Deuteronomy 5:1-33 Reviewing the 10 Commandments

 

Reviewing the 10 Commandments

Deuteronomy 5:1-33      Deuteronomy the Fifth Book of Moses

Moses called all [of] Israel & said to them, Hear, O Israel, the [mandates] & judgments [that] I [say] in your ears this day, [so] you may learn them & keep & do them. The Lord our God made a covenant [contract] with us in Horeb.

The Lord [didn’t] make this covenant with our [forefathers,] but with all of us who are alive here [today.] The Lord talked with you face to face in the Mount [Horeb a.k.a. Mount Sinai,] out of the midst of the fire.

(I stood in between the Lord & you at that time, to [reveal] the Word of the Lord to you, [since] you were afraid of the fire & [didn’t go] up into the mount.) [He said,] I am the Lord your God, [Who] brought you out of the land of Egypt from the house of bondage.

[Commandment 1] You shall [not] have [any] other gods before Me. [Commandment 2] You shall not make [for yourselves] any [carved] image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or in the earth beneath, or in the waters beneath the earth.

You shall not bow down yourself to them, nor serve them: for ,I the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visiting the [sinfulness] of the fathers upon the children to the 3rd & 4th generation [of those who] hate Me & [showing] mercy to 1,000’s of [those who] love Me & keep My commandments.

[Commandment 3] You shall not take the Name of the Lord your God in vain: for the Lord will not hold [the person] guiltless [who takes] His Name in vain.

[Commandment 4] Keep the Sabbath Day & [treat it as holy,] as the Lord your God has commanded you. Six days you shall labor & do all your work, but the 7th day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God.

You shall not do any work [on it.] [Not] you, your sons, nor daughters, your [male servants] or your [female servants,] your ox, your [mule,] or any of your [livestock,] nor your stranger that is within your gates, [so] your [male servant] & your [female servant] may rest, as well as you.

Remember that you were a servant in the land of Egypt & that the Lord your God brought you out [from there] through [His] mighty hand & [outstretched] arm. Therefore, the Lord your God commanded you to keep the Sabbath Day.

[Commandment 5] Honor your father & your mother, as the Lord your God [commands] you, [so] that your [life] may be prolonged & it may go well with you, in the land [that] the Lord your God [gives to] you.

[Commandment 6] You shall not kill [a.k.a. murder.] [Commandment 7] Neither shall you commit adultery. [Commandment 8] Neither shall you steal. [Commandment 9] Neither shall you bear false witness [tell lies] against your neighbor.

[Commandment 10] Neither shall you desire your neighbor’s wife, [or] covet his house, his field, his [male servant,] or his [female servant,] his ox, his [mule,] or anything that is your neighbor’s.

The Lord [spoke] these words in a [loud] voice to all [of] your assembly in the [mountain] out of the midst of the fire, the cloud & the thick darkness & He added no more. [The Lord God] wrote them [on] 2 [tablets] of stone & delivered them to me.

It [happened,] when you heard the voice out of the midst of the darkness, (for the mountain [was burning] with fire,) [so] you & all the heads of your tribes & your elders came [close to] me.

You said, [Look,] the Lord our God has [shown] us His glory & His greatness & we have heard His voice out of the midst of the fire. We have seen this day that God [does] talk with man & he [lives.]

Therefore, why shall we now die? For this great fire will consume us: if we [stay here & listen] to the voice of the Lord our God any more, then we shall die. For [what human of flesh] has heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the midst of the fire, [like] we have & lived?

You [Moses] go near & hear all that the Lord our God [says] to you. And you speak to us all that the Lord our God shall [say] to you & we will [listen] to it & do it. And the Lord heard your words, when you [spoke] to me. The Lord said to me, I have heard the [voices] & words of [these] people, [who] have spoken to You.

They have [done] well [in] all that they have spoken. O [if they only had] a heart in them to always fear [respect] Me & keep all My commandments always, [so] it might be well with them & their children forever!

