DEUTERONOMY Chapter 1 Verse 1 - 46

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1.

These be the words which Moses spake unto all Israel on this side Jordan in the wilderness, in the plain over against the Red sea, between Paran, and Tophel, and Laban, and Hazeroth, and Dizahab.

2.

(There are eleven days' journey from Horeb by the way of mount Seir unto Kadeshbarnea.)

3.

And it came to pass in the fortieth year, in the eleventh month, on the first day of the month, that Moses spake unto the children of Israel, according unto all that the LORD had given him in commandment unto them;

4.

After he had slain Sihon the king of the Amorites, which dwelt in Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, which dwelt at Astaroth in Edrei:

5.

On this side Jordan, in the land of Moab, began Moses to declare this law, saying,

6.

The LORD our God spake unto us in Horeb, saying, Ye have dwelt long enough in this mount:

7.

Turn you, and take your journey, and go to the mount of the Amorites, and unto all the places nigh thereunto, in the plain, in the hills, and in the vale, and in the south, and by the sea side, to the land of the Canaanites, and unto Lebanon, unto the great river, the river Euphrates.

8.

Behold, I have set the land before you: go in and possess the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give unto them and to their seed after them.

9.

And I spake unto you at that time, saying, I am not able to bear you myself alone:

10.

The LORD your God hath multiplied you, and, behold, ye are this day as the stars of heaven for multitude.

11.

(The LORD God of your fathers make you a thousand times so many more as ye are, and bless you, as he hath promised you!)

12.

How can I myself alone bear your cumbrance, and your burden, and your strife?

13.

Take you wise men, and understanding, and known among your tribes, and I will make them rulers over you.

14.

And ye answered me, and said, The thing which thou hast spoken is good for us to do.

15.

So I took the chief of your tribes, wise men, and known, and made them heads over you, captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, and captains over fifties, and captains over tens, and officers among your tribes.

16.

And I charged your judges at that time, saying, Hear the causes between your brethren, and judge righteously between every man and his brother, and the stranger that is with him.

17.

Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; but 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 cause that is too hard for you, bring it unto me, and I will hear it.

18.

And I commanded you at that time all the things which ye should do.

19.

And when we departed from Horeb, we went through all that great and terrible wilderness, which ye saw by the way of the mountain of the Amorites, as the LORD our God commanded us; and we came to Kadeshbarnea.

20.

And I said unto you, Ye are come unto the mountain of the Amorites, which the LORD our God doth give unto us.

21.

Behold, the LORD thy God hath set the land before thee: go up and possess it, as the LORD God of thy fathers hath said unto thee; fear not, neither be discouraged.

22.

And ye came near unto me every one of you, and said, We will send men before us, and they shall search us out the land, and bring us word again by what way we must go up, and into what cities we shall come.

23.

And the saying pleased me well: and I took twelve men of you, one of a tribe:

24.

And they turned and went up into the mountain, and came unto the valley of Eshcol, and searched it out.

25.

And they took of the fruit of the land in their hands, and brought it down unto us, and brought us word again, and said, It is a good land which the LORD our God doth give us.

26.

Notwithstanding ye would not go up, but rebelled against the commandment of the LORD your God:

27.

And ye murmured in your tents, and said, Because the LORD 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.

28.

Whither shall we go up? our brethren have discouraged our heart, saying, The people is greater and taller than we; the cities are great and walled up to heaven; and moreover we have seen the sons of the Anakims there.

29.

Then I said unto you, Dread not, neither be afraid of them.

30.

The LORD your God which goeth before you, he shall fight for you, according to all that he did for you in Egypt before your eyes;

31.

And in the wilderness, where thou hast seen how that the LORD thy God bare thee, as a man doth bear his son, in all the way that ye went, until ye came into this place.

Yet in this thing ye did not believe the LORD your God,

Who went in the way before you, to search you out a place to pitch your tents in, in fire by night, to show you by what way ye should go, and in a cloud by day.

And the LORD heard the voice of your words, and was wroth, and sware, saying,

Surely there shall not one of these men of this evil generation see that good land, which I sware to give unto your fathers.

Save 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 the LORD.

Also the LORD was angry with me for your sakes, saying, Thou also shalt not go in thither.

But Joshua the son of Nun, which standeth before thee, he shall go in thither: encourage him: for he shall cause Israel to inherit it.

Moreover your little ones, which ye said should be a prey, and your children, which in that day had no knowledge between good and evil, they shall go in thither, and unto them will I give it, and they shall possess it.

But as for you, turn you, and take your journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea.

Then ye answered and said unto me, We have sinned against the LORD, we will go up and fight, according to all that the LORD our God commanded us. And when ye had girded on every man his weapons of war, ye were ready to go up into the hill.

And the LORD said unto me, Say unto them. Go not up, neither fight; for I am not among you; lest ye be smitten before your enemies.

So I spake unto you; and ye would not hear, but rebelled against the commandment of the LORD, and went presumptuously up into the hill.

And the Amorites, which dwelt in that mountain, came out against you, and chased you, as bees do, and destroyed you in Seir, even unto Hormah.

And ye returned and wept before the LORD; but the LORD would not hearken to your voice, nor give ear unto you.

So ye abode in Kadesh many days, according unto the days that ye abode there.

1.

These are the words which Moses spake unto all Israel beyond the Jordan in the wilderness, in the Arabah over against Suph, between Paran, and Tophel, and Laban, and Hazeroth, and Di-zahab.

2.

It is eleven days` journey from Horeb by the way of mount Seir unto Kadesh-barnea.

3.

And it came to pass in the fortieth year, in the eleventh month, on the first day of the month, that Moses spake unto the children of Israel, according unto all that Jehovah had given him in commandment unto them;

4.

after he had smitten Sihon the king of the Amorites, who dwelt in Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, who dwelt in Ashtaroth, at Edrei.

5.

Beyond the Jordan, in the land of Moab, began Moses to declare this law, saying,

6.

