East of the Jordan in the territory of Moab,(A) Moses began to expound this law, saying:

The Lord our God said to us(B) at Horeb,(C) “You have stayed long enough(D) at this mountain. Break camp and advance into the hill country of the Amorites;(E) go to all the neighboring peoples in the Arabah,(F) in the mountains, in the western foothills, in the Negev(G) and along the coast, to the land of the Canaanites(H) and to Lebanon,(I) as far as the great river, the Euphrates.(J) See, I have given you this land(K).(L) Go in and take possession of the land the Lord swore(M) he would give to your fathers—to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob—and to their descendants after them.”

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On this side of the Jordan in the land of Moab, Moses began to explain this law, saying, “The Lord our God spoke to us (A)in Horeb, saying: ‘You have dwelt long (B)enough at this mountain. Turn and take your journey, and go to the mountains of the Amorites, to all the neighboring places in the [a]plain, in the mountains and in the lowland, in the South and on the seacoast, to the land of the Canaanites and to Lebanon, as far as the great river, the River Euphrates. See, I have set the land before you; go in and possess the land which the Lord [b]swore to your fathers—to (C)Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—to give to them and their descendants after them.’

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 1:7 Heb. arabah
  2. Deuteronomy 1:8 promised