Go say to them [Israelites,] [Go] into your tents again. As for you, stand here by Me & I will speak to you all the commandments, [mandates] & judgments [that] you shall teach them, [so] they may do them in the land [that] I give [to] them to possess.

You shall observe & do [exactly] as the Lord your God has commanded you. You shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left. You shall walk in all the [paths that] the Lord your God has commanded you, [so] you may live & it may be well with you & you prolong your [life] in the land [that] you shall possess.

Deuteronomy 4:1-49 What Moses Says as He Looks at the Promised Land

What Moses Says as He Looks at the Promised Land

Deuteronomy 4:1-49      Deuteronomy the Fifth Book of Moses

Now [listen,] O Israel, to the [mandates] & judgments [that] I teach you, to do them, [so] you may live & go in to possess the land [that] the Lord God of your [forefathers gives to] you.

You shall not add to [or take away from] the words I command you, [so] you may keep the commandments of the Lord your God. Your eyes have seen what the Lord did, because of Baal Peor. For the Lord your God destroyed from among you, all the men [who] followed Baal Peor.

[Numbers 25:1-2 And Israel [stayed] in Shittim & the people began to commit [unfaithful harlotry,] with the daughters of Moab. And they called the people to the sacrifices of their gods. And the people [ate] & bowed down to their gods.]

But every one of you [who clung] to the Lord your God are alive [today.] [Look,] as the Lord my God commanded me, I have taught you the statutes & judgments, [so] you do [them] in the land [where] you go in to possess it. Therefore keep & do them.

For in the sight of the nations, they will see your wisdom & understanding [when] they hear these [mandates] & say, Surely this great nation is wise & [has] understanding people.

[Is there any other] nation so great, [who] has God [very close] to them, [like] the Lord our God is [close] when we call upon Him [for] all things? [Is there any other] nation so great, that [has mandates] & judgments [as] righteous as this Law, [that] I [put] before you [today?]

Only [pay attention] to keep your soul diligently [focused,] lest you forget the things that your eyes have seen & they depart from your heart [the rest of your life.] [Instead,] teach them to your sons & your [grandsons, especially] the day you stood before the Lord your God [at Mount] Horeb [a.k.a. Mount Sinai.]

The Lord said to me, Gather the people together to Me & I [have] them hear My words, [so] they may learn to fear [respect] Me all the days that they live on the earth & [so] they may teach their children.

You [Israelites] came near & stood under the mountain & the mountain burned [with flames up] to the midst of heaven, with darkness, clouds & thick darkness. The Lord [spoke] to you out of the midst of the fire. You heard [the Lord’s voice & what He said,] but [couldn’t see Him.]

[The Lord God] declared to you His covenant [contract, that] He commanded you to [do,] even [the] 10 Commandments; He wrote on 2 stone [tablets.] At that time, the Lord commanded me to teach you [mandates] & judgments, [so] you might do them in the land [where] you [are going] over to possess.

Therefore, [you need to pay close attention, because you didn’t see the Lord’s shape,] on the day that the Lord [spoke] to you out of the midst of the fire [at] Horeb [a.k.a Mount Sinai.]

Lest you corrupt yourselves & make yourselves an [carved] image, the [shape] of [anything] male or female, or the likeness of: any [animal] on the earth, [any] winged [bird] that flies in the air, [anything] that [creeps] on the ground, [any] fish in the waters beneath the earth.

Lest you lift your eyes up to heaven & when you see the sun, moon, stars & [constellations] & should be driven to worship them & serve them, which the Lord your God has [provided for the people of] all nations under the whole heaven.

But the Lord [has] taken you & brought you [out] of Egypt [from] the iron furnace to be to Him a people of inheritance, as you are [today.]

[Also,] the Lord was angry with me for your sakes & [swore] that I shouldn’t go over [the] Jordan [River] & go into that good land, [that] the Lord has given to you for an inheritance. But I must die in this land & I must not go over Jordan: but you shall go over & possess that good land.

