

Footnotes:

Cross References: (C1) - Genesis 14:5;

Deuteronomy 2:11

"Like the Anakim, they too are regarded as Rephaim, but the Moabites call them Emim.

Footnotes:

Cross References: (C1) - Genesis 14:5; Deuteronomy 2:20;

Deuteronomy 2:12

"The Horites previously lived in Seir, but the sons of Esau dispossessed them and destroyed them from before them, and settled in their place; just as Israel did to the land of their possession which the LORD gave them.)

Footnotes: (F1) - I.e., the sons of Esau; (F2) - Lit his;

Cross References: (C1) - Genesis 36:20; Deuteronomy 2:22; (C2) - Numbers 21:25, 35;

Deuteronomy 2:13

'Now arise and cross over the Wadi Zered yourselves.' So we crossed over the Wadi Zered.

Footnotes: (F1) - I.e., dry stream bed, except in the rainy season; (F1) - I.e., dry stream bed, except in the rainy season;

Cross References:

Deuteronomy 2:14

"Now the time that it took for us to come from Kadesh-barnea until we crossed over the Wadi Zered was thirty-eight years, until all the generation of the men of war perished from within the camp, just as the LORD had sworn to them.

Footnotes: (F1) - Lit days in which we went; (F2) - See note v 13;

Cross References: (C1) - Deuteronomy 2:7; (C2) - Numbers 14:29; Psalms 106:26; 1 Corinthians 10:5; (C3) - Deuteronomy 1:34, 35;

Deuteronomy 2:15

"Indeed, the hand of the LORD was against them, to destroy them from within the camp until they all perished.

Footnotes:

Cross References: (C1) - Jude 1:5;

Deuteronomy 2:16

"So it came about, when all the men of war had finally perished from among the people,

Footnotes:

Cross References: (C1) - Deuteronomy 2:14;

Deuteronomy 2:17

that the LORD spoke to me, saying,

Deuteronomy 2:18

'Today you shall cross over Ar, the border of Moab.

Footnotes:

Cross References: (C1) - Deuteronomy 2:9;

Deuteronomy 2:19

'When you come opposite the sons of Ammon, do not attack them nor provoke them, for I will not give you any of the land of the sons of Ammon as a possession, because I have given it to the sons of Lot as a possession.'

Footnotes:

Cross References: (C1) - Genesis 19:38; (C2) - Deuteronomy 2:9;

Deuteronomy 2:20

"(It is also regarded as the land of the Rephaim, because the Rephaim previously lived in it, but the Ammonites call them Zamzummin,

Footnotes:

Cross References: (C1) - Deuteronomy 2:11;

Deuteronomy 2:21

a people as great, numerous, and tall as the Anakim; but the LORD destroyed them before them. And they dispossessed them and settled in their place,

Footnotes: (F1) - I.e., the Ammonites;

Cross References:

Deuteronomy 2:22

just as He did for the sons of Esau, who live in Seir, when He destroyed the Horites from before them; they dispossessed them and settled in their place, where they remain even to this day.

Footnotes:

Cross References: (C1) - Genesis 36:8; Deuteronomy 2:5; (C2) - Deuteronomy 2:12;

Deuteronomy 2:23

"And as for the Avvim, who lived in villages as far as Gaza, the Caphtorim, who came from Caphtor, destroyed them and lived in their place.)

Footnotes: (F1) - I.e., Philistines; (F2) - I.e., Crete;

Cross References: (C1) - Joshua 13:3; (C2) - Genesis 10:14; 1 Chronicles 1:12; (C3) - Jeremiah 47:4; Amos 9:7;

Deuteronomy 2:24

'Arise, set out, and pass through the Valley of Arnon. Look! I have handed over to you Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land; start taking possession and plunge into battle with him.

Footnotes: (F1) - Or wadi;

Cross References: (C1) - Numbers 21:13, 14; Judges 11:18;

Deuteronomy 2:25

'This day I will begin to put the dread and fear of you upon the faces of people everywhere, who, when they hear the news of you, will tremble and be in anguish because of you.'

