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Douay-Rheims Bible

Deuteronomy 4:22

Behold I die in this land, I shall not pass over the Jordan: you shall pass, and possess the goodly land.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Afflictions and Adversities;   Idolatry;   Obedience;   Scofield Reference Index - Inspiration;   Thompson Chain Reference - Jordan;   The Topic Concordance - Last Days;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Jordan, the River;  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Israel;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Polytheism;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Baptism of Fire;   Deuteronomy, the Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Deuteronomy;  

Encyclopedias:

- The Jewish Encyclopedia - Holiness;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
but I must die in this land, I must not go over the Yarden; but you shall go over, and possess that good land.
King James Version
But I must die in this land, I must not go over Jordan: but ye shall go over, and possess that good land.
Lexham English Bible
For I am going to die in this land; I am not going to cross the Jordan, but you are going to cross, and you are going to take possession of this good land.
English Standard Version
For I must die in this land; I must not go over the Jordan. But you shall go over and take possession of that good land.
New Century Version
I will die here in this land and not cross the Jordan, but you will soon go across and take that good land.
New English Translation
So I must die here in this land; I will not cross the Jordan. But you are going over and will possess that good land.
Amplified Bible
"For I am going to die in this land, I am not going to cross the Jordan, but you shall cross over and take possession of this good land.
New American Standard Bible
"For I am going to die in this land; I am not crossing the Jordan, but you are going to cross, and you will take possession of this good land.
Geneva Bible (1587)
For I must die in this land, and shall not go ouer Iorden: but ye shall goe ouer, and possesse that good land.
Legacy Standard Bible
For I will die in this land, I shall not cross the Jordan, but you shall cross and take possession of this good land.
Contemporary English Version
So I must stay here and die on this side of the Jordan, but you will cross the river and take the land.
Complete Jewish Bible
Rather, I must die in this land and not cross the Yarden; but you are to cross and take possession of that good land.
Darby Translation
for I shall die in this land, I shall not go over the Jordan; but ye shall go over, and possess this good land.
Easy-to-Read Version
So I must die here in this land. I cannot go across the Jordan River, but you will soon go across it and take that good land and live there.
George Lamsa Translation
Because I must die in this land. I must not cross this Jordan; but you shall cross it and possess that good land.
Good News Translation
I will die in this land and never cross the river, but you are about to go across and occupy that fertile land.
Christian Standard Bible®
I won’t be crossing the Jordan because I am going to die in this land. But you are about to cross over and take possession of this good land.
Literal Translation
For I will not be in this land; I shall not pass over the Jordan. But you shall pass over, and shall possess this good land.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
As for me, I must dye in this londe, and shal not go ouer Iordane: But ye shal go ouer, and shall haue that good lode in possession.
American Standard Version
but I must die in this land, I must not go over the Jordan; but ye shall go over, and possess that good land.
Bible in Basic English
But death is to come to me in this land, I may not go over Jordan: but you will go over and take that good land for your heritage.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
But I must dye in this lande, and shal not go ouer Iordane: But ye shall go ouer, and possesse that good lande.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
but I must die in this land, I must not go over the Jordan; but ye are to go over, and possess that good land.
King James Version (1611)
But I must die in this lande, I must not goe ouer Iordan: but ye shall goe ouer and possesse that good land.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
For I am to die in this land, and shall not pass over this Jordan; but ye are to pass over, and shall inherit this good land.
English Revised Version
but I must die in this land, I must not go over Jordan: but ye shall go over, and possess that good land.
Berean Standard Bible
For I will not be crossing the Jordan, because I must die in this land. But you shall cross over and take possession of that good land.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Lo! Y die in this erthe; Y schal not passe Jordan; ye schulen passe, and schulen welde the noble lond.
Young's Literal Translation
for I am dying in this land; I am not passing over the Jordan, and ye are passing over, and have possessed this good land.
Update Bible Version
but I must die in this land, I must not go over the Jordan; but you shall go over, and possess that good land.
Webster's Bible Translation
But I must die in this land, I must not go over Jordan: but ye shall go over, and possess that good land.
World English Bible
but I must die in this land, I must not go over the Jordan; but you shall go over, and possess that good land.
New King James Version
But I must die in this land, I must not cross over the Jordan; but you shall cross over and possess that good land.
New Living Translation
You will cross the Jordan to occupy the land, but I will not. Instead, I will die here on the east side of the river.
New Life Bible
For I must die in this land. I will not cross the Jordan. But you will cross and take that good land for your own.
New Revised Standard
For I am going to die in this land without crossing over the Jordan, but you are going to cross over to take possession of that good land.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
for, I, am about to die in this land, I am not to pass over the Jordan, - but, ye, are to pass over, and possess this good land.
Revised Standard Version
For I must die in this land, I must not go over the Jordan; but you shall go over and take possession of that good land.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"For I will die in this land, I shall not cross the Jordan, but you shall cross and take possession of this good land.

