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

38Instead, your assistant, Joshua son of Nun, will lead the people into the land. Encourage him, for he will lead Israel as they take possession of it. 39I will give the land to your little ones—your innocent children. You were afraid they would be captured, but they will be the ones who occupy it. As for you, turn around now and go on back through the wilderness toward the Red Sea.’ 41“Then you confessed, ‘We have sinned against the Lord! We will go into the land and fight for it, as the Lord our God has commanded us.’ So your men strapped on their weapons, thinking it would be easy to attack the hill country. 42“But the Lord told me to tell you, ‘Do not attack, for I am not with you. If you go ahead on your own, you will be crushed 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 14:25Now turn around, and don’t go on toward the land where the Amalekites and Canaanites live. Tomorrow you must set out for the wilderness in the direction 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