Numbers 27:12
10 And if he have no brethren, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his father’s brethren.
11 And if his father have no brethren, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his kinsman that is next to him of his family, and he shall possess it: and it shall be unto the children of Israel a statute of judgment, as the LORD commanded Moses.
And the LORD said unto Moses, Get thee up into this mount Abarim, and see the land which I have given unto the children of Israel.
13 And when thou hast seen it, thou also shalt be gathered unto thy people, as Aaron thy brother was gathered.
14 For ye rebelled against my commandment in the desert of Zin, in the strife of the congregation, to sanctify me at the water before their eyes: that is the water of Meribah in Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go up this mountain of the Abarim range and see the land that I have given the Israelites.
- KJV
- And the LORD said unto Moses, Get thee up into this mount Abarim, and see the land which I have given unto the children of Israel.
- WEB
- The LORD said to Moses, “Go up into this mountain of Abarim, and see the land which I have given to the children of Israel.
- ASV
- And Jehovah said unto Moses, Get thee up into this mountain of Abarim, and behold the land which I have given unto the children of Israel.
- DARBY
- And Jehovah said to Moses, Get thee up into this mount Abarim, and see the land that I have given unto the children of Israel.
- BLB
- And YHWH said to Moses, “Go up into this mountain of the Abarim, and see the land that I have given to the sons of Israel.
- ÅB
- Siden sa Herren til Moses: Stig opp på Abarim-fjellet her og se utover landet som jeg har gitt Israels barn!
- OTB
- Herren sa til Moses: “Gå opp på dette fjellet i Abarim-fjellkjeden og se landet jeg har gitt til israelittene.
- B1930
- Siden sa Herren til Moses: Stig op på Abarim-fjellet her og se utover landet som jeg har gitt Israels barn!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Deuteronomy 3:23–27
And I besought the LORD at that time, saying,
Read in contextDeuteronomy 34:1–4
And Moses went up from the plains of Moab unto the mountain of Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, that is over against Jericho. And the LORD shewed him all the land of Gilead, unto Dan,
Read in contextNumbers 33:47–48
And they removed from Almon-diblathaim, and pitched in the mountains of Abarim, before Nebo.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 32:48–52
And the LORD spake unto Moses that selfsame day, saying,
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