Keraia
Deuteronomy 3

Deuteronomy 3:27

Moses Forbidden to Cross the Jordan · Deuteronomy 3:23–29
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Translations

Modern
Go to the top of Pisgah and look to the west and north and south and east. See the land with your own eyes, for you will not cross this Jordan.
Traditional
Get thee up into the top of Pisgah, and lift up thine eyes westward, and northward, and southward, and eastward, and behold it with thine eyes: for thou shalt not go over this Jordan.
Literal
Go up to the top of Pisgah and lift up your eyes toward the west, and the north, and the south, and the east, and look with your eyes. For you shall not pass over this Jordan.
Latin
Ascende cacumen Phasgæ, et oculos tuos circumfer ad occidentem, et ad aquilonem, austrumque et orientem, et aspice; nec enim transibis Jordanem istum.

Original

Hebrew
English
Go to the top of Pisgah and look to the west and north and south and east. See the land with your own eyes, for you will not cross this Jordan.

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 27:12–17

Places

Jordan: A river and region, significant in Israel's history Pisgah: A mountain range in Moab, east of the Jordan

Glossary

Archaeology and the Bible Deuteronomy, Book of Mount Pisgah Numbers, Book of Tribe of Dan

Topics

Moses: Not Permitted to Enter Canaan, but Views the Land from Atop Mount Pisgah Pisgah: Moses Views Palestine From Prayer: Moses Asked to be Permitted to Cross the Jordan River Prayer: when Moses Prayed to See Canaan, the Promised Land the River Jordan: Moses not Allowed to Cross