King James Version
Deuteronomy 1
1These bethe wordsהַדְּבָרִ֗יםha.de.va.RimH1697which Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872spakeדִּבֶּ֤רdi.BerH1696unto all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478on this sideבְּעֵ֖בֶרbe.'E.verH5676Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֡רba.mid.BarH4057,in the plainבָּֽעֲרָבָה֩ba.'a.ra.VahH6160over againstמ֨וֹלMolH4136the Redס֜וּףsufH5489sea,between Paranפָּארָ֧ןpa.RanH6290,and Tophelתֹּ֛פֶלTo.felH8603,and Labanוְלָבָ֥ןve.la.VanH3837,and Hazerothוַחֲצֵרֹ֖תva.cha.tze.RotH2698,and DizahabH1774.
3And it came to pass in the fortiethבְּאַרְבָּעִ֣יםbe.'ar.ba.'ImH705yearשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141,in the eleventhבְּעַשְׁתֵּֽי־ עָשָׂ֥רbe.'ash.tei- 'a.SarH6240H6249monthחֹ֖דֶשׁCho.deshH2320,on the firstבְּאֶחָ֣דbe.'e.ChadH259dayof the monthלַחֹ֑דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320, thatMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872spakeדִּבֶּ֤רdi.BerH1696unto the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,according unto all that the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068had given him in commandmentצִוָּ֧הtzi.VahH6680unto them;
4Afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310he had slainהַכֹּת֗וֹha.ko.ToH5221Sihonסִיחֹן֙si.ChonH5511the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of the Amoritesהָֽאֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567,which dweltיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427in Heshbonבְּחֶשְׁבּ֑וֹןbe.chesh.BonH2809,and Ogע֚וֹגogH5747the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Bashanהַבָּשָׁ֔ןha.ba.ShanH1316,which dweltיוֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427at Astarothבְּעַשְׁתָּרֹ֖תbe.'ash.ta.RotH6252in Edreiבְּאֶדְרֶֽעִי׃be.'ed.Re.'iH154:
7Turnפְּנ֣וּ׀pe.NuH6437you, and take your journeyוּסְע֣וּu.se.'UH5265,and goוּבֹ֨אוּu.Vo.'uH935to the mountהַ֥רharH2022of the Amoritesהָֽאֱמֹרִי֮ha.'e.mo.RiH567, and unto all the placesnighשְׁכֵנָיו֒she.khe.NavH7934thereunto, in the plainבָּעֲרָבָ֥הba.'a.ra.VahH6160,in the hillsבָהָ֛רva.HarH2022,and in the valeוּבַשְּׁפֵלָ֥הu.va.she.fe.LahH8219,and in the southוּבַנֶּ֖גֶבu.va.Ne.gevH5045,and by the seaהַיָּ֑םhai.YamH3220sideוּבְח֣וֹףu.ve.ChofH2348,to the landאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776of the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,and unto Lebanonוְהַלְּבָנ֔וֹןve.ha.le.va.NonH3844,unto the greatהַגָּדֹ֖לha.ga.DolH1419riverהַנָּהָ֥רha.na.HarH5104,the riverנְהַר־ne.har-H5104Euphratesפְּרָֽת׃pe.RatH6578.
8Beholdרְאֵ֛הre.'EhH7200,I have setנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776beforeלִפְנֵיכֶ֖םlif.nei.KhemH6440you: goבֹּ֚אוּBo.'uH935in and possessוּרְשׁ֣וּu.re.ShuH3423the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776which the Lordיְ֠הוָהYah.wehH3068swareנִשְׁבַּ֣עnish.Ba'H7650unto your fathersלַאֲבֹ֨תֵיכֶ֜םla.'a.Vo.tei.KhemH1,Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֨םle.'av.ra.HamH85,Isaacלְיִצְחָ֤קle.yitz.ChakH3327,and Jacobוּֽלְיַעֲקֹב֙u.le.ya.'a.KoH3290,to giveלָתֵ֣תla.TetH5414unto them and to their seedוּלְזַרְעָ֖םu.le.zar.'AmH2233afterאַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃'a.cha.rei.HemH310them.
13Takeהָב֣וּha.VuH3051you wiseחֲכָמִ֧יםcha.kha.MimH2450menאֲנָשִׁ֨ים'a.na.ShimH582,and understandingוּנְבֹנִ֛יםu.ne.vo.NimH995,and knownוִידֻעִ֖יםvi.du.'ImH3045among your tribesלְשִׁבְטֵיכֶ֑םle.shiv.tei.KhemH7626,and I will makeוַאֲשִׂימֵ֖םva.'a.si.MemH7760them rulersבְּרָאשֵׁיכֶֽם׃be.ra.shei.KhemH7218over you.
15So I tookוָאֶקַּ֞חva.'e.KachH3947the chiefרָאשֵׁ֣יra.SheiH7218of your tribesשִׁבְטֵיכֶ֗םshiv.tei.KhemH7626,wiseחֲכָמִים֙cha.kha.MimH2450menאֲנָשִׁ֤ים'a.na.ShimH582,and knownוִֽידֻעִ֔יםvi.du.'ImH3045,and madeוָאֶתֵּ֥ןva.'e.TenH5414them headsרָאשִׁ֖יםra.ShimH7218over you, captainsשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269over thousandsאֲלָפִ֜ים'a.la.FimH505,and captainsוְשָׂרֵ֣יve.sa.ReiH8269over hundredsמֵא֗וֹתme.'otH3967,and captainsוְשָׂרֵ֤יve.sa.ReiH8269over fiftiesחֲמִשִּׁים֙cha.mi.ShimH2572,and captainsוְשָׂרֵ֣יve.sa.ReiH8269over tensעֲשָׂרֹ֔ת'a.sa.RotH6235,and officersוְשֹׁטְרִ֖יםve.sho.te.RimH7860among your tribesלְשִׁבְטֵיכֶֽם׃le.shiv.tei.KhemH7626.
16And I chargedוָאֲצַוֶּה֙va.'a.tza.VehH6680your judgesשֹׁ֣פְטֵיכֶ֔םsho.fe.tei.KhemH8199at that timeבָּעֵ֥תba.'EtH6256,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Hearשָׁמֹ֤עַsha.Mo.a'H8085the causesbetween your brethrenאֲחֵיכֶם֙'a.chei.KhemH251,and judgeוּשְׁפַטְתֶּ֣םu.she.fa.TemH8199righteouslyצֶ֔דֶקTze.dekH6664between everymanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376and his brotherאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251,and the strangerגֵּרֽוֹ׃ge.RoH1616that is with him.
17Ye shall not respectתַכִּ֨ירוּta.Ki.ruH5234personsפָנִ֜יםfa.NimH6440in judgmentבַּמִּשְׁפָּ֗טba.mish.PatH4941; butye shall hearתִּשְׁמָע֔וּןtish.ma.'UnH8085the smallכַּקָּטֹ֤ןka.ka.TonH6996as well as the greatכַּגָּדֹל֙ka.ga.DolH1419;ye shall not be afraidתָג֙וּרוּ֙ta.Gu.ruH1481of the faceמִפְּנֵי־mi.pe.nei-H6440of manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376;for the judgmentהַמִּשְׁפָּ֖טha.mish.PatH4941isGod’sלֵאלֹהִ֣יםle.lo.HimH430:and the causeוְהַדָּבָר֙ve.ha.da.VarH1697that is too hardיִקְשֶׁ֣הyik.ShehH7185for you, bringתַּקְרִב֥וּןtak.ri.VunH7126itunto me, and I will hearוּשְׁמַעְתִּֽיו׃u.she.ma'.TivH8085it.
19And when we departedוַנִּסַּ֣עva.ni.Sa'H5265from Horebמֵחֹרֵ֗בme.cho.RevH2722,we went throughH3212all that greatהַגָּדוֹל֩ha.ga.dOlH1419and terribleוְהַנּוֹרָ֨אve.ha.no.Ra'H3372wildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֣רha.mid.BarH4057,which ye sawרְאִיתֶ֗םre.'i.TemH7200by the wayדֶּ֚רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the mountainהַ֣רharH2022of the Amoritesהָֽאֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567,as the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430commandedצִוָּ֛הtzi.VahH6680us; and we cameוַנָּבֹ֕אva.na.Vo'H935to Kadesh–barneaH6947.
21Beholdרְ֠אֵהRe.'ehH7200,the Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hath setנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776beforeלְפָנֶ֖יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee: go upעֲלֵ֣ה'a.LehH5927andpossessרֵ֗שׁReshH3423it,as the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of thy fathersאֲבֹתֶ֙יךָ֙'a.vo.Tei.khaH1hath saidדִּבֶּ֨רdi.BerH1696unto thee; fearתִּירָ֖אti.Ra'H3372not, neither be discouragedתֵּחָֽת׃te.ChatH2865.
