Deuteronomy 1:42
in Deuteronomy 1But the LORD said to me, “Tell them not to go up and fight, for I am not with you to keep you from defeat by your enemies.”
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And Jehovah said unto me, Say unto them, Go not up, neither fight; for I am not among you; lest ye be smitten before your enemies.
KJV
And the Lord said unto me, Say unto them, Go not up, neither fight; for I am not among you; lest ye be smitten before your enemies.
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This verse in Deuteronomy 1
Commentary
2 notes on this verseThe record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And the Lord said unto me,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
People often experience distress even while in the way of duty. But how different their condition who suffer in situations where God is with them from the feelings of those who are conscious that they are in a position directly opposed to the divine will!
The words behind it
16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | vaiyomer | and he said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| יְהוָ֜ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֵלַ֗י | ʾelai | to me | H413 → | 5510 times |
| אֱמֹ֤ר | ʾemor | say | H559 → | 5305 times |
| לָהֶם֙ | lahem | to them | ||
| לֹ֤א | lo' | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| תַֽעֲלוּ֙ | taalu | you must go up | H5927 → | 890 times |
| וְלֹא־ | velo'- | and not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| תִלָּ֣חֲמ֔וּ | tilachamu | you must fight | H3898 → | 177 times |
| כִּ֥י | ki | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| אֵינֶ֖נִּי | ʾeineni | not I | H369 → | 789 times |
| בְּקִרְבְּכֶ֑ם | bekirbekhem | [will be] in midst your | H7130 → | 227 times |
| וְלֹא֙ | velo' | and not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| תִּנָּֽגְפ֔וּ | tinagefu | you will be defeated | H5062 → | 49 times |
| לִפְנֵ֖י | lifnei | <to> before | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| אֹיְבֵיכֶֽם׃ | ʾoyeveikhem | enemies your | H341 → | 282 times |
וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he said
vaiyomerH559 →5305 times
יְהוָ֜הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֵלַ֗יto me
ʾelaiH413 →5510 times
אֱמֹ֤רsay
ʾemorH559 →5305 times
לָהֶם֙to them
lahem
לֹ֤אnot
lo'H3808 →5168 times
תַֽעֲלוּ֙you must go up
taaluH5927 →890 times
וְלֹא־and not
velo'-H3808 →5168 times
תִלָּ֣חֲמ֔וּyou must fight
tilachamuH3898 →177 times
כִּ֥יfor
kiH3588 →4482 times
אֵינֶ֖נִּיnot I
ʾeineniH369 →789 times
בְּקִרְבְּכֶ֑ם[will be] in midst your
bekirbekhemH7130 →227 times
וְלֹא֙and not
velo'H3808 →5168 times
תִּנָּֽגְפ֔וּyou will be defeated
tinagefuH5062 →49 times
לִפְנֵ֖י<to> before
lifneiH6440 →2123 times
אֹיְבֵיכֶֽם׃enemies your
ʾoyeveikhemH341 →282 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
Leviticus 26:17And I will set My face against you, so that you will be defeated by your enemies. Those who hate you will rule over you, and you will flee when no one pursues you.
it leads to
- Leviticus 17:10
If anyone from the house of Israel or a foreigner living among them eats any blood, I will set My face against that person and cut him off from among his people.
- Leviticus 26:36–37
As for those of you who survive, I will send a faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies, so that even the sound of a windblown leaf will put them to…
- Deuteronomy 28:25
The LORD will cause you to be defeated before your enemies. You will march out against them in one direction but flee from them in seven. You will be an object of horror to…
- Psalms 53:5
There they are, overwhelmed with dread, where there was nothing to fear. For God has scattered the bones of those who besieged you. You put them to shame, for God has despised them.
- Proverbs 28:1
The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.
- Leviticus 17:10
Through
1 Samuel 4:2The Philistines arrayed themselves against Israel, and as the battle spread, Israel was defeated by the Philistines, who struck down about four thousand men on the battlefield.
it leads to
- Lamentations 3:40
Let us examine and test our ways, and turn back to the LORD.
- Psalms 79:7–8
for they have devoured Jacob and devastated his homeland.
- 1 Samuel 17:8
And Goliath stood and shouted to the ranks of Israel, “Why do you come out and array yourselves for battle? Am I not a Philistine, and are you not servants of Saul? Choose one…
- Lamentations 3:40
Where this verse is studied
About Deuteronomy

This page draws on Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763).
