Deuteronomy 9:1-6
Lexham English Bible
9 “Hear, Israel, you are about to cross the Jordan today to go to dispossess nations larger and more numerous than you, great cities fortified with high walls,[a] 2 a great and tall people, the sons of the Anakites, whom you know and of whom you have heard it said, ‘Who could stand before the sons of Anak?’ 3 You should know today[b] that Yahweh your God is the one crossing ahead of you[c] as a devouring fire; he will destroy them, and he will subdue them before you; so you will dispossess them, and you will destroy them quickly, just as[d] Yahweh promised[e] you.
4 “You shall not say to yourself[f] when Yahweh your God is driving them out[g] before you,[h] saying,[i] ‘Because of my righteousness Yahweh brought me to take possession of this land’; but because of the wickedness of these nations Yahweh is driving them out before you.[j] 5 It is not because of your righteousness and because of the uprightness of your heart that you are coming to take possession of their land, but because of the wickedness of these nations Yahweh your God is driving them before you,[k] and in order to confirm the promise[l] that Yahweh swore to your ancestors,[m] to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.
6 “So you should understand that it is not because of your righteousness that Yahweh your God is giving you this good land to take possession of it, because you are a stubborn people. [n]
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- Deuteronomy 9:1 Literally “in heaven/the sky”
- Deuteronomy 9:3 Literally “the day”
- Deuteronomy 9:3 Literally “to your faces”
- Deuteronomy 9:3 Literally “as that”
- Deuteronomy 9:3 Literally “spoke”
- Deuteronomy 9:4 Literally “in your heart”
- Deuteronomy 9:4 Literally “at the driving out of Yahweh, your God, them”
- Deuteronomy 9:4 Literally “from before your faces”
- Deuteronomy 9:4 Literally “to say”
- Deuteronomy 9:4 Literally “from your faces”
- Deuteronomy 9:5 Literally “from your faces”
- Deuteronomy 9:5 Literally “word”
- Deuteronomy 9:5 Or “fathers”
- Deuteronomy 9:6 Literally “a people stiff of neck you”
Deuteronomy 9:1-6
New King James Version
Israel’s Rebellions Reviewed(A)
9 “Hear, O Israel: You are to cross over the Jordan today, and go in to dispossess nations greater and mightier than yourself, cities great and fortified up to heaven, 2 a people great and tall, the (B)descendants of the Anakim, whom you know, and of whom you heard it said, ‘Who can stand before the descendants of Anak?’ 3 Therefore understand today that the Lord your God is He who (C)goes over before you as a (D)consuming fire. (E)He will destroy them and bring them down before you; (F)so you shall drive them out and destroy them quickly, as the Lord has said to you.
4 (G)“Do not think in your heart, after the Lord your God has cast them out before you, saying, ‘Because of my righteousness the Lord has brought me in to possess this land’; but it is (H)because of the wickedness of these nations that the Lord is driving them out from before you. 5 (I)It is not because of your righteousness or the uprightness of your heart that you go in to possess their land, but because of the wickedness of these nations that the Lord your God drives them out from before you, and that He may [a]fulfill the (J)word which the Lord swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. 6 Therefore understand that the Lord your God is not giving you this good land to possess because of your righteousness, for you are a (K)stiff-necked[b] people.
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- Deuteronomy 9:5 perform
- Deuteronomy 9:6 stubborn or rebellious
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