Footnotes: (F1) - Lit peoples under all the heavens; (F2) - Lit who will hear...and tremble;

Cross References: (C1) - Exodus 23:27; Deuteronomy 11:25; Joshua 2:9; (C2) - Exodus 15:14;

Deuteronomy 2:26

"So I sent messengers from the wilderness of Kedemoth to Sihon king of Heshbon with words of peace, saying,

Footnotes:

Cross References: (C1) - Numbers 21:21; Deuteronomy 1:4; Judges 11:19;

Deuteronomy 2:27

'Let me pass through your land; I will travel only on the road. I will not turn aside to the right or to the left.

Footnotes: (F1) - Lit go on the road, on the road;

Cross References:

Deuteronomy 2:28

'You will sell me food for money so that I may eat, and give me water for money so that I may drink, only let me pass through on foot,

Footnotes: (F1) - Lit my feet;

Cross References: (C1) - Numbers 20:19;

Deuteronomy 2:29

just as the sons of Esau who live in Seir and the Moabites who live in Ar did for me, until I cross over the Jordan into the land that the LORD our God is giving us.'

Footnotes:

Cross References: (C1) - Deuteronomy 2:9;

Deuteronomy 2:30

"But Sihon king of Heshbon was not willing for us to pass through his land; for the LORD your God hardened his spirit and made his heart obstinate, in order to hand him over to you, as he is today.

Footnotes: (F1) - Lit by him;

Cross References: (C1) - Numbers 21:23; (C2) - Exodus 4:21; Joshua 11:20;

Deuteronomy 2:31

"And the LORD said to me, 'See, I have begun to turn Sihon and his land over to you. Begin taking possession, so that you may possess his land.'

Footnotes: (F1) - Lit before you;

Cross References:

Deuteronomy 2:32

"Then Sihon came out with all his people to meet us in battle at Jahaz.

Footnotes: (F1) - Lit he and;

Cross References:

Deuteronomy 2:33

"And the LORD our God turned him over to us, and we defeated him with his sons and all his people.

Footnotes: (F1) - Lit before us; (F2) - Lit struck;

Cross References: (C1) - Exodus 23:31; Deuteronomy 7:2; (C2) - Deuteronomy 29:7;

Deuteronomy 2:34

"So we captured all his cities at that time and utterly destroyed the men, women, and children of every city. We left no survivor.

Footnotes: (F1) - Or put under the ban; (F2) - Lit every city of men...;

Cross References: (C1) - Deuteronomy 3:6;

Deuteronomy 2:35

"We took only the animals as our plunder, and the spoils of the cities which we had captured.

Footnotes:

Cross References: (C1) - Deuteronomy 3:7;

Deuteronomy 2:36

"From Aroer which is on the edge of the Valley of Arnon and from the city which is in the valley, even to Gilead, there was no city that was too high for us; the LORD our God turned it all over to us.

Footnotes: (F1) - Or wadi; (F1) - Or wadi; (F2) - Or strong; (F3) - Lit before us;

Cross References: (C1) - Deuteronomy 3:12; Joshua 12:2;

Deuteronomy 2:37

"Only you did not go near the land of the sons of Ammon, all along the river Jabbok and the cities of the hill country, and wherever the LORD our God had commanded us to avoid.

Footnotes: (F1) - Or wadi;

Cross References: (C1) - Deuteronomy 2:19; (C2) - Genesis 32:22; Numbers 21:24; Deuteronomy 3:16;

Deuteronomy 3:1

"Then we turned and went up the road to Bashan, and Og, king of Bashan, came out with all his people to meet us in battle at Edrei.

Footnotes: (F1) - Lit he and;

Cross References: (C1) - Numbers 21:33;

Deuteronomy 3:2

"But the LORD said to me, 'Do not fear him, for I have handed him and all his people and his land over to you; and you shall do to him just as you did to Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon.'

Deuteronomy 3:3

"So the LORD our God also handed over to us Og, king of Bashan, with all his people, and we struck them until no survivor was left.

Footnotes: (F1) - Lit him; (F2) - Lit left to him;

Cross References:

Deuteronomy 3:4

"We captured all his cities at that time; there was not a city which we did not take from them: sixty cities, all the region of Argob, the kingdom of Og in Bashan.

Footnotes:

Cross References: (C1) - Deuteronomy 3:13, 14; 1 Kings 4:13;

Deuteronomy 3:5

"All these were cities fortified with high walls, gates, and bars, besides a great many unwalled towns.

