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THE MESSAGE

Deuteronomy 1:5

He said:

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Prophets;   Scofield Reference Index - Israel;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Blessing;   Deuteronomy;   Moabites;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Beyond;   Law of Moses;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Hilkiah;   Moab;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Deuteronomy, the Book of;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Deuteronomy, Book of;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Deuteronomy;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - On to Canaan;   Moses, the Man of God;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Beyond;   Declaration;   Deuteronomy;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Education;   Ḳohelet (Ecclesiastes) Rabbah;   Torah;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
Beyond the Yarden, in the land of Mo'av, began Moshe to declare this law, saying,
King James Version
On this side Jordan, in the land of Moab, began Moses to declare this law, saying,
Lexham English Bible
On the other side of the Jordan in the land of Moab Moses began to explain this law, saying:
English Standard Version
Beyond the Jordan, in the land of Moab, Moses undertook to explain this law, saying,
New Century Version
Now the Israelites were east of the Jordan River in the land of Moab, and there Moses began to explain what God had commanded. He said:
New English Translation
So it was in the Transjordan, in Moab, that Moses began to deliver these words:
Amplified Bible
Beyond (east of) the Jordan in the land of Moab, Moses began to explain this law, saying,
New American Standard Bible
Across the Jordan in the land of Moab, Moses began to explain this Law, saying,
Geneva Bible (1587)
On this side Iorden in the lande of Moab began Moses to declare this lawe, saying,
Legacy Standard Bible
Across the Jordan in the land of Moab, Moses undertook to expound this law, saying,
Complete Jewish Bible
There, beyond the Yarden, in the land of Mo'av, Moshe took it upon himself to expound this Torah and said:
Darby Translation
On this side the Jordan, in the land of Moab, began Moses to unfold this law, saying,
Easy-to-Read Version
The Israelites were in Moab on the east side of the Jordan River when Moses began to explain what God had commanded:
George Lamsa Translation
Beyond the Jordan, in the land of Moab; Moses began to explain this law, saying,
Good News Translation
It was while the people were east of the Jordan in the territory of Moab that Moses began to explain God's laws and teachings. He said,
Christian Standard Bible®
Across the Jordan in the land of Moab, Moses began to explain this law, saying:
Literal Translation
beyond the Jordan in the land of Moab, Moses began to explain this law, saying,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
On the other syde Iordane in ye lande of the Moabites, beganne Moses to declare this lawe, and sayde:
American Standard Version
Beyond the Jordan, in the land of Moab, began Moses to declare this law, saying,
Bible in Basic English
On the far side of Jordan in the land of Moab, Moses gave the people this law, saying,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
On the other side Iordane in the land of Moab, began Moyses to declare this lawe, saying:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
beyond the Jordan, in the land of Moab, took Moses upon him to expound this law, saying:
King James Version (1611)
On this side Iordane, in the land of Moab, began Moses to declare this law, saying,
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
beyond Jordan in the land of Moab, Moses began to declare this law, saying,
English Revised Version
beyond Jordan, in the land of Moab, began Moses to declare this law, saying,
Berean Standard Bible
On the east side of the Jordan in the land of Moab, Moses began to explain this law, saying:
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Moyses bigan to declare the lawe, and to seie,
Young's Literal Translation
beyond the Jordan, in the land of Moab, hath Moses begun to explain this law, saying:
Update Bible Version
Beyond the Jordan, in the land of Moab, Moses began to declare this law, saying,
Webster's Bible Translation
On the east side of Jordan, in the land of Moab, began Moses to declare this law, saying,
World English Bible
Beyond the Jordan, in the land of Moab, began Moses to declare this law, saying,
New King James Version
On this side of the Jordan in the land of Moab, Moses began to explain this law, saying,
New Living Translation
While the Israelites were in the land of Moab east of the Jordan River, Moses carefully explained the Lord 's instructions as follows.
New Life Bible
On the other side of the Jordan in the land of Moab, Moses talked to the people about this Law. He said,
New Revised Standard
Beyond the Jordan in the land of Moab, Moses undertook to expound this law as follows:
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
over the Jordan, in the land of Moab, did Moses take in hand to expound this law, saying: -
Douay-Rheims Bible
Beyond the Jordan in the land of Moab. And Moses began to expound the law, and to say:
Revised Standard Version
Beyond the Jordan, in the land of Moab, Moses undertook to explain this law, saying,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Across the Jordan in the land of Moab, Moses undertook to expound this law, saying,