You [pay attention,] lest you forget the covenant [contract] of the Lord your God, [that] He made with you & make an [carved] image or the likeness of anything, [that] the Lord your God has forbidden you. For the Lord God is a consuming fire & a jealous God.

When you [have] children & [grandchildren] & have remained in the land [a] long [time] & corrupt yourselves & make [carved images] or the likeness of anything & do evil in the sight of the Lord your God, to provoke Him to anger, I call heaven & earth to be [witnesses] against you this day.

[So] that you will [totally] perish [quickly] from the land [where] you go over Jordan to possess it. You shall not [extend your time] upon it, but shall be [totally] destroyed.

The Lord shall scatter you among the nations & you shall be few in number among the heathen, [where] the Lord shall lead you. You shall serve the gods there, the work of men’s hands, [of] wood & stone, which don’t see, hear, eat, [or] smell.

But, if from [there] you shall seek the Lord your God, you shall find Him, if you seek Him with all your heart & with all your soul. When all these things have come upon you & you are [troubled & in despair] & you turn to the Lord your God, even in the latter days & [you’re] obedient to His voice; (For the Lord God is a merciful God).

He will not [abandon] you, destroy you, [or] forget the covenant [contract] of your [forefathers that God swore] to them. Ask now [about former times,] that are past, which [happened] before [your time,] since the day God created man upon the earth.

Ask from 1 side of heaven to the other, whether [anything] as great as this has ever been [reported] or heard? [Have] people ever [heard] the voice of God speaking out of the midst of the fire, [like] you heard & [lived?]

Or has God [decided] to take a nation [Israel] from the midst of another nation [Egypt,] by [trials,] by [miraculous] signs & wonders, by war, by a mighty hand & outstretched arm & great terrors, [like] the Lord your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes?

It was [shown] to you, [so] you might know that the Lord is God & [there is no other besides] Him. Out of heaven, [God] made you hear His voice, [so] He might instruct you. On earth, He [showed] you His [large] fire & you [heard] His words out of the midst of the fire.

Because [God] loved your [forefathers,] therefore He chose their [descendants] & brought you out of Egypt, in His sight with His mighty power. [In order] to drive out before you [bigger & stronger] nations than you are, to bring you in & to give you their land for an inheritance, as it is [today.]

[Remember] this day & consider it in your heart, that the Lord is God in heaven above & upon earth beneath. There is [no other.]

Therefore, you shall keep His [mandates] & His commandments, which I have commanded you this day, [so] it may go well [for] you & your children after you.  [So] you may prolong your [life] upon the earth, [that] the Lord your God gives you, forever.

Then, Moses [set apart] 3 cities on this side [of the] Jordan toward the sunrise, [so] the [person who killed] his neighbor [accidentally] & [didn’t previously hate] him, [might] flee to 1 of these ties & he might live.

[These cities were:] Bezer in the wilderness, in the plain country of the Reubenites, Ramoth in Gilead of the Gadites & Golan in Bashan, of the Manassites. This is the Law [that] Moses [put] before the children [people] of Israel.

These are the testimonies, [mandates] & judgments, [that] Moses [spoke] to the children [people] of Israel, after they came out of Egypt, on this side of [the] Jordan, in the valley [opposite to] Beth Peor, in the land of Sihon, the [Amorite’s] king, who [lived] in Heshbon, whom Moses & the children [people] of Israel [defeated,] after they came out of Egypt. The [Israelites] possessed [this] land & the land of Og, [Bashan’s] king.

[They were] 2 of the [Amorite’s] kings, [that] were on this side of [the] Jordan [River] toward the [sunrise,] from Aroer, which is by the bank of the Arnon River to Mount Sihon [a.k.a. Hermon] & all the plain on this side of Jordan eastward, to the [Dead Sea,] below the springs of Pisgah.

Deuteronomy 3:1-29 Retelling When the Possession of Land was First Given to the 2 ½ Tribes

 

Retelling When the Possession of Land was First Given to the 2 ½ Tribes

Deuteronomy 3:1-29      Deuteronomy the Fifth Book of Moses

Then, we turned & went up the [road] to Bashan. Og, [Bashan’s] king & all his people came out to battle against us at Edrei. The Lord said to me, [Moses,] [Don’t be afraid] of him: for I will deliver him & all his people & his land into your hand.

