Deuteronomy 1:20

Deuteronomy 1:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And I said unto you, Ye are come unto the mountain of the Amorites, which the Lord our God doth give unto us.
• New International Version (NIV)Then I said to you, “You have reached the hill country of the Amorites, which the Lord our God is giving us.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And I said to you, 'You have come to the hill country of the Amorites, which the Lord our God is giving us.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And I said to you, ‘You have come to the mountains of the Amorites, which the Lord our God is giving us.

Context of Deuteronomy 1:20

18“I commanded you at that time everything you should do. 19“Then we journeyed from Horeb and went through all that great and terrible wilderness that you saw on the way to the hill country of the Amorites, as Adonai our God commanded us. Then we came to Kadesh-barnea. I said to you: ‘You have come to the hill country of the Amorites, which Adonai our God is giving to us. 21See, Adonai your God has set the land before you—go up, take possession, as Adonai God of your fathers has promised you. Do not be afraid or discouraged.’ 22“Then all of you came near to me and said: ‘Let’s send men ahead of us to explore the land for us and bring us back word about the way we should go up and the cities we will enter.’

Deuteronomy 1:20 word by word

וָאֹמַ֖ר אֲלֵכֶ֑ם בָּאתֶם֙ עַד־הַ֣ר הָאֱמֹרִ֔י אֲשֶׁר־יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ נֹתֵ֥ן לָֽנוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And I saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto you, Ye are comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• unto the mountainהַרhar · mountain: hill countryH2022
• of the Amoritesאֱמֹרִי'ĕmôrîy · AmoriteH567
• which the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• our Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• doth giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 1:20

• Deuteronomy 1:7Turn, journey on, and enter the hill country of the Amorites and all their neighbors, in the Arabah, the hill country, the lowland, the Negev, and by the seashore—the land of the Canaanites and the Lebanon as far as the great river, the Euphrates.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 1:20

• 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. 19-25See Numbers 13.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 19-2119-21. we went through all that great and terrible wilderness--of Paran, which included the desert and mountainous space lying between the wilderness of Shur westward, or towards Egypt and mount Seir, or the land of Edom eastwards; between the land of Canaan northwards, and the Red Sea southwards; and thus it appears to have comprehended really the wilderness of Sin and Sinai [Fisk]. It is called by the Arabs El Tih, "the wandering." It is a dreary waste…Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 1:20

• Amorites

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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