Footnotes: (F1) - Or rural;

Cross References:

Deuteronomy 3:6

"We utterly destroyed them, as we did to Sihon king of Heshbon, utterly destroying the men, women, and children of every city.

Footnotes: (F1) - Or put them under the ban; (F2) - Or putting under the ban; (F3) - Lit every city of men...;

Cross References: (C1) - Deuteronomy 1:4; (C2) - Deuteronomy 2:34;

Deuteronomy 3:7

"But all the animals and the spoils of the cities we took as our plunder.

Footnotes:

Cross References: (C1) - Deuteronomy 2:35;

Deuteronomy 3:8

"So at that time we took the land from the hand of the two kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan, from the Valley of Arnon to Mount Hermon

Footnotes: (F1) - Or wadi;

Cross References: (C1) - Numbers 32:33; Joshua 12:1;

Deuteronomy 3:9

(Sidonians call Hermon Sirion, and the Amorites call it Senir):

Footnotes:

Cross References: (C1) - Deuteronomy 4:48; Joshua 11:17; Psalms 42:6; (C2) - Psalms 29:6; (C3) - 1 Chronicles 5:23;

Deuteronomy 3:10

all the cities of the plateau, all Gilead, and all Bashan, as far as Salecah and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan.

Footnotes:

Cross References: (C1) - Joshua 13:11;

Deuteronomy 3:11

(For only Og king of Bashan was left of the remnant of the Rephaim. Behold, his bed was a bed of iron; it is in Rabbah of the sons of Ammon. Its length was nine cubits, and its width four cubits by the usual cubit.)

Footnotes: (F1) - Or couch; (F1) - Or couch; (F2) - Lit by a man's forearm; about 14 ft. long and 6 ft. wide or 4 m and 1.8 m;

Cross References: (C1) - Genesis 14:5; Deuteronomy 2:11, 20; (C2) - 2 Samuel 11:1; Jeremiah 49:2;

Deuteronomy 3:12

"So we took possession of this land at that time. From Aroer, which is by the Valley of Arnon, and half the hill country of Gilead and its cities I gave to the Reubenites and to the Gadites.

Footnotes: (F1) - Or wadi;

Cross References: (C1) - Deuteronomy 2:36; (C2) - Numbers 32:32; Joshua 13:8;

Deuteronomy 3:13

"The rest of Gilead and all Bashan, the kingdom of Og, I gave to the half-tribe of Manasseh, all the region of Argob. (As to all Bashan, it is called the land of Rephaim.

Deuteronomy 3:14

"Jair the son of Manasseh took all the region of Argob as far as the border of the Geshurites and the Maacathites, that is, Bashan, and named it after his own name: Havvoth-jair, as it is to this day.)

Footnotes: (F1) - Lit them; (F2) - I.e., the towns of Jair;

Cross References: (C1) - Numbers 32:41; 1 Chronicles 2:22;

Deuteronomy 3:15

"To Machir I gave Gilead.

Footnotes:

Cross References: (C1) - Numbers 32:39, 40;

Deuteronomy 3:16

"To the Reubenites and the Gadites I gave from Gilead even as far as the Valley of Arnon, the middle of the valley as a border, and as far as the river Jabbok, the border of the sons of Ammon;

Footnotes: (F1) - Or wadi; (F1) - Or wadi; (F2) - Lit and; (F1) - Or wadi;

Cross References: (C1) - Numbers 21:24; Deuteronomy 2:37;

Deuteronomy 3:17

the Arabah also, with the Jordan as a border, from Chinnereth even as far as the sea of the Arabah, the Salt Sea, at the foot of the slopes of Pisgah on the east.

Footnotes: (F1) - Lit and; (F2) - I.e., the Sea of Galilee; (F3) - Lit under;

Cross References: (C1) - Numbers 34:11; Joshua 13:27; (C2) - Joshua 12:3; (C3) - Genesis 14:3; Joshua 3:16;

Deuteronomy 3:18

"Then I commanded you at that time, saying, 'The LORD your God has given you this land to possess it; all you valiant men shall cross over armed ahead of your brothers, the sons of Israel.

