Revised Version 1895
Deuteronomy 1
1Theseאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428be thewordsהַדְּבָרִ֗יםha.de.va.RimH1697whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872spake untoallכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478beyondבְּעֵ֖בֶרbe.'E.verH5676Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֡רba.mid.BarH4057, in theArabahבָּֽעֲרָבָה֩ba.'a.ra.VahH6160overagainstאֶל־'el-H413Suphס֜וּףsufH5489,betweenH996Paranפָּארָ֧ןpa.RanH6290, andTophelתֹּ֛פֶלTo.felH8603, andLabanוְלָבָ֥ןve.la.VanH3837, andHazerothוַחֲצֵרֹ֖תva.cha.tze.RotH2698, and Di-zahab.
3And itcameH1961topassH1961in thefortiethבְּאַרְבָּעִ֣יםbe.'ar.ba.'ImH705yearשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141, in theeleventhעָשָׂ֥ר'a.SarH6240monthחֹ֖דֶשׁCho.deshH2320, on thefirstבְּאֶחָ֣דbe.'e.ChadH259dayH2320of themonthלַחֹ֑דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320, thatMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872spake unto thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,accordingH413untoallכְּ֠כֹלKe.kholH3605that theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068hadgivenH6680him incommandmentH6680unto them;
4afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310he hadsmittenהַכֹּת֗וֹha.ko.ToH5221Sihonסִיחֹן֙si.ChonH5511thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of theAmoritesהָֽאֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834dweltיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427inHeshbonבְּחֶשְׁבּ֑וֹןbe.chesh.BonH2809, andOgע֚וֹגogH5747thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBashanהַבָּשָׁ֔ןha.ba.ShanH1316,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834dweltיוֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427inAshtarothבְּעַשְׁתָּרֹ֖תbe.'ash.ta.RotH6252, atEdreiבְּאֶדְרֶֽעִי׃be.'ed.Re.'iH154:
7turnפְּנ֣וּ׀pe.NuH6437youH3605, andtakeH935yourjourneyוּסְע֣וּu.se.'UH5265, andgoוּבֹ֨אוּu.Vo.'uH935to thehillהַ֥רharH2022countryבָהָ֛רva.HarH2022of theAmoritesהָֽאֱמֹרִי֮ha.'e.mo.RiH567, and untoallH3605theplacesH3605nigh thereunto, in theArabahבָּעֲרָבָ֥הba.'a.ra.VahH6160, in thehillH2022countryH2022, and in thelowlandוּבַשְּׁפֵלָ֥הu.va.she.fe.LahH8219, and in theSouthוּבַנֶּ֖גֶבu.va.Ne.gevH5045, and by theseaהַיָּ֑םhai.YamH3220shore, thelandאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776of theCanaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669, andLebanonוְהַלְּבָנ֔וֹןve.ha.le.va.NonH3844, asfarעַד־'ad-H5704as thegreatהַגָּדֹ֖לha.ga.DolH1419riverהַנָּהָ֥רha.na.HarH5104, theriverנְהַר־ne.har-H5104Euphratesפְּרָֽת׃pe.RatH6578.
8Beholdרְאֵ֛הre.'EhH7200, I havesetנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776beforeלִפְנֵיכֶ֖םlif.nei.KhemH6440youH834:goבֹּ֚אוּBo.'uH935in andpossessוּרְשׁ֣וּu.re.ShuH3423thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichH834theLORDיְ֠הוָהYah.wehH3068sware unto yourfathersלַאֲבֹ֨תֵיכֶ֜םla.'a.Vo.tei.KhemH1, toAbrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֨םle.'av.ra.HamH85, toIsaacלְיִצְחָ֤קle.yitz.ChakH3327, and toJacobוּֽלְיַעֲקֹב֙u.le.ya.'a.KoH3290, togiveלָתֵ֣תla.TetH5414unto them and to theirseedוּלְזַרְעָ֖םu.le.zar.'AmH2233afterאַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃'a.cha.rei.HemH310them.
