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Moses Pleads to Cross the Jordan

23 “I also pleaded with Yahweh at that time, saying, 24 ‘O Lord Yahweh, You have begun to show Your slave (A)Your greatness and Your strong hand; for what (B)god is there in heaven or on earth who can do such works and mighty acts as Yours? 25 Let me, I pray, cross over and see the (C)good land that is beyond the Jordan, [a]that good hill country and Lebanon.’ 26 But (D)Yahweh was angry with me on your account and would not listen to me; and Yahweh said to me, ‘[b]Enough! Speak to Me no more of this matter. 27 Go up to the top of (E)Pisgah and lift up your eyes to the west and north and south and east, and see it with your eyes, (F)for you shall not cross over this Jordan. 28 (G)But command Joshua and strengthen him and encourage him, (H)for he shall go across [c]at the head of this people, and he will cause them to inherit the land which you will see.’ 29 So we remained in the valley opposite (I)Beth-peor.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 3:25 Lit this
  2. Deuteronomy 3:26 Lit Enough for you
  3. Deuteronomy 3:28 Lit before this people

23 “At that time I pleaded with the Lord and said, 24 ‘O Sovereign Lord, you have only begun to show your greatness and the strength of your hand to me, your servant. Is there any god in heaven or on earth who can perform such great and mighty deeds as you do? 25 Please let me cross the Jordan to see the wonderful land on the other side, the beautiful hill country and the Lebanon mountains.’

26 “But the Lord was angry with me because of you, and he would not listen to me. ‘That’s enough!’ he declared. ‘Speak of it no more. 27 But go up to Pisgah Peak, and look over the land in every direction. Take a good look, but you may not cross the Jordan River. 28 Instead, commission Joshua and encourage and strengthen him, for he will lead the people across the Jordan. He will give them all the land you now see before you as their possession.’ 29 So we stayed in the valley near Beth-peor.

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