But Yahweh was angry with me because of you, and didn’t listen to me. Yahweh said to me, “That is enough! Speak no more to me of this matter. Go up to the top of Pisgah, and lift up your eyes westward, and northward, and southward, and eastward, and see with your eyes; for you shall not go over this Jordan.
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But Yahweh was angry with me because of you, and didn’t listen to me. Yahweh said to me, “That is enough! Speak no more to me of this matter. Go up to the top of Pisgah, and lift up your eyes westward, and northward, and southward, and eastward, and see with your eyes; for you shall not go over this Jordan. But commission Joshua, and encourage him, and strengthen him; for he shall go over before this people, and he shall cause them to inherit the land which you shall see.” So we stayed in the valley near Beth Peor.
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But Yahweh was angry with me because of you, and didn’t listen to me. Yahweh said to me, “That is enough! Speak no more to me of this matter.
Go up to the top of Pisgah, and lift up your eyes westward, and northward, and southward, and eastward, and see with your eyes; for you shall not go over this Jordan.
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But the LORD was wroth with me for your sakes, and would not hear me: and the LORD said unto me, Let it suffice thee; speak no more unto me of this matter.
Get thee up into the top of Pisgah, and lift up thine eyes westward, and northward, and southward, and eastward, and behold it with thine eyes: for thou shalt not go over this Jordan.
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But the LORD was wroth with me for your sakes, and hearkened not unto me; and the LORD said unto me: 'Let it suffice thee; speak no more unto Me of this matter.
Get thee up into the top of Pisgah, and lift up thine eyes westward, and northward, and southward, and eastward, and behold with thine eyes; for thou shalt not go over this Jordan.
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- Numbers 27:12 (v27) Yahweh said to Moses, “Go up into this mountain of Abarim, and see the land which I have given to the children of Israel.
- Deuteronomy 1:37 (v26) Also Yahweh was angry with me for your sakes, saying, “You also shall not go in there.
- Deuteronomy 31:2 (v26) He said to them, “I am one hundred twenty years old today. I can no more go out and come in. Yahweh has said to me, ‘You shall not go over…
- Deuteronomy 34:1-4 (v27) Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, that is opposite Jericho. Yahweh showed him all the land of…
- 1 Chronicles 22:7-9 (v26) David said to Solomon his son, “As for me, it was in my heart to build a house to the name of Yahweh my God. But Yahweh’s word came to me,…
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- 1 Chronicles 28:2-4 (v26) Then David the king stood up on his feet, and said, “Hear me, my brothers, and my people! As for me, it was in my heart to build a house of…
- Psalms 106:32-33 (v26) They angered him also at the waters of Meribah, so that Moses was troubled for their sakes; because they were rebellious against his…
- Isaiah 53:5-6 (v26) But he was pierced for our transgressions. He was crushed for our iniquities. The punishment that brought our peace was on him; and by his…
- Matthew 26:39 (v26) He went forward a little, fell on his face, and prayed, saying, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass away from me;…
- 2 Corinthians 12:8 (v26) Concerning this thing, I begged the Lord three times that it might depart from me.
- Genesis 13:14-15 (v27) Yahweh said to Abram, after Lot was separated from him, “Now, lift up your eyes, and look from the place where you are, northward and…
- Numbers 20:7-12 (v26) Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, “Take the rod, and assemble the congregation, you, and Aaron your brother, and speak to the rock before…
- Numbers 27:12-14 (v26) Yahweh said to Moses, “Go up into this mountain of Abarim, and see the land which I have given to the children of Israel. When you have…
- Deuteronomy 32:51-52 (v26) because you trespassed against me among the children of Israel at the waters of Meribah of Kadesh, in the wilderness of Zin; because you…
- Deuteronomy 34:4 (v26) Yahweh said to him, “This is the land which I swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, saying, ‘I will give it to your offspring.’ I have…
- 1 Chronicles 17:4 (v26) “Go and tell David my servant, ‘Yahweh says, “You shall not build me a house to dwell in;
- 1 Chronicles 17:12-13 (v26) He will build me a house, and I will establish his throne forever. I will be his father, and he will be my son. I will not take my loving…
- Matthew 20:22 (v26) But Jesus answered, “You don’t know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink, and be baptized with the…
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On v27 As before he saw by the spirits of prophecy…
As before he saw by the spirits of prophecy the good mountain which was Zion: so here his eyes were lifted up above the order of nature to behold all the plentiful land of Canaan.
Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain.
John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain On v26 Deu 3:26 But the LORD was wroth with me…
Deu 3:26 But the LORD was wroth with me for your sakes, and would not hear me: and the LORD said unto me, Let it suffice thee; speak no more unto me of this matter.
Ver. 26. Speak no more.] Christians must be sober in prayer. {1Pe 4:7} Socrates, a heathen, could say, We should pray for no more but this, that good things may be given us of God, who best knoweth what is best for us to receive.
