Focused Passage

Deuteronomy 32:48-52

The Song of Moses: The Rock, Rebellion, Judgment, and Vindication

The chapter moves from a cosmic summons to hear Moses' teaching, to praise of the LORD as the righteous Rock, to indictment of Israel's corrupt forgetfulness, to covenant judgment for idolatry, to the LORD's restraint for His own name, and finally to His vindication of His servants, vengeance on enemies, and atonement for His land and people before Moses is summoned to die on Nebo.

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48On that same day the LORD said to Moses,

49“Go up into the Abarim Range to Mount Nebo, in the land of Moab across from Jericho, and view the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelites as their own possession.

50And there on the mountain that you climb, you will die and be gathered to your people, just as your brother Aaron died on Mount Hor and was gathered to his people.

51For at the waters of Meribah-kadesh in the Wilderness of Zin, both of you broke faith with Me among the Israelites by failing to treat Me as holy in their presence.

52Although you shall see from a distance the land that I am giving the Israelites, you shall not enter it.”

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Verse 48

Original words

On thatהַזֶּ֖הH2088Article | Pronoun - masculine singular. . .לֵאמֹֽר׃H559Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructsameבְּעֶ֛צֶםH6106Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructdayהַיּ֥וֹםH3117Article | Noun - masculine singularthe LORDיְהוָה֙H3068Noun - proper - masculine singularsaidוַיְדַבֵּ֤רH1696Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singulartoאֶל־H413PrepositionMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הH4872Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 49

Original words

Go upעֲלֵ֡הH5927Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularintoאֶל־H413Prepositionthe Abarimהָעֲבָרִ֨יםH5682Article | Noun - proper - feminine singularRangeהַר֩H2022Noun - masculine singular construct. . .הַזֶּ֜הH2088Article | Pronoun - masculine singularto Mountהַר־H2022Noun - masculine singular constructNeboנְב֗וֹH5015Noun - proper - feminine singular-אֲשֶׁר֙H834Pronoun - relativein the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץH776Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructof Moabמוֹאָ֔בH4124Noun - proper - feminine singular-אֲשֶׁ֖רH834Pronoun - relativeacrossעַל־H5921Prepositionfromפְּנֵ֣יH6440Noun - common plural constructJerichoיְרֵח֑וֹH3405Noun - proper - feminine singularand viewוּרְאֵה֙H7200Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe landאֶ֣רֶץH776Noun - feminine singular constructof Canaanכְּנַ֔עַןH3667Noun - proper - masculine singularwhichאֲשֶׁ֨רH834Pronoun - relativeIאֲנִ֥יH589Pronoun - first person common singularam givingנֹתֵ֛ןH5414Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularto the Israelitesלִבְנֵ֥יH1121Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct. . .יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singularas their own possessionלַאֲחֻזָּֽה׃H272Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular
Verse 50

Original words

And thereשָׁ֔מָּהH8033Adverb | third person feminine singularon the mountainבָּהָר֙H2022Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularthatאֲשֶׁ֤רH834Pronoun - relativeyouאַתָּה֙H859Pronoun - second person masculine singularclimbעֹלֶ֣הH5927Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularyou will dieוּמֻ֗תH4191Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularand be gatheredוְהֵאָסֵ֖ףH622Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine singulartoאֶל־H413Prepositionyour peopleעַמֶּ֑יךָH5971Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singularjust asכַּֽאֲשֶׁר־H834Preposition-k | Pronoun - relativeyour brotherאָחִ֙יךָ֙H251Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularAaronאַהֲרֹ֤ןH175Noun - proper - masculine singulardiedמֵ֞תH4191Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularon Mountהָהָ֔רH2022Article | Noun - masculine singularHorבְּהֹ֣רH2023Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singularand was gatheredוַיֵּאָ֖סֶףH622Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singulartoאֶל־H413Prepositionhis peopleעַמָּֽיו׃H5971Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Verse 51

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Forעַל֩H5921Preposition-אֲשֶׁ֨רH834Pronoun - relativeat the watersבְּמֵֽי־H4325Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural constructof Meribah-kadeshמְרִיבַ֥תH4809Noun - proper - feminine singular. . .קָדֵ֖שׁH6946Noun - proper - feminine singularin the Wildernessמִדְבַּר־H4057Noun - masculine singular constructof Zinצִ֑ןH6790Noun - proper - feminine singularboth of you broke faithמְעַלְתֶּ֜םH4603Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine pluralwith Meבִּ֗יPreposition | first person common singularamongבְּתוֹךְ֙H8432Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructthe Israelitesבְּנֵ֣יH1121Noun - masculine plural construct. . .יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singularbyעַ֣לH5921Preposition-אֲשֶׁ֤רH834Pronoun - relativefailingלֹֽא־H3808Adverb - Negative particleto treat Me as holyקִדַּשְׁתֶּם֙H6942Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine plural-אוֹתִ֔יH853Direct object marker | first person common singularin theirבְּנֵ֥יH1121Noun - masculine plural construct. . .יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃H3478Noun - proper - masculine singularpresenceבְּת֖וֹךְH8432Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Verse 52

Original words

Althoughכִּ֥יH3588Conjunctionyou shall seeתִּרְאֶ֣הH7200Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularfrom a distanceמִנֶּ֖גֶדH5048Preposition-m-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe landהָאָ֑רֶץH776Article | Noun - feminine singularthatאֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativeIאֲנִ֥יH589Pronoun - first person common singularam givingנֹתֵ֖ןH5414Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularthe Israelitesלִבְנֵ֥יH1121Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct. . .יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃פH3478Noun - proper - masculine singularyou shall notלֹ֣אH3808Adverb - Negative particleenterתָב֔וֹאH935Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular[it]אֶל־H413Preposition. . .הָאָ֕רֶץH776Article | Noun - feminine singular. . .וְשָׁ֙מָּה֙H8033Conjunctive waw | Adverb | third person feminine singular

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