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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- Deuteronomy 31:14 Literally “are near your days to die”
- Deuteronomy 31:14 Or “meeting”
- Deuteronomy 31:14 Or “at”
- Deuteronomy 31:14 Or “meeting”
- Deuteronomy 31:16 Or “fathers”
- Deuteronomy 31:16 Hebrew “he”
- Deuteronomy 31:16 Literally “the gods of the foreigner/foreign person of the land”
- Deuteronomy 31:16 Literally “which he is going to”
- Deuteronomy 31:17 Literally “shall become my nose against it/him”
- Deuteronomy 31:17 Hebrew “he”
- Deuteronomy 31:17 Or “encounter”
- Deuteronomy 31:17 Hebrew “him”
- Deuteronomy 31:17 Hebrew “he”
- Deuteronomy 31:17 Hebrew “my” but represents all the people
- Deuteronomy 31:17 Hebrew “my”
- Deuteronomy 31:17 Or “encountered”
- Deuteronomy 31:17 Hebrew “me”
- Deuteronomy 31:18 Hebrew “he”
- Deuteronomy 31:18 Hebrew “he”
- Deuteronomy 31:19 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
- Deuteronomy 31:19 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
- Deuteronomy 31:20 Hebrew “him,” referring to the people
- Deuteronomy 31:20 Hebrew “his”
- Deuteronomy 31:20 Or “fathers”
- Deuteronomy 31:20 Literally “he will eat and he will be satisfied”
- Deuteronomy 31:20 Hebrew “he”
- Deuteronomy 31:20 Hebrew “he”
- Deuteronomy 31:20 Hebrew “he”
- Deuteronomy 31:21 Literally “And it shall happen”
- Deuteronomy 31:21 Hebrew “him”
- Deuteronomy 31:21 Hebrew “him”
- Deuteronomy 31:21 Hebrew “his offspring/descendant”
- Deuteronomy 31:21 Hebrew “his”
- Deuteronomy 31:21 Hebrew “he”
- Deuteronomy 31:21 Literally “the day”
- Deuteronomy 31:21 Hebrew “him”
- Deuteronomy 31:22 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
- Deuteronomy 31:23 That is, Yahweh
- Deuteronomy 31:23 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
Deuteronomy 31:14-23
New Living Translation
Israel’s Disobedience Predicted
14 Then the Lord said to Moses, “The time has come for you to die. Call Joshua and present yourselves at the Tabernacle,[a] so that I may commission him there.” So Moses and Joshua went and presented themselves at the Tabernacle. 15 And the Lord appeared to them in a pillar of cloud that stood at the entrance to the sacred tent.
16 The Lord said to Moses, “You are about to die and join your ancestors. After you are gone, these people will begin to worship foreign gods, the gods of the land where they are going. They will abandon me and break my covenant that I have made with them. 17 Then my anger will blaze forth against them. I will abandon them, hiding my face from them, and they will be devoured. Terrible trouble will come down on them, and on that day they will say, ‘These disasters have come down on us because God is no longer among us!’ 18 At that time I will hide my face from them on account of all the evil they commit by worshiping other gods.
19 “So write down the words of this song, and teach it to the people of Israel. Help them learn it, so it may serve as a witness for me against them. 20 For I will bring them into the land I swore to give their ancestors—a land flowing with milk and honey. There they will become prosperous, eat all the food they want, and become fat. But they will begin to worship other gods; they will despise me and break my covenant. 21 And when great disasters come down on them, this song will stand as evidence against them, for it will never be forgotten by their descendants. I know the intentions of these people, even now before they have entered the land I swore to give them.”
22 So that very day Moses wrote down the words of the song and taught it to the Israelites.
23 Then the Lord commissioned Joshua son of Nun with these words: “Be strong and courageous, for you must bring the people of Israel into the land I swore to give them. I will be with you.”
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