You shall do to him as you did to Sihon, the [Amorites’] king, [who lived in] Heshbon. The Lord our God also delivered into our hands Og, [Bashan’s] king & all his people. We [attacked] him until there were none left, [who remained.]  We [captured] all his cities, at that time. We took [all:] 60 cities, all the region of Argob & [Og’s] kingdom in Bashan.

All these cities were fenced with high walls, gates & bars, [in addition to] many unwanted towns. We [totally] destroyed the men, women & children of every city, like we did to Sihon, [Heshbon’s] king. We [only] took all the [livestock] as [plunder] for ourselves [from all] the cities.

At that time, we took the land from the 2 [Amorite] kings on this side of [the] Jordan [River,] from the Arnon River to Mount Hermon [a.k.a. (Sirion to the Sidonians & the Amorites called [Herman] Shenir.)

[We also took] all the cities of the plain & all of [both] Gilead & Bashan, [as far as] Salcah [a.k.a. Salecah] & Edrei, cities of [Og’s] kingdom in Bashan. Of the remnant of the giants, only Og, [Bashan’s] king, [had] remained.

His [bed] is in Rabbath, of the children [people] of [Ammon.]  [The bed was made] of iron & was 9 x 4 cubits [wide, according to] the cubit of a man, [approximately 13.5 x 6 feet wide.]

[From] this land we [now] possessed, at that time, I gave to the [tribes of Reuben & Gad the land] from Aroer, by the Arnon River & 1/2 of Mount Gilead [with their] cities. I gave to 1/2 the tribe of Manasseh, the rest of Gilead & all of Bashan of [Og’s] kingdom.

All the region of Argob, with all Bashan, was called the Land of [the] Giants. Jair, [Manasseh’s] son, took all the country of Argob to the coasts of Geshuri & Maachathi & called them [by] his own name, Bahsan Havoth Jair, to this day.

I gave Gilead to Machir. I gave to the [tribes of Reuben & Gad [the land] from Gilead, [as far as the River of Arnon, half the valley & the border, even to [the middle] of the River Jabbok, which is the border of [Ammon’s] children [people.]

Also, the plain & [the] Jordan [River] & [its coastal border,] from Chinnereth, even to the Salt Sea of the plain, [below] Ashdoth Pisgah [a.k.a. Pisgah,] [on the east.] At that time, I commanded you, saying, The Lord God has given you this land to possess it.

[All your men of valor] shall pass over armed [in front of] your brethren, the children [people] of Israel, all [who] are [ready] for war. But your wives, little ones & [livestock] shall [stay] in the cities which I have given [to] you, (for I know you have [many livestock].)

Until the Lord your God has given the rest to your brethren, as well as to you & until they also possess the land which the Lord your God has given them [on the other side of the] Jordan [River.] Then, you shall return to [your own] possession which I have given [to] you.

At that time, I commanded Joshua, saying, Your eyes have seen all that the Lord your God has done to these 2 kings. The Lord shall do [the same] to all the kingdoms [where pass.] You shall not [be afraid of] them: for the Lord your God shall fight for you.

At that time, I [pleaded with] the Lord, saying, O Lord God, You have begun to show [me,] your servant, Your greatness & Your mighty hand. What God is there in heaven or in the earth, that can do according to Your works & Your might?

I pray [to] You, let me go over & see the good land that is beyond [the] Jordan [River] & that [beautiful] mountain & Lebanon. But the Lord was [angry] with me for your sakes & [wouldn’t listen] to me. The Lord said to me, Don’t speak to Me [anymore on] this matter.

let it [satisfy] you, [go] up to the top of Pisgah & [look west, north, south] & eastward & [see] it with [your own] eyes: for you shall not go over [the] Jordan. [Put] Joshua [in charge] & encourage & strengthen him. For he shall cause them to inherit the land [that] you shall see. So, we [stayed] in the valley [across from] Beth Peor.

