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Deuteronomy 1

Deuteronomy 1:11

Moses Appoints Leaders · Deuteronomy 1:9–18
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Translations

Modern
May the LORD, the God of your fathers, increase you a thousand times over and bless you as He has promised.
Traditional
(The Lord God of your fathers make you a thousand times so many more as ye are, and bless you, as he hath promised you!)
Literal
May YHWH, God of your fathers, add to you as a thousand times, and bless you as He has promised to you.
Latin
(Dominus Deus patrum vestrorum addat ad hunc numerum multa millia, et benedicat vobis sicut locutus est.)

Original

Hebrew
English
May the LORD, the God of your fathers, increase you a thousand times over and bless you as He has promised.

Notes

Deuteronomy 1:6–4:40

Secular treaties (formal agreements between nations) often included a section about the past relationship between the two partners. This section reviewed what had happened before the agreement.

In this case, the purpose was to review Israel’s successes and failures since the exodus from Egypt. It reminded the people that God had kept his word, even when they did not obey him.

To prepare the Israelites for life in Canaan, Moses reminded them about life in Egypt, their 40 years of wandering in the wilderness, and their past mistakes. He warned them to obey God's covenant. He assured them that God's grace would follow them as they learned to trust and obey the Lord.

Parallels

Exodus 18:13–27

Glossary

Archaeology and the Bible Deuteronomy, Book of Hill Country of the Amorites Judge

Topics

Blessing: Temporal, Prayer For Courts of Justice: Inferior Court: Judges of, Appointed by the Governor Government: Mosaic: Administrative and Judicial System Increase Israel: At the Suggestion of Jethro, Moses' Father-In-Law, They Organize a System of Government Journey of Israel Through The Desert: To Mount Sinai: Judges Appointed Moses: Benedictions of Upon the People Moses: Institutes a System of Government The Promises of God: Subjects of Blessing