Jehovah our God spake unto us in Horeb, saying, Ye have dwelt long enough in this mountain:

7.

turn you, and take your journey, and go to the hill-country of the Amorites, and unto all the places nigh thereunto, in the Arabah, in the hill-country, and in the lowland, and in the South, and by the sea-shore, the land of the Canaanites, and Lebanon, as far as the great river, the river Euphrates.

8.

Behold, I have set the land before you: go in and possess the land which Jehovah sware unto your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give unto them and to their seed after them.

9.

And I spake unto you at that time, saying, I am not able to bear you myself alone:

10.

Jehovah your God hath multiplied you, and, behold, ye are this day as the stars of heaven for multitude.

11.

Jehovah, the God of your fathers, make you a thousand times as many as ye are, and bless you, as he hath promised you!

12.

How can I myself alone bear your cumbrance, and your burden, and your strife?

13.

Take you wise men, and understanding, and known, according to your tribes, and I will make them heads over you.

14.

And ye answered me, and said, The thing which thou hast spoken is good for us to do.

15.

So I took the heads of your tribes, wise men, and known, and made them heads over you, captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, and captains of fifties, and captains of tens, and officers, according to your tribes.

16.

And I charged your judges at that time, saying, Hear the causes between your brethren, and judge righteously between a man and his brother, and the sojourner that is with him.

17.

Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; ye shall hear the small and the great alike; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment is God`s: and the cause that is too hard for you ye shall bring unto me, and I will hear it.

18.

And I commanded you at that time all the things which ye should do.

19.

And we journeyed from Horeb, and went through all that great and terrible wilderness which ye saw, by the way to the hill-country of the Amorites, as Jehovah our God commanded us; and we came to Kadesh-barnea.

20.

And I said unto you, Ye are come unto the hill-country of the Amorites, which Jehovah our God giveth unto us.

21.

Behold, Jehovah thy God hath set the land before thee: go up, take possession, as Jehovah, the God of thy fathers, hath spoken unto thee; fear not, neither be dismayed.

22.

And ye came near unto me every one of you, and said, Let us send men before us, that they may search the land for us, and bring us word again of the way by which we must go up, and the cities unto which we shall come.

23.

And the thing pleased me well; and I took twelve men of you, one man for every tribe:

24.

and they turned and went up into the hill-country, and came unto the valley of Eshcol, and spied it out.

25.

And they took of the fruit of the land in their hands, and brought it down unto us, and brought us word again, and said, It is a good land which Jehovah our God giveth unto us.

26.

Yet ye would not go up, but rebelled against the commandment of Jehovah your God:

27.

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.

28.

Whither are we going up? our brethren have made our heart to melt, saying, The people are greater and taller than we; the cities are great and fortified up to heaven; and moreover we have seen the sons of the Anakim there.

29.

Then I said unto you, Dread not, neither be afraid of them.

30.

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,

31.

and in the wilderness, where thou hast seen how that Jehovah thy God bare thee, as a man doth bear his son, in all the way that ye went, until ye came unto this place.

Yet in this thing ye did not believe Jehovah your God,

who went before you in the way, to seek you out a place to pitch your tents in, in fire by night, to show you by what way ye should go, and in the cloud by day.

And Jehovah heard the voice of your words, and was wroth, and sware, saying,

Surely there shall not one of these men of this evil generation see the good land, which I sware to give unto your fathers,

save 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 for your sakes, saying, Thou also shalt not go in thither:

Joshua the son of Nun, who standeth before thee, he shall go in thither: encourage thou him; for he shall cause Israel to inherit it.

Moreover your little ones, that ye said should be a prey, and your children, that this day have no knowledge of good or evil, they shall go in thither, and unto them will I give it, and they shall possess it.

But as for you, turn you, and take your journey into the wilderness by the way to the Red Sea.

Then ye answered and said unto me, We have sinned against Jehovah, we will go up and fight, according to all that Jehovah our God commanded us. And ye girded on every man his weapons of war, and were forward to go up into the hill-country.

And Jehovah said unto me, Say unto them, Go not up, neither fight; for I am not among you; lest ye be smitten before your enemies.

So I spake unto you, and ye hearkened not; but ye rebelled against the commandment of Jehovah, and were presumptuous, and went up into the hill-country.

And the Amorites, that dwelt in that hill-country, came out against you, and chased you, as bees do, and beat you down in Seir, even unto Hormah.

And ye returned and wept before Jehovah; but Jehovah hearkened not to your voice, nor gave ear unto you.

So ye abode in Kadesh many days, according unto the days that ye abode there.

1.

These be the words which Moses spake unto all Israel beyond Jordan in the wilderness, in the Arabah over against Suph, between Paran, and Tophel, and Laban, and Hazeroth, and Di-zahab.

2.

It is eleven days' journey from Horeb by the way of mount Seir unto Kadesh-barnea.

3.

And it came to pass in the fortieth year, in the eleventh month, on the first day of the month, that Moses spake unto the children of Israel, according unto all that the LORD had given him in commandment unto them;

4.

after he had smitten Sihon the king of the Amorites, which dwelt in Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, which dwelt in Ashtaroth, at Edrei:

5.

beyond Jordan, in the land of Moab, began Moses to declare this law, saying,

6.

The LORD our God spake unto us in Horeb, saying, Ye have dwelt long enough in this mountain:

7.

turn you, and take your journey, and go to the hill country of the Amorites, and unto all the places nigh thereunto, in the Arabah, in the hill country, and in the lowland, and in the South, and by the sea shore, the land of the Canaanites, and Lebanon, as far as the great river, the river Euphrates.

8.

Behold, I have set the land before you: go in and possess the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give unto them and to their seed after them.

9.

And I spake unto you at that time, saying, I am not able to bear you myself alone:

10.

The LORD your God hath multiplied you, and, behold, ye are this day as the stars of heaven for multitude.

11.

The LORD, the God of your fathers, make you a thousand times so many more as ye are, and bless you, as he hath promised you!

12.

How can I myself alone bear your cumbrance, and your burden, and your strife?

13.

Take you wise men, and understanding, and known, according to your tribes, and I will make them heads over you.

14.

And ye answered me, and said, The thing which thou hast spoken is good for us to do.

15.

So I took the heads of your tribes, wise men, and known, and made them heads over you, captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, and captains of fifties, and captains of tens, and officers, according to your tribes.

16.

And I charged your judges at that time, saying, Hear the causes between your brethren, and judge righteously between a man and his brother, and the stranger that is with him.

17.

Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; ye shall hear the small and the great alike; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment is God's: and the cause that is too hard for you ye shall bring unto me, and I will hear it.

18.

And I commanded you at that time all the things which ye should do.

19.

And we journeyed from Horeb, and went through all that great and terrible wilderness which ye saw, by the way to the hill country of the Amorites, as the LORD our God commanded us; and we came to Kadesh-barnea.

20.

And I said unto you, Ye are come unto the hill country of the Amorites, which the LORD our God giveth unto us.

21.

the hill country of the Amorites, which the LORD our God giveth unto us. 21 Behold, the LORD thy God hath set the land before thee: go up, take possession, as the LORD, the God of thy fathers, hath spoken unto thee; fear not, neither be dismayed.

22.

And ye came near unto me every one of you, and said, Let us send men before us, that they may search the land for us, and bring us word again of the way by which we must go up, and the cities unto which we shall come.

23.

And the thing pleased me well: and I took twelve men of you, one man for every tribe:

24.

and they turned and went up into the mountain, and came unto the valley of Eshcol, and spied it out.

25.

And they took of the fruit of the land in their hands, and brought it down unto us, and brought us word again, and said, It is a good land which the LORD our God giveth unto us.

26.

Yet ye would not go up, but rebelled against the commandment of the LORD your God:

27.

and ye murmured in your tents, and said, Because the LORD 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.

28.

Whither are we going up? our brethren have made our heart to melt, saying, The people is greater and taller than we; the cities are great and fenced up to heaven; and moreover we have seen the sons of the Anakim there.

29.

Then I said unto you, Dread not, neither be afraid of them.

30.

The LORD your God who goeth before you, he shall fight for you, according to all that he did for you in Egypt before your eyes;

31.

and in the wilderness, where thou hast seen how that the LORD thy God bare thee, as a man doth bear his son, in all the way that ye went, until ye came unto this place.

1.

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.

2.

There are eleven days' journey from Horeb by the way of mount Seir to Kadesh-barnea.

3.

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;

4.

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.

5.

On this side the Jordan, in the land of Moab, began Moses to unfold this law, saying,

6.

Jehovah our God spoke unto us in Horeb, saying, Ye have stayed long enough in this mountain.

7.

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.

8.

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.

9.

And I spoke unto you at that time, saying, I am not able to bear you myself alone.

10.

Jehovah your God hath multiplied you, and behold, ye are this day as the stars of heaven for multitude.

11.

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!

12.

How can I myself alone sustain your wear, and your burden, and your strife?

13.

Provide you wise and understanding and known men, according to your tribes, that I may make them your chiefs.

14.

And ye answered me, and said, The thing that thou hast spoken is good for us to do.

15.

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.

16.

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.

17.

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.

18.

And I commanded you at that time all the things that ye should do.

19.

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.

20.

And I said unto you, Ye are come unto the mountain of the Amorites, which Jehovah our God giveth us.

21.

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.

22.

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.

23.

And the matter was good in mine eyes; and I took twelve men of you, one man for a tribe.

24.

And they turned and went up into the mountain, and came to the valley of Eshcol, and searched it out.

25.

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.

26.

But ye would not go up, and rebelled against the word of Jehovah your God;

27.

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.

28.

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.

29.

And I said unto you, Be not afraid, neither fear them;

30.

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;

31.

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.

But In this thing ye did not believe Jehovah 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.

And Jehovah heard the voice of your words, and was wroth, and swore, 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.

Joshua the son of Nun, who standeth before thee, he shall go in thither: strengthen 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.

But ye, turn, and take your journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea.

-- 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 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 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 ye returned and wept before Jehovah, but Jehovah would not listen to your voice, nor give ear unto you.

And ye abode in Kadesh many days, according unto the days that ye abode there.

1.

These are the words which Moses spoke to all Israel beyond the Jordan in the wilderness, in the Arabah over against Suph, between Paran, and Tophel, and Laban, and Hazeroth, and Di-zahab.

2.

It is eleven days` journey from Horeb by the way of Mount Seir to Kadesh-barnea.

3.

It happened 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 Yahweh had given him in commandment to them;

4.

after he had struck Sihon the king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, who lived in Ashtaroth, at Edrei.

5.

Beyond the Jordan, in the land of Moab, began Moses to declare this law, saying,

6.

Yahweh our God spoke to us in Horeb, saying, You have lived long enough in this mountain:

7.

turn you, and take your journey, and go to the hill-country of the Amorites, and to all the places near thereunto, in the Arabah, in the hill-country, and in the lowland, and in the South, and by the sea-shore, the land of the Canaanites, and Lebanon, as far as the great river, the river Euphrates.

8.

Behold, I have set the land before you: go in and possess the land which Yahweh swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give to them and to their seed after them.

9.

I spoke to you at that time, saying, I am not able to bear you myself alone:

10.

Yahweh your God has multiplied you, and, behold, you are this day as the stars of the sky for multitude.

11.

Yahweh, the God of your fathers, make you a thousand times as many as you are, and bless you, as he has promised you!

12.

How can I myself alone bear your encumbrance, and your burden, and your strife?

13.

Take wise men of understanding and well known according to your tribes, and I will make them heads over you.

14.

You answered me, and said, The thing which you have spoken is good for us to do.

15.

So I took the heads of your tribes, wise men, and known, and made them heads over you, captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, and captains of fifties, and captains of tens, and officers, according to your tribes.

16.

I charged your judges at that time, saying, Hear the causes between your brothers, and judge righteously between a man and his brother, and the sojourner who is with him.

17.

You shall not show partiality in judgment; you shall hear the small and the great alike; you shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment is God`s: and the cause that is too hard for you you shall bring to me, and I will hear it.

