Deuteronomy 1:26-46
New American Standard Bible
26 “(A)Yet you were unwilling to go up; instead you (B)rebelled against the [a]command of the Lord your God; 27 and (C)you grumbled in your tents and said, ‘Because the Lord hates us, He has brought us out of the land of Egypt, to hand us over to the Amorites to destroy us. 28 Where can we go up? Our brothers have made our hearts melt, by saying, “The people are bigger and taller than we; the cities are large and fortified up to heaven. And besides, we saw (D)the sons of the Anakim there.”’ 29 But I said to you, ‘Do not be terrified, nor fear them. 30 The Lord your God, who goes before you, will (E)Himself fight for you, [b]just as He did for you in Egypt before your eyes, 31 and in the wilderness where you saw how (F)the Lord your God carried you, just as a man carries his son, on all of the road which you have walked until you came to this place.’ 32 Yet [c](G)in spite of all this, you did not trust the Lord your God, 33 (H)who goes before you on your way, (I)to seek out a place for you to make camp, in the fire by night to show you the way by which you should go, and in the cloud by day.
34 “Then the Lord heard the sound of your words, and He was angry and (J)swore an oath, saying, 35 ‘(K)Not one of these men, this evil generation, shall see the good land which I swore to give your fathers, 36 except Caleb the son of Jephunneh; he shall see it, and (L)to him I will give the land on which he has set foot, and to his sons, because he has followed the Lord fully.’ 37 (M)The Lord was angry with me also on your account, saying, ‘(N)Not even you shall enter there. 38 Joshua the son of Nun, who stands before you, (O)shall himself enter there; encourage him, for (P)he will give it to Israel as an inheritance. 39 Moreover, (Q)your little ones who, you said, would become plunder, and your sons, who this day have (R)no knowledge of good and evil, shall enter there, and I will give it to them and they shall take possession of it. 40 But as for you, (S)turn around and set out for the wilderness by the way of the [d]Red Sea.’
41 “(T)Then you replied to me, ‘We have sinned against the Lord; we ourselves will go up and fight, just as the Lord our God commanded us.’ And every man of you strapped on his weapons of war, and you viewed it as easy to go up into the hill country. 42 (U)But the Lord said to me, ‘Say to them, “Do not go up nor fight, for I am not among you; otherwise you will be [e]defeated [f]by your enemies.”’ 43 So I spoke to you, but you would not listen. Instead, (V)you rebelled against the [g]command of the Lord, and acted presumptuously and went up into the hill country. 44 (W)And the Amorites who lived in that hill country came out against you and chased you (X)as bees do, and they scattered you from Seir to Hormah. 45 Then you returned and wept before the Lord; but the (Y)Lord did not listen to your voice, nor pay attention to you. 46 So you remained at (Z)Kadesh for many days, [h]the days that you spent there.
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- Deuteronomy 1:26 Lit mouth
- Deuteronomy 1:30 Lit according to all that
- Deuteronomy 1:32 Lit in this matter
- Deuteronomy 1:40 Lit Sea of Reeds
- Deuteronomy 1:42 Lit struck
- Deuteronomy 1:42 Lit before
- Deuteronomy 1:43 Lit mouth
- Deuteronomy 1:46 Lit as the days
Deuteronomy 1:26-46
King James Version
26 Notwithstanding ye would not go up, but rebelled against the commandment of the Lord your God:
27 And ye murmured in your tents, and said, Because the Lord hated us, he hath brought us forth out of the land of Egypt, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us.
28 Whither shall we go up? our brethren have discouraged our heart, saying, The people is greater and taller than we; the cities are great and walled up to heaven; and moreover we have seen the sons of the Anakims there.
29 Then I said unto you, Dread not, neither be afraid of them.
30 The Lord your God which goeth before you, he shall fight for you, according to all that he did for you in Egypt before your eyes;
31 And in the wilderness, where thou hast seen how that the Lord thy God bare thee, as a man doth bear his son, in all the way that ye went, until ye came into this place.
32 Yet in this thing ye did not believe the Lord your God,
33 Who went in the way before you, to search you out a place to pitch your tents in, in fire by night, to shew you by what way ye should go, and in a cloud by day.
34 And the Lord heard the voice of your words, and was wroth, and sware, saying,
35 Surely there shall not one of these men of this evil generation see that good land, which I sware to give unto your fathers.
36 Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh; he shall see it, and to him will I give the land that he hath trodden upon, and to his children, because he hath wholly followed the Lord.
37 Also the Lord was angry with me for your sakes, saying, Thou also shalt not go in thither.
38 But Joshua the son of Nun, which standeth before thee, he shall go in thither: encourage him: for he shall cause Israel to inherit it.
39 Moreover your little ones, which ye said should be a prey, and your children, which in that day had no knowledge between good and evil, they shall go in thither, and unto them will I give it, and they shall possess it.
40 But as for you, turn you, and take your journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea.
41 Then ye answered and said unto me, We have sinned against the Lord, we will go up and fight, according to all that the Lord our God commanded us. And when ye had girded on every man his weapons of war, ye were ready to go up into the hill.
42 And the Lord said unto me, Say unto them. Go not up, neither fight; for I am not among you; lest ye be smitten before your enemies.
43 So I spake unto you; and ye would not hear, but rebelled against the commandment of the Lord, and went presumptuously up into the hill.
44 And the Amorites, which dwelt in that mountain, came out against you, and chased you, as bees do, and destroyed you in Seir, even unto Hormah.
45 And ye returned and wept before the Lord; but the Lord would not hearken to your voice, nor give ear unto you.
46 So ye abode in Kadesh many days, according unto the days that ye abode there.
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