Deuteronomy 1:29

Then I said unto you, Dread not, neither be afraid of them.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
said	וָאֹמַ֖ר va.'o.Mar	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 1st person common singular
Dread	תַֽעַרְצ֥וּן ta.'ar.Tzun	H6206	to awe or (intransitive) to dread · verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural + paragogic nun
afraid	תִֽירְא֖וּן tir.'Un	H3372	to fear · verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural + paragogic nun

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 1:19–end

Moses here makes a large rehearsal of the fatal turn which was given to their affairs by their own sins, and God's wrath, when, from the very borders of Canaan, the honour of conquering it, and the pleasure of possessing it, the whole generation was hurried back into the wilderness, and their carcases fell there. It was a memorable story; we read it Num. 13 and 14, but divers circumstances are found here which are not related there. I. He reminds them of their march from Horeb to Kadesh-barnea (Deu 1:19), through that great and terrible wilderness. This he takes notice of, 1. To make them sensible of the great goodness of God to them, in guiding them through so great a wilderness, and protec…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 1:28

the cities are great, and walled up to heaven--an Oriental metaphor, meaning very high. The Arab marauders roam about on horseback, and hence the walls of St. Catherine's monastery on Sinai are so lofty that travellers are drawn up by a pulley in a basket. Anakims--(See on Num 13:33). The honest and uncompromising language of Moses, in reminding the Israelites of their perverse conduct and outrageous rebellion at the report of the treacherous and fainthearted scouts, affords a strong evidence of the truth of this history as well as of the divine authority of his mission. There was great reason for his dwelling on this dark passage in their history, as it was their unbelief that excluded th…

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John Gill on Deuteronomy 1:29

Then I said unto you, dread not, neither be afraid of them. With such like words he had exhorted and encouraged them before the spies were sent, and he still uses the same, or stronger terms, notwithstanding the report that had been made of the gigantic stature and walled cities of the Canaanites. This speech of Moses, which is continued in the two following verses, is not recorded in Numbers 14:5, it is only there said, that Moses and Aaron fell on their faces, but no account is given of what was said by either of them.

The Church Fathers

The words that Moses says to the people, afraid of the enemies that live in the country where he is going to take them, and which are these: Do not be afraid or fear them; the Lord your God, who goes before you, he will conquer you at your side, they clearly show that God helps man, but men must act also.
— Augustine of Hippo, QUESTIONS ON DEUTERONOMY, Q. 1 (tr. J. Litteral, draft)

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Dictionary and topics

Exodus — The great deliverance wrought for the children of Isreal when they were brought out of the land of Egypt with “a mighty hand and with an outstretched arm” (Ex 12:51; Deut. 26:8; Ps 114; 136), about…
Faith · ENJOINE — ENJOINE
Reproof · .Moses, of the Israelites — .Moses, of the Israelites

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Deuteronomy 1:29

Word by word — the Hebrew

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 1:19–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 1:28

John Gill on Deuteronomy 1:29

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Deuteronomy 1:29

Word by word — the Hebrew

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 1:19–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 1:28

John Gill on Deuteronomy 1:29

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Deuteronomy 1:26-33

Keil & Delitzsch on Deuteronomy 1:19–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Deuteronomy 1:28

Rashi on Deuteronomy 1:29