15SoH3947ItookH3947theheadsרָאשֵׁ֣יra.SheiH7218of yourtribesשִׁבְטֵיכֶ֗םshiv.tei.KhemH7626,wiseחֲכָמִים֙cha.kha.MimH2450menH376, andknownוִֽידֻעִ֔יםvi.du.'ImH3045, andmadeH5414themheadsרָאשִׁ֖יםra.ShimH7218overyouH5414,captainsH8269ofthousandsאֲלָפִ֜ים'a.la.FimH505, andcaptainsH8269ofhundredsמֵא֗וֹתme.'otH3967, andcaptainsH8269offiftiesחֲמִשִּׁים֙cha.mi.ShimH2572, andcaptainsH8269oftensעֲשָׂרֹ֔ת'a.sa.RotH6235, andofficersH8269,accordingעֲלֵיכֶ֑ם'a.lei.KhemH5921to yourtribesלְשִׁבְטֵיכֶֽם׃le.shiv.tei.KhemH7626.
16And Ichargedוָאֲצַוֶּה֙va.'a.tza.VehH6680yourjudgesשֹׁ֣פְטֵיכֶ֔םsho.fe.tei.KhemH8199at that time,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Hearשָׁמֹ֤עַsha.Mo.a'H8085the causesbetweenH996yourbrethrenאֲחֵיכֶם֙'a.chei.KhemH251, andjudgeוּשְׁפַטְתֶּ֣םu.she.fa.TemH8199righteouslyצֶ֔דֶקTze.dekH6664betweenH996amanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376and hisbrotherאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251, and thestrangerגֵּרֽוֹ׃ge.RoH1616that is with him.
17Ye shallnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808respectH6440personsH376injudgmentבַּמִּשְׁפָּ֗טba.mish.PatH4941; ye shallhearתִּשְׁמָע֔וּןtish.ma.'UnH8085thesmallכַּקָּטֹ֤ןka.ka.TonH6996and thegreatכַּגָּדֹל֙ka.ga.DolH1419alikeH6440; ye shallnotלֹ֤אlo'H3808beafraidתָג֙וּרוּ֙ta.Gu.ruH1481of thefaceH6440ofmanH376; for thejudgmentהַמִּשְׁפָּ֖טha.mish.PatH4941isGod’sלֵאלֹהִ֣יםle.lo.HimH430: and thecauseH4941that istooH4480hardיִקְשֶׁ֣הyik.ShehH7185foryouאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834ye shallbringתַּקְרִב֥וּןtak.ri.VunH7126untomeאֵלַ֖י'e.LaiH413, and I willhearוּשְׁמַעְתִּֽיו׃u.she.ma'.TivH8085it.
19AndweH834journeyedוַנִּסַּ֣עva.ni.Sa'H5265fromHorebמֵחֹרֵ֗בme.cho.RevH2722, andwentH935throughH935allכָּל־kol-H3605thatgreatהַגָּדוֹל֩ha.ga.dOlH1419and terriblewildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֣רha.mid.BarH4057whichH834yesawרְאִיתֶ֗םre.'i.TemH7200, by thewayדֶּ֚רֶךְDe.rekhH1870to thehillהַ֣רharH2022countryH2022of theAmoritesהָֽאֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567, as theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430commandedצִוָּ֛הtzi.VahH6680usH935; andweH834cameH935toKadesh-barneaH6947.
21Beholdרְ֠אֵהRe.'ehH7200, theLORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hathsetנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776beforeלְפָנֶ֖יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee:goעֲלֵ֣ה'a.LehH5927upH5927,takeרֵ֗שׁReshH3423possessionH3423, as theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of thyfathersאֲבֹתֶ֙יךָ֙'a.vo.Tei.khaH1, hathspokenדִּבֶּ֨רdi.BerH1696unto thee;fearתִּירָ֖אti.Ra'H3372notאַל־'al-H408,neitherוְאַל־ve.'al-H408bedismayedתֵּחָֽת׃te.ChatH2865.
