Furthermore the LORD was angry with me for your sakes, and sware that I should not go over Jordan, and that I should not go in unto that good land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance:
Parallel translations
- WEB Furthermore Yahweh was angry with me for your sakes, and swore that I should not go over the Jordan, and that I should not go in to that good land, which Yahweh your God gives you for an inheritance;
- BSB The LORD, however, was angry with me on account of you, and He swore that I would not cross the Jordan to enter the good land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance.
- NKJV Furthermore the Lord was angry with me for your sakes, and swore that I would not cross over the Jordan, and that I would not enter the good land which the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance.
- NASB “Now the Lord was angry with me on your account, and He swore that I would not cross the Jordan, and that I would not enter the good land which the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance.
- NLT “But the Lord was angry with me because of you. He vowed that I would not cross the Jordan River into the good land the Lord your God is giving you as your special possession.
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Quick answer
Moses repeats that God barred him from the land for Israel's sake. It recalls his exclusion with sober honesty.
Overview
Moses again notes that the LORD swore he would not cross the Jordan, connecting it to the people's provocation. His candid acceptance of God's discipline models humble submission. It also heightens the urgency of his warnings, spoken by one who himself bore the weight of disobedience.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- Num 20:12And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron, Because ye believed me not, to sanctify me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore ye shall not bring this congregation into the land which I have given them.
- Deut 1:37Also the LORD was angry with me for your sakes, saying, Thou also shalt not go in thither.
- Ps 106:32–33They angered him also at the waters of strife, so that it went ill with Moses for their sakes:
- Deut 31:2And he said unto them, I am an hundred and twenty years old this day; I can no more go out and come in: also the LORD hath said unto me, Thou shalt not go over this Jordan.
- Deut 3:26But the LORD was wroth with me for your sakes, and would not hear me: and the LORD said unto me, Let it suffice thee; speak no more unto me of this matter.
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