18.

I commanded you at that time all the things which you should do.

19.

We journeyed from Horeb, and went through all that great and terrible wilderness which you saw, by the way to the hill-country of the Amorites, as Yahweh our God commanded us; and we came to Kadesh-barnea.

20.

I said to you, You are come to the hill-country of the Amorites, which Yahweh our God gives to us.

21.

Behold, Yahweh your God has set the land before you: go up, take possession, as Yahweh, the God of your fathers, has spoken to you; don't be afraid, neither be dismayed.

22.

You came near to me everyone of you, and said, Let us send men before us, that they may search the land for us, and bring us word again of the way by which we must go up, and the cities to which we shall come.

23.

The thing pleased me well; and I took twelve men of you, one man for every tribe:

24.

and they turned and went up into the hill-country, and came to the valley of Eshcol, and spied it out.

25.

They took of the fruit of the land in their hands, and brought it down to us, and brought us word again, and said, It is a good land which Yahweh our God gives to us.

26.

Yet you wouldn`t go up, but rebelled against the commandment of Yahweh your God:

27.

and you murmured in your tents, and said, Because Yahweh hated us, he has brought us forth out of the land of Egypt, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us.

28.

Where are we going up? our brothers have made our heart to melt, saying, The people are greater and taller than we; the cities are great and fortified up to the sky; and moreover we have seen the sons of the Anakim there.

29.

Then I said to you, Don't dread, neither be afraid of them.

30.

Yahweh your God who goes before you, he will fight for you, according to all that he did for you in Egypt before your eyes,

31.

and in the wilderness, where you have seen how that Yahweh your God bore you, as a man does bear his son, in all the way that you went, until you came to this place.

Yet in this thing you didn't believe Yahweh your God,

who went before you in the way, to seek you out a place to pitch your tents in, in fire by night, to show you by what way you should go, and in the cloud by day.

Yahweh heard the voice of your words, and was angry, and swore, saying,

Surely there shall not one of these men of this evil generation see the good land, which I swore to give to your fathers,

save Caleb the son of Jephunneh: he shall see it; and to him will I give the land that he has trodden on, and to his children, because he has wholly followed Yahweh.

Also Yahweh was angry with me for your sakes, saying, You also shall not go in there:

Joshua the son of Nun, who stands before you, he shall go in there: encourage you him; for he shall cause Israel to inherit it.

Moreover your little ones, whom you said should be a prey, and your children, who this day have no knowledge of good or evil, they shall go in there, and to them will I give it, and they shall possess it.

But as for you, turn you, and take your journey into the wilderness by the way to the Red Sea.

Then you answered and said to me, We have sinned against Yahweh, we will go up and fight, according to all that Yahweh our God commanded us. You girded on every man his weapons of war, and were forward to go up into the hill-country.

Yahweh said to me, Tell them, Don`t go up, neither fight; for I am not among you; lest you be struck before your enemies.

So I spoke to you, and you didn't listen; but you rebelled against the commandment of Yahweh, and were presumptuous, and went up into the hill-country.

The Amorites, who lived in that hill-country, came out against you, and chased you, as bees do, and beat you down in Seir, even to Hormah.

You returned and wept before Yahweh; but Yahweh didn't listen to your voice, nor gave ear to you.

So you abode in Kadesh many days, according to the days that you abode there.

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These are the words which Moses spoke to all Israel on the east side of Jordan in the wilderness, in the plain over against Suf, between Paran, and Tophel, and Laban, and Hazeroth, and Dizahab.

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(There are eleven days journey from Horeb by the way of mount Seir to Kadesh-barnea.)

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And 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 in commandment to them;

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After he had slain Sihon the king of the Amorites, who dwelt in Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, who dwelt at Astaroth in Edrei:

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On the east side of Jordan, in the land of Moab, began Moses to declare this law, saying,

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The LORD our God spoke to us in Horeb, saying, Ye have dwelt long enough in this mount:

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Turn you, and take your journey, and go to the mount of the Amorites, and to all the places nigh to it, in the plain, on the hills, and in the vale, and in the south, and by the sea-side, to the land of the Canaanites, and to Lebanon, to the great river, the river Euphrates.

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Behold, I have set the land before you: go in and possess the land which the LORD swore to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give to them and to their seed after them.

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And I spoke to you at that time, saying, I am not able to bear you myself alone:

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The LORD your God hath multiplied you, and behold, ye are this day as the stars of heaven for multitude.

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(The LORD God of your fathers make you a thousand times so many more as ye are, and bless you, as he hath promised you!)

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How can I alone bear your encumbrance, and your burden, and your strife?

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Take ye wise men, and understanding, and known among your tribes, and I will make them rulers over you.

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And ye answered me, and said, The thing which thou hast spoken is good for us to do.

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So I took the chief of your tribes, wise men, and known, and made them heads over you, captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, and captains over fifties, and captains over tens, and officers among your tribes.

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And I charged your judges at that time, saying, Hear the causes between your brethren, and judge righteously between every man and his brother, and the stranger that is with him.

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Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; but 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 cause that is too hard for you, bring to me, and I will hear it.

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And I commanded you at that time all the things which ye should do.

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And when we departed from Horeb, we went through all that great and terrible wilderness, which ye saw by the way of the mountain of the Amorites, as the LORD our God commanded us; and we came to Kadesh-barnea.

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And I said to you, Ye have come to the mountain of the Amorites, which the LORD our God doth give to us.

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Behold, the LORD thy God hath set the land before thee: go up and possess it, as the LORD God of thy fathers hath said to thee; fear not, neither be discouraged.

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And ye came near to me every one of you, and said, We will send men before us, and they shall explore the land for us, and bring us word again by what way we must go up, and into what cities we shall come.

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And the saying pleased me well: and I took twelve men of you, one of a tribe:

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And they turned and ascended the mountain, and came to the valley of Eshcol, and explored it.

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And they took of the fruit of the land in their hands, and brought it down to us, and brought us word again, and said, It is a good land which the LORD our God doth give us.

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Notwithstanding, ye would not go up, but rebelled against the commandment of the LORD your God:

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And ye murmured in your tents, and said, Because the LORD hated us, he hath brought us forth from the land of Egypt, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us.

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Whither shall we go up? our brethren have discouraged our heart, saying, The people are greater and taller than we; the cities are great and walled up to heaven; and moreover, we have seen the sons of the Anakims there.

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Then I said to you, Dread not, neither be afraid of them.

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The LORD your God who goeth before you; he shall fight for you, according to all that he did for you in Egypt before your eyes;

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And in the wilderness, where thou hast seen how the LORD thy God bore thee, as a man doth bear his son, in all the way that ye went, until ye came into this place.

Yet in this thing ye did not believe the LORD your God,

Who went in the way before you, to search out for you a place to pitch your tents in, in fire by night, to show you by what way ye should go, and in a cloud by day.

And the LORD heard the voice of your words, and was wroth, and swore, saying,

Surely there shall not one of these men of this evil generation see that good land, which I swore to give to your fathers,

Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh; he shall see it, and to him will I give the land that he hath trod upon, and to his children, because he hath wholly followed the LORD.

Also the LORD was angry with me for your sakes, saying, Thou also shalt not go in thither.

But Joshua the son of Nun, who standeth before thee, he shall go in thither. Encourage him: for he shall cause Israel to inherit it.

Moreover, your little ones, which ye said should be a prey, and your children, which in that day had no knowledge between good and evil, they shall go in thither, and to them will I give it, and they shall possess it.

But as for you, turn ye, and take your journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea.

Then ye answered and said to me, We have sinned against the LORD, we will go up and fight, according to all that the LORD our God commanded us. And when ye had girded on every man his weapons of war, ye were ready to ascend the hill.

And the LORD said to me, Say to them, Go not up, neither fight; for I am not among you; lest ye be smitten before your enemies.

So I spoke to you; and ye would not hear, but rebelled against the commandment of the LORD, and presumptuously ascended the hill.

And the Amorites, who dwelt on that mountain, came out against you, and chased you, as bees do, and destroyed you in Seir, even to Hormah.

And ye returned and wept before the LORD; but the LORD would not hearken to your voice, nor give ear to you.

So ye abode in Kadesh many days, according to the days that ye abode there.

1.

These are the words which Moses said to all Israel on the far side of Jordan, in the waste land in the Arabah opposite Suph, between Paran on the one side, and Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth, and Dizahab on the other.

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It is eleven days' journey from Horeb by the way of Mount Seir to Kadesh-barnea.

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Now in the fortieth year, on the first day of the eleventh month, Moses gave to the children of Israel all the orders which the Lord had given him for them;

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After he had overcome Sihon, king of the Amorites, ruling in Heshbon, and Og, king of Bashan, ruling in Ashtaroth, at Edrei:

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On the far side of Jordan in the land of Moab, Moses gave the people this law, saying,

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The Lord our God said to us in Horeb, You have been long enough in this mountain:

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Make a move now, and go on your way into the hill-country of the Amorites and the places near it, in the Arabah and the hill-country and in the lowlands and in the South and by the seaside, all the land of the Canaanites, and Lebanon, as far as the great river, the river Euphrates.

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See, all the land is before you: go in and take for yourselves the land which the Lord gave by an oath to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and to their seed after them.

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At that time I said to you, I am not able to undertake the care of you by myself;

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The Lord your God has given you increase, and now you are like the stars of heaven in number.

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May the Lord, the God of your fathers, make you a thousand times greater in number than you are, and give you his blessing as he has said!

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How is it possible for me by myself to be responsible for you, and undertake the weight of all your troubles and your arguments?

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Take for yourselves men who are wise, far-seeing, and respected among you, from your tribes, and I will make them rulers over you.

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And you made answer and said to me, It is good for us to do as you say.

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So I took the heads of your tribes, wise men and respected, and made them rulers over you, captains of thousands and captains of hundreds and captains of fifties and captains of tens, and overseers of your tribes.

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And at that time I gave orders to your judges, saying, Let all questions between your brothers come before you for hearing, and give decisions uprightly between a man and his brother or one from another nation who is with him.

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In judging, do not let a man's position have any weight with you; give hearing equally to small and great; have no fear of any man, for it is God who is judge: and any cause in which you are not able to give a decision, you are to put before me and I will give it a hearing.

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And at that time I gave you all the orders which you were to do.

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Then we went on from Horeb, through all that great and cruel waste which you saw, on our way to the hill-country of the Amorites, as the Lord gave us orders; and we came to Kadesh-barnea.

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And I said to you, You have come to the hill-country of the Amorites, which the Lord our God is giving us.

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See now, the Lord your God has put the land into your hands: go up and take it, as the Lord, the God of your fathers, has said to you; have no fear and do not be troubled.

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And you came near to me, every one of you, and said, Let us send men before us to go through the land with care and give us an account of the way we are to go and the towns to which we will come.

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And what you said seemed good to me, and I took twelve men from among you, one from every tribe;

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And they went up into the hill-country and came to the valley of Eshcol, and saw what was there.

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And taking in their hands some of the fruit of the land, they came down again to us, and gave us their account, saying, It is a good land which the Lord our God is giving us.

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But going against the order of the Lord your God, you would not go up:

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And you made an angry outcry in your tents, and said, In his hate for us the Lord has taken us out of the land of Egypt, to give us up into the hands of the Amorites for our destruction.

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Where are we going up? Our brothers have made our hearts feeble with fear by saying, The people are greater and taller than we are, and the towns are great and walled up to heaven; and more than this, we have seen the sons of the Anakim there.

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Then I said to you, Have no fear of them.

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The Lord your God who goes before you will be fighting for you, and will do such wonders as he did for you in Egypt before your eyes;

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And in the waste land, where you have seen how the Lord was supporting you, as a man does his son, in all your journeying till you came to this place.

But for all this, you had no faith in the Lord your God,

Who goes before you on your way, looking for a place where you may put up your tents, in fire by night, lighting up the way you are to go, and in a cloud by day.

And the Lord, hearing your words, was angry, and said with an oath,

Truly, not one of this evil generation will see that good land which I said I would give to your fathers,

But only Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, he will see it; and to him and to his children I will give the land over which his feet have gone, because he has been true to the Lord with all his heart.

And, in addition, the Lord was angry with me because of you, saying, You yourself will not go into it:

Joshua, the son of Nun, your servant, he will go into the land: say to him that he is to be strong, for he will be Israel's guide into their heritage.

And your little ones, who, you said, would come into strange hands, your children, who now have no knowledge of good or evil, they will go into that land, and to them I will give it and it will be theirs.

But as for you, go back, journeying into the waste land by the way of the Red Sea.

Then you said to me, We have done evil against the Lord, we will go up to the attack, as the Lord our God has given us orders. And arming yourselves every one, you made ready to go up without care into the hill-country.

And the Lord said to me, Say to them, Do not go up to the attack; for I am not among you, and you will be overcome by those who are against you.

This I said to you, but you gave no attention and went against the orders of the Lord, and in your pride went up into the hill-country.

And the Amorites who were in the hill-country came out against you and put you to flight, rushing after you like bees, and overcame you in Seir, driving you even as far as Hormah.

And you came back, weeping before the Lord; but the Lord gave no attention to your cries and did not give ear to you.

So you were kept waiting in Kadesh for a long time.

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These are the words which Moses hath spoken unto all Israel, beyond the Jordan, in the wilderness, in the plain over-against Suph, between Paran and Tophel, and Laban, and Hazeroth, and Di-Zahab;

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eleven days' from Horeb, the way of mount Seir, unto Kadesh-Barnea.

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And it cometh to pass in the fortieth year, in the eleventh month, on the first of the month hath Moses spoken unto the sons of Israel according to all that Jehovah hath commanded him concerning them;

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after his smiting Sihon king of the Amorite who is dwelling in Heshbon, and Og king of Bashan who is dwelling in Ashtaroth in Edrei,

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beyond the Jordan, in the land of Moab, hath Moses begun to explain this law, saying:

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'Jehovah our God hath spoken unto us in Horeb, saying, Enough to you -- of dwelling in this mount;

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turn ye and journey for you, and enter the mount of the Amorite, and unto all its neighbouring places, in the plain, in the hill-country, and in the low country, and in the south, and in the haven of the sea, the land of the Canaanite, and of Lebanon, unto the great river, the river Phrat;

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see, I have set before you the land; go in and possess the land which Jehovah hath sworn to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give to them, and to their seed after them.

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'And I speak unto you at that time, saying, I am not able by myself to bear you;

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Jehovah your God hath multiplied you, and lo, ye are to-day as the stars of the heavens for multitude;

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Jehovah, God of your fathers, is adding to you, as ye are, a thousand times, and doth bless you as He hath spoken to you.

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'How do I bear by myself your pressure, and your burden, and your strife?

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Give for yourselves men, wise and intelligent, and known to your tribes, and I set them for your heads;

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and ye answer me and say, Good is the thing which thou hast spoken -- to do.

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'And I take the heads of your tribes, men, wise and known, and I appoint them heads over you, princes of thousands, and princes of hundreds, and princes of fifties, and princes of tens, and authorities, for your tribes.

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And I command your judges at that time, saying, Hearkening between your brethren -- then ye have judged righteousness between a man, and his brother, and his sojourner;

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ye do not discern faces in judgment; as the little so the great ye do hear; ye are not afraid of the face of any, for the judgment is God's, and the thing which is too hard for you, ye bring near unto me, and I have heard it;

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and I command you, at that time, all the things which ye do.

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'And we journey from Horeb, and go through all that great and fearful wilderness which ye have seen -- the way of the hill-country of the Amorite, as Jehovah our God hath commanded us, and we come in unto Kadesh-Barnea.

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'And I say unto you, Ye have come in unto the hill-country of the Amorite, which Jehovah our God is giving to us;

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see, Jehovah thy God hath set before thee the land; go up, possess, as Jehovah, God of thy fathers, hath spoken to thee; fear not, nor be affrighted.

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'And ye come near unto me, all of you, and say, Let us send men before us, and they search for us the land, and they bring us back word concerning the way in which we go up into it, and the cities unto which we come in;

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and the thing is good in mine eyes, and I take of you twelve men, one man for a tribe.

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'And they turn and go up to the hill-country, and come in unto the valley of Eshcol, and spy it,

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and they take with their hand of the fruit of the land, and bring down unto us, and bring us back word, and say, Good is the land which Jehovah our God is giving to us.

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'And ye have not been willing to go up, and ye provoke the mouth of Jehovah your God,

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and murmur in your tents, and say, In Jehovah's hating us He hath brought us out of the land of Egypt, to give us into the hand of the Amorite -- to destroy us;

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whither are we going up? our brethren have melted our heart, saying, A people greater and taller than we, cities great and fenced to heaven, and also sons of Anakim -- we have seen there.

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'And I say unto you, Be not terrified, nor be afraid of them;

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Jehovah your God, who is going before you -- He doth fight for you, according to all that He hath done with you in Egypt before your eyes,

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and in the wilderness, where thou hast seen that Jehovah thy God hath borne thee as a man beareth his son, in all the way which ye have gone, till your coming in unto this place.

'And in this thing ye are not stedfast in Jehovah your God,

who is going before you in the way to search out to you a place for your encamping, in fire by night, to shew you in the way in which ye go, and in a cloud by day.

'And Jehovah heareth the voice of your words, and is wroth, and sweareth, saying,

Not one of these men of this evil generation doth see the good land which I have sworn to give to your fathers,

save Caleb son of Jephunneh -- he doth see it, and to him I give the land on which he hath trodden, and to his sons, because that he hath been fully after Jehovah.

'Also with me hath Jehovah been angry for your sake, saying, Also, thou dost not go in thither;

Joshua son of Nun, who is standing before thee, he goeth in thither; him strengthen thou; for he doth cause Israel to inherit.

'And your infants, of whom ye have said, For a prey they are, and your sons who have not known to-day good and evil, they go in thither, and to them I give it, and they possess it;

and ye, turn for yourselves, and journey toward the wilderness, the way of the Red Sea.

'And ye answer and say unto me, We have sinned against Jehovah; we -- we go up, and we have fought, according to all that which Jehovah our God hath commanded us; and ye gird on each his weapons of war, and ye are ready to go up into the hill-country;

and Jehovah saith unto me, Say to them, Ye do not go up, nor fight, for I am not in your midst, and ye are not smitten before your enemies.

'And I speak unto you, and ye have not hearkened, and provoke the mouth of Jehovah, and act proudly, and go up into the hill-country;

and the Amorite who is dwelling in that hill-country cometh out to meet you, and they pursue you as the bees do, and smite you in Seir -- unto Hormah.

'And ye turn back and weep before Jehovah, and Jehovah hath not hearkened to your voice, nor hath he given ear unto you;

and ye dwell in Kadesh many days, according to the days which ye had dwelt.

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These are the words, which Moses spoke to all Israel beyond the Jordan, in the plain wilderness, over against the Red Sea, between Pharan and Thophel and Laban and Haseroth, where there is very much gold:

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Eleven days' journey from Horeb by the way of Mount Seir to Cadesbarne.

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In the fortieth year, the eleventh month, the first day of the month, Moses spoke to the children of Israel all that the Lord had commanded him to say to them:

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After that he had slain Sehon king of the Amorrhites, who dwelt in Hesebon: and Og king of Basan who abode in Astaroth, and in Edrai,

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4l And you answered me: We have sinned against the Lord: we will go up and fight, as the Lord our God hath commanded. And when you went ready armed unto the mountain,

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Beyond the Jordan in the land of Moab. And Moses began to expound the law, and to say:

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The Lord our God spoke to us in Horeb, saying: You have stayed long enough in this mountain:

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Turn you, and come to the mountain of the Amorrhites, and to the other places that are next to it, the plains and the hills and the vales towards the south, and by the sea shore, the land of the Chanaanites, and of Libanus, as far as the great river Euphrates.

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Behold, said he, I have delivered it to you: go in and possess it, concerning which the Lord swore to your fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, that he would give it to them, and to their seed after them.

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And I said to you at that time:

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I alone am not able to bear you: for the Lord your God hath multiplied you, and you are this day as the stars of heaven, for multitude.

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(The Lord God of your fathers add to this number many thousands, and bless you as he hath spoken.)

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I alone am not able to bear your business, and the charge of you and your differences.

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Let me have from among you wise and understanding men, and such whose conversation is approved among your tribes, that I may appoint them your rulers.

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Then you answered me: The thing is good which thou meanest to do.

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And I took out of your tribes men wise and honourable, and appointed them rulers, tribunes, and centurions, and officers over fifties, and over tens, who might teach you all things.

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And I commanded them, saying: Hear them, and judge that which is just: whether he be one of your country, or a stranger.

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There shall be no difference of persons, you shall hear the little as well as the great: neither shall you respect any man's person, because it is the judgment of God. And if any thing seem hard to you, refer it to me, and I will hear it.

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And I commanded you all things that you were to do.

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And departing from Horeb, we passed through the terrible and vast wilderness, which you saw, by the way of the mountain of the Amorrhite, as the Lord our God had commanded us. And when we were come into Cadesbarne,

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I said to you: You are come to the mountain of the Amorrhite, which the Lord our God will give to us.

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See the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee: go up and possess it, as the Lord our God hath spoken to thy fathers: fear not, nor be any way discouraged.

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And you came all to me, and said: Let us send men who may view the land, and bring us word what way we shall go up, and to what cities we shall go.

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And because the saying pleased me, I sent of you twelve men, one of every tribe:

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Who, when they had set forward and had gone up to the mountains, came as far as the valley of the cluster: and having viewed the land,

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Taking of the fruits thereof, to shew its fertility, they brought them to us, and said: The land is good, which the Lord our God will give us.

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And you would not go up, but being incredulous to the word of the Lord our God,

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You murmured in your tents, and said: The Lord hateth us, and therefore he hath brought us out of the land of Egypt, that he might deliver us into the hand of the Amorrhite, and destroy us.

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Whither shall we go up? the messengers have terrified our hearts, saying: The multitude is very great, and taller than we: the cities are great, and walled up td the sky, we have seen the sons of the Enacims there.

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And I said to you: Fear not, neither be ye afraid of them:

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The Lord God, who is your leader, himself will fight for you, as he did in Egypt in the sight of all.

And in the wilderness (as thou hast seen) the Lord thy God hath carried thee, as a man is wont to carry his little son, all the way that you have come, until you came to this place.

And yet for all this you did not believe the Lord your God,

Who went before you in the way, and marked out the place, wherein you should pitch your tents, in the night shewing you the way by fire, and in the day by the pillar of a cloud.

And when the Lord had heard the voice of your words, he was angry and swore, and said:

Not one of the men of this wicked generation shall see the good land, which I promised with an oath to your fathers:

Except Caleb the son of Jephone: for he shall see it, and to him I will give the land that he hath trodden upon, and to his children, because he hath followed the Lord.

Neither is his indignation against the people to be wondered at, since the Lord was angry with me also on your account, and said: Neither shalt thou go in thither.

But Josue the son of Nun, thy minister, he shall go in for thee: exhort and encourage him, and he shall divide the land by lot to Israel.

Your children, of whom you said that they should be led away captives, and your sons who know not this day the difference of good and evil, they shall go in: and to them I will give the land, and they shall possess it.

But return you and go into the wilderness by the way of the Red Sea.

The Lord said to me: Say to them: Go not up, and fight not, for I am not with you: lest you fall before your enemies.

I spoke, and you hearkened not: but resisting the commandment of the Lord, and swelling with pride, you went up into the mountain.

