Deuteronomy 1:7

Deuteronomy 1:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Turn you, and take your journey, and go to the mount of the Amorites, and unto all the places nigh thereunto, in the plain, in the hills, and in the vale, and in the south, and by the sea side, to the land of the Canaanites, and unto Lebanon, unto the great river, the river Euphrates.
• New International Version (NIV)Break camp and advance into the hill country of the Amorites; go to all the neighboring peoples in the Arabah, in the mountains, in the western foothills, in the Negev and along the coast, to the land of the Canaanites and to Lebanon, as far as the great river, the Euphrates.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Turn 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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Turn and take your journey, and go to the mountains of the Amorites, to all the neighboring places in the plain, in the mountains and in the lowland, in the South and on the seacoast, to the land of the Canaanites and to Lebanon, as far as the great river, the River Euphrates.

Context of Deuteronomy 1:7

5Across the Jordan in the land of Moab, Moses undertook to expound this law, saying, 6“The Lord our God spoke to us at Horeb, saying, ‘You have stayed long enough at this mountain. Turn and set 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 Negev and by the seacoast, the land of the Canaanites, and Lebanon, as far as the great river, the river Euphrates. 8See, I have placed the land before you; go in and possess the land which the Lord swore to give to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to them and their descendants after them.’ 9“I spoke to you at that time, saying, ‘I am not able to bear the burden of you alone.

Deuteronomy 1:7 word by word

פְּנ֣וּ׀ וּסְע֣וּ לָכֶ֗ם וּבֹ֨אוּ הַ֥ר הָֽאֱמֹרִי֮ וְאֶל־כָּל־שְׁכֵנָיו֒ בָּעֲרָבָ֥ה בָהָ֛ר וּבַשְּׁפֵלָ֥ה וּבַנֶּ֖גֶב וּבְח֣וֹף הַיָּ֑ם אֶ֤רֶץ הַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ וְהַלְּבָנ֔וֹן עַד־הַנָּהָ֥ר הַגָּדֹ֖ל נְהַר־פְּרָֽת׃Read the interlinear

• Turnפָּנָהpânâh · to turnH6437
• and setנָסַעnâsa‛ · to set outH5265
• and goבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• the hillהַרhar · mountain: hill countryH2022
• of the Amoritesאֱמֹרִי'ĕmôrîy · AmoriteH567
• and to allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• their neighborsשָׁכֵןshâkên · neighborH7934
• in the Arabahעֲרָבָה‛ărâbâh · ArabahH6160
• in the hillהַרhar · mountain: hill countryH2022
• and in the lowlandשְׁפֵלָהshephêlâh · ShephelahH8219
• Negevנֶ֫גֶבnegeb · NegebH5045
• and by the seacoastיָםyâm · seaH3220
• and by the seacoastחוֹףchôph · coastH2348
• the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• of the Canaanitesכְּנַעֲנִיkena‛anîy · CanaaniteH3669
• and Lebanonלְבָנוֹןlebânôn · LebanonH3844
• as farעַד‛ad · tillH5704
• as the greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• riverנָהָרnâhâr · riverH5104
• Euphratesפְּרָתperâth · EuphratesH6578

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 1:7

• Genesis 15:16Then in the fourth generation they will return here, for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet complete.”
• Exodus 23:31I will fix your boundary from the Red Sea to the sea of the Philistines, and from the wilderness to the River Euphrates; for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand, and you will drive them out before you.
• Numbers 34:3Your southern sector shall extend from the wilderness of Zin along the side of Edom, and your southern border shall extend from the end of the Salt Sea eastward.
• Joshua 24:15If it is disagreeable in your sight to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves today whom you will serve: whether the gods which your fathers served which were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living; but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”
• Amos 2:9“Yet it was I who destroyed the Amorite before them, Though his height was like the height of cedars And he was strong as the oaks; I even destroyed his fruit above and his root below.
• Deuteronomy 11:11But the land into which you are about to cross to possess it, a land of hills and valleys, drinks water from the rain of heaven,
• Joshua 10:40Thus Joshua struck all the land, the hill country and the Negev and the lowland and the slopes and all their kings. He left no survivor, but he utterly destroyed all who breathed, just as the Lord, the God of Israel, had commanded.
• Joshua 11:16Thus Joshua took all that land: the hill country and all the Negev, all that land of Goshen, the lowland, the Arabah, the hill country of Israel and its lowland
• Deuteronomy 11:24Every place on which the sole of your foot treads shall be yours; your border will be from the wilderness to Lebanon, and from the river, the river Euphrates, as far as the western sea.
• Joshua 1:4From the wilderness and this Lebanon, even as far as the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and as far as the Great Sea toward the setting of the sun will be your territory.
• 2 Samuel 8:3Then David defeated Hadadezer, the son of Rehob king of Zobah, as he went to restore his rule at the River.
• 1 Chronicles 5:9To the east he settled as far as the entrance of the wilderness from the river Euphrates, because their cattle had increased in the land of Gilead.
• 1 Chronicles 18:3David also defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah as far as Hamath, as he went to establish his rule to the Euphrates River.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 1:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Go to the mount of the Amorites - On the south of the land of Canaan, towards the Dead Sea. Land of the Canaanites - That is, Phoenicia, the country of Sidon, and the coasts of the Mediterranean Sea from the country of the Philistines to Mount Libanus. The Canaanites and Phoenicians are often confounded. The river Euphrates - Thus Moses fixes the bounds of the land, to which on all quarters the territories of the Israelites might be extended, should the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7To the mount of the Amorites - i. e. to the mountain district occupied by the Amorites, reaching into the Negeb, and part of the territory assigned to the tribe of Judah.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7The hill country included the interior areas of Canaan, where the Amorites also lived (see 1:4; Numbers 13:29; Joshua 10:6). The Canaanites once lived all over Palestine, but the Amorites forced them into the valleys and lowlands. the foothills (Hebrew the Shephelah): This is a term still used in modern Israel for the area between the hills of Judah and the coastal plain. This region is known for orchards and vineyards. the Negev: This large desert area…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

Topics related to Deuteronomy 1:7

• Amorites
• Euphrates
• Lebanon

In the dictionaries

• Lebanon
• Euphrates River, the River
• the sea, the Great Sea, the western sea
• Mount of the Amorites
• Amorites
• Dread
• Euphrates
• Exodus
• Heaven
• Hill

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