Deuteronomy 1:40

Deuteronomy 1:40 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But as for you, turn you, and take your journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea.
• New International Version (NIV)But as for you, turn around and set out toward the desert along the route to the Red Sea.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)But as for you, turn, and journey into the wilderness in the direction of the Red Sea.'
• New King James Version (NKJV)But as for you, turn and take your journey into the wilderness by the Way of the Red Sea.’

Context of Deuteronomy 1:40

38However, Joshua son of Nun, your assistant, will go. Encourage him, because he will enable Israel to inherit the land. 39Also, your infants, who you thought would die on the way, and your children, who as yet do not know good from bad, will go there; I will give them the land and they will possess it. But as for you, turn back and head for the desert by the way to the Red Sea.” 41Then you responded to me and admitted, “We have sinned against the Lord. We will now go up and fight as the Lord our God has told us to do.” So you each put on your battle gear and prepared to go up to the hill country. 42But the Lord told me: “Tell them this: ‘Do not go up and fight, because I will not be with you and you will be defeated by your enemies.’”

Deuteronomy 1:40 word by word

וְאַתֶּ֖ם פְּנ֣וּ לָכֶ֑ם וּסְע֥וּ הַמִּדְבָּ֖רָה דֶּ֥רֶךְ יַם־סֽוּף׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• you, turnפָּנָהpânâh · to turnH6437
• you, and take your journeyנָסַעnâsa‛ · to set outH5265
• into the wildernessמִדְבָּרmidbâr · wildernessH4057
• by the wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: directionH1870
• of the Redסוּףsûph · Red (Sea)H5488
• seaיָםyâm · seaH3220

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 1:40

• Numbers 14:25(Now the Amalekites and the Canaanites were living in the valleys.) Tomorrow, turn and journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red Sea.”

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 1:40

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19-46Verses 19-46 Moses reminds the Israelites of their march from Horeb to Kadesh-barnea, through that great and terrible wilderness. He shows how near they were to a happy settlement in Canaan. It will aggravate the eternal ruin of hypocrites, that they were not far from the kingdom of God. As if it were not enough that they were sure of their God before them, they would send men before them. Never any looked into the Holy Land, but they must own it to be a…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 26-46See Numbers 14.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 40-4540-45. turn you, and take your journey into the ... Red Sea--This command they disregarded, and, determined to force an onward passage in spite of the earnest remonstrances of Moses, they attempted to cross the heights then occupied by the combined forces of the Amorites and Amalekites (compare Nu 14:43), but were repulsed with great loss. People often experience distress even while in the way of duty. But how different their condition who suffer in…Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 1:40

• Red Sea
• Reproof

In the dictionaries

• Red Sea
• Sea of Reeds, Red Sea
• Dread
• Exodus
• Heaven
• Deuteronomy
• Joshua (2)
• Pentateuch

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