Footnotes: (F1) - Lit sons of valor;

Cross References: (C1) - Joshua 1:13; (C2) - Numbers 32:20; Joshua 4:12, 13;

Deuteronomy 3:19

'However, your wives, your little ones, and your livestock (I know that you have much livestock) shall remain in your cities which I have given you,

Footnotes:

Cross References: (C1) - Joshua 1:14; (C2) - Exodus 12:38;

Deuteronomy 3:20

until the LORD gives rest to your fellow countrymen as to you, and they also take possession of the land which the LORD your God is giving them beyond the Jordan. Then you may return, each man to his possession which I have given you.'

Footnotes:

Cross References: (C1) - Joshua 1:15; (C2) - Joshua 22:4;

Deuteronomy 3:21

"And I commanded Joshua at that time, saying, 'Your eyes have seen everything that the LORD your God has done to these two kings; the LORD will do the same to all the kingdoms into which you are about to cross.

Deuteronomy 3:22

'Do not fear them, for the LORD your God is the One fighting for you.'

Footnotes:

Cross References: (C1) - Exodus 14:14; Deuteronomy 1:30; Nehemiah 4:20;

Deuteronomy 3:23

"I also pleaded with the LORD at that time, saying,

Deuteronomy 3:24

'Lord GOD, You have begun to show Your servant Your greatness and Your strong hand; for what god is there in heaven or on earth who can do such works and mighty acts as Yours?

Footnotes: (F1) - Heb YHWH, usually rendered LORD;

Cross References: (C1) - Deuteronomy 11:2; (C2) - Exodus 8:10; 2 Samuel 7:22; Psalms 71:19;

Deuteronomy 3:25

'Please let me cross over and see the good land that is beyond the Jordan, that good hill country, and Lebanon.'

Footnotes: (F1) - Lit this;

Cross References: (C1) - Deuteronomy 4:22;

Deuteronomy 3:26

"But the LORD was angry with me on your account, and would not listen to me; instead, the LORD said to me, 'Enough! Do not speak to Me any more about this matter.

Footnotes: (F1) - Lit Much for you;

Cross References: (C1) - Deuteronomy 1:37;

Deuteronomy 3:27

'Go up to the top of Pisgah and raise your eyes to the west, the north, the south, and the east, and see it with your eyes; for you shall not cross over this Jordan.

Footnotes:

Cross References: (C1) - Numbers 23:14; (C2) - Deuteronomy 1:37;

Deuteronomy 3:28

'But commission Joshua and encourage him and strengthen him, for he shall go across leading this people, and he will give to them, as an inheritance, the land which you will see.'

Footnotes: (F1) - Lit before this;

Cross References: (C1) - Numbers 27:18; Deuteronomy 31:3, 7; (C2) - Deuteronomy 1:38;

Deuteronomy 3:29

"So we remained in the valley opposite Beth-peor.

Footnotes:

Cross References: (C1) - Numbers 25:1; Deuteronomy 4:46;

Deuteronomy 4:1

"Now, Israel, listen to the statutes and the judgments which I am teaching you to perform, so that you will live and go in and take possession of the land which the LORD, the God of your fathers, is giving you.

Footnotes:

Cross References: (C1) - Deuteronomy 1:3; (C2) - Leviticus 18:5; Deuteronomy 5:33; Ezekiel 20:11; Romans 10:5;

Deuteronomy 4:2

"You shall not add to the word which I am commanding you, nor take away from it, so that you may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I am commanding you.

Footnotes:

Cross References: (C1) - Deuteronomy 12:32; Proverbs 30:6; Revelation 22:18; (C2) - Deuteronomy 4:5, 14;

Deuteronomy 4:3

"Your eyes have seen what the LORD has done in the case of Baal-peor, for all the men who followed Baal-peor, the LORD your God has destroyed them from among you.

Footnotes: (F1) - Lit him;

Cross References: (C1) - Numbers 25:1;

Deuteronomy 4:4

"But you who clung to the LORD your God are alive today, every one of you.

Deuteronomy 4:5

"See, I have taught you statutes and judgments just as the LORD my God commanded me, that you are to do these things in the land where you are entering to take possession of it.

Footnotes:

Cross References: (C1) - Leviticus 26:46;

Deuteronomy 4:6

"So keep and do them, for that is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples who will hear all these statutes and say, 'Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.'

Footnotes:

Cross References: (C1) - Deuteronomy 30:19, 20; Job 28:28; Psalms 19:7; Proverbs 1:7; 2 Timothy 3:15;

Deuteronomy 4:7

"For what great nation is there that has a god so near to it as is the LORD our God whenever we call on Him?

Footnotes:

Cross References: (C1) - Deuteronomy 4:32; 2 Samuel 7:23; (C2) - Psalms 34:17, 18; Isaiah 55:6; (C3) - Psalms 34:18;

Deuteronomy 4:8

"Or what great nation is there that has statutes and judgments as righteous as this whole Law which I am setting before you today?

Footnotes:

Cross References: (C1) - Psalms 89:14;

Deuteronomy 4:9

"Only be careful for yourself and watch over your soul diligently, so that you do not forget the things which your eyes have seen and they do not depart from your heart all the days of your life; but make them known to your sons and your grandsons.

Footnotes:

Cross References: (C1) - Deuteronomy 4:23; Proverbs 4:23; (C2) - Deuteronomy 6:2; (C3) - Genesis 18:19; Deuteronomy 4:10; Psalms 78:5, 6; Proverbs 22:6; Ephesians 6:4;

Deuteronomy 4:10

"Remember the day you stood before the LORD your God at Horeb, when the LORD said to me, 'Assemble the people to Me, that I may have them hear My words so that they may learn to fear Me all the days that they live on the earth, and that they may teach their children.'

Footnotes: (F1) - Or revere;

Cross References: (C1) - Deuteronomy 14:23; (C2) - Deuteronomy 4:9;

Deuteronomy 4:11

"You came forward and stood at the foot of the mountain, and the mountain was burning with fire to the heart of the heavens: darkness, cloud, and thick gloom.

Footnotes:

Cross References: (C1) - Exodus 19:18; Hebrews 12:18, 19;

Deuteronomy 4:12

"Then the LORD spoke to you from the midst of the fire; you heard the sound of words, but you saw no form—there was only a voice.

Deuteronomy 4:13

"So He declared to you His covenant which He commanded you to perform, that is, the Ten Commandments; and He wrote them on two tablets of stone.

Footnotes: (F1) - Lit Words;

Cross References: (C1) - Exodus 34:28; Deuteronomy 10:4; (C2) - Exodus 31:18;

Deuteronomy 4:14

"The LORD commanded me at that time to teach you statutes and judgments, so that you would perform them in the land where you are going over to take possession of it.

Deuteronomy 4:15

"So be very careful yourselves, since you did not see any form on the day the LORD spoke to you at Horeb from the midst of the fire,

Footnotes: (F1) - Or for your own lives;

Cross References: (C1) - Joshua 23:11; (C2) - Isaiah 40:18;

Deuteronomy 4:16

so that you do not act corruptly and make a carved image for yourselves in the form of any figure, a representation of male or female,

Footnotes:

Cross References: (C1) - Deuteronomy 4:25; (C2) - Exodus 20:4; Leviticus 26:1; Deuteronomy 5:8, 9; Romans 1:23;

Deuteronomy 4:17

a representation of any animal that is on the earth, a representation of any winged bird that flies in the sky,

Footnotes:

Cross References: (C1) - Romans 1:23;

Deuteronomy 4:18

a representation of anything that crawls on the ground, or a representation of any fish that is in the water below the earth.

Deuteronomy 4:19

"And be careful not to raise your eyes to heaven and look at the sun, the moon, and the stars, all the heavenly lights, and allow yourself to be drawn away and worship them and serve them, things which the LORD your God has allotted to all the peoples under the whole heaven.

Footnotes: (F1) - Lit host;

Cross References: (C1) - Genesis 2:1; Deuteronomy 17:3; 2 Kings 17:16; (C2) - Deuteronomy 13:5, 10; Job 31:26;

Deuteronomy 4:20

"But the LORD has taken you and brought you out of the iron furnace, from Egypt, to be a people of His own possession, as today.

Footnotes:

Cross References: (C1) - 1 Kings 8:51; Jeremiah 11:4; (C2) - Exodus 19:5; Deuteronomy 7:6; Titus 2:14; 1 Peter 2:9;

Deuteronomy 4:21

"Now the LORD was angry with me on your account, and He swore that I would not cross the Jordan, and that I would not enter the good land which the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance.

Footnotes:

Cross References: (C1) - Numbers 20:12; Deuteronomy 1:37;

Deuteronomy 4:22

"For I am going to die in this land; I am not crossing the Jordan, but you are going to cross, and you will take possession of this good land.