Contextual Overview

1 And now, O Israel, hear the commandments and judgments which I teach thee: that doing them, thou mayst live, and entering in mayst possess the land which the Lord the God of your fathers will give you. 2 You shall not add to the word that I speak to you, neither shall you take away from it: keep the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you. 3 Your eyes have seen all that the Lord hath done against Beelphegor, how he hath destroyed all his worshippers from among you. 4 But you that adhere to the Lord your God, are all alive until this present day. 5 You know that I have taught you statutes and justices, as the Lord my God hath commanded me: so shall you do them in the land which you shall possess: 6 And you shall observe, and fulfil them in practice. For this is your wisdom, and understanding in the sight of nations, that hearing all these precepts, they may say: Behold a wise and understanding people, a great nation. 7 Neither is there any other nation so great, that hath gods so nigh them, as our God is present to all our petitions. 8 For what other nation is there so renowned that hath ceremonies, and just judgments, and all the law, which I will set forth this day before our eyes? 9 Keep thyself therefore, and thy soul carefully. Forget not the words that thy eyes have seen, and let them not go out of thy heart all the days of thy life. Thou shalt teach them to thy sons and to thy grandsons, 10 From the day in which thou didst stand before the Lord thy God in Horeb, when the Lord spoke to me, saying: Call together the people unto me, that they may hear my words, and may learn to fear me all the time that they live on the earth, and may teach their children.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Deuteronomy 3:25, Deuteronomy 3:27, 1 Kings 13:21, 1 Kings 13:22, Amos 3:2, Hebrews 12:6-10, 2 Peter 1:13-15

Reciprocal: Genesis 50:5 - I die Deuteronomy 12:10 - But when Deuteronomy 31:2 - Thou shalt not Job 36:9 - he 2 Peter 1:14 - shortly

Cross-References

Exodus 25:3
And these are the things you must take: Gold, and silver, and brass,
Numbers 31:22
Gold, and silver, and brass, and iron, and lead, and tin,
Deuteronomy 8:9
Where without any want thou shalt eat thy bread, and enjoy abundance of all things: where the stones are iron, and out of its hills are dug mines of brass:
Deuteronomy 33:25
His shoe shall be iron and brass. As the days of thy youth, so also shall thy old age be.
2 Chronicles 2:7
Send me therefore a skilful man, that knoweth how to work in gold, and in silver, in brass, and in iron, in purple, in scarlet and in blue, and that hath skill in engraving, with the artificers, which I have with me in Judea and Jerusalem, whom David my father provided.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But I must die in this land,.... The land of Moab, in a mountain in it he died, and in a valley there he was buried, Deuteronomy 32:50,

I must not go over Jordan; this he repeats, as lying near his heart; he had earnestly solicited to go over, but was denied it:

but ye shall go over, and possess that good land; this he firmly believed and assures them of, relying on the promise and faithfulness of God.


 
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