Deuteronomy 2:1- 37 What Happened in the Wilderness During the 38 Years

 

What Happened in the Wilderness During the 38 Years

Deuteronomy 2:1-37      Deuteronomy the Fifth Book of Moses

Then we turned [around] & took our journey into the wilderness by the [road] of the Red Sea & we [wandered around] Mount Seir many days, as the Lord [told] me.

The Lord [spoke] to me, saying, You have [wandered around] this mountain long enough. Turn northward. Command the people [of Israel,] saying, You are to pass through the [coastal territory] of your brethren, [Esau’s] children [who live] in Seir.

They [will] be afraid of you, [so pay attention to not bother] them; for I won’t give you [any] of their land, not [even a footstep’s worth;] because I have given Mount Seir to Esau for a possession.

You shall buy [food] to eat & water to drink [from] them for money. For the Lord your God has blessed you in all the [work] of your [hands.] He [has watched over your journey] through the great wilderness these 40 years.

The Lord your God has been with you & you [haven’t lacked anything.] When we passed by our brethren, [Esau’s] children, [who live] in Seir, [we went] through the [road] of the plain from Elath & from Ezion Gaber.

We turned & passed by [on the road] of the Wilderness of Moab. The Lord said to me, [Don’t upset] the Moabites [or] battle with them. For I won’t give you their land for a possession, because I have given Ar to [Lot’s] children for a possession.

The Emims [lived there in the] past, a [strong, multitude] of tall people, [considered giants like] the Anakims. But the Moabites called them Emims.

The Horims [used to live] in Seir, but [Esau’s] children [people lived there next,] when they had destroyed them & [lived in Seir instead of them, like] Israel did to [those who possessed their] land, [that] the Lord gave to them.

I [Moses] said, Now [get] up & go over the Brook Zered & we [did.] [It took] 38 years from [when we left] Kadesh Barnea, until we [went] over the Book Zered; until all the [previous] generation of men of war had [died in the wilderness,] from among the Israelites,] as the Lord [swore] to them.

Indeed, the [Lord’s] hand was against them, to destroy them from among the [army,] until they [perished.] [Numbers 14:6-11 And Joshua, [Nun’s] son & Caleb, [Jephunneh’s] son, [tore] their clothes, [who] were [among those who examined] the land.

And they [spoke] to all the company of the children of [people] of Israel, saying, The land, [that] we passed through to [examine] it is an [exceedingly] good land. [If the Lord [delights] in us, then He will bring us into this land & give it [to] us; a land that flows with milk & honey.

But all the congregation [wanted to] stone them. and the glory of the Lord appeared in the tabernacle of the congregation, before all the children [people] of Israel. And the Lord said to Moses, How long will this people provoke Me? And how long will it be [before] they believe Me, [after] all the [miracles that] I have [shown] among them?]

[It happened,] when all the [former] men of war [had perished] from among the people [of Israel,] the Lord [spoke] to me, saying, [Today,] you are to pass over through the coast of Moab [at] Ar.

When you come [near] the [Ammonites, don’t] distress them [or bother] them. For I will not give you [any] of the land of the [Ammonites as a] possession, because I have given it to [Lots’] children for a possession.

(That was also [considered] a land of giants. The giants [lived] there in [the past] & the Ammonites called them Zamzummims. [They were a strong multitude] of tall people, [like] the Anakims.

But the Lord destroyed them, [so the Ammonites could live there instead of them.] [The Lord did the same for Esau’s] children [people, who lived] in Seir, when [God] destroyed the Horims before them, [so, instead] they [could live there,] in their [place,] even [until] this day.

[Also like] the Caphtorims, [who] came out of Caphtor & destroyed the Avims [a.k.a. Avvim] that [lived from] Hazerim to Azzah & [live] in their [place instead.]) Rise up & take your journey & pass over the River Arnon.