Footnotes:

Cross References: (C1) - Numbers 27:13, 14; (C2) - Deuteronomy 3:25;

Deuteronomy 4:23

"So be careful yourselves, that you do not forget the covenant of the LORD your God which He made with you, and make for yourselves a carved image in the form of anything against which the LORD your God has commanded you.

Footnotes: (F1) - Or for yourselves;

Cross References: (C1) - Deuteronomy 4:9; (C2) - Deuteronomy 4:16;

Deuteronomy 4:24

"For the LORD your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.

Footnotes:

Cross References: (C1) - Exodus 24:17; Deuteronomy 9:3; Isaiah 30:27; Hebrews 12:29; (C2) - Deuteronomy 5:9;

Deuteronomy 4:25

"When you father children and have grandchildren, and you grow old in the land, and you act corruptly, and make an idol in the form of anything, and do what is evil in the sight of the LORD your God to provoke Him to anger,

Footnotes: (F1) - Lit children's children; (F2) - Or a carved image;

Cross References: (C1) - Deuteronomy 4:16; (C2) - Deuteronomy 4:23; (C3) - 2 Kings 17:17;

Deuteronomy 4:26

I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you today, that you will certainly perish quickly from the land where you are going over the Jordan to take possession of it. You will not live long on it, but will be utterly destroyed.

Footnotes: (F1) - Lit prolong your days;

Cross References: (C1) - Deuteronomy 30:19; Isaiah 1:2; Micah 6:2; (C2) - Deuteronomy 7:4;

Deuteronomy 4:27

"The LORD will scatter you among the peoples, and you will be left few in number among the nations where the LORD drives you.

Footnotes:

Cross References: (C1) - Leviticus 26:33; Deuteronomy 28:64; Nehemiah 1:8;

Deuteronomy 4:28

"There you will serve gods, the work of human hands, wood and stone, which neither see nor hear, nor eat nor smell anything.

Footnotes:

Cross References: (C1) - Deuteronomy 28:36, 64; Jeremiah 16:13; (C2) - Deuteronomy 29:17; (C3) - Psalms 115:4; Isaiah 44:12;

Deuteronomy 4:29

"But from there you will seek the LORD your God, and you will find Him if you search for Him with all your heart and all your soul.

Footnotes:

Cross References: (C1) - Deuteronomy 30:1; 2 Chronicles 15:4; Isaiah 55:6; Jeremiah 29:13; (C2) - Deuteronomy 6:5;

Deuteronomy 4:30

"When you are in distress and all these things happen to you, in the latter days you will return to the LORD your God and listen to His voice.

Footnotes:

Cross References: (C1) - Psalms 18:6; (C2) - Deuteronomy 31:29; Jeremiah 23:20; Hosea 3:5; Hebrews 1:2; (C3) - Jeremiah 4:1, 2;

Deuteronomy 4:31

"For the LORD your God is a compassionate God; He will not abandon you nor destroy you, nor forget the covenant with your fathers which He swore to them.

Footnotes:

Cross References: (C1) - Exodus 34:6; 2 Chronicles 30:9; Nehemiah 9:31; Psalms 103:8; Jonah 4:2; (C2) - Deuteronomy 31:6, 8; Joshua 1:5; 1 Chronicles 28:20; Hebrews 13:5; (C3) - Jeremiah 30:11; (C4) - Leviticus 26:45;

Deuteronomy 4:32

"Indeed, ask now about the earlier days that were before your time, since the day that God created mankind on the earth, and inquire from one end of the heavens to the other. Has anything been done like this great thing, or has anything been heard like it?

Footnotes: (F1) - Lit before you; (F2) - Or Adam;

Cross References: (C1) - Deuteronomy 32:7; Job 8:8; (C2) - Genesis 1:27; Isaiah 45:12; (C3) - Deuteronomy 28:64; Matthew 24:31; (C4) - Deuteronomy 4:7; 2 Samuel 7:23;

Deuteronomy 4:33

"Has any people heard the voice of God speaking from the midst of the fire, as you have heard it, and survived?

Footnotes:

Cross References: (C1) - Exodus 20:22; Deuteronomy 5:24, 26;

Deuteronomy 4:34

"Or has a god ventured to go to take for himself a nation from within another nation by trials, by signs and wonders, by war, by a mighty hand, by an outstretched arm, and by great terrors, just as the LORD your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes?