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On vv26–27 For your sakes; by occasion of your sins, which…
For your sakes; by occasion of your sins, which provoked me to unadvised words and carriages, Psa 106:32,33. See Num 20:12; Deu 31:2; 34:4. Let it suffice thee that this is my pleasure and unalterable resolution. Compare 2Co 12:8,9.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On vv26–27 Get thee up into the top of Pisgah,.... Which…
Get thee up into the top of Pisgah,.... Which was the highest eminence of Mount Nebo, and so a very proper place to take a prospect from; see Deu 32:49.
and lift up thine eyes westward, and northward, and southward, and eastward; to all the four points of the heaven, and to all the four quarters and borders of the land of Canaan:
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and behold it with thine eyes; even the land of Canaan, and particularly Lebanon, though it lay to the north of it, that mountain he had such a desire to see. Moses, though old, his natural sight was very strong, and not in the least dim; and it is not improbable that it might be more than ordinarily increased and assisted at this time:
for thou shall not go over this Jordan; into the land of Canaan; this affair, of not being suffered to enter there, Moses frequently takes notice of, no less than four or five times, it being what lay near his heart.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On v26 Verse 26. Let it suffice thee] רב לך rab…
Verse 26. Let it suffice thee] רב לך rab lach, there is an abundance to thee - thou hast had honour enough already, and may well dispense with going over Jordan. He surely has no reason to complain who is taken from earthly felicity to heavenly glory. In this act God showed to Moses both his goodness and severity.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain On v26 The Lord was wroth with me for your sakes…
The Lord was wroth with me for your sakes - Here, as in Deu 1:37; Deu 4:21; the sin of the people is stated to be the ground on which Moses’ prayer is denied. In Deu 32:51; and in Num 27:14; the transgression of Moses and Aaron themselves is assigned as the cause of their punishment. The reason why one side of the transaction is put forward in this place, and the other elsewhere, is evident. Here Moses is addressing the people, and mentions the punishment of their leaders as a most impressive warning to them, whose principal fault it was. In Deut. 32 and Num. 27, God is addressing Moses, and visits on him, as is fitting, not the sin of the people hut his own.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain On vv26–27 Your account. Moses cannot help reminding the people that…
Your account. Moses cannot help reminding the people that they were the occasion of his giving way to diffidence, and thus incurring a most sensible chastisement from the hands of God. Their conduct had provoked him so, that he gave some outward signs of the trouble with which his mind was so much disturbed, chap. xx. 12. Yet God admits of no excuse, particularly in the sins of those who act in his name, and who, of course, ought to guard against the smallest deviation from virtue. Be ye holy and perfect, is addressed to such in a particular manner. (Haydock)
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain On v26 speak no more unto me of this matter--that is,…
speak no more unto me of this matter--that is, My decree is unalterable.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain On v26 26. The Lord was wroth with me — See…
26. The Lord was wroth with me — See notes on Deu_1:37.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On vv26–27 26. But the Lord was wroth with me] Heb.…
26. But the Lord was wroth with me] Heb. hith‘abber (lit. to exceed bounds) was enraged, a stronger term than that in Deu_1:37, the note on which see for the whole of this verse.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On vv26–27 (26) For your sakes.—Because “I will be sanctified in…
(26) For your sakes.—Because “I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the people I will be glorified” (Lev_10:3; Num_20:12-13); And also because the death of Moses and the succession of Joshua were “for a testimony of things to be spoken after,” a figure of things to come. Moses, like Ezekiel (Deu_24:15-22), was made a sign.
(26) Let it suffice thee.—Literally, enough for thee, or, as it is paraphrased by Rashi from older commontatore, “Far more than this is reserved for thee; plentiful goodness is hidden for thee.” And so indeed it proved. For on some “goodly mountain” (Hermon or “Lebanon,”) Moses and Elias stood with the Saviour of the world, and spake of a far more glorious conquest than Joshua’s, even “His exodus, which He should fulfil at Jerusalem” (St. Luk_9:31).
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On vv26–27 The Lord was wroth, etc. (cf. Deu_1:37; Num_20:12 Num_27:13,…
The Lord was wroth, etc. (cf. Deu_1:37; Num_20:12 Num_27:13, Num_27:14) Let it suffice thee; literally, Enough for thee! i.e. either Thou hast said enough; say no more, or Be content; let what I have done, and the grace I have given, be enough for thee. (comp. the use of this formula in Gen_45:28; Num_16:3; Deu_1:6 Deu_2:3) Keil and others refer to 2Co_12:8, as "substantially equivalent," but the expression there seems to have quite a different meaning and reference from that used here.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On v26 General Information:
General Information:
Moses continues telling the people of Israel what happened in the past.
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Yahweh was angry with me because of you
This refers to when Moses disobeyed what Yahweh told him to do because Moses was angry with the people of Israel. See how you translated this in Deuteronomy 1:37. (See: Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)
Pisgah
See how you translated this is in Deuteronomy 3:17.
lift up your eyes
The words "lift up your eyes" are an idiom that means look. AT: "look" (See: Idiom)
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Jordan River
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