Contextual Overview

1These are the sermons Moses preached to all Israel when they were east of the Jordan River in the Arabah Wilderness, opposite Suph, in the vicinity of Paran, Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth, and Dizahab. It takes eleven days to travel from Horeb to Kadesh Barnea following the Mount Seir route. 3It was on the first day of the eleventh month of the fortieth year when Moses addressed the People of Israel, telling them everything God had commanded him concerning them. This came after he had defeated Sihon king of the Amorites, who ruled from Heshbon, and Og king of Bashan, who ruled from Ashtaroth in Edrei. It was east of the Jordan in the land of Moab that Moses set out to explain this Revelation. 5 He said: 6Back at Horeb, God , our God, spoke to us: "You've stayed long enough at this mountain. On your way now. Get moving. Head for the Amorite hills, wherever people are living in the Arabah, the mountains, the foothills, the Negev, the seashore—the Canaanite country and the Lebanon all the way to the big river, the Euphrates. Look, I've given you this land. Now go in and take it. It's the land God promised to give your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and their children after them."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

to declare: Deuteronomy 4:8, Deuteronomy 17:18, Deuteronomy 17:19, Deuteronomy 31:9, Deuteronomy 32:46

Reciprocal: Numbers 21:20 - country Numbers 22:1 - on this side Deuteronomy 4:44 - General Deuteronomy 4:46 - On this side

