Deuteronomy 32:51
in Deuteronomy 32For at the waters of Meribah-kadesh in the Wilderness of Zin, both of you broke faith with Me among the Israelites by failing to treat Me as holy in their presence.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
because ye trespassed against me in the midst of the children of Israel at the waters of Meribah of Kadesh, in the wilderness of Zin; because ye sanctified me not in the midst of the children of Israel.
KJV
Because ye trespassed against me among the children of Israel at the waters of Meribah–Kadesh, in the wilderness of Zin; because ye sanctified me not in the midst of the children of Israel.
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This verse in Deuteronomy 32
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThe record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
A commentator
Augustine of HippoEXPLANATION OF THE PSALMS 106:26 · Written in the 5th century.
proposed
[Moses] touched the rock with his rod with doubt and thus distinguished this miracle from the rest, in which he had not doubted. He thus offended, thus deserved to hear that he should die without entering into the land of promise. For being disturbed by the murmurs of an unbelieving people, he did not hold fast that confidence which he ought to have held.
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Because ye trespassed - God reminds him of the sin he had committed long before. It is good for the holiest of men to die repenting, even of their early sins.
Because ye trespassed against me among the children of Israel,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
Ye trespassed against me - at the waters of Meribah - See the note on Num 20:12.
The words behind it
20 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| עַל֩ | ʾal | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ʾasher | that | H834 → | 5497 times |
| מְעַלְתֶּ֜ם | mealtem | you acted unfaithfully | H4603 → | |
| בִּ֗י | bi | against <the> me | ||
| בְּתוֹךְ֙ | betokh | in among | H8432 → | 418 times |
| בְּנֵ֣י | benei | [the] people of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| בְּמֵֽי־ | bemei- | at [the] waters of | H4325 → | 581 times |
| מְרִיבַ֥ת | merivat | Meribah | H4809 → | |
| קָדֵ֖שׁ | kadesh | Kadesh | H6946 → | |
| מִדְבַּר־ | midbar- | [the] wilderness of | H4057 → | 270 times |
| צִ֑ן | tzin | Zin | H6790 → | |
| עַ֣ל | ʾal | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֤ר | ʾasher | that | H834 → | 5497 times |
| לֹֽא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| קִדַּשְׁתֶּם֙ | kidashtem | you honored as holy | H6942 → | 171 times |
| אוֹתִ֔י | ʾoti | <obj.> me | H853 → | 10935 times |
| בְּת֖וֹךְ | betokh | in among | H8432 → | 418 times |
| בְּנֵ֥י | benei | [the] people of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
עַל֩on
ʾalH5921 →5755 times
אֲשֶׁ֨רthat
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
מְעַלְתֶּ֜םyou acted unfaithfully
mealtemH4603 →
בִּ֗יagainst <the> me
bi
בְּתוֹךְ֙in among
betokhH8432 →418 times
בְּנֵ֣י[the] people of
beneiH1121 →4930 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
בְּמֵֽי־at [the] waters of
bemei-H4325 →581 times
מְרִיבַ֥תMeribah
merivatH4809 →
קָדֵ֖שׁKadesh
kadeshH6946 →
מִדְבַּר־[the] wilderness of
midbar-H4057 →270 times
צִ֑ןZin
tzinH6790 →
עַ֣לon
ʾalH5921 →5755 times
אֲשֶׁ֤רthat
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
לֹֽא־not
lo'-H3808 →5168 times
קִדַּשְׁתֶּם֙you honored as holy
kidashtemH6942 →171 times
אוֹתִ֔י<obj.> me
ʾotiH853 →10935 times
בְּת֖וֹךְin among
betokhH8432 →418 times
בְּנֵ֥י[the] people of
beneiH1121 →4930 times
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Numbers 27:14for when the congregation contended in the Wilderness of Zin, both of you rebelled against My command to show My holiness in their sight regarding the waters.” Those were the waters of Meribah in…
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 1:37
The LORD was also angry with me on your account, and He said, “Not even you shall enter the land.
- Exodus 17:7
He named the place Massah and Meribah because the Israelites quarreled, and because they tested the LORD, saying, “Is the LORD among us or not?”
- Numbers 20:8–13
“Take the staff and assemble the congregation. You and your brother Aaron are to speak to the rock while they watch, and it will pour out its water. You will bring out water from…
- Deuteronomy 32:51–52
For at the waters of Meribah-kadesh in the Wilderness of Zin, both of you broke faith with Me among the Israelites by failing to treat Me as holy in their presence.
- Psalms 106:32–33
At the waters of Meribah they angered the LORD, and trouble came to Moses because of them.
- Deuteronomy 1:37
Through
Numbers 20:24“Aaron will be gathered to his people; he will not enter the land that I have given the Israelites, because both of you rebelled against My command at the waters of Meribah.
it leads to
- Genesis 25:8
And at a ripe old age he breathed his last and died, old and contented, and was gathered to his people.
- Deuteronomy 32:50
And there on the mountain that you climb, you will die and be gathered to your people, just as your brother Aaron died on Mount Hor and was gathered to his people.
- 2 Chronicles 34:28
‘Now I will indeed gather you to your fathers, and you will be gathered to your grave in peace. Your eyes will not see all the calamity that I will bring on this place…
- Genesis 25:8
Where this verse is studied
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About Deuteronomy
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Augustine of Hippo, EXPLANATION OF THE PSALMS 106:26; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament.