Focused Passage

Deuteronomy 4:44-49

Hear, Obey, and Do Not Forget: The Incomparable God and His Word

From the command to keep the statutes as the condition of life (vv. 1-8), through the memory command and image prohibition rooted in the Horeb event (vv. 9-24), to the projection of exile and return (vv. 25-31), and finally to the climactic argument for exclusive loyalty from the incomparability of the LORD (vv. 32-40) — the chapter moves from obligation through history through warning through doxology.

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44This is the law that Moses set before the Israelites.

45These are the testimonies, statutes, and ordinances that Moses proclaimed to them after they had come out of Egypt,

46while they were in the valley across the Jordan facing Beth-peor in the land of Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon and was defeated by Moses and the Israelites after they had come out of Egypt.

47They took possession of the land belonging to Sihon and to Og king of Bashan—the two Amorite kings across the Jordan to the east—

48extending from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Valley as far as Mount Siyon (that is, Hermon),

49including all the Arabah on the east side of the Jordan and as far as the Sea of the Arabah, below the slopes of Pisgah.

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References and Original Words

Verse 44

Original words

Thisוְזֹ֖אתH2063Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - feminine singularis the lawהַתּוֹרָ֑הH8451Article | Noun - feminine singularthatאֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativeMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הH4872Noun - proper - masculine singularsetשָׂ֣םH7760Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularbeforeלִפְנֵ֖יH6440Preposition-l | Noun - common plural constructthe Israelitesבְּנֵ֥יH1121Noun - masculine plural construct. . .יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃H3478Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 45

Original words

These [are]אֵ֚לֶּהH428Pronoun - common pluralthe testimoniesהָֽעֵדֹ֔תH5713Article | Noun - feminine pluralstatutesוְהַֽחֻקִּ֖יםH2706Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine pluraland ordinancesוְהַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֑יםH4941Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine pluralthatאֲשֶׁ֨רH834Pronoun - relativeMosesמֹשֶׁה֙H4872Noun - proper - masculine singularproclaimedדִּבֶּ֤רH1696Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singulartoאֶל־H413Prepositionthemבְּנֵ֣יH1121Noun - masculine plural construct. . .יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singularafter they had come outבְּצֵאתָ֖םH3318Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine pluralof Egyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃H4714Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Verse 46

Original words

while they were in the valleyבַּגַּ֗יְאH1516Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singularacrossבְּעֵ֨בֶרH5676Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructthe Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֜ןH3383Article | Noun - proper - feminine singularfacingמ֚וּלH4136Prepositionvvvבֵּ֣יתH1047PrepositionBeth-peorפְּע֔וֹרH1047Noun - proper - feminine singularin the landבְּאֶ֗רֶץH776Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructof Sihonסִיחֹן֙H5511Noun - proper - masculine singularkingמֶ֣לֶךְH4428Noun - masculine singular constructof the Amoritesהָֽאֱמֹרִ֔יH567Article | Noun - proper - masculine singularwhoאֲשֶׁ֥רH834Pronoun - relativelivedיוֹשֵׁ֖בH3427Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularin Heshbonבְּחֶשְׁבּ֑וֹןH2809Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singularand was defeatedהִכָּ֤הH5221Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular-אֲשֶׁ֨רH834Pronoun - relativeby Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙H4872Noun - proper - masculine singularand the IsraelitesוּבְנֵֽיH1121Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct. . .יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singularafter they had come outבְּצֵאתָ֖םH3318Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine pluralof Egyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃H4714Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Verse 47

Original words

They took possessionוַיִּֽירְשׁ֨וּH3423Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markerof the land [belonging to Sihon]אַרְצ֜וֹH776Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularandוְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker-אֶ֣רֶץ׀H776Noun - feminine singular constructto Ogע֣וֹגH5747Noun - proper - masculine singularkingמֶֽלֶךְ־H4428Noun - masculine singular constructof Bashanהַבָּשָׁ֗ןH1316Article | Noun - proper - feminine singularthe twoשְׁנֵי֙H8147Number - masculine dual constructAmoriteהָֽאֱמֹרִ֔יH567Article | Noun - proper - masculine singularkingsמַלְכֵ֣יH4428Noun - masculine plural construct-אֲשֶׁ֖רH834Pronoun - relativeacrossבְּעֵ֣בֶרH5676Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructthe Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןH3383Article | Noun - proper - feminine singularto the eastמִזְרַ֖חH4217Noun - masculine singular construct. . .שָֽׁמֶשׁ׃H8121Noun - common singular
Verse 48

Original words

extending from Aroerמֵעֲרֹעֵ֞רH6177Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular-אֲשֶׁ֨רH834Pronoun - relativeonעַל־H5921Prepositionthe rimשְׂפַת־H8193Noun - feminine singular constructof the Arnonאַרְנֹ֛ןH769Noun - proper - feminine singularValleyנַ֧חַלH5158Noun - masculine singular constructas far asוְעַד־H5704Conjunctive waw | PrepositionMountהַ֥רH2022Noun - masculine singular constructSiyonשִׂיאֹ֖ןH7865Noun - proper - feminine singular(that isה֥וּאH1931Pronoun - third person masculine singularHermonחֶרְמֽוֹן׃H2768Noun - proper - feminine singular

BSB notes

  • Or Sion; Syriac Sirion
Verse 49

Original words

including allוְכָל־H3605Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructthe Arabahהָ֨עֲרָבָ֜הH6160Article | Noun - feminine singularon the eastמִזְרָ֔חָהH4217Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singularsideעֵ֤בֶרH5676Noun - masculine singular constructof the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֙H3383Article | Noun - proper - feminine singularand as far asוְעַ֖דH5704Conjunctive waw | Prepositionthe Seaיָ֣םH3220Noun - masculine singular constructof the Arabahהָעֲרָבָ֑הH6160Article | Noun - feminine singularbelowתַּ֖חַתH8478Prepositionthe slopesאַשְׁדֹּ֥תH794Noun - common plural constructof Pisgahהַפִּסְגָּֽה׃פH6449Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular

BSB notes

  • That is, the Dead Sea

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