22And ye came nearוַתִּקְרְב֣וּןva.tik.re.VunH7126unto me every one of you, and saidוַתֹּאמְר֗וּva.to.me.RuH559,We will sendנִשְׁלְחָ֤הnish.le.ChahH7971menאֲנָשִׁים֙'a.na.ShimH582beforeלְפָנֵ֔ינוּle.fa.Nei.nuH6440us, and they shall search us outוְיַחְפְּרוּ־ve.yach.pe.ru-H2658the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and bringוְיָשִׁ֤בוּve.ya.Shi.vuH7725us wordדָּבָ֔רda.VarH1697againH7725by what wayהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekhH1870we must go upנַעֲלֶה־na.'a.leh-H5927,and into what citiesהֶֽעָרִ֔יםhe.'a.RimH5892we shall comeנָבֹ֖אna.Vo'H935.
25And they tookוַיִּקְח֤וּvai.yik.ChuH3947of the fruitמִפְּרִ֣יmi.pe.RiH6529of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776in their handsבְיָדָם֙ve.ya.DamH3027, and brought itdownוַיּוֹרִ֖דוּvai.yo.Ri.duH3381unto us, and broughtH7725us wordדָבָר֙da.VarH1697againH7725,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, It isa goodטוֹבָ֣הto.VahH2896landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776which the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430doth giveנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414us.
27And ye murmuredוַתֵּרָגְנ֤וּva.te.ra.ge.NuH7279in your tentsבְאָהֳלֵיכֶם֙ve.'o.ho.lei.KhemH168,and saidוַתֹּ֣אמְר֔וּva.To.me.RuH559,Because the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hatedבְּשִׂנְאַ֤תbe.sin.'AtH8135us, he hath brought us forthהוֹצִיאָ֖נוּho.tzi.'A.nuH3318out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,to deliverלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414us into the handבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027of the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֖יha.'e.mo.RiH567,to destroyלְהַשְׁמִידֵֽנוּ׃le.hash.mi.De.nuH8045us.
28Whither shall we go upעֹלִ֗ים'o.LimH5927?our brethrenאַחֵינוּ֩'a.chei.NuH251have discouragedהֵמַ֨סּוּhe.Ma.suH4549our heartלְבָבֵ֜נוּle.va.Ve.nuH3824,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,The peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971isgreaterגָּד֤וֹלga.DolH1419and tallerוָרָם֙va.RamH7311than we; the citiesעָרִ֛ים'a.RimH5892aregreatגְּדֹלֹ֥תge.do.LotH1419and walled upוּבְצוּרֹ֖תu.ve.tzu.RotH1219to heavenבַּשָּׁמָ֑יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064;and moreover we have seenרָאִ֥ינוּra.'I.nuH7200the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of the Anakimsעֲנָקִ֖ים'a.na.KimH6062there.
30The Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֙'e.lo.hei.KhemH430which goethהַהֹלֵ֣ךְha.ho.LekhH1980beforeלִפְנֵיכֶ֔םlif.nei.KhemH6440you, he shall fightיִלָּחֵ֣םyi.la.ChemH3898for you, according to all that he didעָשָׂ֧ה'a.SahH6213for you in Egyptבְּמִצְרַ֖יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714before your eyesלְעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃le.'ei.nei.KhemH5869;
31And in the wildernessוּבַמִּדְבָּר֙u.va.mid.BarH4057,where thou hast seenרָאִ֔יתָra.'I.taH7200how that the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430bareנְשָׂאֲךָ֙ne.sa.'a.KhaH5375thee, as a manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376doth bearיִשָּׂא־yi.sa'-H5375his sonבְּנ֑וֹbe.NoH1121,in all the wayהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekhH1870that ye wentהֲלַכְתֶּ֔םha.lakh.TemH1980,until ye cameבֹּאֲכֶ֖םbo.'a.KhemH935into this placeהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725.
33Who wentH1980in the wayבַּדֶּ֗רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870beforeלִפְנֵיכֶ֜םlif.nei.KhemH6440you, to search you outלָת֥וּרla.TurH8446a placeמָק֖וֹםma.KomH4725to pitch your tentsלַֽחֲנֹֽתְכֶ֑םla.cha.no.te.KhemH2583in,in fireבָּאֵ֣שׁ׀ba.'EshH784by nightלַ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915,to shewלַרְאֹֽתְכֶם֙lar.'o.te.KhemH7200you by what wayבַּדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ba.De.rekhH1870ye should goH3212,and in a cloudוּבֶעָנָ֖ןu.ve.'a.NanH6051by dayיוֹמָֽם׃yo.MamH3119.
