Deuteronomy 32:52
in Deuteronomy 32Although you shall see from a distance the land that I am giving the Israelites, you shall not enter it.”
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
For thou shalt see the land before thee; but thou shalt not go thither into the land which I give the children of Israel.
KJV
Yet thou shalt see the land before thee; but thou shalt not go thither unto the land which I give the children of Israel.
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This verse in Deuteronomy 32
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThe record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Yet thou shalt see the land - And see it as the earnest of that better country, which is only seen with the eye of faith. What is death to him who has a believing prospect and a steadfast hope of eternal life?
Yet thou shalt see the land before thee,....
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
thou shalt see the land, but thou shalt not go thither-- (Nu 27:12). Notwithstanding so severe a disappointment, not a murmur of complaint escapes his lips. He is not only resigned but acquiescing; and in the near prospect of his death, he pours forth the feelings of his devout heart in sublime strains and eloquent blessings.
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Thou shalt see the land before thee - See Num 27:12, etc. How glorious to depart out of this life with God in his heart and heaven in his eye! his work, his great, unparalleled usefulness, ending only with his life.
The words behind it
15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| כִּ֥י | ki | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| מִנֶּ֖גֶד | mineged | from before | H5048 → | 151 times |
| תִּרְאֶ֣ה | tireh | you will see | H7200 → | 1300 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הָאָ֑רֶץ | haaretz | the land | H776 → | 2504 times |
| וְשָׁ֙מָּה֙ | veshamah | and there towards | H8033 → | 834 times |
| לֹ֣א | lo' | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| תָב֔וֹא | tavo' | you will go | H935 → | 2568 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | into | H413 → | 5510 times |
| הָאָ֕רֶץ | haaretz | the land | H776 → | 2504 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| אֲנִ֥י | ʾani | I | H589 → | 874 times |
| נֹתֵ֖ן | noten | [am] about to give | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| לִבְנֵ֥י | livnei | to [the] people | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פ | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
כִּ֥יfor
kiH3588 →4482 times
מִנֶּ֖גֶדfrom before
minegedH5048 →151 times
תִּרְאֶ֣הyou will see
tirehH7200 →1300 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הָאָ֑רֶץthe land
haaretzH776 →2504 times
וְשָׁ֙מָּה֙and there towards
veshamahH8033 →834 times
לֹ֣אnot
lo'H3808 →5168 times
תָב֔וֹאyou will go
tavo'H935 →2568 times
אֶל־into
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
הָאָ֕רֶץthe land
haaretzH776 →2504 times
אֲשֶׁר־which
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
אֲנִ֥יI
ʾaniH589 →874 times
נֹתֵ֖ן[am] about to give
notenH5414 →2011 times
לִבְנֵ֥יto [the] people
livneiH1121 →4930 times
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פIsrael
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
Hebrews 11:39These were all commended for their faith, yet they did not receive what was promised.
it leads to
- Luke 10:23–24
Then Jesus turned to the disciples and said privately, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see.
- Hebrews 11:13
All these people died in faith, without having received the things they were promised. However, they saw them and welcomed them from afar. And they acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the…
- Hebrews 11:2
This is why the ancients were commended.
- 1 Peter 1:12
It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, when they foretold the things now announced by those who preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from…
- Luke 10:23–24
Through
Hebrews 11:13All these people died in faith, without having received the things they were promised. However, they saw them and welcomed them from afar. And they acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the…
it leads to
- Genesis 23:4
“I am a foreigner and an outsider among you. Give me a burial site among you so that I can bury my dead.”
- Psalms 39:12
Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear to my cry for help; do not be deaf to my weeping. For I am a foreigner dwelling with You, a stranger like all my fathers.
- Hebrews 11:27
By faith Moses left Egypt, not fearing the king’s anger; he persevered because he saw Him who is invisible.
- 1 Peter 2:11
Beloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul.
- Genesis 23:4
Where this verse is studied
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About Deuteronomy
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament.