Deuteronomy 1 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

Israel’s History after the Exodus

1 These ^H428 are the words ^H1697 that Moses ^H4872 spoke ^H1696 to all ^H3605 Israel ^H3478 across ^H5676 the Jordan ^H3383 in the wilderness ^H4057, in the Arabah ^H6160 opposite ^H4136 [fn]Suph ^H5489, between ^H996 Paran ^H6290 and Tophel ^H8603, Laban ^H3837, Hazeroth ^H2698, and Dizahab ^H1774.

2 It is eleven ^H259 H6240 days’ ^H3117 journey from Horeb ^H2722 by way ^H1870 of Mount ^H2022 Seir ^H8165 to Kadesh-barnea ^H6947. 3 In the fortieth ^H705 year ^H8141, on the first ^H259 day of the eleventh ^H6249 H6240 month ^H2320, Moses ^H4872 spoke ^H1696 to the sons ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478, in accordance with everything ^H3605 that the LORD ^H3068 had commanded ^H6680 him to declare to them, 4 after ^H310 he had [fn]defeated ^H5221 Sihon ^H5511 the king ^H4428 of the Amorites ^H567, who ^H834 lived ^H3427 in Heshbon ^H2809, and Og ^H5747 the king ^H4428 of Bashan ^H1316, who ^H834 lived ^H3427 in Ashtaroth ^H6252 [fn]and in Edrei ^H154. 5 Across ^H5676 the Jordan ^H3383 in the land ^H776 of Moab ^H4124, Moses ^H4872 began ^H2974 to explain ^H874 this ^H2088 Law ^H8451, saying ^H559,

6 “The LORD ^H3068 our God ^H430 spoke ^H1696 to us at Horeb ^H2722, saying ^H559, ‘You have stayed ^H3427 long ^H7227 enough ^H7227 at this ^H2088 mountain ^H2022. 7 Turn ^H6437 and set ^H5265 out ^H5265 on ^H5265 your journey ^H5265, and go ^H935 to the hill ^H2022 country ^H2022 of the Amorites ^H567, and to all ^H3605 their neighbors ^H7934 in the Arabah ^H6160, in the hill ^H2022 country ^H2022, in the lowland ^H8219, in the [fn]Negev ^H5045, by the seacoast ^H3220 H2348, the land ^H776 of the Canaanites ^H3669, and Lebanon ^H3844, as far ^H5704 as the great ^H1419 river ^H5104, the river ^H5104 Euphrates ^H6578. 8 See ^H7200, I have placed ^H5414 the land ^H776 before ^H6440 you; go ^H935 in ^H935 and take ^H3423 possession ^H3423 of the land ^H776 which ^H834 the LORD ^H3068 swore ^H7650 to give ^H5414 to your fathers ^H1, to Abraham ^H85, to Isaac ^H3327, and to Jacob ^H3290, and their [fn]descendants ^H2233 after ^H310 them.’

9 “And I spoke ^H559 to you at that time ^H6256, saying ^H559, ‘I am ^H3201 not able ^H3201 to endure ^H5375 you alone ^H905. 10 The LORD ^H3068 your God ^H430 has multiplied ^H7235 you, and behold ^H2009, you are this day ^H3117 like the stars ^H3556 of heaven ^H8064 in number ^H7230. 11 May the LORD ^H3068, the God ^H430 of your fathers ^H1 increase ^H3254 you a thousand ^H505 times ^H6471 more than you are, and bless ^H1288 you, just ^H834 as ^H834 He has [fn]promised ^H1696 you! 12 How ^H351 can I alone ^H905 endure ^H5375 the burden ^H2960 and weight ^H4853 of you and your strife ^H7379? 13 Obtain ^H3051 for yourselves men ^H376 who are wise ^H2450, discerning ^H995, and informed ^H3045 from your tribes ^H7626, and I will appoint ^H7760 them as your heads ^H7218.’ 14 And you answered ^H6030 me and said ^H559, ‘The thing ^H1697 which ^H834 you have said ^H1696 to do ^H6213 is good ^H2896.’ 15 So I took ^H3947 the heads ^H7218 of your tribes ^H7626, wise ^H2450 and informed ^H3045 men ^H376, and [fn]appointed ^H5414 them as heads ^H7218 over ^H5921 you, commanders ^H8269 of thousands ^H505, [fn]hundreds ^H3967, [fn]fifties ^H2572, and [fn]tens ^H6235, and officers ^H7860 for your tribes ^H7626.

16 “Then I ordered ^H6680 your judges ^H8199 at that time ^H6256, saying ^H559, ‘Hear ^H8085 the cases between ^H996 your fellow ^H251 countrymen ^H251 and judge ^H8199 righteously ^H6664 between ^H996 a person ^H376 and his fellow ^H251 countryman ^H251, or the stranger ^H1616 who is with him. 17 You are not to [fn]show ^H5234 partiality ^H5234 H6440 in judgment ^H4941; you shall hear ^H8085 the small ^H6996 and the great ^H1419 alike. You are not to be afraid ^H1481 of any person ^H376, for the judgment ^H4941 is ^H7185 God’s ^H430. The case ^H1697 that is too ^H4480 difficult ^H7185 for you, you shall bring ^H7126 to me, and I will hear ^H8085 it.’ 18 At that time ^H6256 I commanded ^H6680 you all ^H3605 the things ^H1697 that you were to do ^H6213.

19 “Then we set ^H5265 out ^H5265 from Horeb ^H2722, and went ^H1980 through all ^H3605 that great ^H1419 and terrible ^H3372 wilderness ^H4057 that you saw ^H7200 on the way ^H1870 to the hill ^H2022 country ^H2022 of the Amorites ^H567, just ^H834 as ^H834 the LORD ^H3068 our God ^H430 had commanded ^H6680 us; and we came ^H935 to Kadesh-barnea ^H6947. 20 And I said ^H559 to you, ‘You have come ^H935 to the hill ^H2022 country ^H2022 of the Amorites ^H567, which ^H834 the LORD ^H3068 our God ^H430 is about to give ^H5414 us. 21 See ^H7200, the LORD ^H3068 your God ^H430 has placed ^H5414 the land ^H776 before ^H6440 you; go ^H5927 up ^H5927, take ^H3423 possession ^H3423, just ^H834 as ^H834 the LORD ^H3068, the God ^H430 of your fathers ^H1, has spoken ^H1696 to you. Do not fear ^H3372 or be dismayed ^H2865.’

22 “Then all ^H3605 of you approached ^H7126 me and said ^H559, ‘Let us send ^H7971 men ^H376 ahead ^H6440 of us, so that they may spy ^H2658 out ^H2658 the land ^H776 for us, and bring ^H7725 back ^H7725 to us word ^H1697 of the way ^H1870 by which ^H834 we should go ^H5927 up ^H5927, and the cities ^H5892 which ^H834 we should enter ^H935.’ 23 The [fn]plan ^H1697 pleased ^H3190 H5869 me, and I took ^H3947 twelve ^H8147 H6240 of your men ^H376, one ^H259 man ^H376 for each tribe ^H7626. 24 Then they turned ^H6437 and went ^H5927 up ^H5927 into the hill ^H2022 country ^H2022, and came ^H935 to the Valley ^H5158 of Eshcol ^H812, and spied ^H7270 it out ^H7270. 25 And they took ^H3947 some of the fruit ^H6529 of the land ^H776 in their hands ^H3027 and brought ^H3381 it down ^H3381 to us. They also brought ^H7725 us back ^H7725 a report ^H1697 and said ^H559, ‘The land ^H776 that the LORD ^H3068 our God ^H430 is about to give ^H5414 us is good ^H2896.’

26 “Yet you were unwilling ^H3808 H14 to go ^H5927 up ^H5927; instead you rebelled ^H4784 against ^H854 the [fn]command ^H6310 of the LORD ^H3068 your God ^H430; 27 and you grumbled ^H7279 in your tents ^H168 and said ^H559, ‘Because the LORD ^H3068 hates ^H8135 us, He has brought ^H3318 us out ^H3318 of the land ^H776 of Egypt ^H4714, to hand ^H3027 H5414 us over ^H5414 to the Amorites ^H567 to destroy ^H8045 us. 28 Where ^H575 can we go ^H5927 up ^H5927? Our brothers ^H251 have made our hearts ^H3824 melt ^H4549, by saying ^H559, “The people ^H5971 are bigger ^H1419 and taller ^H7311 than ^H4480 we; the cities ^H5892 are large ^H1419 and fortified ^H1219 up to heaven ^H8064. And besides ^H1571, we saw ^H7200 the sons ^H1121 of the Anakim ^H6062 there ^H8033.”’ 29 But I said ^H559 to you, ‘Do not be terrified ^H6206, nor ^H3808 fear ^H3372 them. 30 The LORD ^H3068 your God ^H430, who goes ^H1980 before ^H6440 you, will Himself ^H1931 fight ^H3898 for you, [fn]just ^H3605 H834 as He did ^H6213 for you in Egypt ^H4714 before your eyes ^H5869, 31 and in the wilderness ^H4057 where ^H834 you saw ^H7200 how ^H834 the LORD ^H3068 your God ^H430 carried ^H5375 you, just ^H834 as ^H834 a man ^H376 carries ^H5375 his son ^H1121, on all ^H3605 of the road ^H1870 which ^H834 you have walked ^H1980 until ^H5704 you came ^H935 to this ^H2088 place ^H4725.’ 32 Yet [fn]in spite of all this ^H2088, you did not trust ^H539 the LORD ^H3068 your God ^H430, 33 who goes ^H1980 before ^H6440 you on your way ^H1870, to seek ^H8446 out ^H8446 a place ^H4725 for you to make ^H2583 camp ^H2583, in the fire ^H784 by night ^H3915 to show ^H7200 you the way ^H1870 by which ^H834 you should go ^H1980, and in the cloud ^H6051 by day ^H3119.

34 “Then the LORD ^H3068 heard ^H8085 the sound ^H6963 of your words ^H1697, and He was ^H7107 angry ^H7107 and swore ^H7650 an ^H7650 oath ^H7650, saying ^H559, 35 ‘Not one ^H376 of these ^H428 men ^H376, this ^H2088 evil ^H7451 generation ^H1755, shall see ^H7200 the good ^H2896 land ^H776 which ^H834 I swore ^H7650 to give ^H5414 your fathers ^H1, 36 except ^H2108 Caleb ^H3612 the son ^H1121 of Jephunneh ^H3312; he shall see ^H7200 it, and to him I will give ^H5414 the land ^H776 on which ^H834 he has set ^H1869 foot ^H1869, and to his sons ^H1121, because ^H3282 H834 he has followed ^H310 the LORD ^H3068 fully ^H4390.’ 37 The LORD ^H3068 was angry ^H599 with me also ^H1571 on your account ^H1558, saying ^H559, ‘Not even ^H1571 you shall enter ^H935 there ^H8033. 38 Joshua ^H3091 the son ^H1121 of Nun ^H5126, who stands ^H5975 before ^H6440 you, shall himself ^H1931 enter ^H935 there ^H8033; encourage ^H2388 him, for he will give ^H5157 it to Israel ^H3478 as ^H5157 an ^H5157 inheritance ^H5157. 39 Moreover, your little ^H2945 ones ^H2945 who ^H834, you said ^H559, would become ^H1961 plunder ^H957, and your sons ^H1121, who ^H834 this day ^H3117 have ^H3045 no ^H3808 knowledge ^H3045 of good ^H2896 and evil ^H7451, shall enter ^H935 there ^H8033, and I will give ^H5414 it to them and they shall take possession ^H3423 of it. 40 But as for you, turn ^H6437 around ^H6437 and set ^H5265 out ^H5265 for the wilderness ^H4057 by the way ^H1870 of the [fn]Red ^H5488 Sea ^H3220.’

41 “Then you replied ^H6030 H559 to me, ‘We have sinned ^H2398 against the LORD ^H3068; we ourselves ^H587 will go ^H5927 up ^H5927 and fight ^H3898, just ^H3605 H834 as the LORD ^H3068 our God ^H430 commanded ^H6680 us.’ And every ^H376 man ^H376 of you strapped ^H2296 on ^H2296 his weapons ^H3627 of war ^H4421, and you viewed ^H1951 it as ^H1951 easy ^H1951 to go ^H5927 up ^H5927 into the hill ^H2022 country ^H2022. 42 But the LORD ^H3068 said ^H559 to me, ‘Say ^H559 to them, “Do not go ^H5927 up ^H5927 nor ^H3808 fight ^H3898, for I am not among ^H7130 you; otherwise ^H3808 you will be [fn]defeated ^H5062 [fn]by your enemies ^H340.”’ 43 So I spoke ^H1696 to you, but you would not listen ^H8085. Instead, you rebelled ^H4784 against ^H854 the [fn]command ^H6310 of the LORD ^H3068, and acted ^H2102 presumptuously ^H2102 and went ^H5927 up ^H5927 into the hill ^H2022 country ^H2022. 44 And the Amorites ^H567 who lived ^H3427 in that hill ^H2022 country ^H2022 came ^H3318 out ^H3318 against ^H7122 you and chased ^H7291 you as bees ^H1682 do ^H6213, and they scattered ^H3807 you from Seir ^H8165 to Hormah ^H2767. 45 Then you returned ^H7725 and wept ^H1058 before ^H6440 the LORD ^H3068; but the LORD ^H3068 did not listen ^H8085 to your voice ^H6963, nor ^H3808 pay ^H238 attention ^H238 to you. 46 So you remained ^H3427 at Kadesh ^H6946 for many ^H7227 days ^H3117, [fn]the days ^H3117 that you spent ^H3427 there.