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Deuteronomy 9:28

in Deuteronomy 9

Otherwise, those in the land from which You brought us out will say, ‘Because the LORD was not able to bring them into the land He had promised them, and because He hated them, He has brought them out to kill them in the wilderness.’

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

lest the land whence thou broughtest us out say, Because Jehovah was not able to bring them into the land which he promised unto them, and because he hated them, he hath brought them out to slay them in the wilderness.

KJV

Lest the land whence thou broughtest us out say, Because the Lord was not able to bring them into the land which he promised them, and because he hated them, he hath brought them out to slay them in the wilderness.

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This verse in Deuteronomy 9

Commentary

4 notes on this verse

This site's exposition

Lest the land whence thou broughtest us out say

on Deuteronomy 9:28-29

The argument Moses finishes on is what Egypt would say, that the Lord was not able to bring them in and that he hated them. He asks God to weigh his own name among the nations that watched the exodus, which is the plea he makes again at Numbers 14:15-16 and which Ezekiel 36:22 states as God's own reason for acting. The last words of the chapter answer the sentence God spoke at verse 12, yet they are thy people and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest out by thy mighty power.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

), a plea which might easily enough have been answered: no matter what the Egyptians say, while the heavens declare God's righteousness; so that the saving of them from ruin at that time was owing purely to the mercy of God, and the importunity of Moses, and not to any merit of theirs, that could be offered so much as in mitigation of their offence.

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A commentator

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

proposed

And consequently he excludes all merit. And surely they who did not deserve this earthly Canaan, could not merit the kingdom of glory. To perform the word - To shew my faithfulness in accomplishing that promise which I graciously made and confirmed with my oath.
Lest the land whence thou broughtest us out say,.... The land of Egypt, the inhabitants of it: because the Lord was not able to bring them into the land which he promised them; the land of Canaan, the inhabitants of it being so mighty, and their cities so strongly fortified.

The words behind it

20 Hebrew words

Every 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.

  • פֶּן־lest

    pen-H6435 →133 times

  • יֹאמְר֗וּthey should say

    yomeruH559 →5305 times

  • הָאָרֶץ֮the land

    haaretzH776 →2504 times

  • אֲשֶׁ֣רwhere

    ʾasherH834 →5497 times

  • הוֹצֵאתָ֣נוּyou brought out us

    hotzetanuH3318 →1067 times

  • מִשָּׁם֒from there

    mishamH8033 →834 times

  • מִבְּלִי֙because not

    mibeliH1097 →58 times

  • יְכֹ֣לֶתwas able

    yekholetH3201 →194 times

  • יְהוָ֔הYahweh

    yahwehH3068 →6520 times

  • לַהֲבִיאָ֕םto bring them

    lahaviamH935 →2568 times

  • אֶל־into

    ʾel-H413 →5510 times

  • הָאָ֖רֶץthe land

    haaretzH776 →2504 times

  • אֲשֶׁר־which

    ʾasher-H834 →5497 times

  • דִּבֶּ֣רhe spoke

    diberH1696 →1141 times

  • לָהֶ֑םto <the> them

    lahem

  • וּמִשִּׂנְאָת֣וֹand from hatred his

    umisinatoH8135 →

  • אוֹתָ֔ם<obj.> them

    ʾotamH853 →10935 times

  • הוֹצִיאָ֖םhe led out them

    hotziamH3318 →1067 times

  • לַהֲמִתָ֥םto put to death them

    lahamitamH4191 →839 times

  • בַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃in the wilderness

    bamidbarH4057 →270 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

7 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Deuteronomy 1:27You grumbled in your tents and said, “Because the LORD hates us, He has brought us out of the land of Egypt to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites to be annihilated.7 worksNumbers 14:16‘Because the LORD was unable to bring this people into the land He swore to give them, He has slaughtered them in the wilderness.’6 worksExodus 32:12Why should the Egyptians declare, ‘He brought them out with evil intent, to kill them in the mountains and wipe them from the face of the earth’? Turn from Your fierce anger and relent from doing harm to Your people.6 worksEzekiel 20:9But I acted for the sake of My name, that it should not be profaned in the eyes of the nations among whom they were living, in whose sight I had revealed Myself to Israel by bringing them out of the land of Egypt.3 worksJoshua 7:9When the Canaanites and all who live in the land hear about this, they will surround us and wipe out our name from the earth. Then what will You do for Your great name?”3 works1 Samuel 14:25Then all the troops entered the forest, and there was honey on the ground.2 works
The other 1 cross-references, with their words ▾
Genesis 41:57And every nation came to Joseph in Egypt to buy grain, because the famine was severe over all the earth.2 works

The walk

7 stops

Each 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 14:16

    ‘Because the LORD was unable to bring this people into the land He swore to give them, He has slaughtered them in the wilderness.’

    it leads to

    • Joshua 7:9

      When the Canaanites and all who live in the land hear about this, they will surround us and wipe out our name from the earth. Then what will You do for Your great name?”

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

    • Joshua 7:7

      “O, Lord GOD,” Joshua said, “why did You ever bring this people across the Jordan to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites to be destroyed? If only we had been content to…

    • Deuteronomy 32:26–27

      I would have said that I would cut them to pieces and blot out their memory from mankind,

  • Through

    Exodus 32:12

    Why should the Egyptians declare, ‘He brought them out with evil intent, to kill them in the mountains and wipe them from the face of the earth’? Turn from Your fierce anger and relent…

    it leads to

    • Numbers 14:13–16

      But Moses said to the LORD, “The Egyptians will hear of it, for by Your strength You brought this people from among them.

    • Exodus 32:14

      So the LORD relented from the calamity He had threatened to bring on His people.

    • Ezekiel 20:14

      But I acted for the sake of My name, so that it would not be profaned in the eyes of the nations in whose sight I had brought them out.

    • Deuteronomy 13:17

      Nothing devoted to destruction shall cling to your hands, so that the LORD will turn from His fierce anger, grant you mercy, show you compassion, and multiply you as He swore to your fathers,

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About Deuteronomy

Moses Comes Down from Mount Sinai, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
Moses Comes Down from Mount Sinai, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
Deuteronomy: the study guide →Read Deuteronomy 9 →

This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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