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Deuteronomy 4:22

Jordan

20 Yet the LORD has taken you and brought you out of the iron furnace, out of Egypt, to be the people of His inheritance, as you are today.

21 The LORD, however, was angry with me on account of you, and He swore that I would not cross the Jordan to enter the good land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance.

For I will not be crossing the Jordan, because I must die in this land. But you shall cross over and take possession of that good land.

23 Be careful that you do not forget the covenant of the LORD your God that He made with you; do not make an idol for yourselves in the form of anything He has forbidden you.

24 For the LORD your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
For I will not be crossing the Jordan, because I must die in this land. But you shall cross over and take possession of that good land.
KJV
But I must die in this land, I must not go over Jordan: but ye shall go over, and possess that good land.
WEB
but I must die in this land. I must not go over the Jordan, but you shall go over and possess that good land.
ASV
but I must die in this land, I must not go over the Jordan; but ye shall go over, and possess that good land.
DARBY
for I shall die in this land, I shall not go over the Jordan; but ye shall go over, and possess this good land.
BLB
but I must die in this land. I am not passing over the Jordan, and you⁺ shall pass over and possess this good land.
ÅB
For jeg må dø her i dette land, jeg kommer ikke over Jordan; men dere skal gå over den og ta dette gode land i eie.
OTB
Jeg skal bli i dette landet; jeg skal ikke krysse Jordan; men dere er i ferd med å krysse over og ta i eie det gode landet.
B1930
For jeg må dø her i dette land, jeg kommer ikke over Jordan; men I skal gå over den og ta dette gode land i eie.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Deuteronomy 3:25

    Please let me cross over and see the good land beyond the Jordan—that pleasant hill country as well as Lebanon!”

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  • Deuteronomy 3:27

    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.

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  • 2 Peter 1:13–15

    I think it is right to refresh your memory as long as I live in the tent of my body,

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  • Hebrews 12:6–10

    For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises every son He receives.”

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  • 1 Kings 13:21–22

    and the prophet cried out to the man of God who had come from Judah, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Because you have defied the word of the LORD and have not kept the commandment that the LORD your God gave you,

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  • Amos 3:2

    “Only you have I known from all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.”

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