God’s Word Translation
Deuteronomy 3:29
29So we stayed in the valley near Beth Peor.
Deuteronomy 3:29 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)So we abode in the valley over against Beth–peor.
- New International Version (NIV)So we stayed in the valley near Beth Peor.
- English Standard Version (ESV)So we remained in the valley opposite Beth-peor.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“So we stayed in the valley opposite Beth Peor.
Context of Deuteronomy 3:29
27Go to the top of Mount Pisgah, and look west, north, south, and east. You may look at the land, but you will never cross the Jordan River. 28Give instructions to Joshua. Encourage and strengthen him, because he will lead these people across ⌞the Jordan River⌟, and he will help them take possession of the land you see.” So we stayed in the valley near Beth Peor.
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וַנֵּ֣שֶׁב בַּגָּ֔יְא מ֖וּל בֵּ֥ית פְּעֽוֹר׃ פRead the interlinear
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Cross-references for Deuteronomy 3:29
- Deuteronomy 4:3With your own eyes you saw what the Lord did at Baal Peor. The Lord your God destroyed everyone among you who worshiped the god Baal while you were at Peor.
- Deuteronomy 34:6He was buried in a valley in Moab, near Beth Peor. Even today no one knows where his grave is.
- Numbers 25:3Since the Israelites joined in worshiping the god Baal of Peor, the Lord became angry with Israel.
- Numbers 33:48They moved from the Abarim Mountains and set up camp on the plains of Moab near the Jordan River across from Jericho.
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 3:29
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 29Beth-peor - This was a city in the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites; and as בית beth signifies a house, the place probably had its name from a temple of the god Peor, who was worshipped there. Peor was nearly the same among the Moabites that Priapus was among the Romans - the obscene god of an obscene people. This we have already seen. It is very likely that what God speaks here, both concerning Moses and Joshua, was designed to be typical of the…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 29Beth-peor, i. e., the house of Peor, no doubt derived its name from a temple of the Moabite god Peor which was there situated. It was no doubt near to Mount Peor Numbers 23:28, and also to the valley of the Jordan perhaps in the Wady Heshban.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. 29Beth-peor was also known as Baal-peor (4:3) or simply Peor (Numbers 23:28; Joshua 22:17). Beth-peor became the burial place of Moses (Deuteronomy 34:6). At that place the false prophet Balaam had earlier attempted to curse Israel on behalf of Balak, king of Moab (Numbers 23:27–24:25).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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