Tree of Life Version
Deuteronomy 3:24
24‘O Lord Adonai, You have begun to show Your servant Your greatness and Your strong hand—for what god is there in heaven or on earth who can do deeds and mighty acts like Yours?
Deuteronomy 3:24 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)O Lord God, thou hast begun to shew thy servant thy greatness, and thy mighty hand: for what God is there in heaven or in earth, that can do according to thy works, and according to thy might?
- New International Version (NIV)“Sovereign Lord, you have begun to show to your servant your greatness and your strong hand. For what god is there in heaven or on earth who can do the deeds and mighty works you do?
- English Standard Version (ESV)'O Lord God, you have only begun to show your servant your greatness and your mighty hand. For what god is there in heaven or on earth who can do such works and mighty acts as yours?
- New King James Version (NKJV)‘O Lord God, You have begun to show Your servant Your greatness and Your mighty hand, for what god is there in heaven or on earth who can do anything like Your works and Your mighty deeds?
Context of Deuteronomy 3:24
22You must not fear them, for it is Adonai your God who fights for you.’ 23“I pleaded with Adonai at that time, saying, ‘O Lord Adonai, You have begun to show Your servant Your greatness and Your strong hand—for what god is there in heaven or on earth who can do deeds and mighty acts like Yours? 25Please! Let me cross over and see the good land across the Jordan—that good hill country and the Lebanon.’ 26“But Adonai was angry with me because of you, so He would not listen to me. ‘Enough!’ Adonai said to me, ‘Do not speak to Me anymore about this matter.
Read all of Deuteronomy 3Deuteronomy 3:24 word by word
אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֗ה אַתָּ֤ה הַֽחִלּ֙וֹתָ֙ לְהַרְא֣וֹת אֶֽת־עַבְדְּךָ֔ אֶ֨ת־גָּדְלְךָ֔ וְאֶת־יָדְךָ֖ הַחֲזָקָ֑ה אֲשֶׁ֤ר מִי־אֵל֙ בַּשָּׁמַ֣יִם וּבָאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁר־יַעֲשֶׂ֥ה כְמַעֲשֶׂ֖יךָ וְכִגְבוּרֹתֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- O Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
- Godיְהֹוִהyehôvih · YHWH/GodH3069
- thou hast begunחָלַלchâlal · to profane/begin: beginH2490
- to shewרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
- thy servantעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
- thy greatnessגֹּ֫דֶלgôdel · greatnessH1433
- and thy mightyחָזָקchâzâq · strongH2389
- handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
- for what Godאֵל'êl · GodH410
- in heavenשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
- or in earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- that can doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
- according to thy worksמַעֲשֶׂהma‛ăώeh · deed: workH4639
- and according to thy mightגְּבוּרָהgebûrâh · mightH1369
Cross-references for Deuteronomy 3:24
- Jeremiah 11:2Hear the words of this covenant, and speak to the people of Judah and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
- Nehemiah 9:32“So now, our God—the great, mighty and awesome God, who keeps covenant and mercy—do not let all the hardship that has befallen us seem insignificant to you—our kings, our leaders, our kohanim, our prophets, our ancestors and all Your people, from the time of the kings of Assyria to this day.
- Psalms 106:2Who can speak of Adonai’s mighty acts or declare His praise?
- Psalms 145:3Great is Adonai, and greatly to be praised —His greatness is unsearchable.
- Jeremiah 32:18You are the One doing mercy to thousands, but repaying the iniquity of the fathers into the lap of their children after them. Great, mighty God, Adonai-Tzva’ot is His Name!
- Exodus 15:11Who is like You, Adonai, among the gods? Who is like You, glorious in holiness, awesome in praises, doing wonders?
- 2 Samuel 7:22Therefore You are great, my Lord Adonai! For there is none like You, and there is no other God besides You, as we all have heard with our ears.
- Psalms 35:10All my bones will say: “Adonai, who is like You, rescuing the poor from one too strong for him, the poor and needy from one who robs him?”
- Psalms 71:19For Your righteousness, O God, reaches to high heaven. You have done great things— O God, who is like You?
- Psalms 86:8There is none like You among the gods, my Lord, there are no deeds like Yours.
- Psalms 89:6The heavens praise Your wonders, Adonai —Your faithfulness, too— in the assembly of the kedoshim.
- Isaiah 40:18To whom then will you liken God? To what likeness will you compare Him?
- Jeremiah 10:6There is none like You, Adonai! You are great and great is Your Name in power.
- Daniel 3:29Therefore I hereby decree that any people, nation or language that says anything slanderous against the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego will be torn limb from limb and their house made a pile of rubble, because there is no other god that is able to deliver in this way.”
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 3:24
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24The prayer of Moses recorded in these two verses, and his own reflections on it, Deuteronomy 3:26, are very affecting. He had suffered much both in body and mind in bringing the people to the borders of the promised land; and it was natural enough for him to wish to see them established in it, and to enjoy a portion of that inheritance himself, which he knew was a type of the heavenly country. But notwithstanding his very earnest prayer, and God's…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-29Verses 21-29 Moses encouraged Joshua, who was to succeed him. Thus the aged and experienced in the service of God, should do all they can to strengthen the hands of those who are young, and setting out in religion. Consider what God has done, what God has promised. If God be for us, who can be against us, so as to prevail? We reproach our Leader if we follow him trembling. Moses prayed, that, if it were God's will, he might go before Israel, over Jordan…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24For what god: Moses was not suggesting that other gods truly exist. He was affirming that only the Lord is God. This question declares the uniqueness of the Lord. It states that no one and nothing else, whether real or imagined, can rival him. The statement emphasizes that the Lord alone has supreme power and authority.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 3
- 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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