And I said to you, ‘You have come to the mountains of the Amorites, which the Lord our God is giving us.
Parallel translations
- WEB I said to you, “You have come to the hill country of the Amorites, which Yahweh our God gives to us.
- KJV And I said unto you, Ye are come unto the mountain of the Amorites, which the LORD our God doth give unto us.
- BSB I said: “You have reached the hill country of the Amorites, which the LORD our God is giving us.
- NASB And I said to you, ‘You have come to the hill country of the Amorites, which the Lord our God is about to give us.
- NLT I said to you, ‘You have now reached the hill country of the Amorites that the Lord our God is giving us.
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Quick answer
At Kadesh Barnea Moses told the people they had reached the hill country God was giving them. The promised inheritance was now within reach.
Overview
Moses announces that Israel stands at the doorstep of the land God is giving, emphasizing the LORD as the gracious Giver. The moment is one of opportunity and decision. This nearness of the promised gift heightens the gravity of the unbelief that follows, and it reminds believers that God's promises in Christ are likewise set before us, calling for faith to take hold of them.
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- Deut 1:7–8Turn, and take your journey, and go to the hill country of the Amorites, and to all the places near there, in the Arabah, in the hill country, and in the lowland, and in the South, and by the seashore, the land of the Canaanites, and Lebanon, as far as the great river, the river Euphrates.
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