Deuteronomy 4:44-49
Lexham English Bible
44 Now this is the law[a] that Moses set before[b] the Israelites;[c] 45 these are the legal provisions and the rules and the regulations that Moses spoke to the Israelites[d] when they left Egypt,[e] 46 beyond the Jordan in the valley opposite Beth Peor in the land of Sihon the king of the Amorites,[f] who was reigning in Heshbon and whom Moses and the Israelites[g] defeated when they came out of Egypt.[h] 47 And so they took possession of his land and the land of Og king of Bashan, the two kings of the Amorites[i] who were beyond the Jordan, eastward,[j] 48 from Aroer, which is on the bank of the wadi[k] of Arnon and as far as Mount Sirion; that is, Hermon, 49 and all of the Arabah[l] beyond the Jordan, eastward, and as far as the Sea of the Arabah[m] under the slopes of Pisgah.
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- Deuteronomy 4:44 Hebrew “the torah” = teaching, instruction, law
- Deuteronomy 4:44 Literally “before the faces of”
- Deuteronomy 4:44 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
- Deuteronomy 4:45 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
- Deuteronomy 4:45 Literally “at their going out from Egypt”
- Deuteronomy 4:46 Hebrew “Amorite”
- Deuteronomy 4:46 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
- Deuteronomy 4:46 Literally “at their going out from Egypt”
- Deuteronomy 4:47 Hebrew “Amorite”
- Deuteronomy 4:47 Literally “toward the rising of the sun”
- Deuteronomy 4:48 A valley that is dry most of the year, but contains a stream during the rainy season
- Deuteronomy 4:49 Or “valley” in this instance
- Deuteronomy 4:49 Commonly known today as the Dead Sea
Deuteronomy 4:44-49
New English Translation
The Setting and Introduction of the Covenant
44 This is the law that Moses set before the Israelites.[a] 45 These are the stipulations, statutes, and ordinances that Moses spoke to the Israelites after he had brought them out of Egypt, 46 in the Transjordan, in the valley opposite Beth Peor, in the land of King Sihon of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon. (It is he whom Moses and the Israelites attacked after they came out of Egypt. 47 They possessed his land and that of King Og of Bashan—both of whom were Amorite kings in the Transjordan, to the east. 48 Their territory extended[b] from Aroer at the edge of the Arnon valley as far as Mount Siyon[c]—that is, Hermon— 49 including all the rift valley of the Transjordan in the east to the sea of the rift valley,[d] beneath the slopes[e] of Pisgah.)
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- Deuteronomy 4:44 tn Heb “the sons of Israel” (likewise in the following verse).
- Deuteronomy 4:48 tn The words “their territory extended” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons. In the Hebrew text vv. 47-49 are all one sentence, but for the sake of English style and readability the translation divides the text into two sentences.
- Deuteronomy 4:48 sn Mount Siyon (the Hebrew name is שִׂיאֹן [siʾon], not to be confused with Zion [צִיּוֹן, tsiyyon]) is another name for Mount Hermon, also called Sirion and Senir (cf. Deut 3:9).
- Deuteronomy 4:49 sn The sea of the rift valley refers to the Dead Sea, also known as the Salt Sea in OT times (cf. Deut 3:17).
- Deuteronomy 4:49 sn The “slopes” refer to the ascent from the rift valley up to the plains in the east. The slopes of Pisgah are across from the northern tip of the Dead Sea.
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