New King James Version
Deuteronomy 3:24
24‘O Lord God, You have begun to show Your servant Your greatness and Your mighty hand, for what god is there in heaven or on earth who can do anything like Your works and Your mighty deeds?
Deuteronomy 3:24 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)O Lord God, thou hast begun to shew thy servant thy greatness, and thy mighty hand: for what God is there in heaven or in earth, that can do according to thy works, and according to thy might?
- New International Version (NIV)“Sovereign Lord, you have begun to show to your servant your greatness and your strong hand. For what god is there in heaven or on earth who can do the deeds and mighty works you do?
- English Standard Version (ESV)'O Lord God, you have only begun to show your servant your greatness and your mighty hand. For what god is there in heaven or on earth who can do such works and mighty acts as yours?
- New Living Translation (NLT)‘O Sovereign Lord, you have only begun to show your greatness and the strength of your hand to me, your servant. Is there any god in heaven or on earth who can perform such great and mighty deeds as you do?
Context of Deuteronomy 3:24
22You must not fear them, for the Lord your God Himself fights for you.’ 23“Then I pleaded with the Lord at that time, saying: ‘O Lord God, You have begun to show Your servant Your greatness and Your mighty hand, for what god is there in heaven or on earth who can do anything like Your works and Your mighty deeds? 25I pray, let me cross over and see the good land beyond the Jordan, those pleasant mountains, and Lebanon.’ 26“But the Lord was angry with me on your account, and would not listen to me. So the Lord said to me: ‘Enough of that! Speak no more to Me of this matter.
Read all of Deuteronomy 3Deuteronomy 3:24 word by word
אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֗ה אַתָּ֤ה הַֽחִלּ֙וֹתָ֙ לְהַרְא֣וֹת אֶֽת־עַבְדְּךָ֔ אֶ֨ת־גָּדְלְךָ֔ וְאֶת־יָדְךָ֖ הַחֲזָקָ֑ה אֲשֶׁ֤ר מִי־אֵל֙ בַּשָּׁמַ֣יִם וּבָאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁר־יַעֲשֶׂ֥ה כְמַעֲשֶׂ֖יךָ וְכִגְבוּרֹתֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- O Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
- Godיְהֹוִהyehôvih · YHWH/GodH3069
- thou hast begunחָלַלchâlal · to profane/begin: beginH2490
- to shewרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
- thy servantעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
- thy greatnessגֹּ֫דֶלgôdel · greatnessH1433
- and thy mightyחָזָקchâzâq · strongH2389
- handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
- for what Godאֵל'êl · GodH410
- in heavenשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
- or in earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- that can doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
- according to thy worksמַעֲשֶׂהma‛ăώeh · deed: workH4639
- and according to thy mightגְּבוּרָהgebûrâh · mightH1369
Cross-references for Deuteronomy 3:24
- Jeremiah 11:2“Hear the words of this covenant, and speak to the men of Judah and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem;
- Nehemiah 9:32“Now therefore, our God, The great, the mighty, and awesome God, Who keeps covenant and mercy: Do not let all the trouble seem small before You That has come upon us, Our kings and our princes, Our priests and our prophets, Our fathers and on all Your people, From the days of the kings of Assyria until this day.
- Psalms 106:2Who can utter the mighty acts of the Lord? Who can declare all His praise?
- Psalms 145:3Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; And His greatness is unsearchable.
- Jeremiah 32:18You show lovingkindness to thousands, and repay the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them—the Great, the Mighty God, whose name is the Lord of hosts.
- Exodus 15:11“Who is like You, O Lord, among the gods? Who is like You, glorious in holiness, Fearful in praises, doing wonders?
- 2 Samuel 7:22Therefore You are great, O Lord God. For there is none like You, nor is there any God besides You, according to all that we have heard with our ears.
- Psalms 35:10All my bones shall say, “Lord, who is like You, Delivering the poor from him who is too strong for him, Yes, the poor and the needy from him who plunders him?”
- Psalms 71:19Also Your righteousness, O God, is very high, You who have done great things; O God, who is like You?
- Psalms 86:8Among the gods there is none like You, O Lord; Nor are there any works like Your works.
- Psalms 89:6For who in the heavens can be compared to the Lord? Who among the sons of the mighty can be likened to the Lord?
- Isaiah 40:18To whom then will you liken God? Or what likeness will you compare to Him?
- Jeremiah 10:6Inasmuch as there is none like You, O Lord (You are great, and Your name is great in might),
- Daniel 3:29Therefore I make a decree that any people, nation, or language which speaks anything amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made an ash heap; because there is no other God who can deliver like this.”
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 3:24
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24The prayer of Moses recorded in these two verses, and his own reflections on it, Deuteronomy 3:26, are very affecting. He had suffered much both in body and mind in bringing the people to the borders of the promised land; and it was natural enough for him to wish to see them established in it, and to enjoy a portion of that inheritance himself, which he knew was a type of the heavenly country. But notwithstanding his very earnest prayer, and God's…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. 24For what god: Moses was not suggesting that other gods truly exist. He was affirming that only the Lord is God. This question declares the uniqueness of the Lord. It states that no one and nothing else, whether real or imagined, can rival him. The statement emphasizes that the Lord alone has supreme power and authority.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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