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Deuteronomy 1:5
5While the Israelites were in the land of Moab east of the Jordan River, Moses carefully explained the Lord’s instructions as follows.
Deuteronomy 1:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)On this side Jordan, in the land of Moab, began Moses to declare this law, saying,
- New International Version (NIV)East of the Jordan in the territory of Moab, Moses began to expound this law, saying:
- English Standard Version (ESV)Beyond the Jordan, in the land of Moab, Moses undertook to explain this law, saying,
- New King James Version (NKJV)On this side of the Jordan in the land of Moab, Moses began to explain this law, saying,
Context of Deuteronomy 1:5
3But forty years after the Israelites left Egypt, on the first day of the eleventh month, Moses addressed the people of Israel, telling them everything the Lord had commanded him to say. 4This took place after he had defeated King Sihon of the Amorites, who ruled in Heshbon, and at Edrei had defeated King Og of Bashan, who ruled in Ashtaroth. While the Israelites were in the land of Moab east of the Jordan River, Moses carefully explained the Lord’s instructions as follows. 6“When we were at Mount Sinai, the Lord our God said to us, ‘You have stayed at this mountain long enough. 7It is time to break camp and move on. Go to the hill country of the Amorites and to all the neighboring regions—the Jordan Valley, the hill country, the western foothills, the Negev, and the coastal plain. Go to the land of the Canaanites and to Lebanon, and all the way to the great Euphrates River.
Read all of Deuteronomy 1Deuteronomy 1:5 word by word
בְּעֵ֥בֶר הַיַּרְדֵּ֖ן בְּאֶ֣רֶץ מוֹאָ֑ב הוֹאִ֣יל מֹשֶׁ֔ה בֵּאֵ֛ר אֶת־הַתּוֹרָ֥ה הַזֹּ֖את לֵאמֹֽר׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- On this sideעֵ֫בֶר‛êber · side: beyondH5676
- Jordanיַרְדֵּןyardên · JordanH3383
- in the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- of Moabמוֹאָבmô'âb · MoabH4124
- beganיָאַלyâ'al · be willingH2974
- Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
- to declareבָּאַרbâ'ar · to make plainH874
- this lawתּוֹרָהtôrâh tôrâh · instructionH8451
- sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
Cross-references for Deuteronomy 1:5
- Deuteronomy 4:8And what great nation has decrees and regulations as righteous and fair as this body of instructions that I am giving you today?
- Deuteronomy 17:18“When he sits on the throne as king, he must copy for himself this body of instruction on a scroll in the presence of the Levitical priests.
- Deuteronomy 31:9So Moses wrote this entire body of instruction in a book and gave it to the priests, who carried the Ark of the Lord’s Covenant, and to the elders of Israel.
- Deuteronomy 32:46he added: “Take to heart all the words of warning I have given you today. Pass them on as a command to your children so they will obey every word of these instructions.
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 1:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Began Moses to declare this law - Began, הואיל hoil, willingly undertook; to declare, באר beer, to make bare, clear, etc., fully to explain, this law. See the conclusion of the preface.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5In the land of Moab - This district had formerly been occupied by the Moabites, and retained its name from them: but had been conquered by the Amorites. Compare Numbers 21:25, note; Numbers 22:5, note. Declare - Render, explain the Law already declared.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-5Ancient Near Eastern treaty texts usually began with a brief section introducing the partners in the covenant, their relationship to each other, and their immediate ancestry. This introduction provides information primarily about the social and geographic setting.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
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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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