Footnotes: (F1) - Lit according to all that;

Cross References: (C1) - Exodus 14:30; Deuteronomy 33:29; (C2) - Deuteronomy 7:19; (C3) - Deuteronomy 5:15; Psalms 136:12;

Deuteronomy 4:35

"You were shown these things so that you might know that the LORD, He is God; there is no other besides Him.

Footnotes:

Cross References: (C1) - Exodus 8:10; Deuteronomy 4:39; 1 Samuel 2:2; Isaiah 43:10; Mark 12:32;

Deuteronomy 4:36

"Out of the heavens He let you hear His voice to discipline you; and on earth He let you see His great fire, and you heard His words from the midst of the fire.

Footnotes:

Cross References: (C1) - Exodus 19:9, 19; Deuteronomy 4:33; Nehemiah 9:13; Hebrews 12:25; (C2) - Deuteronomy 8:5;

Deuteronomy 4:37

"Because He loved your fathers, He chose their descendants after them. And He personally brought you from Egypt by His great power,

Footnotes: (F1) - Lit his seed; (F2) - Lit with His presence;

Cross References: (C1) - Deuteronomy 7:7, 8; (C2) - Exodus 33:14; Isaiah 63:9;

Deuteronomy 4:38

driving out from before you nations greater and mightier than you, to bring you in and to give you their land as an inheritance, as it is today.

Footnotes:

Cross References: (C1) - Numbers 32:4;

Deuteronomy 4:39

"Therefore know today, and take it to your heart, that the LORD, He is God in heaven above and on the earth below; there is no other.

Footnotes:

Cross References: (C1) - Deuteronomy 4:35; Joshua 2:11;

Deuteronomy 4:40

"So you shall keep His statutes and His commandments which I am giving you today, so that it may go well for you and for your children after you, and that you may live long on the land which the LORD your God is giving you for all time."

Footnotes: (F1) - Lit commanding; (F2) - Lit prolong your days;

Cross References: (C1) - Leviticus 22:31; Deuteronomy 4:2; Psalms 105:45; (C2) - Deuteronomy 4:1; (C3) - Exodus 23:26; Deuteronomy 32:47;

Deuteronomy 4:41

Then Moses set apart three cities across the Jordan to the east,

Footnotes: (F1) - Lit sunrise;

Cross References: (C1) - Numbers 35:6; Deuteronomy 19:2; Joshua 20:7;

Deuteronomy 4:42

for one to flee there who unintentionally killed his neighbor, without having hatred for him in time past; and by fleeing to one of these cities he might live:

Footnotes: (F1) - Lit one who committed manslaughter;

Cross References:

Deuteronomy 4:43

Bezer in the wilderness on the plateau for the Reubenites, Ramoth in Gilead for the Gadites, and Golan in Bashan for the Manassites.

Footnotes:

Cross References: (C1) - Joshua 20:8;

Deuteronomy 4:44

Now this is the Law which Moses set before the sons of Israel;

Deuteronomy 4:45

these are the testimonies and the statutes, and the ordinances which Moses spoke to the sons of Israel, when they came out of Egypt,

Deuteronomy 4:46

across the Jordan, in the valley opposite Beth-peor, in the land of Sihon king of the Amorites who lived in Heshbon, whom Moses and the sons of Israel defeated when they came out of Egypt.

Footnotes: (F1) - Lit struck;

Cross References: (C1) - Deuteronomy 3:29; (C2) - Numbers 21:21;

Deuteronomy 4:47

And they took possession of his land and the land of Og king of Bashan, the two kings of the Amorites, who were across the Jordan to the east,

Footnotes: (F1) - Lit sunrise;

Cross References: (C1) - Deuteronomy 1:4;

Deuteronomy 4:48

from Aroer, which is on the edge of the Valley of Arnon, even as far as Mount Sion (that is, Hermon),

Footnotes: (F1) - Or wadi;

Cross References: (C1) - Deuteronomy 2:36; (C2) - Deuteronomy 3:9; Psalms 133:3;

Deuteronomy 4:49

with all the Arabah across the Jordan to the east, even as far as the sea of the Arabah, at the foot of the slopes of Pisgah.

Footnotes: (F1) - Lit under;

Cross References:

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