Christian Standard Bible
Deuteronomy 3:24
24Lord God, you have begun to show your greatness and your strong hand to your servant, for what god is there in heaven or on earth who can perform deeds and mighty acts like yours?
Deuteronomy 3:24 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)O Lord God, thou hast begun to shew thy servant thy greatness, and thy mighty hand: for what God is there in heaven or in earth, that can do according to thy works, and according to thy might?
- New International Version (NIV)“Sovereign Lord, you have begun to show to your servant your greatness and your strong hand. For what god is there in heaven or on earth who can do the deeds and mighty works you do?
- English Standard Version (ESV)'O Lord God, you have only begun to show your servant your greatness and your mighty hand. For what god is there in heaven or on earth who can do such works and mighty acts as yours?
- New King James Version (NKJV)‘O Lord God, You have begun to show Your servant Your greatness and Your mighty hand, for what god is there in heaven or on earth who can do anything like Your works and Your mighty deeds?
Context of Deuteronomy 3:24
22Don’t be afraid of them, for the Lord your God fights for you. 23“At that time I begged the Lord: Lord God, you have begun to show your greatness and your strong hand to your servant, for what god is there in heaven or on earth who can perform deeds and mighty acts like yours? 25Please let me cross over and see the beautiful land on the other side of the Jordan, that good hill country and Lebanon. 26“But the Lord was angry with me because of you and would not listen to me. The Lord said to me, ‘That’s enough! Do not speak to me again about this matter.
Read all of Deuteronomy 3Deuteronomy 3:24 word by word
אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֗ה אַתָּ֤ה הַֽחִלּ֙וֹתָ֙ לְהַרְא֣וֹת אֶֽת־עַבְדְּךָ֔ אֶ֨ת־גָּדְלְךָ֔ וְאֶת־יָדְךָ֖ הַחֲזָקָ֑ה אֲשֶׁ֤ר מִי־אֵל֙ בַּשָּׁמַ֣יִם וּבָאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁר־יַעֲשֶׂ֥ה כְמַעֲשֶׂ֖יךָ וְכִגְבוּרֹתֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- O Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
- Godיְהֹוִהyehôvih · YHWH/GodH3069
- thou hast begunחָלַלchâlal · to profane/begin: beginH2490
- to shewרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
- thy servantעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
- thy greatnessגֹּ֫דֶלgôdel · greatnessH1433
- and thy mightyחָזָקchâzâq · strongH2389
- handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
- for what Godאֵל'êl · GodH410
- in heavenשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
- or in earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- that can doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
- according to thy worksמַעֲשֶׂהma‛ăώeh · deed: workH4639
- and according to thy mightגְּבוּרָהgebûrâh · mightH1369
Cross-references for Deuteronomy 3:24
- Jeremiah 11:2“Listen to the words of this covenant and tell them to the men of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem.
- Nehemiah 9:32So now, our God — the great, mighty, and awe-inspiring God who keeps his gracious covenant — do not view lightly all the hardships that have afflicted us, our kings and leaders, our priests and prophets, our ancestors and all your people, from the days of the Assyrian kings until today.
- Psalms 106:2Who can declare the Lord’s mighty acts or proclaim all the praise due him?
- Psalms 145:3The Lord is great and is highly praised; his greatness is unsearchable.
- Jeremiah 32:18You show faithful love to thousands but lay the fathers’ iniquity on their sons’ laps after them, great and mighty God whose name is the Lord of Armies,
- Exodus 15:11Lord, who is like you among the gods? Who is like you, glorious in holiness, revered with praises, performing wonders?
- 2 Samuel 7:22This is why you are great, Lord God. There is no one like you, and there is no God besides you, as all we have heard confirms.
- Psalms 35:10All my bones will say, “Lord, who is like you, rescuing the poor from one too strong for him, the poor or the needy from one who robs him?”
- Psalms 71:19Your righteousness reaches the heights, God, you who have done great things; God, who is like you?
- Psalms 86:8Lord, there is no one like you among the gods, and there are no works like yours.
- Psalms 89:6For who in the skies can compare with the Lord? Who among the heavenly beings is like the Lord?
- Isaiah 40:18With whom will you compare God? What likeness will you set up for comparison with him?
- Jeremiah 10:6Lord, there is no one like you. You are great; your name is great in power.
- Daniel 3:29Therefore I issue a decree that anyone of any people, nation, or language who says anything offensive against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego will be torn limb from limb and his house made a garbage dump. For there is no other god who is able to deliver like this.”
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 3:24
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24The prayer of Moses recorded in these two verses, and his own reflections on it, Deuteronomy 3:26, are very affecting. He had suffered much both in body and mind in bringing the people to the borders of the promised land; and it was natural enough for him to wish to see them established in it, and to enjoy a portion of that inheritance himself, which he knew was a type of the heavenly country. But notwithstanding his very earnest prayer, and God's…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-29Verses 21-29 Moses encouraged Joshua, who was to succeed him. Thus the aged and experienced in the service of God, should do all they can to strengthen the hands of those who are young, and setting out in religion. Consider what God has done, what God has promised. If God be for us, who can be against us, so as to prevail? We reproach our Leader if we follow him trembling. Moses prayed, that, if it were God's will, he might go before Israel, over Jordan…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24For what god: Moses was not suggesting that other gods truly exist. He was affirming that only the Lord is God. This question declares the uniqueness of the Lord. It states that no one and nothing else, whether real or imagined, can rival him. The statement emphasizes that the Lord alone has supreme power and authority.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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