Yahweh said to Moses, “Go up into this mountain of Abarim, and see the land which I have given to the children of Israel.
Parallel translations
- KJV And the LORD said unto Moses, Get thee up into this mount Abarim, and see the land which I have given unto the children of Israel.
- BSB Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go up this mountain of the Abarim range and see the land that I have given the Israelites.
- NKJV Now the Lord said to Moses: “Go up into this Mount Abarim, and see the land which I have given to the children of Israel.
- NASB Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go up to this mountain of Abarim, and see the land which I have given to the sons of Israel.
- NLT One day the Lord said to Moses, “Climb one of the mountains east of the river, and look out over the land I have given the people of Israel.
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Quick answer
God tells Moses to climb Mount Abarim to view the Promised Land he will not enter.
Overview
The Lord calls Moses to ascend the heights and behold Canaan from afar, a poignant moment as the great leader nears the end of his life. The scene reminds us that Moses, mediator of the law, could see but not lead Israel into rest, a task reserved for Joshua, whose name foreshadows Jesus who brings His people in.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- Num 33:47–48They traveled from Almon Diblathaim, and encamped in the mountains of Abarim, before Nebo.
- Deut 3:23–27I begged Yahweh at that time, saying,
- Deut 34:1–4Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, that is over against Jericho. Yahweh showed him all the land of Gilead, to Dan,
- Deut 32:48–52Yahweh spoke to Moses that same day, saying,
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In the wilderness Christ is the water from the rock, the bronze serpent lifted up that the dying might look and live (John 3:14), and the star and scepter that Balaam saw rising out of Jacob.
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