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The Command to Leave Sinai
These are the words which Moses spoke to all Israel on this side the Jordan, in the wilderness, in the plain, opposite to Suph, between Paran and Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth, and Dizahab.
These are the words which Moses spoke to all Israel on this side the Jordan, in the wilderness, in the plain, opposite to Suph, between Paran and Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth, and Dizahab.
There are eleven days' journey from Horeb by the way of mount Seir to Kadesh-barnea.
It is eleven days’ journey from Horeb by way of Mount Seir to Kadesh Barnea.
And it came to pass in the fortieth year, in the eleventh month, on the first of the month, that Moses spoke to the children of Israel, according to all that Jehovah had given him in command to them;
Now it came to pass in the fortieth year, in the eleventh month, on the first day of the month, that Moses spoke to the children of Israel according to all that the Lord had given him as commandments to them,
after he had smitten Sihon the king of the Amorites, who dwelt at Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, who dwelt at Ashtaroth [and] at Edrei.
On this side the Jordan, in the land of Moab, began Moses to unfold this law, saying,
On this side of the Jordan in the land of Moab, Moses began to explain this law, saying,
Jehovah our God spoke unto us in Horeb, saying, Ye have stayed long enough in this mountain.
“The Lord our God spoke to us in Horeb, saying: ‘You have dwelt long enough at this mountain.
Turn and take your journey, and go to the hill-country of the Amorites, and unto all the neighbouring places in the plain, in the mountain, and in the lowland, and in the south, and by the seaside, the land of the Canaanites, and Lebanon, unto the great river, the river Euphrates.
Behold, I have set the land before you: go in and possess the land which Jehovah swore unto your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give unto them and to their seed after them.
Moses Appoints Leaders
And I spoke unto you at that time, saying, I am not able to bear you myself alone.
And I spoke unto you at that time, saying, I am not able to bear you myself alone.
Jehovah your God hath multiplied you, and behold, ye are this day as the stars of heaven for multitude.
The Lord your God has multiplied you, and here you are today, as the stars of heaven in multitude.
Jehovah, the God of your fathers, make you a thousand times so many more as ye are, and bless you as he hath said unto you!
May the Lord God of your fathers make you a thousand times more numerous than you are, and bless you as He has promised you!
How can I myself alone sustain your wear, and your burden, and your strife?
How can I alone bear your problems and your burdens and your complaints?
Provide you wise and understanding and known men, according to your tribes, that I may make them your chiefs.
And ye answered me, and said, The thing that thou hast spoken is good [for us] to do.
And you answered me and said, ‘The thing which you have told us to do is good.’
So I took the chiefs of your tribes, wise men and known, and made them chiefs over you, captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, and captains of fifties, and captains of tens, and officers for your tribes.
And I commanded your judges at that time, saying, Hear [the causes] between your brethren, and judge righteously between a man and his brother, and him also that sojourneth with him.
“Then I commanded your judges at that time, saying, ‘Hear the cases between your brethren, and judge righteously between a man and his brother or the stranger who is with him.
Ye shall not respect persons in judgment: ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man, for the judgment is God's; and the matter that is too hard for you shall ye bring to me, that I may hear it.
You shall not show partiality in judgment; you shall hear the small as well as the great; you shall not be afraid in any man’s presence, for the judgment is God’s. The case that is too hard for you, bring to me, and I will hear it.’
And I commanded you at that time all the things that ye should do.
And I commanded you at that time all the things which you should do.
Twelve Spies Sent Out
And we departed from Horeb and went through all that great and terrible wilderness, which ye saw, on the way to the mountain of the Amorites, as Jehovah our God had commanded us; and we came to Kadesh-barnea.
And we departed from Horeb and went through all that great and terrible wilderness, which ye saw, on the way to the mountain of the Amorites, as Jehovah our God had commanded us; and we came to Kadesh-barnea.
Israel’s Refusal to Enter the Land
“So we departed from Horeb, and went through all that great and terrible wilderness which you saw on the way to the mountains of the Amorites, as the Lord our God had commanded us. Then we came to Kadesh Barnea.
“So we departed from Horeb, and went through all that great and terrible wilderness which you saw on the way to the mountains of the Amorites, as the Lord our God had commanded us. Then we came to Kadesh Barnea.
And I said unto you, Ye are come unto the mountain of the Amorites, which Jehovah our God giveth us.
And I said to you, ‘You have come to the mountains of the Amorites, which the Lord our God is giving us.
Behold, Jehovah thy God hath set the land before thee: go up, take possession, as Jehovah the God of thy fathers hath said unto thee; fear not, neither be dismayed.
Look, the Lord your God has set the land before you; go up and possess it, as the Lord God of your fathers has spoken to you; do not fear or be discouraged.’
And ye came near to me all of you, and said, We will send men before us, who shall examine the land for us, and bring us word again of the way by which we must go up, and of the cities to which we shall come.
“And every one of you came near to me and said, ‘Let us send men before us, and let them search out the land for us, and bring back word to us of the way by which we should go up, and of the cities into which we shall come.’
And the matter was good in mine eyes; and I took twelve men of you, one man for a tribe.
“The plan pleased me well; so I took twelve of your men, one man from each tribe.
And they turned and went up into the mountain, and came to the valley of Eshcol, and searched it out.
And they departed and went up into the mountains, and came to the Valley of Eshcol, and spied it out.
And they took of the fruit of the land in their hand, and brought it down unto us, and brought us answer, and said, The land is good that Jehovah our God hath given us.
They also took some of the fruit of the land in their hands and brought it down to us; and they brought back word to us, saying, ‘It is a good land which the Lord our God is giving us.’
Israel's Rebellion
But ye would not go up, and rebelled against the word of Jehovah your God;
But ye would not go up, and rebelled against the word of Jehovah your God;
“Nevertheless you would not go up, but rebelled against the command of the Lord your God;
and ye murmured in your tents, and said, Because Jehovah hated us, he hath brought us forth out of the land of Egypt, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us.
and you complained in your tents, and said, ‘Because the Lord hates us, He has brought us out of the land of Egypt to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us.
Whither shall we go up? Our brethren have made our hearts melt, saying, [They are] a people greater and taller than we; the cities are great and walled up to heaven; and moreover we have seen the sons of the Anakim there.
And I said unto you, Be not afraid, neither fear them;
“Then I said to you, ‘Do not be terrified, or afraid of them.
Jehovah your God who goeth before you, he will fight for you, according to all that he did for you in Egypt before your eyes;
The Lord your God, who goes before you, He will fight for you, according to all He did for you in Egypt before your eyes,
and in the wilderness where thou hast seen that Jehovah thy God bore thee, as a man doth bear his son, in all the way that ye went, until ye came to this place.
and in the wilderness where you saw how the Lord your God carried you, as a man carries his son, in all the way that you went until you came to this place.’
But In this thing ye did not believe Jehovah your God,
Yet, for all that, you did not believe the Lord your God,
who went in the way before you, to search you out a place for your encamping, in fire by night, to shew you by what way ye should go, and in the cloud by day.
who went in the way before you to search out a place for you to pitch your tents, to show you the way you should go, in the fire by night and in the cloud by day.
Israel's Penalty
And Jehovah heard the voice of your words, and was wroth, and swore, saying,
And Jehovah heard the voice of your words, and was wroth, and swore, saying,
The Penalty for Israel’s Rebellion
“And the Lord heard the sound of your words, and was angry, and took an oath, saying,
“And the Lord heard the sound of your words, and was angry, and took an oath, saying,
None among these men, this evil generation, shall in any wise see that good land, which I swore to give unto your fathers!
Except Caleb the son of Jephunneh, he shall see it, and to him will I give the land that he hath trodden upon, and to his children, because he hath wholly followed Jehovah.
Also Jehovah was angry with me on your account, saying, Thou also shalt not go in thither.
The Lord was also angry with me for your sakes, saying, ‘Even you shall not go in there.
Joshua the son of Nun, who standeth before thee, he shall go in thither: strengthen him, for he shall cause Israel to inherit it.
Joshua the son of Nun, who stands before you, he shall go in there. Encourage him, for he shall cause Israel to inherit it.
And your little ones, of whom ye said, They shall be a prey, and your children, who this day know neither good nor evil, they shall go in thither, and unto them will I give it, and they shall possess it.
‘Moreover your little ones and your children, who you say will be victims, who today have no knowledge of good and evil, they shall go in there; to them I will give it, and they shall possess it.
But ye, turn, and take your journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea.
But as for you, turn and take your journey into the wilderness by the Way of the Red Sea.’
The Defeat at Hormah
And ye answered And said unto me, We have sinned against Jehovah, We will go up And fight, according to all that Jehovah our God hath commanded us. And ye girded on Every man his weapons of war, And ye would go presumptuously up the hill.
And ye answered And said unto me, We have sinned against Jehovah, We will go up And fight, according to all that Jehovah our God hath commanded us. And ye girded on Every man his weapons of war, And ye would go presumptuously up the hill.
“Then you answered and said to me, ‘We have sinned against the Lord; we will go up and fight, just as the Lord our God commanded us.’ And when everyone of you had girded on his weapons of war, you were ready to go up into the mountain.
And Jehovah said to me, Say unto them, Go not up, neither fight; for I am not among you; lest ye be smitten before your enemies.
“And the Lord said to me, ‘Tell them, “Do not go up nor fight, for I am not among you; lest you be defeated before your enemies.” ’
And I spoke unto you, but ye would not hear, and ye rebelled against the word of Jehovah, and acted presumptuously, and went up the hill.
And the Amorite that dwelt on that hill came out against you, and chased you, like as bees do, and cut you in pieces in Seir, as far as Hormah.
And the Amorites who dwelt in that mountain came out against you and chased you as bees do, and drove you back from Seir to Hormah.
And ye returned and wept before Jehovah, but Jehovah would not listen to your voice, nor give ear unto you.
Then you returned and wept before the Lord, but the Lord would not listen to your voice nor give ear to you.