Deuteronomy 4:22

Deuteronomy 4:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But I must die in this land, I must not go over Jordan: but ye shall go over, and possess that good land.
• New International Version (NIV)I will die in this land; I will not cross the Jordan; but you are about to cross over and take possession of that good land.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For I must die in this land; I must not go over the Jordan. But you shall go over and take possession of that good land.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But I must die in this land, I must not cross over the Jordan; but you shall cross over and possess that good land.

Context of Deuteronomy 4:22

20But you belong to the Lord. He brought you out of Egypt, which was like a hot oven where you had much pain. He rescued you, to be his own special people, as you are today. 21The Lord your God became angry with me, because of you. He told me very strongly that I would not go across the Jordan River. He said that I would not go into the good land that he is now giving to you. So I will die here. I will not cross the Jordan River. But you will soon cross over. That good land will belong to you as your home. 23Be careful! Do not forget the covenant that the Lord your God has made with you. Do not make for yourselves any kind of image as your idol. That is the command that he has given to you. 24That is because the Lord your God wants you to belong to him alone. He is like a fire that destroys all bad things.

Deuteronomy 4:22 word by word

כִּ֣י אָנֹכִ֥י מֵת֙ בָּאָ֣רֶץ הַזֹּ֔את אֵינֶ֥נִּי עֹבֵ֖ר אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן וְאַתֶּם֙ עֹֽבְרִ֔ים וִֽירִשְׁתֶּ֕ם אֶת־הָאָ֥רֶץ הַטּוֹבָ֖ה הַזֹּֽאת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But I must dieמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• in this landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• I must not go overעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
• Jordanיַרְדֵּןyardên · JordanH3383
• and possessיָרַשׁyârash yârêsh · to possess: takeH3423
• that goodטוֹבţôb · pleasantH2896

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 4:22

• Deuteronomy 3:25Please let me go across the Jordan River! I want to see the good land over there. I want to see the beautiful hills and the mountains in Lebanon.’
• 1 Kings 13:21He spoke this message to the servant of God who had come from Judah: ‘This is what the Lord says: You have not obeyed the Lord. You have not done what the Lord your God commanded you to do.
• Amos 3:2He says, ‘There are many nations of people on the earth. But I chose you alone to belong to me. So I will punish you when you do wrong things.’
• Hebrews 12:6The Lord does that to everyone that he loves. He punishes everyone that he accepts as a son.’
• 2 Peter 1:13While I am still alive on this earth I will continue to make sure that you remember them. I think that it is right for me to do that.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 4:22

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-40Moses gave a long speech to the Israelites because of their recent failures and what he thought would happen in Canaan.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 14-4015. Take ... good heed ... for ye saw no manner of similitude--The extreme proneness of the Israelites to idolatry, from their position in the midst of surrounding nations already abandoned to its seductions, accounts for their attention being repeatedly drawn to the fact that God did not appear on Sinai in any visible form; and an earnest caution, founded on that remarkable circumstance, is given to beware, not only of making representations of false…Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 4:22

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Idolatry
• Obedience

In the dictionaries

• Jordan
• Jordan River, Jordan
• Add
• Consider
• Consuming
• Diminish
• Furnace
• Hearken
• Deuteronomy
• Pentateuch

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 4

• 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
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings