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Deuteronomy 1

Deuteronomy 1:45

The Defeat at Hormah · Deuteronomy 1:41–46
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Translations

Modern
And you returned and wept before the LORD, but He would not listen to your voice or give ear to you.
Traditional
And ye returned and wept before the Lord; but the Lord would not hearken to your voice, nor give ear unto you.
Literal
And you returned and you wept before the face of YHWH; YHWH would not listen to your voice, nor give ear to you.
Latin
Cumque reversi ploraretis coram Domino, non audivit vos, nec voci vestræ voluit acquiescere.

Original

Hebrew
English
And you returned and wept before the LORD, but He would not listen to your voice or give ear to you.

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

Numbers 14:40–45

Glossary

Anak, Anakim, Anakites Archaeology and the Bible Deuteronomy, Book of

Topics

Israel: Reaction, and Their Purpose to Enter the Land; are Defeated by the Amalekites Prayer of the Israelites, when Attacked by the Amorites Wicked (People): Prayer of