Deuteronomy 3:12-4:14

New King James Version

The Land East of the Jordan Divided^(A)

¹² “And this ^(B)land, which we possessed at that time, ^(C)from Aroer, which is by the River Arnon, and half the mountains of Gilead and ^(D)its cities, I gave to the Reubenites and the Gadites. ^13 (E)The rest of Gilead, and all Bashan, the kingdom of Og, I gave to half the tribe of Manasseh. (All the region of Argob, with all Bashan, was called the land of the ^[a]giants. ^14 (F)Jair the son of Manasseh took all the region of Argob, ^(G)as far as the border of the Geshurites and the Maachathites, and ^(H)called Bashan after his own name, ^[b]Havoth Jair, to this day.)

¹⁵ “Also I gave ^(I)Gilead to Machir. ¹⁶ And to the Reubenites ^(J)and the Gadites I gave from Gilead as far as the River Arnon, the middle of the river as the border, as far as the River Jabbok, ^(K)the border of the people of Ammon; ¹⁷ the plain also, with the Jordan as the border, from Chinnereth ^(L)as far as the east side of the Sea of the Arabah ^(M)(the Salt Sea), below the slopes of Pisgah.

¹⁸ “Then I commanded you at that time, saying: ‘The Lord your God has given you this land to possess. ^(N)All you men of valor shall cross over armed before your brethren, the children of Israel. ¹⁹ But your wives, your little ones, and your livestock (I know that you have much livestock) shall stay in your cities which I have given you, ²⁰ until the Lord has given ^(O)rest to your brethren as to you, and they also possess the land which the Lord your God is giving them beyond the Jordan. Then each of you may ^(P)return to his possession which I have given you.’

²¹ “And ^(Q)I commanded Joshua at that time, saying, ‘Your eyes have seen all that the Lord your God has done to these two kings; so will the Lord do to all the kingdoms through which you pass. ²² You must not fear them, for ^(R)the Lord your God Himself fights for you.’

Moses Forbidden to Enter the Land

²³ “Then ^(S)I pleaded with the Lord at that time, saying: ²⁴ ‘O Lord God, You have begun to show Your servant ^(T)Your greatness and Your ^[c]mighty hand, for ^(U)what god is there in heaven or on earth who can do anything like Your works and Your mighty deeds? ²⁵ I pray, let me cross over and see ^(V)the good land beyond the Jordan, those pleasant mountains, and Lebanon.’

²⁶ “But the Lord ^(W)was angry with me on your account, and would not listen to me. So the Lord said to me: ‘Enough of that! Speak no more to Me of this matter. ^27 (X)Go up to the top of Pisgah, and lift your eyes toward the west, the north, the south, and the east; behold it with your eyes, for you shall not cross over this Jordan. ²⁸ But ^(Y)command^[d] Joshua, and encourage him and strengthen him; for he shall go over before this people, and he shall cause them to inherit the land which you will see.’

²⁹ “So we stayed in ^(Z)the valley opposite Beth Peor.

Moses Commands Obedience

4 “Now, O Israel, listen to ^(AA)the statutes and the judgments which I teach you to observe, that you may live, and go in and ^[e]possess the land which the Lord God of your fathers is giving you. ^2 (AB)You shall not add to the word which I command you, nor take from it, that you may keep the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you. ³ Your eyes have seen what the Lord did at ^(AC)Baal Peor; for the Lord your God has destroyed from among you all the men who followed Baal of Peor. ⁴ But you who held fast to the Lord your God are alive today, every one of you.

⁵ “Surely I have taught you statutes and judgments, just as the Lord my God commanded me, that you should act according to them in the land which you go to possess. ⁶ Therefore be careful to observe them; for this is ^(AD)your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples who will hear all these statutes, and say, ‘Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.’

⁷ “For ^(AE)what great nation is there that has ^(AF)God^[f] so near to it, as the Lord our God is to us, for whatever reason we may call upon Him? ⁸ And what great nation is there that has such statutes and righteous judgments as are in all this law which I set before you this day? ⁹ Only take heed to yourself, and diligently ^(AG)keep yourself, lest you ^(AH)forget the things your eyes have seen, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life. And ^(AI)teach them to your children and your grandchildren, ¹⁰ especially concerning ^(AJ)the day you stood before the Lord your God in Horeb, when the Lord said to me, ‘Gather the people to Me, and I will let them hear My words, that they may learn to fear Me all the days they live on the earth, and that they may teach their children.’

¹¹ “Then you came near and stood at the foot of the mountain, and the mountain burned with fire to the midst of heaven, with darkness, cloud, and thick darkness. ^12 (AK)And the Lord spoke to you out of the midst of the fire. You heard the sound of the words, but saw no ^[g]form; ^(AL)you only heard a voice. ^13 (AM)So He declared to you His covenant which He commanded you to perform, ^(AN)the Ten Commandments; and ^(AO)He wrote them on two tablets of stone. ¹⁴ And ^(AP)the Lord commanded me at that time to teach you statutes and judgments, that you might ^[h]observe them in the land which you cross over to possess.