[Look,] I have [put] into your hand Sihon, the Amorite, [Heshbon’s] king & his land. Begin to [take possession] of it & [engage] him in battle.

[Today,] I will begin to put [anxiety] & the fear of you upon [all] the nations under [all of] heaven, who shall hear [reports] of you & shall tremble, be in anguish, because of you.

I sent messengers out of the Wilderness of Kedemoth to Sihon, [Heshbon’s] king, with words of peace, saying, Let me pass through your land. I will go by the highway & I won’t turn to the right hand or the left.

You shall sell me [food] to eat & water to drink for money, [so] I may eat. I will only pass through on [foot.] ([Like Esau’s] children [people, who live] in Seir & the Moabites, [who live] in Ar, did to me;) until I pass over [the] Jordan [River] into the land [that] the Lord our God [gives] us.

But Sihon, [Heshbon’s] king, wouldn’t let us pass by him: for the Lord your God [made Sihon’s heart stubborn] & defiant, [so God] could deliver [Sihon] into your hand, like [it is today.]

The Lord said to me, [Look,] I have begun to give [you] Sihon & his land before you, [so] you [may] begin to possess [it, so] you may inherit his land. Then, Sihon & all his people came out to [fight] against us at Jahaz.

The Lord our God delivered [Sihon] before us & we [attacked] him, his sons & all his people. At that time, we took all his cities & utterly destroyed the men, women & children [from] every city & left none [remaining.]

We only took the [livestock] & the spoil of the cities [as plunder for] ourselves. There wasn’t 1 city too strong for us from Aroer, by the brink of the Arnon River & the city by the river, even [as far as] Gilead.

The Lord our God delivered all [these] to us. [We didn’t go near the places] the Lord God [had forbidden] us [from] the land of [the Ammonites or places along] the Jabbok River, nor the cities in the mountains.

Deuteronomy 1:1-46 Moses Explains Why the Previous Generation Didn’t Enter the Promised Land

 

Moses Explains Why the Previous Generation Didn’t Enter the Promised Land

Deuteronomy 1:1-46       Deuteronomy the Fifth Book of Moses

These [are] the words [that] Moses [spoke] to all [of] Israel on [the east side of the] Jordan [River,] in the wilderness, in the plain [desert opposite] the Red Sea, between Paran, Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth & Dizahab.

([It is an] 11 day journey from Horeb, by way of Mount Seir to Kadesh Barnea.) [It happened on] the 1st day of the 11th month in the 40th year, that Moses [spoke] to the children [people] of Israel, according to all the Lord [commanded him to say to] them.

After [Moses] had [defeated] Sihon, the [Amorite’s] king, [who lived] in Heshbon & Og, [Bashan’s] king, [who lived] in Astaroth [a.k.a. Ashtaroth] in Edrei. On this side of [the] Jordan, in the land of Moab, Moses began to declare this law, saying, The Lord our God [spoke] to us in Horeb, saying, You have [stayed] long enough in this [mountain.]

Turn & take your journey & go to the [hill country] of the Amorites & to all the places [near it,] in the plain, the hills, the [valleys,] in the south & by the [seacoast,] to the land of Canaan & to Lebanon, to the great Euphrates River.

[Look,] I have [put] the land before you. Go in & possess the land [that] the Lord [swore] to your [forefathers,] Abraham, Isaac & Jacob, to give to them & their [descendants] after them.

At that time, I [said] to you, I am not able to bear [the burden of you by] myself. The Lord your God [has] multiplied you & [look] you are this day [like] the multitude of stars [in] heaven.

(The Lord God of your [forefathers made] you 1,000 times [as] many as you [were] & [blessed] you, as [God] had promised you!) How can I bear your [problems,] your burden & your [complaints.]

Take wise men, [with] understanding & [are well] known among your tribes [for you] & I will make them [leaders] over you. You answered me & said, The thing you have said is good for us to do.

So, I took the chief of your tribes, wise men & [well] known & made them [leaders] over you, captains over 1,000’s, captains over 100’s, captains over 50’s & captains over 10’s & officers among your tribes.