And the Amorrhite that dwelt in the mountains coming out, and meeting you, chased you, as bees do: and made slaughter of you from Seir as far as Horma.

And when you returned and wept before the Lord, he heard you not, neither would he yield to ;your voice.

So you abode in Cadesbarne a long time.

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haec sunt verba quae locutus est Moses ad omnem Israhel trans Iordanem in solitudine campestri contra mare Rubrum inter Pharan et Thophel et Laban et Aseroth ubi auri est plurimum

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undecim diebus de Horeb per viam montis Seir usque Cadesbarne

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quadragesimo anno undecimo mense prima die mensis locutus est Moses ad filios Israhel omnia quae praeceperat illi Dominus ut diceret eis

4.

postquam percussit Seon regem Amorreorum qui habitavit in Esebon et Og regem Basan qui mansit in Aseroth et in Edrai

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trans Iordanem in terra Moab coepitque Moses explanare legem et dicere

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Dominus Deus noster locutus est ad nos in Horeb dicens sufficit vobis quod in hoc monte mansistis

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revertimini et venite ad montem Amorreorum et ad cetera quae ei proxima sunt campestria atque montana et humiliora loca contra meridiem et iuxta litus maris terram Chananeorum et Libani usque ad flumen magnum Eufraten

8.

en inquit tradidi vobis ingredimini et possidete eam super qua iuravit Dominus patribus vestris Abraham et Isaac et Iacob ut daret illam eis et semini eorum post eos

9.

dixique vobis illo in tempore

10.

non possum solus sustinere vos quia Dominus Deus vester multiplicavit vos et estis hodie sicut stellae caeli plurimae

11.

Dominus Deus patrum vestrorum addat ad hunc numerum multa milia et benedicat vobis sicut locutus est

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non valeo solus vestra negotia sustinere et pondus ac iurgia

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date e vobis viros sapientes et gnaros et quorum conversatio sit probata in tribubus vestris ut ponam eos vobis principes

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tunc respondistis mihi bona res est quam vis facere

15.

tulique de tribubus vestris viros sapientes et nobiles et constitui eos principes tribunos et centuriones et quinquagenarios ac decanos qui docerent vos singula

16.

praecepique eis dicens audite illos et quod iustum est iudicate sive civis sit ille sive peregrinus

17.

nulla erit distantia personarum ita parvum audietis ut magnum nec accipietis cuiusquam personam quia Dei iudicium est quod si difficile vobis aliquid visum fuerit referte ad me et ego audiam

18.

praecepique omnia quae facere deberetis

19.

profecti autem de Horeb transivimus per heremum terribilem et maximam quam vidistis per viam montis Amorrei sicut praeceperat Dominus Deus noster nobis cumque venissemus in Cadesbarne

20.

dixi vobis venistis ad montem Amorrei quem Dominus Deus noster daturus est nobis

21.

vide terram quam Dominus Deus tuus dat tibi ascende et posside eam sicut locutus est Dominus Deus patribus tuis noli metuere nec quicquam paveas

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et accessistis ad me omnes atque dixistis mittamus viros qui considerent terram et renuntient per quod iter debeamus ascendere et ad quas pergere civitates

23.

cumque mihi sermo placuisset misi e vobis duodecim viros singulos de tribubus suis

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qui cum perrexissent et ascendissent in montana venerunt usque ad vallem Botri et considerata terra

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sumentes de fructibus eius ut ostenderent ubertatem adtulerunt ad nos atque dixerunt bona est terra quam Dominus Deus noster daturus est nobis

26.

et noluistis ascendere sed increduli ad sermonem Domini Dei nostri

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murmurati estis in tabernaculis vestris atque dixistis odit nos Dominus et idcirco eduxit nos de terra Aegypti ut traderet in manu Amorrei atque deleret

28.

quo ascendemus nuntii terruerunt cor nostrum dicentes maxima multitudo est et nobis in statura procerior urbes magnae et ad caelum usque munitae filios Enacim vidimus ibi

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et dixi vobis nolite metuere nec timeatis eos

30.

Dominus Deus qui ductor est vester pro vobis ipse pugnabit sicut fecit in Aegypto videntibus cunctis

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et in solitudine ipse vidisti portavit te Dominus Deus tuus ut solet homo gestare parvulum filium suum in omni via per quam ambulasti donec veniretis ad locum istum

et nec sic quidem credidistis Domino Deo vestro

qui praecessit vos in via et metatus est locum in quo tentoria figere deberetis nocte ostendens vobis iter per ignem et die per columnam nubis

cumque audisset Dominus vocem sermonum vestrorum iratus iuravit et ait

non videbit quispiam de hominibus generationis huius pessimae terram bonam quam sub iuramento pollicitus sum patribus vestris

praeter Chaleb filium Iepphonne ipse enim videbit eam et ipsi dabo terram quam calcavit et filiis eius quia secutus est Dominum

nec miranda indignatio in populum cum mihi quoque iratus Dominus propter vos dixerit nec tu ingredieris illuc

sed Iosue filius Nun minister tuus ipse intrabit pro te hunc exhortare et robora et ipse terram sorte dividat Israheli

parvuli vestri de quibus dixistis quod captivi ducerentur et filii qui hodie boni ac mali ignorant distantiam ipsi ingredientur et ipsis dabo terram et possidebunt eam

vos autem revertimini et abite in solitudinem per viam maris Rubri

et respondistis mihi peccavimus Domino ascendemus atque pugnabimus sicut praecepit Dominus Deus noster cumque instructi armis pergeretis in montem

ait mihi Dominus dic ad eos nolite ascendere neque pugnetis non enim sum vobiscum ne cadatis coram inimicis vestris

locutus sum et non audistis sed adversantes imperio Domini et tumentes superbia ascendistis in montem

itaque egressus Amorreus qui habitabat in montibus et obviam veniens persecutus est vos sicut solent apes persequi et cecidit de Seir usque Horma

cumque reversi ploraretis coram Domino non audivit vos nec voci vestrae voluit adquiescere

sedistis ergo in Cadesbarne multo tempore