Deuteronomy 9:23

Deuteronomy 9:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Likewise when the Lord sent you from Kadesh–barnea, saying, Go up and possess the land which I have given you; then ye rebelled against the commandment of the Lord your God, and ye believed him not, nor hearkened to his voice.
• New International Version (NIV)And when the Lord sent you out from Kadesh Barnea, he said, “Go up and take possession of the land I have given you.” But you rebelled against the command of the Lord your God. You did not trust him or obey him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when the Lord sent you from Kadesh-barnea, saying, 'Go up and take possession of the land that I have given you,' then you rebelled against the commandment of the Lord your God and did not believe him or obey his voice.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Likewise, when the Lord sent you from Kadesh Barnea, saying, ‘Go up and possess the land which I have given you,’ then you rebelled against the commandment of the Lord your God, and you did not believe Him nor obey His voice.

Context of Deuteronomy 9:23

21When you made that idol, it was a sin that you did. So I took that gold calf and I burned it in the fire. Then I beat it into powder, like dust. I threw the powder into a stream that ran down from the mountain. 22After that, you also caused the Lord to be angry with you at Taberah, at Massah and at Kibroth-Hattaavah. When the Lord sent you out from Kadesh-Barnea, he said, ‘Go into the land that I have given to you and live there.’ But you turned against the Lord your God. You refused to trust him or obey him. 24You have refused to obey the Lord ever since I have known you. 25So I lay down on the ground for those 40 days and nights. I prayed to the Lord because he had said that he would destroy you.

Deuteronomy 9:23 word by word

וּבִשְׁלֹ֨חַ יְהוָ֜ה אֶתְכֶ֗ם מִקָּדֵ֤שׁ בַּרְנֵ֙עַ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר עֲלוּ֙ וּרְשׁ֣וּ אֶת־הָאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֥ר נָתַ֖תִּי לָכֶ֑ם וַתַּמְר֗וּ אֶת־פִּ֤י יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם וְלֹ֤א הֶֽאֱמַנְתֶּם֙ ל֔וֹ וְלֹ֥א שְׁמַעְתֶּ֖ם בְּקֹלֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Likewise when the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• sentשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• you from Kadesh–barneaקָדֵשׁ בַּרְנֵעַqâdêsh barnêa‛ · Kadesh-barneaH6947
• sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Go upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• and possessיָרַשׁyârash yârêsh · to possess: takeH3423
• the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• which I have givenנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• you; then ye rebelledמָרָהmârâh · to rebelH4784
• against the commandmentפֶּהpeh · lip: wordH6310
• your Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• and ye believedאָמַן'âman · be faithfulH539
• him not, nor hearkenedשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: obeyH8085
• to his voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 9:23

• Deuteronomy 1:19Then we left Sinai, as the Lord our God had commanded us to do. We travelled through the desert towards the hill country of the Amorites. You saw that the desert was very big and it made you very afraid. Finally, we arrived at Kadesh-Barnea.
• Numbers 13:1Then the Lord said to Moses,
• Numbers 14:1Then all the people started to weep loudly. And they cried all night.
• Isaiah 63:10But they turned against him. They made his Holy Spirit angry. So he then became their enemy. He fought against them.
• Deuteronomy 1:32But you did not trust the Lord your God to help you.
• Psalms 78:22They did not trust God, that he had the power to save them.
• Psalms 106:24Later, they did not believe God's promise to take them safely into the beautiful land of Canaan.
• Hebrews 3:18God promised to punish them, because they refused to obey him. He said, ‘They will never arrive in my special place of rest.’
• Hebrews 4:2We have heard God's good news, just like God's people in the wilderness heard his message. But that message did not help them, because they did not believe it. They did not trust God, like those who obeyed him.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 9:23

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-29Verses 7-29 That the Israelites might have no pretence to think that God brought them to Canaan for their righteousness, Moses shows what a miracle of mercy it was, that they had not been destroyed in the wilderness. It is good for us often to remember against ourselves, with sorrow and shame, our former sins; that we may see how much we are indebted to free grace, and may humbly own that we never merited any thing but wrath and the curse at God's hand…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 23Israel used Kadesh-barnea as its main camp during the 38 years of wandering in the wilderness (see also study note on 1:19).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 12-2912-29. Arise, get thee down quickly from hence; for thy people ... have corrupted themselves--With a view to humble them effectually, Moses proceeds to particularize some of the most atrocious instances of their infidelity. He begins with the impiety of the golden calf--an impiety which, while their miraculous emancipation from Egypt, the most stupendous displays of the Divine Majesty that were exhibited on the adjoining mount, and the recent ratification…Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 9:23

• Humility
• Intercession
• Israel
• Moses
• Reproof
• Unbelief

In the dictionaries

• God
• Kadesh
• Kadesh-Barnea
• Kadesh, Kadesh Barnea, Meribah Kadesh
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Carefully
• Rebellious
• Calf, Golden

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 9

• 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