22And yecameH935nearוַתִּקְרְב֣וּןva.tik.re.VunH7126untomeH413everyכֻּלְּכֶם֒ku.le.KhemH3605one ofyouH834, andsaidוַתֹּאמְר֗וּva.to.me.RuH559,LetH7971usH413sendנִשְׁלְחָ֤הnish.le.ChahH7971menH376beforeלְפָנֵ֔ינוּle.fa.Nei.nuH6440usH413, that they maysearchוְיַחְפְּרוּ־ve.yach.pe.ru-H2658thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776forusH413, andbringH935usH413wordדָּבָ֔רda.VarH1697againוְיָשִׁ֤בוּve.ya.Shi.vuH7725of thewayהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekhH1870bywhichH834weH834mustH853goנָבֹ֖אna.Vo'H935upנַעֲלֶה־na.'a.leh-H5927, and thecitiesהֶֽעָרִ֔יםhe.'a.RimH5892untowhichH834weH834shallcomeH935.
25And theytookוַיִּקְח֤וּvai.yik.ChuH3947of thefruitמִפְּרִ֣יmi.pe.RiH6529of thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776in theirhandsבְיָדָם֙ve.ya.DamH3027, andbroughtH7725itdownוַיּוֹרִ֖דוּvai.yo.Ri.duH3381untousH5414, andbroughtH7725usH5414wordדָבָר֙da.VarH1697againH7725, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, It is agoodטוֹבָ֣הto.VahH2896landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430giveth untousH5414.
27and ye murmured in yourtentsבְאָהֳלֵיכֶם֙ve.'o.ho.lei.KhemH168, andsaidH559,BecauseH559theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hatedבְּשִׂנְאַ֤תbe.sin.'AtH8135usH5414, he hathbroughtH3318usH5414forthH3318outH3318of thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, todeliverH5414usH5414intoH776thehandבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027of theAmoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֖יha.'e.mo.RiH567, todestroyלְהַשְׁמִידֵֽנוּ׃le.hash.mi.De.nuH8045usH5414.
28Whither areweH587goingH5927upH5927? ourbrethrenאַחֵינוּ֩'a.chei.NuH251havemadeH1571ourheartלְבָבֵ֜נוּle.va.Ve.nuH3824tomeltהֵמַ֨סּוּhe.Ma.suH4549,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, Thepeopleעַ֣ם'amH5971isgreaterגָּד֤וֹלga.DolH1419andtallerוָרָם֙va.RamH7311thanמִמֶּ֔נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480weH587; thecitiesעָרִ֛ים'a.RimH5892aregreatגְּדֹלֹ֥תge.do.LotH1419and fencedupH5927toheavenבַּשָּׁמָ֑יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064; andmoreoverH1571weH587haveseenרָאִ֥ינוּra.'I.nuH7200thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of theAnakimעֲנָקִ֖ים'a.na.KimH6062there.
30TheLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֙'e.lo.hei.KhemH430who goethbeforeH6440youH834, he shallfightיִלָּחֵ֣םyi.la.ChemH3898foryouH834, according toallכְּ֠כֹלKe.kholH3605that hedidעָשָׂ֧ה'a.SahH6213foryouH834inEgyptבְּמִצְרַ֖יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714beforeH6440youreyesלְעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃le.'ei.nei.KhemH5869;
31and in thewildernessוּבַמִּדְבָּר֙u.va.mid.BarH4057,whereH834thou hastseenרָאִ֔יתָra.'I.taH7200howH834that theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430bare thee, as amanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376dothbearH5375hissonבְּנ֑וֹbe.NoH1121, inallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605thewayהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekhH1870that yewentהֲלַכְתֶּ֔םha.lakh.TemH1980,untilH5704yecameבֹּאֲכֶ֖םbo.'a.KhemH935unto thisplaceהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725.
33whowentהַהֹלֵ֨ךְha.ho.LekhH1980beforeH6440youH834in thewayבַּדֶּ֗רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870, toseekלָת֥וּרla.TurH8446youH834outH6440aplaceמָק֖וֹםma.KomH4725to pitch your tents in, infireבָּאֵ֣שׁ׀ba.'EshH784bynightלַ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915, to shewyouH834bywhatH834wayבַּדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ba.De.rekhH1870ye shouldgoתֵּֽלְכוּ־te.le.khu-H1980, and in thecloudוּבֶעָנָ֖ןu.ve.'a.NanH6051bydayיוֹמָֽם׃yo.MamH3119.
