Deuteronomy 4:22

Deuteronomy 4:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But I must die in this land, I must not go over Jordan: but ye shall go over, and possess that good land.
• New International Version (NIV)I will die in this land; I will not cross the Jordan; but you are about to cross over and take possession of that good land.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For I must die in this land; I must not go over the Jordan. But you shall go over and take possession of that good land.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But I must die in this land, I must not cross over the Jordan; but you shall cross over and possess that good land.

Context of Deuteronomy 4:22

20But the LORD hath taken you, and brought you out of the iron furnace, even from Egypt, to be to him a people of inheritance, as ye are this day. 21Furthermore the LORD was angry with me for your sakes, and swore that I should not go over Jordan, and that I should not enter that good land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance: But I must die in this land, I must not go over Jordan: but ye shall go over, and possess that good land. 23Take heed to yourselves, lest ye forget the covenant of the LORD your God, which he made with you, and make you a graven image, or the likeness of any thing, which the LORD thy God hath forbidden thee. 24For the LORD thy God is a consuming fire, even a jealous God.

Deuteronomy 4:22 word by word

כִּ֣י אָנֹכִ֥י מֵת֙ בָּאָ֣רֶץ הַזֹּ֔את אֵינֶ֥נִּי עֹבֵ֖ר אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן וְאַתֶּם֙ עֹֽבְרִ֔ים וִֽירִשְׁתֶּ֕ם אֶת־הָאָ֥רֶץ הַטּוֹבָ֖ה הַזֹּֽאת׃Read the interlinear

• dieמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• overעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
• Jordanיַרְדֵּןyardên · JordanH3383
• possessיָרַשׁyârash yârêsh · to possess: takeH3423
• goodטוֹבţôb · pleasantH2896

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 4:22

• Deuteronomy 3:25I pray thee, let me go over, and see the good land that is beyond Jordan, that goodly mountain, and Lebanon.
• 1 Kings 13:21And he cried to the man of God that came from Judah, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Forasmuch as thou hast disobeyed the mouth of the LORD, and hast not kept the commandment which the LORD thy God commanded thee,
• Amos 3:2You only have I known of all the families of the earth: therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.
• Hebrews 12:6For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.
• 2 Peter 1:13Indeed, I think it right, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance;

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 4:22

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-40Moses gave a long speech to the Israelites because of their recent failures and what he thought would happen in Canaan.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 14-4015. Take ... good heed ... for ye saw no manner of similitude--The extreme proneness of the Israelites to idolatry, from their position in the midst of surrounding nations already abandoned to its seductions, accounts for their attention being repeatedly drawn to the fact that God did not appear on Sinai in any visible form; and an earnest caution, founded on that remarkable circumstance, is given to beware, not only of making representations of false…Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 4:22

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Idolatry
• Obedience

In the dictionaries

• Jordan
• Jordan River, Jordan
• Add
• Consider
• Consuming
• Diminish
• Furnace
• Hearken
• Deuteronomy
• Pentateuch

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 4

• 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
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings