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| [1]These are the words which Moses spoke to all Israel on the east side of Jordan in the wilderness, in the plain over against Suf, between Paran, and Tophel, and Laban, and Hazeroth, and Dizahab. |
[1]These be the words which Moses spake unto all Israel, on this side Jordan in the wilderness, in the plain, over against the Red Sea, between Paran and Tophel, and Laban, and Hazeroth, and Dizahab. |
| [2](There are eleven days journey from Horeb by the way of mount Seir to Kadesh-barnea.) |
[2]There are eleven days journey from Horeb unto Kadesh-barnea, by the way of mount Seir. |
| [3]And it came to pass in the fortieth year, in the eleventh month, on the first day of the month, that Moses spoke to the children of Israel, according to all that the LORD had given him in commandment to them; |
[3]And it came to pass in the first day of the eleventh month, in the fortieth year that Moses spake unto the children of Israel according unto all that the Lord had given him in commandment unto them, |
| [4]After he had slain Sihon the king of the Amorites, who dwelt in Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, who dwelt at Astaroth in Edrei: |
[4]After that he had slain Sihon the king of the Amorites which dwelt in Heshbon, and Og king of Bashan, which dwelt at Ashtaroth in Edrei. |
| [5]On the east side of Jordan, in the land of Moab, began Moses to declare this law, saying, |
[5]On this side Jordan in the land of Moab began Moses to declare this law, saying, |
| [6]The LORD our God spoke to us in Horeb, saying, Ye have dwelt long enough in this mount: |
[6]The Lord our God spake unto us in Horeb, saying, Ye have dwelt long enough in this mount, |
| [7]Turn you, and take your journey, and go to the mount of the Amorites, and to all the places nigh to it, in the plain, on the hills, and in the vale, and in the south, and by the sea-side, to the land of the Canaanites, and to Lebanon, to the great river, the river Euphrates. |
[7]Turn you and depart, and go unto the mountain of the Amorites, and unto all places near thereunto in the plain, in the mountain, or in the valley: both southward, and to the sea side, to the land of the Canaanites, and unto Lebanon: even unto the great river, the river Perath. |
| [8]Behold, I have set the land before you: go in and possess the land which the LORD swore to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give to them and to their seed after them. |
[8]Behold, I have set the land before you: go in and possess that land which the Lord swear unto your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give unto them and to their seed after them. |
| [9]And I spoke to you at that time, saying, I am not able to bear you myself alone: |
[9]And I spake unto you the same time, saying, I am not able to bear you myself alone: |
| [10]The LORD your God hath multiplied you, and behold, ye are this day as the stars of heaven for multitude. |
[10]The Lord your God hath multiplied you: and behold, ye are this day as the stars of heaven in number: |
| [11](The LORD God of your fathers make you a thousand times so many more as ye are, and bless you, as he hath promised you!) |
[11](The Lord God of your fathers make you a thousand times so many more as ye are, and bless you, as he hath promised you) |
| [12]How can I alone bear your encumbrance, and your burden, and your strife? |
[12]How can I alone bear your cumbrance and your charge, and your strife? |
| [13]Take ye wise men, and understanding, and known among your tribes, and I will make them rulers over you. |
[13]Bring you men of wisdom and of understanding, and known among your tribes, and I will make them rulers over you: |
| [14]And ye answered me, and said, The thing which thou hast spoken is good for us to do. |
[14]Then ye answered me and said, The thing is good that thou hast commanded us to do. |
| [15]So I took the chief of your tribes, wise men, and known, and made them heads over you, captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, and captains over fifties, and captains over tens, and officers among your tribes. |
[15]So I took the chief of your tribes wise and known men, and made them rulers over you, captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, and captains over fifty, and captains over ten, and officers among your tribes. |
| [16]And I charged your judges at that time, saying, Hear the causes between your brethren, and judge righteously between every man and his brother, and the stranger that is with him. |
[16]And I charged your judges that same time, saying, Hear the controversies between your brethren, and judge righteously between every man and his brother, and the stranger that is with him. |
| [17]Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; but ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment is God's: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring to me, and I will hear it. |
[17]Ye shall have no respect of person in judgment, but shall hear the small as well as the great: ye shall not fear the face of man: for the judgment is God's: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring unto me, and I will hear it. |
| [18]And I commanded you at that time all the things which ye should do. |
[18]Also I commanded you the same time all the things which ye should do. |
| [19]And when we departed from Horeb, we went through all that great and terrible wilderness, which ye saw by the way of the mountain of the Amorites, as the LORD our God commanded us; and we came to Kadesh-barnea. |
[19]Then we departed from Horeb, and went through all that great and terrible wilderness (as ye have seen) by the way of the mountain of the Amorites, as the Lord our God commanded us: and we came to Kadesh-barnea. |
| [20]And I said to you, Ye have come to the mountain of the Amorites, which the LORD our God doth give to us. |
[20]And I said unto you, Ye are come unto the mountain of the Amorites, which the Lord our God doth give unto us. |
| [21]Behold, the LORD thy God hath set the land before thee: go up and possess it, as the LORD God of thy fathers hath said to thee; fear not, neither be discouraged. |
[21]Behold, the Lord thy God hath laid the land before thee: go up and possess it, as the Lord the God of thy fathers hath said unto thee: fear not, neither be discouraged. |
| [22]And ye came near to me every one of you, and said, We will send men before us, and they shall explore the land for us, and bring us word again by what way we must go up, and into what cities we shall come. |
[22]Then ye came unto me every one, and said, We will send men before us, to search us out the land and to bring us word again, what way we must go up by, and unto what cities we shall come. |
| [23]And the saying pleased me well: and I took twelve men of you, one of a tribe: |
[23]So the saying pleased me well, and I took twelve men of you, of every tribe one. |
| [24]And they turned and ascended the mountain, and came to the valley of Eshcol, and explored it. |
[24]Who departed, and went up into the mountain, and came unto the river Eshcol, and searched out the land. |
| [25]And they took of the fruit of the land in their hands, and brought it down to us, and brought us word again, and said, It is a good land which the LORD our God doth give us. |
[25]And took of the fruit of the land in their hands, and brought it unto us, and brought us word again, and said, It is a good land, which the Lord our God doth give us. |
| [26]Notwithstanding, ye would not go up, but rebelled against the commandment of the LORD your God: |
[26]Notwithstanding, ye would not go up, but were disobedient unto 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 from the land of Egypt, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us. |
[27]And murmured in your tents, and said, Because the Lord hated us, therefore hath he brought us out of the land of Egypt, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, and to destroy us. |
| [28]Whither shall we go up? our brethren have discouraged our heart, saying, The people are 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. |
[28]Whither shall we go up? Our brethren have discouraged our hearts, 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 to you, Dread not, neither be afraid of them. |
[29]But I said unto you, Dread not, nor be afraid of them. |
| [30]The LORD your God who goeth before you; he shall fight for you, according to all that he did for you in Egypt before your eyes; |
[30]The Lord your God, who goeth before you, he shall fight for you, according to all that he did unto you in Egypt before your eyes, |
| [31]And in the wilderness, where thou hast seen how the LORD thy God bore thee, as a man doth bear his son, in all the way that ye went, until ye came into this place. |
[31]And in the wilderness, where thou hast seen how the Lord thy God bear thee, as a man doth bear his son, in all the way which ye have gone, until ye came unto this place. |
| [32]Yet in this thing ye did not believe the LORD your God, |
[32]Yet for all this ye did not believe the Lord your God, |
| [33]Who went in the way before you, to search out for you a place to pitch your tents in, in fire by night, to show you by what way ye should go, and in a cloud by day. |
[33]Who went in the way before you, to search you out a place to pitch your tents in, in fire by night, that ye might see what way to go, and in a cloud by day. |
| [34]And the LORD heard the voice of your words, and was wroth, and swore, saying, |
[34]Then the Lord heard the voice of your words, and was wroth, and swear, saying, |
| [35]Surely there shall not one of these men of this evil generation see that good land, which I swore to give to your fathers, |
[35]Surely there shall not one of these men of this froward generation, see that good land, which I swear 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 trod upon, and to his children, because he hath wholly followed the LORD. |
[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 constantly followed the Lord. |
| [37]Also the LORD was angry with me for your sakes, saying, Thou also shalt not go in thither. |
[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, who standeth before thee, he shall go in thither. Encourage him: for he shall cause Israel to inherit it. |
[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 to them will I give it, and they shall possess it. |
[39]Moreover, your children, which ye said should be a prey, and your sons, 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 ye, and take your journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea. |
[40]But as for you, turn back, and take your journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red Sea. |
| [41]Then ye answered and said to 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 ascend the hill. |
[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 hath commanded us: and ye armed you every man to the war, and were ready to go up into the mountain. |
| [42]And the LORD said to me, Say to them, Go not up, neither fight; for I am not among you; lest ye be smitten before your enemies. |
[42]But the Lord said unto me, Say unto them, Go not up, neither fight, (for I am not among you) lest ye fall before your enemies. |
| [43]So I spoke to you; and ye would not hear, but rebelled against the commandment of the LORD, and presumptuously ascended the hill. |
[43]And when I told you, ye would not hear, but rebelled against the commandment of the Lord, and were presumptuous, and went up into the mountain. |
| [44]And the Amorites, who dwelt on that mountain, came out against you, and chased you, as bees do, and destroyed you in Seir, even to Hormah. |
[44]Then the Amorites which dwelt in that mountain came out against you, and chased you (as bees used to 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 to you. |
[45]And when ye came again, ye wept before the Lord, but the Lord would not hear your voice, nor incline his ears unto you. |
| [46]So ye abode in Kadesh many days, according to the days that ye abode there. |
[46]So ye abode in Kadesh a long time, according to the time that ye had remained before. |