English Standard Version
Deuteronomy 1:5
5Beyond the Jordan, in the land of Moab, Moses undertook to explain this law, saying,
Deuteronomy 1:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)On this side Jordan, in the land of Moab, began Moses to declare this law, saying,
- New International Version (NIV)East of the Jordan in the territory of Moab, Moses began to expound this law, saying:
- New King James Version (NKJV)On this side of the Jordan in the land of Moab, Moses began to explain this law, saying,
- New Living Translation (NLT)While the Israelites were in the land of Moab east of the Jordan River, Moses carefully explained the Lord’s instructions as follows.
Context of Deuteronomy 1:5
3In the fortieth year, on the first day of the eleventh month, Moses spoke to the people of Israel according to all that the Lord had given him in commandment to them, 4after 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. Beyond the Jordan, in the land of Moab, Moses undertook to explain this law, saying, 6"The Lord our God said to us in Horeb, 'You have stayed long enough at this mountain. 7Turn and take your journey, and go to the hill country of the Amorites and to all their neighbors in the Arabah, in the hill country and in the lowland and in the Negeb and by the seacoast, the land of the Canaanites, and Lebanon, as far as the great river, the river Euphrates.
Read all of Deuteronomy 1Deuteronomy 1:5 word by word
בְּעֵ֥בֶר הַיַּרְדֵּ֖ן בְּאֶ֣רֶץ מוֹאָ֑ב הוֹאִ֣יל מֹשֶׁ֔ה בֵּאֵ֛ר אֶת־הַתּוֹרָ֥ה הַזֹּ֖את לֵאמֹֽר׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- On this sideעֵ֫בֶר‛êber · side: beyondH5676
- Jordanיַרְדֵּןyardên · JordanH3383
- in the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- of Moabמוֹאָבmô'âb · MoabH4124
- beganיָאַלyâ'al · be willingH2974
- Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
- to declareבָּאַרbâ'ar · to make plainH874
- this lawתּוֹרָהtôrâh tôrâh · instructionH8451
- sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
Cross-references for Deuteronomy 1:5
- Deuteronomy 4:8And what great nation is there, that has statutes and rules so righteous as all this law that I set before you today?
- Deuteronomy 17:18"And when he sits on the throne of his kingdom, he shall write for himself in a book a copy of this law, approved by the Levitical priests.
- Deuteronomy 31:9Then Moses wrote this law and gave it to the priests, the sons of Levi, who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and to all the elders of Israel.
- Deuteronomy 32:46he said to them, "Take to heart all the words by which I am warning you today, that you may command them to your children, that they may be careful to do all the words of this law.
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 1:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Began Moses to declare this law - Began, הואיל hoil, willingly undertook; to declare, באר beer, to make bare, clear, etc., fully to explain, this law. See the conclusion of the preface.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5In the land of Moab - This district had formerly been occupied by the Moabites, and retained its name from them: but had been conquered by the Amorites. Compare Numbers 21:25, note; Numbers 22:5, note. Declare - Render, explain the Law already declared.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-5Ancient Near Eastern treaty texts usually began with a brief section introducing the partners in the covenant, their relationship to each other, and their immediate ancestry. This introduction provides information primarily about the social and geographic setting.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3-83-8. in the fortieth year ... Moses spake unto the children of Israel, &c.--This impressive discourse, in which Moses reviewed all that God had done for His people, was delivered about a month before his death, and after peace and tranquillity had been restored by the complete conquest of Sihon and Og.Read the comment
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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
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