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Deuteronomy 31:14-23
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Israel Will Fall Away

14 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Behold, [a](A)the time for you to die is near; call Joshua and present yourselves at the tent of meeting, and I will commission him.” (B)So Moses and Joshua went and presented themselves at the tent of meeting. 15 (C)And the Lord appeared in the tent in a pillar of cloud, and the pillar of cloud stood at the entrance of the tent. 16 The Lord said to Moses, “Behold, (D)you are about to [b]lie down with your fathers; and (E)this people will arise and play the prostitute with the foreign gods of the land into the midst of which they are going, and (F)they will abandon Me and break My covenant which I have made with them. 17 (G)Then My anger will be kindled against them on that day, and (H)I will abandon them and (I)hide My face from them, and they will be consumed, and many evils and troubles will find them; so they will say on that day, ‘(J)Is it not because our God is not among us that these evils have found us?’ 18 But I will assuredly hide My face on that day because of all the evil that they will have done, for they will have turned away to other gods.

19 “Now then, (K)write this song for yourselves, and teach it to the sons of Israel; put it [c]on their lips, so that this song may be a witness for Me against the sons of Israel. 20 (L)For when I bring them into the land flowing with milk and honey, which I swore to their fathers, and they eat and are satisfied and (M)become [d]prosperous, then they will turn to other gods and serve them, and spurn Me and break My covenant. 21 Then it will come about, (N)when many evils and troubles find them, that this song will testify before them as a witness (for it shall not be forgotten from the mouth of their [e]descendants); for (O)I know their inclination which they are [f]developing today, before I bring them into the land which I swore.” 22 (P)So Moses wrote down this song on the same day, and taught it to the sons of Israel.

Joshua Is Commissioned

23 (Q)Then He commissioned Joshua the son of Nun, and said, “(R)Be strong and courageous, for you will bring the sons of Israel into the land which I swore to them, and (S)I will be with you.”

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 31:14 Lit your days to die are
  2. Deuteronomy 31:16 I.e., die
  3. Deuteronomy 31:19 Lit in their mouths
  4. Deuteronomy 31:20 Lit fat
  5. Deuteronomy 31:21 Lit seed
  6. Deuteronomy 31:21 Lit making
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Deuteronomy 31:14-23
Lexham English Bible

14 Then Yahweh said to Moses, “Look, you are about to die;[a] call Joshua and present yourselves in the tent of assembly,[b] so that I may instruct him.” So Moses and Joshua went and presented themselves in[c] the tent of assembly.[d] 15 And Yahweh appeared in the tent in a column of cloud, and the column of the cloud stood at the entrance of the tent. 16 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Look, you are about to lie down with your ancestors,[e] and this people will arise and they[f] will play the prostitute after the foreign gods[g] of the land to which they are going.[h] 17 And my anger shall flare up against them[i] on that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide my face from them, and they[j] shall become as prey, and disasters and troubles shall find[k] them,[l] and they[m] shall say on that day, ‘Is it not because our[n] God is not in our[o] midst that these disasters have found[p] us?’[q] 18 But I will certainly hide my face on that day, because of all of the evil that they[r] did because they[s] turned to other gods.

19 “And so then write this song for yourselves and teach it to the Israelites;[t] put it in their mouth, so that this song may be for me as a witness against the Israelites.[u] 20 For when I bring them[v] into the land that I swore to their[w] ancestors,[x] a land flowing with milk and honey, they will eat their fill,[y] and they[z] will become fat, and then they[aa] will turn to other gods, and they will serve them, and they will spurn me, and they[ab] will break my covenant. 21 And then[ac] many disasters and troubles will come upon them,[ad] and this song will give evidence before them[ae] as a witness, because it will not be forgotten from out of the mouth of their descendants,[af] for I know their[ag] inclination that they[ah] are having today[ai] before I have brought them[aj] into the land that I swore.” 22 And Moses wrote this song on that day and taught it to the Israelites.[ak]

23 Then he[al] told Joshua the son of Nun, and said to him, “Be strong and be courageous, for you shall bring the Israelites[am] into the land that I swore to them, and I will be with you.”

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 31:14 Literally “are near your days to die”
  2. Deuteronomy 31:14 Or “meeting”
  3. Deuteronomy 31:14 Or “at”
  4. Deuteronomy 31:14 Or “meeting”
  5. Deuteronomy 31:16 Or “fathers”
  6. Deuteronomy 31:16 Hebrew “he”
  7. Deuteronomy 31:16 Literally “the gods of the foreigner/foreign person of the land”
  8. Deuteronomy 31:16 Literally “which he is going to”
  9. Deuteronomy 31:17 Literally “shall become my nose against it/him”
  10. Deuteronomy 31:17 Hebrew “he”
  11. Deuteronomy 31:17 Or “encounter”
  12. Deuteronomy 31:17 Hebrew “him”
  13. Deuteronomy 31:17 Hebrew “he”
  14. Deuteronomy 31:17 Hebrew “my” but represents all the people
  15. Deuteronomy 31:17 Hebrew “my”
  16. Deuteronomy 31:17 Or “encountered”
  17. Deuteronomy 31:17 Hebrew “me”
  18. Deuteronomy 31:18 Hebrew “he”
  19. Deuteronomy 31:18 Hebrew “he”
  20. Deuteronomy 31:19 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
  21. Deuteronomy 31:19 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
  22. Deuteronomy 31:20 Hebrew “him,” referring to the people
  23. Deuteronomy 31:20 Hebrew “his”
  24. Deuteronomy 31:20 Or “fathers”
  25. Deuteronomy 31:20 Literally “he will eat and he will be satisfied”
  26. Deuteronomy 31:20 Hebrew “he”
  27. Deuteronomy 31:20 Hebrew “he”
  28. Deuteronomy 31:20 Hebrew “he”
  29. Deuteronomy 31:21 Literally “And it shall happen”
  30. Deuteronomy 31:21 Hebrew “him”
  31. Deuteronomy 31:21 Hebrew “him”
  32. Deuteronomy 31:21 Hebrew “his offspring/descendant”
  33. Deuteronomy 31:21 Hebrew “his”
  34. Deuteronomy 31:21 Hebrew “he”
  35. Deuteronomy 31:21 Literally “the day”
  36. Deuteronomy 31:21 Hebrew “him”
  37. Deuteronomy 31:22 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
  38. Deuteronomy 31:23 That is, Yahweh
  39. Deuteronomy 31:23 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
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