Translations
Modern
Hear, O Israel: Today you are about to cross the Jordan to go in and dispossess nations greater and stronger than you, with large cities fortified to the heavens.
Traditional
Hear, O Israel: Thou art to pass over Jordan this day, to go in to possess nations greater and mightier than thyself, cities great and fenced up to heaven,
Literal
Hear, O Israel! Today you are passing over the Jordan to go in to dispossess nations greater and mightier than yourself, cities great and fortified to the heavens,
Latin
Audi, Israël: tu transgredieris hodie Jordanem, ut possideas nationes maximas et fortiores te, civitates ingentes, et ad cælum usque muratas,
Original
Hebrew
English
Hear, O Israel: Today you are about to cross the Jordan to go in and dispossess nations greater and stronger than you, with large cities fortified to the heavens.
Notes
fortified to the heavens: This phrase shows that humans cannot break through these walls by themselves (Numbers 13:28). For Israel to succeed, God must guide them and fight for them (Deuteronomy 9:5).
Theme notes and profiles
People
Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes
Places
Jordan: A river and region, significant in Israel's history
Glossary
Anak, Anakim, Anakites Archaeology and the Bible Biblical Concept of Law Deuteronomy, Book of
Topics
Cities: Fortified Moses: Character of Faith of Obligation: A Motive of Obedience the River Jordan: Passage of Israel Over: Promised