35Surely there shall not oneאִישׁ֙'ishH376of these menבָּאֲנָשִׁ֣יםba.'a.na.ShimH582of this evilהָרָ֖עha.Ra'H7451generationהַדּ֥וֹרha.DorH1755seeיִרְאֶ֥הyir.'EhH7200that goodהַטּוֹבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776,which I swareנִשְׁבַּ֔עְתִּיnish.Ba'.tiH7650to giveלָתֵ֖תla.TetH5414unto your fathersלַאֲבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃la.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1,
36Saveזֽוּלָתִ֞יzu.la.TiH2108Calebכָּלֵ֤בka.LevH3612the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jephunnehיְפֻנֶּה֙ye.fu.NehH3312;he shall seeיִרְאֶ֔נָּהyir.'E.nahH7200it, and to him will I giveאֶתֵּ֧ן'e.TenH5414the landהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776thatH834he hath trodden uponדָּֽרַךְ־da.rakh-H1869,and to his childrenוּלְבָנָ֑יוu.le.va.NavH1121,because he hath whollyמִלֵּ֖אmi.Le'H4390followedאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
38ButJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֤עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091the sonבִּןbin-H1121of Nunנוּן֙nunH5126,which standethהָעֹמֵ֣דha.'o.MedH5975beforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee, he shall go inיָ֣בֹאYa.vo'H935thither: encourageחַזֵּ֔קcha.ZekH2388him: for he shall cause Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478to inheritיַנְחִלֶ֥נָּהyan.chi.Le.nahH5157it.
39Moreover your little onesוְטַפְּכֶם֩ve.ta.pe.KhemH2945,which ye saidאֲמַרְתֶּ֜ם'a.mar.TemH559should be a preyלָבַ֣זla.VazH957,and your childrenוּ֠בְנֵיכֶםU.ve.nei.khemH1121,which in that dayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117had no knowledgeיָדְע֤וּya.de.'UH3045between goodט֣וֹבTovH2896and evilוָרָ֔עva.Ra'H7451,they shall go inיָבֹ֣אוּya.Vo.'uH935thither, and unto them will I giveאֶתְּנֶ֔נָּה'et.te.Ne.nahH5414it, and they shall possessיִירָשֽׁוּהָ׃yi.ra.Shu.haH3423it.
41Then ye answeredוַֽתַּעֲנ֣וּ׀va.ta.'a.NuH6030and saidוַתֹּאמְר֣וּva.to.me.RuH559unto me, We have sinnedחָטָאנוּ֮cha.ta.NuH2398against the Lordלַֽיהוָה֒la.Yah.wehH3068,we will go upנַעֲלֶה֙na.'a.LehH5927and fightוְנִלְחַ֔מְנוּve.nil.Cham.nuH3898,according to all that the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430commandedצִוָּ֖נוּtzi.Va.nuH6680us. And when ye had girdedוַֽתַּחְגְּר֗וּva.tach.ge.RuH2296on every manאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376his weaponsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627of warמִלְחַמְתּ֔וֹmil.cham.ToH4421,ye were readyוַתָּהִ֖ינוּva.ta.Hi.nuH1951to go upלַעֲלֹ֥תla.'a.LotH5927into the hillהָהָֽרָה׃ha.Ha.rahH2022.
42And the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto me, Sayאֱמֹ֤ר'e.MorH559unto them, Go not upתַֽעֲלוּ֙ta.'a.LuH5927,neither fightתִלָּ֣חֲמ֔וּti.La.cha.MuH3898; for I amnot amongבְּקִרְבְּכֶ֑םbe.kir.be.KhemH7130you; lest ye be smittenתִּנָּֽגְפ֔וּti.na.ge.FuH5062beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440your enemiesאֹיְבֵיכֶֽם׃'o.ye.vei.KhemH341.
43So I spakeוָאֲדַבֵּ֥רva.'a.da.BerH1696unto you; and ye would not hearשְׁמַעְתֶּ֑םshe.ma'.TemH8085,but rebelledוַתַּמְרוּ֙va.tam.RuH4784against the commandmentפִּ֣יpiH6310of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and wentH5927presumptuouslyוַתָּזִ֖דוּva.ta.Zi.duH2102upH5927into the hillהָהָֽרָה׃ha.Ha.rahH2022.
44And the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֜יha.'e.mo.RiH567,which dweltהַיֹּשֵׁ֨בhai.yo.ShevH3427in that mountainבָּהָ֤רba.HarH2022,came outוַיֵּצֵ֨אvai.ye.Tze'H3318againstH7125you, and chasedוַיִּרְדְּפ֣וּvai.yir.de.FuH7291you, as beesהַדְּבֹרִ֑יםha.de.vo.RimH1682doתַּעֲשֶׂ֖ינָהta.'a.Sei.nahH6213,and destroyedוַֽיַּכְּת֥וּvai.ya.ke.TuH3807you in Seirבְּשֵׂעִ֖ירbe.se.'IrH8165, evenunto Hormahחָרְמָֽה׃cha.re.MahH2767.
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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