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Deuteronomy 1:3
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Deuteronomy 1:3
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3 However, it was not until[a] the first day of the eleventh month[b] of the fortieth year[c] that Moses addressed the Israelites just as[d] the Lord had instructed him to do.
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- Deuteronomy 1:3 tn Heb “in” or “on.” Here there is a contrast between the ordinary time of eleven days (v. 2) and the actual time of forty years, so “not until” brings out that vast disparity.
- Deuteronomy 1:3 sn The eleventh month is Shebat in the Hebrew calendar, January/February in the modern (Gregorian) calendar.
- Deuteronomy 1:3 sn The fortieth year would be 1406 b.c. according to the “early” date of the exodus. See E. H. Merrill, Kingdom of Priests, 66-75.
- Deuteronomy 1:3 tn Heb “according to all which.”
Deuteronomy 1:4
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Deuteronomy 1:4
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4 This took place after the defeat[a] of King Sihon[b] of the Amorites, whose capital was[c] in Heshbon,[d] and King Og of Bashan, whose capital was[e] in Ashtaroth,[f] specifically in Edrei.[g]
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- Deuteronomy 1:4 tn Heb “when he struck [or “smote”].”
- Deuteronomy 1:4 sn See Deut 2:26-3:22.
- Deuteronomy 1:4 tn Heb “who lived.”
- Deuteronomy 1:4 sn Heshbon is probably modern Tell Hesban, about 7.5 mi (12 km) south southwest of Amman, Jordan.
- Deuteronomy 1:4 tn Heb “who lived.”
- Deuteronomy 1:4 sn Ashtaroth is probably Tell ʿAshtarah, about 22 mi (35 km) due east of the Sea of Galilee.
- Deuteronomy 1:4 sn Edrei is probably modern Derʿa, 60 mi (95 km) south of Damascus (see Num 21:33; Josh 12:4; 13:12, 31).
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