At that time, I charged your judges, saying, Hear the causes between your brethren & judge [fairly] between every man & his brother & the stranger [who] is with him. You shall not [show partiality] to the persons [judged]; but [you] shall hear [both] the [powerless]l, as well as the [powerful equally.]

[Do not be intimidated by anyone]; for the judgment is God’s. [If the] cause is too hard for you, bring it to me & I will hear it. At that time, I commanded you all the things you should do.

When we departed from Horeb, we went through all the [big] & terrible wilderness [that] you saw on the [road] of the mountain of the Amorites, as the Lord our God commanded us.

We came to Kadesh Barnea, I said to you, You [have come] to the mountain of the Amorites, [that] the Lord our God [is giving] to us. [See,] the Lord your God [has put] the land before you. Go up & possess it, as the Lord God of your [forefathers] said to you, [Don’t be afraid, or] discouraged.

Everyone of you came near to me & said, Before we go, we will send men [to examine] the land & bring us word again, [about the] way we must go up & the cities we shall come [to.]

[I was] pleased [with this] & I took 12 men [from] you, 1 [from every] tribe. They turned & went into the mountain & came to the Valley of Eshcol & [examined] it. They took [some] of the fruit of the land in their hands, & brought it down to us.

They brought us word again & said, The Lord our God [has] given us good land, [still] we wouldn’t go up, but [you] rebelled against the commandment of the Lord your God.

You [complained] in your tents & said, The Lord has brought us out of the land of Egypt, to deliver us into the [hands] of the Amorites, to destroy us, because He [hates] us. [Why] shall we go up?

Our brethren have discouraged our [hearts,] saying, [There are many] people & [they are] taller than [us.] The cities are [big] & walled up to heaven. [Additionally,], we have seen the Anakims [a.k.a. giants] there. Then, I said to you, [Don’t be apprehensive or] afraid of them.

The Lord your God [Who goes] before you, shall fight for you, according to all He did for you in Egypt, before your eyes. And in the wilderness, where you [saw] how the Lord your God [carried] you in all the [ways] that you went, until you came into this place, [like] a man [carries] his son.

[Still] you didn’t believe the Lord your God [about] this. [The Lord God,] Who went before you, to [find] you a place to pitch your tents. [God was] in [the] fire at night & the cloud by day to show you [which] way you should go.

The Lord heard your voice & words & was [furious] & [swore an oath,] saying, Surely, not 1 of these men [from] this evil generation [shall] see the good land [that] I [swore] to give to your [forefathers.]

[Except] for Caleb, [Jephunneh’s] son, [who] shall see it. I will give to him & [his descendants] the land that he [walked on while examining the land,] because he [totally] followed the Lord.

Also, the Lord was angry with me for your sakes, saying, You shall not go in [there.] But Joshua, [Nun’s] son, [who] stands before you, shall go in [there.] Encourage him, for he shall cause Israel to inherit it.

[Additionally, the] little ones you said [would] be prey & your [young] children, may go in there [who] had no between good & evil, shall go in [there.] I will give it to them & they shall possess it.

As for you, turn around [now] & journey into the wilderness by way of the Red Sea. Then, you answered & said to me, We have sinned against the Lord. We will go up & fight, according to all the Lord our God commanded us.

When every man had [strapped] on his weapons of war, you were ready to go up the hill. The Lord said to me, [Tell] them, [Don’t] go up & [don’t] fight, for I am not among you; lest you be [defeated] before your enemies.

So, I [spoke] to you & you [wouldn’t listen,] but [you] rebelled against the [Lord’s command.] [You arrogantly went] up into the hill. The Amorites, [who live] in that mountain, came out against you & chased you, like bees do.

[They] destroyed you [from] Seir, even to Hormah. You returned & wept before the Lord, but the Lord wouldn’t [listen] to your voice, nor [lend His] ear to you. So, you [stayed] in Kadesh many days, according to the days that you [remained] there.