Bible Commentary

And they turned and went up into the mountain, and came unto the valley of Eshcol, and searched it out. 24. and they turned ] See on Deu 1:7. the mountain ] The Mt of the Amorite: see on Deu 1:7. So JE, Num 13:17, but it adds through the Negeb; see on Deu 1:20. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 1:24”

And the saying pleased me well: and I took twelve men of you, one of a tribe: 23. and I took twelve men of you ] So P, Num 13:2-16, adding their names. JE does not give their number but may originally have done so; see on Deu 1:22. tribe ] Heb. shebe; see on … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 1:23”

And ye came near unto me every one of you, and said, We will send men before us, and they shall search us out the land, and bring us word again by what way we must go up, and into what cities we shall come. 22. And ye came near unto me and said ] … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 1:22”

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 unto thee; fear not, neither be discouraged. 21. Behold, the Lord thy God, etc.] The first of the passages, scattered throughout this discourse, in the Sg. form of address. The … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 1:21”

And I said unto you, Ye are come unto the mountain of the Amorites, which the LORD our God doth give unto us. 20. Ye are come unto the hill-country of the Amorites ] See on Deu 1:7. If adesh be ‘Ain udeis, the Negeb still lay between Israel and the Mt of the Amorite … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 1:20”

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. From oreb to adesh-Barnea‘ A very brief account, indicating only the beginning and the end … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 1:19”

And I commanded you at that time all the things which ye should do. 18. And I commanded you ] A summary reference to all the instructions given at oreb: cp. E, Exo 18:20; Exo 24:3; Exo 24:7 etc. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges I delivered unto you, and especially unto your … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 1:18”

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 [it] unto me, and I will hear it. 17. respect persons) Heb. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 1:17”

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. judges ] Unless the previous emendation be accepted the term judges appears here for the first time in the passage. Hear and judge … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 1:16”

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. the heads of your tribes ] LXX, from you, either represents the original Heb. reading or … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 1:15”