Cross-References

Genesis 1:31
God looked over everything he had made; it was so good, so very good! It was evening, it was morning— Day Six.
Genesis 8:22
For as long as Earth lasts, planting and harvest, cold and heat, Summer and winter, day and night will never stop."
Psalms 104:20
class="poetry"> O my soul, bless God ! God , my God, how great you are! beautifully, gloriously robed, Dressed up in sunshine, and all heaven stretched out for your tent. You built your palace on the ocean deeps, made a chariot out of clouds and took off on wind-wings. You commandeered winds as messengers, appointed fire and flame as ambassadors. You set earth on a firm foundation so that nothing can shake it, ever. You blanketed earth with ocean, covered the mountains with deep waters; Then you roared and the water ran away— your thunder crash put it to flight. Mountains pushed up, valleys spread out in the places you assigned them. You set boundaries between earth and sea; never again will earth be flooded. You started the springs and rivers, sent them flowing among the hills. All the wild animals now drink their fill, wild donkeys quench their thirst. Along the riverbanks the birds build nests, ravens make their voices heard. You water the mountains from your heavenly cisterns; earth is supplied with plenty of water. You make grass grow for the livestock, hay for the animals that plow the ground. Oh yes, God brings grain from the land, wine to make people happy, Their faces glowing with health, a people well-fed and hearty. God 's trees are well-watered— the Lebanon cedars he planted. Birds build their nests in those trees; look—the stork at home in the treetop. Mountain goats climb about the cliffs; badgers burrow among the rocks. The moon keeps track of the seasons, the sun is in charge of each day. When it's dark and night takes over, all the forest creatures come out. The young lions roar for their prey, clamoring to God for their supper. When the sun comes up, they vanish, lazily stretched out in their dens. Meanwhile, men and women go out to work, busy at their jobs until evening. What a wildly wonderful world, God ! You made it all, with Wisdom at your side, made earth overflow with your wonderful creations. Oh, look—the deep, wide sea, brimming with fish past counting, sardines and sharks and salmon. Ships plow those waters, and Leviathan, your pet dragon, romps in them. All the creatures look expectantly to you to give them their meals on time. You come, and they gather around; you open your hand and they eat from it. If you turned your back, they'd die in a minute— Take back your Spirit and they die, revert to original mud; Send out your Spirit and they spring to life— the whole countryside in bloom and blossom. The glory of God —let it last forever! Let God enjoy his creation! He takes one look at earth and triggers an earthquake, points a finger at the mountains, and volcanoes erupt. Oh, let me sing to God all my life long, sing hymns to my God as long as I live! Oh, let my song please him; I'm so pleased to be singing to God . But clear the ground of sinners— no more godless men and women! O my soul, bless God !
1 Corinthians 3:13
But for right now, friends, I'm completely frustrated by your unspiritual dealings with each other and with God. You're acting like infants in relation to Christ, capable of nothing much more than nursing at the breast. Well, then, I'll nurse you since you don't seem capable of anything more. As long as you grab for what makes you feel good or makes you look important, are you really much different than a babe at the breast, content only when everything's going your way? When one of you says, "I'm on Paul's side," and another says, "I'm for Apollos," aren't you being totally infantile? Who do you think Paul is, anyway? Or Apollos, for that matter? Servants, both of us—servants who waited on you as you gradually learned to entrust your lives to our mutual Master. We each carried out our servant assignment. I planted the seed, Apollos watered the plants, but God made you grow. It's not the one who plants or the one who waters who is at the center of this process but God, who makes things grow. Planting and watering are menial servant jobs at minimum wages. What makes them worth doing is the God we are serving. You happen to be God's field in which we are working. Or, to put it another way, you are God's house. Using the gift God gave me as a good architect, I designed blueprints; Apollos is putting up the walls. Let each carpenter who comes on the job take care to build on the foundation! Remember, there is only one foundation, the one already laid: Jesus Christ. Take particular care in picking out your building materials. Eventually there is going to be an inspection. If you use cheap or inferior materials, you'll be found out. The inspection will be thorough and rigorous. You won't get by with a thing. If your work passes inspection, fine; if it doesn't, your part of the building will be torn out and started over. But you won't be torn out; you'll survive—but just barely. You realize, don't you, that you are the temple of God, and God himself is present in you? No one will get by with vandalizing God's temple, you can be sure of that. God's temple is sacred—and you, remember, are the temple. Don't fool yourself. Don't think that you can be wise merely by being up-to-date with the times. Be God's fool—that's the path to true wisdom. What the world calls smart, God calls stupid. It's written in Scripture, He exposes the chicanery of the chic. The Master sees through the smoke screens of the know-it-alls. I don't want to hear any of you bragging about yourself or anyone else. Everything is already yours as a gift—Paul, Apollos, Peter, the world, life, death, the present, the future—all of it is yours, and you are privileged to be in union with Christ, who is in union with God.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

On this side Jordan, in the land of Moab,.... On that side of Jordan in which the land of Moab was, and which with respect to the land of Canaan was beyond Jordan; this the Vulgate Latin version joins to the preceding verse:

began Moses to declare this law: to explain it, make it clear and manifest; namely, the whole system and body of laws, which had been before given him, which he "willed" k, as some render the word, or willingly took upon him to repeat and explain unto them, which their fathers had heard, and had been delivered unto them; but before he entered upon this, he gave them a short history of events which had befallen them, from the time of their departure from Horeb unto the present time, which is contained in this and the two next chapters:

saying; as follows.

k הואיל "voluit", Montanus; "placuit", Junius Tremellius, Piscator "statuit", Tigurine version.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

In the land of Moab - This district had formerly been occupied by the Moabites, and retained its name from them: but had been conquered by the Amorites. Compare Numbers 21:25, note; Numbers 22:5, note.

Declare - Render, explain the Law already declared.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Deuteronomy 1:5. Began Moses to declare this law — Began, הואיל hoil, willingly undertook; to declare, באר beer, to make bare, clear, &c., fully to explain, this law. See the conclusion of the preface.


 
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