These be the words which Moses
spake
unto all Israel
on this side
Jordan
in the wilderness
, in the plain
over against
the Red
sea , between Paran
, and Tophel
, and Laban
, and Hazeroth
, and Dizahab
.
( There are eleven days
' journey from Horeb
by the way
of mount
Seir
unto Kadeshbarnea
.)
And it came to pass in the fortieth year
, in the eleventh
month
, on the first
day of the month
, that Moses
spake
unto the children
of Israel
, according unto all that the LORD
had given him in commandment
unto them;
After he had slain
Sihon
the king
of the Amorites
, which dwelt
in Heshbon
, and Og
the king
of Bashan
, which dwelt
at Astaroth
in Edrei
:
On this side Jordan
, in the land
of Moab
, began
Moses
to declare
this law
, saying
,
The LORD our God
spake
unto us in Horeb
, saying
, Ye have dwelt
long enough
in this mount
:
Turn you, and take your journey
, and go
to the mount
of the Amorites
, and unto all the places nigh
thereunto, in the plain
, in the hills
, and in the vale
, and in the south
, and by the sea
side
, to the land
of the Canaanites
, and unto Lebanon
, unto the great
river
, the river
Euphrates
.
Behold, I have set
the land
before
you: go
in and possess
the land
which the LORD
sware
unto your fathers
, Abraham
, Isaac
, and Jacob
, to give
unto them and to their seed
after
them.
And I spake unto you at that time
, saying
, I am not able
to bear
you myself alone
:
The LORD your God
hath multiplied
you, and, behold, ye are this day
as the stars
of heaven
for multitude
.
(The LORD God
of your fathers
make you a thousand
times
so many more as
ye are , and bless
you, as he hath promised
you!)
How can I myself alone bear
your cumbrance
, and your burden
, and your strife
?
Take you wise
men
, and understanding
, and known
among your tribes
, and I will make
them rulers
over you.
And ye answered me, and said
, The thing
which thou hast spoken
is good
for us to do
.
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
.
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.
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.
And I commanded you at that time
all the things
which ye should do
.
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 Kadeshbarnea
.
And I said unto you, Ye are come
unto the mountain
of the Amorites
, which the LORD
our God
doth give
unto us.
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
.
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
.
And the saying pleased me well
: and I took
twelve
men
of you, one
of a tribe
:
And they turned and went up
into the mountain
, and came
unto the valley
of Eshcol
, and searched it out
.
And they took of the fruit
of the land
in their hands
, and brought it down
unto us, and brought
us word
again
, and said
, It is a good
land
which the LORD
our God
doth give
us.
Notwithstanding ye would not go up
, but rebelled
against the commandment
of the LORD
your God
:
And ye murmured in your tents
, and said
, Because the LORD
hated
us, he hath brought us forth
out of the land
of Egypt
, to deliver
us into the hand
of the Amorites
, to destroy
us.
Whither shall we go up? our brethren
have discouraged
our heart
, saying
, The people
is greater
and taller
than we; the cities
are great
and walled up
to heaven
; and moreover we have seen
the sons
of the Anakims
there.
Then I said unto you, Dread
not, neither be afraid
of them.
The LORD your God
which goeth
before
you, he shall fight
for you, according to all that he did
for you in Egypt
before your eyes
;
And in the wilderness, where thou hast seen
how that the LORD
thy God
bare
thee, as a man
doth bear
his son
, in all the way
that ye went
, until ye came
into this place
.
Yet in this thing ye did not believe
the LORD
your God
,
Who went in the way
before
you, to search you out
a place
to pitch your tents
in , in fire
by night
, to shew
you by what way
ye should go
, and in a cloud
by day
.
And the LORD heard
the voice
of your words
, and was wroth
, and sware
, saying
,
Surely there shall not one of these men
of this evil
generation
see
that good
land
, which I sware
to give
unto your fathers
,
Save Caleb
the son
of Jephunneh
; he shall see
it, and to him will I give
the land
that
he hath trodden upon
, and to his children
, because he hath wholly
followed
the LORD
.
Also the LORD was angry
with me for your sakes
, saying
, Thou also shalt not go
in thither
.
But Joshua the son
of Nun
, which standeth
before
thee, he shall go in
thither: encourage
him: for he shall cause Israel
to inherit
it.
Moreover your little ones, which ye said
should be a prey
, and your children
, which in that day
had no knowledge
between good
and evil
, they shall go in
thither, and unto them will I give
it, and they shall possess
it.
But as for you, turn you, and take your journey
into the wilderness
by the way
of the Red
sea
.
Then ye answered and said
unto me, We have sinned
against the LORD
, we will go up
and fight
, according to all that the LORD
our God
commanded
us. And when ye had girded
on every man
his weapons
of war
, ye were ready
to go up
into the hill
.
And the LORD said
unto me, Say
unto them, Go not up
, neither fight
; for I am not among
you; lest ye be smitten
before
your enemies
.
So I spake unto you; and ye would not hear
, but rebelled
against the commandment
of the LORD
, and went
presumptuously
up
into the hill
.
And the Amorites, which dwelt
in that mountain
, came out
against
you, and chased
you, as bees
do
, and destroyed
you in Seir
, even unto Hormah
.
And ye returned and wept
before
the LORD
; but the LORD
would not hearken
to your voice
, nor give ear
unto you.
So ye abode in Kadesh
many
days
, according unto the days
that ye abode
there .