Deuteronomy 3:22-29

22 You shall not fear them, for Yahweh your God is the [one] fighting for you.
23 "And I pleaded with Yahweh at that time, saying,
24 'Lord Yahweh, you have begun to show your servant your greatness and your strong hand, for what god [is there] in the heaven or on the earth who can do according to your works and according to your mighty deeds?
25 Let me cross over, please, and let me see the good land {that is beyond the Jordan}, this good hill country and Lebanon.'
26 But Yahweh was very angry with me because of you, and he would not listen to me, and Yahweh said, '{Enough of that from you}! You shall not speak to me [any] longer about this matter!
27 Go up [to] the top of Pisgah and {look around you} toward the west, toward the north, and toward the east, and {view} [the land] with your eyes, for you will not cross this Jordan.
28 Now instruct Joshua and support him and encourage him because he himself will cross [over] before this people and enable them to inherit the land that you will see.'
29 So we remained in the valley opposite Beth Peor.

Deuteronomy 3:22-29 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO DEUTERONOMY 3

In this chapter the account is carried on of the conquest of the Amorites by Israel, of Og king of Bashan, and his kingdom, De 3:1-11, and of the distribution of their country to the tribes of Reuben and Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh, De 1:12-17 and then the command to the said tribes is observed, to go out armed before their brethren, and assist them in the conquest of the land of Canaan, and then return to their possessions, De 3:18-20 and also that to Joshua not to fear, but to do to the Canaanitish kings and kingdoms what he had seen done to the two kings of the Amorites, De 3:21,22. After which Moses relates the request he made, to go over Jordan and see the good land, which was denied him, only he is bidden to look from the top of an hill to see it, De 3:23-27. And the chapter is closed with the charge he was to give Joshua, De 3:28 which was received in the valley where they abode, De 3:29.

Footnotes 6

  • [a]. Hebrew "who"
  • [b]. Literally "in the beyond of the Jordan"
  • [c]. Literally "Much to you"
  • [d]. Literally "lift up your eyes"
  • [e]. Literally "look"
  • [f]. Emphatic use of the pronoun
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