Deuteronomy 1:1

Deuteronomy 1:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)These be the words which Moses spake unto all Israel on this side Jordan in the wilderness, in the plain over against the Red sea, between Paran, and Tophel, and Laban, and Hazeroth, and Dizahab.
• New International Version (NIV)These are the words Moses spoke to all Israel in the wilderness east of the Jordan—that is, in the Arabah—opposite Suph, between Paran and Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth and Dizahab.
• English Standard Version (ESV)These are the words that Moses spoke to all Israel beyond the Jordan in the wilderness, in the Arabah opposite Suph, between Paran and Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth, and Dizahab.
• New King James Version (NKJV)These are the words which Moses spoke to all Israel on this side of the Jordan in the wilderness, in the plain opposite Suph, between Paran, Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth, and Dizahab.

Context of Deuteronomy 1:1

These are the words that Moses spoke to all the Israelites. They were together in the desert on the east side of the Jordan River. This is in the Jordan Valley near Suph. It is between the towns called Paran, Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth and Dizahab. 2(It is a journey of 11 days from Sinai to Kadesh-Barnea, along the road past Mount Seir.) 3Moses spoke to the Israelites on the first day of the 11th month, in the 40th year of their journey. He told the Israelites the message that the Lord had commanded him to speak.

Deuteronomy 1:1 word by word

אֵ֣לֶּה הַדְּבָרִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֨ר דִּבֶּ֤ר מֹשֶׁה֙ אֶל־כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בְּעֵ֖בֶר הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן בַּמִּדְבָּ֡ר בָּֽעֲרָבָה֩ מ֨וֹל ס֜וּף בֵּֽין־פָּארָ֧ן וּבֵֽין־תֹּ֛פֶל וְלָבָ֥ן וַחֲצֵרֹ֖ת וְדִ֥י זָהָֽב׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• the wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• which Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
• spakeדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• unto all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• on this sideעֵ֫בֶר‛êber · side: beyondH5676
• Jordanיַרְדֵּןyardên · JordanH3383
• in the wildernessמִדְבָּרmidbâr · wildernessH4057
• in the plainעֲרָבָה‛ărâbâh · ArabahH6160
• over againstמוּלmûl môl mô'l mûl · oppositeH4136
• the Redסוּףsûph · SuphH5489
• between Paranפָּארָןpâ'rân · ParanH6290
• and Tophelתֹּ֫פֶלtôphel · TophelH8603
• and Labanלָבָןlâbân · LabanH3837
• and Hazerothחֲצֵרוֹתchătsêrôth · HazerothH2698
• and Dizahabדִּי זָהָבdîy zâhâb · DizahabH1774

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 1:1

• Numbers 32:5so please let us have this land for our animals. Let us have this land to live on, instead of land on the other side of the Jordan River.’
• Numbers 34:15Their land is on the east side of the Jordan River. It is on the other side of the river from Jericho city.’
• Numbers 35:14Three towns must be in Canaan and three towns must be on the other side of the Jordan River.
• Joshua 9:1All the kings who lived west of the Jordan River heard about what had happened at Ai. They were the kings who ruled in the hill country, in the low hills in the west, and all the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, as far as Lebanon. They were the kings of the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites.
• Joshua 22:4Now your brothers can live safely in the land, as the Lord promised them. So you can return to your homes on the other side of the Jordan River. Moses, the Lord's servant, gave that land to you.
• Numbers 21:14You can read about this in the Book of the Lord's Wars. It talks about Waheb in Suphah and about the valleys of the River Arnon.
• Deuteronomy 33:2He said this: ‘The Lord came from Sinai. He appeared to his people like the sun that rises over the hills of Edom. He shone on his people from Mount Paran. Thousands of angels came with him. In his right hand, he held his Law that burned with fire.
• Genesis 21:21He lived in the Paran wilderness. Hagar, his mother, found an Egyptian wife for him to marry.
• Numbers 10:12So the Israelites started to travel on their journey away from the Sinai desert. Then the cloud stopped in the desert called Paran.
• Numbers 12:16After that, the people left Hazeroth. They went to the Paran desert and they put up their tents there.
• Numbers 13:3So Moses obeyed the Lord's command. He sent the men from the Paran desert into Canaan. Each man was a leader among the Israelites.
• 1 Samuel 25:1Then Samuel died. All the Israelites met together and they were very sad. Then they buried Samuel at his home in Ramah. David went down to the Paran desert.
• Habakkuk 3:3God is coming from Teman! The Holy God is coming from Paran mountain. Selah. His beautiful power covers the whole sky! People praise him all over the earth!
• Numbers 11:35From Kibroth-Hattaavah the people travelled to Hazeroth, and they stayed at Hazeroth.
• Numbers 33:17They travelled from Kibroth-Hattaavah and they made their camp at Hazeroth.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 1:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1These be the words which Moses spake - The five first verses of this chapter contain the introduction to the rest of the book: they do not appear to be the work of Moses, but were added probably either by Joshua or Ezra. On this side Jordan - בעבר beeber, at the passage of Jordan, i. e., near or opposite to the place where the Israelites passed over after the death of Moses. Though עבר eber is used to signify both on this side and on the other side, and…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1These verses are prefixed as a connecting link between the contents of the preceding books and that of Deuteronomy now to follow. The sense of the passage might be given thus: “The discourses of Moses to the people up to the eleventh month of the fortieth year” (compare Deuteronomy 1:3) “have now been recorded.” The proper names which follow seem to belong to places where “words” of remarkable importance were spoken. They are by the Jewish commentators…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1This book repeats much of the history and of the laws contained in the three foregoing books: Moses delivered it to Israel a little before his death, both by word of mouth, that it might affect, and by writing, that it might abide. The men of that generation to which the law was first given were all dead, and a new generation was sprung up, to whom God would have it repeated by Moses himself, now they were going to possess the land of Canaan. The…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1These are the words that Moses spoke: Although the book of Deuteronomy follows the pattern of a covenant or treaty document, it is mainly a series of speeches. Moses delivered these speeches to the whole assembly of Israel. Arabah: This is a common word usually translated as “wilderness” or “desert.” In general, the Arabah refers to the Great Rift Valley. This valley stretches from the Sea of Galilee south to the Red Sea, also called the Gulf of Aqaba. In…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-46Commentary by Robert Jamieson 1. These be the words which Moses spake unto all Israel--The mental condition of the people generally in that infantine age of the Church, and the greater number of them being of young or tender years, rendered it expedient to repeat the laws and counsels which God had given. Accordingly, to furnish a recapitulation of the leading branches of their faith and duty was among the last public services which Moses rendered to…Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 1:1

• Hazeroth
• Law
• Paran
• Seir
• Tophel

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Jordan
• Laban
• Moses
• Paran
• Red Sea
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Jordan River, Jordan
• Sea of Reeds, Red Sea

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 1

• 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