Deuteronomy 3:23
21 And I commanded Joshua at that time, saying, Thine eyes have seen all that the LORD your God hath done unto these two kings: so shall the LORD do unto all the kingdoms whither thou passest.
22 Ye shall not fear them: for the LORD your God he shall fight for you.
And I besought the LORD at that time, saying,
24 O Lord GOD, thou hast begun to shew thy servant thy greatness, and thy mighty hand: for what God is there in heaven or in earth, that can do according to thy works, and according to thy might?
25 I pray thee, let me go over, and see the good land that is beyond Jordan, that goodly mountain, and Lebanon.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- At that time I also pleaded with the LORD:
- KJV
- And I besought the LORD at that time, saying,
- WEB
- I begged GOD at that time, saying,
- ASV
- And I besought Jehovah at that time, saying,
- DARBY
- And I besought Jehovah at that time, saying,
- BLB
- And I pleaded with YHWH at that time, saying,
- ÅB
- For jeg bønnfalt dengang Herren og sa:
- OTB
- På den tiden søkte jeg inderlig Herren:
- B1930
- For jeg bønnfalt dengang Herren og sa:
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Corinthians 12:8–9
For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me.
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