35Surelyאִם־'im-H518there shallnotהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088one oftheseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428menאִישׁ֙'ishH376of thisevilהָרָ֖עha.Ra'H7451generationהַדּ֥וֹרha.DorH1755seeיִרְאֶ֥הyir.'EhH7200thegoodהַטּוֹבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I sware togiveלָתֵ֖תla.TetH5414unto yourfathersלַאֲבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃la.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1,
36saveCalebכָּלֵ֤בka.LevH3612thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJephunnehיְפֻנֶּה֙ye.fu.NehH3312, he shallseeיִרְאֶ֔נָּהyir.'E.nahH7200it; and to him will Igiveאֶתֵּ֧ן'e.TenH5414thelandהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776that he hathtroddenדָּֽרַךְ־da.rakh-H1869uponH7200, and to hischildrenוּלְבָנָ֑יוu.le.va.NavH1121:becauseיַ֕עַןYa.'anH3282he hathwhollyH5414followedאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
38Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֤עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091thesonבִּןbin-H1121ofNunנוּן֙nunH5126,whichH1931standethbeforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee, he shallgoיָ֣בֹאYa.vo'H935in thither:encourageחַזֵּ֔קcha.ZekH2388thou him; for he shall causeIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478toinheritיַנְחִלֶ֥נָּהyan.chi.Le.nahH5157it.
39Moreoverיִהְיֶ֗הyih.YehH1961yourlittleוְטַפְּכֶם֩ve.ta.pe.KhemH2945onesH2945,whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834yesaidאֲמַרְתֶּ֜ם'a.mar.TemH559should be apreyלָבַ֣זla.VazH957, and yourchildrenוּ֠בְנֵיכֶםU.ve.nei.khemH1121,whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834thisdayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117havenoלֹא־lo'-H3808knowledgeיָדְע֤וּya.de.'UH3045ofgoodט֣וֹבTovH2896orevilוָרָ֔עva.Ra'H7451, they shallgoיָבֹ֣אוּya.Vo.'uH935in thither, and unto them will Igiveאֶתְּנֶ֔נָּה'et.te.Ne.nahH5414it, and they shallpossessיִירָשֽׁוּהָ׃yi.ra.Shu.haH3423it.
41Then yeansweredH559andsaidH559untomeH413,WeH587havesinnedחָטָאנוּ֮cha.ta.NuH2398againstH413theLORDלַֽיהוָה֒la.Yah.wehH3068,weH587willgoנַעֲלֶה֙na.'a.LehH5927upH5927andfightוְנִלְחַ֔מְנוּve.nil.Cham.nuH3898,accordingH413toallH3605that theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430commandedצִוָּ֖נוּtzi.Va.nuH6680usH413. And yegirdedוַֽתַּחְגְּר֗וּva.tach.ge.RuH2296oneveryH3605manאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376hisweaponsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627ofwarמִלְחַמְתּ֔וֹmil.cham.ToH4421, and were forward togoלַעֲלֹ֥תla.'a.LotH5927upH5927intoH413themountainהָהָֽרָה׃ha.Ha.rahH2022.
42And theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untomeאֵלַ֗י'e.LaiH413,Sayאֱמֹ֤ר'e.MorH559unto them,Goתַֽעֲלוּ֙ta.'a.LuH5927notלֹ֤אlo'H3808upH5927,neitherוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808fightתִלָּ֣חֲמ֔וּti.La.cha.MuH3898; for I amnotוְלֹא֙ve.Lo'H3808amongyouכִּ֥יkiH3588; lest ye be smittenbeforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440yourenemiesאֹיְבֵיכֶֽם׃'o.ye.vei.KhemH341.
44And theAmoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֜יha.'e.mo.RiH567,whichH834dweltהַיֹּשֵׁ֨בhai.yo.ShevH3427in thatmountainבָּהָ֤רba.HarH2022,cameH3318outH3318againstH7125youH834, andchasedוַיִּרְדְּפ֣וּvai.yir.de.FuH7291youH834, asbeesהַדְּבֹרִ֑יםha.de.vo.RimH1682doתַּעֲשֶׂ֖ינָהta.'a.Sei.nahH6213, andbeatוַֽיַּכְּת֥וּvai.ya.ke.TuH3807youH834downH3427inSeirבְּשֵׂעִ֖ירbe.se.'IrH8165,evenעַד־'ad-H5704untoHormahחָרְמָֽה׃cha.re.MahH2767.
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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