Deuteronomy 3:24

O Lord GOD, thou hast begun to shew thy servant thy greatness, and thy mighty hand: for what God is there in heaven or in earth, that can do according to thy works, and according to thy might?

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Lord	אֲדֹנָ֣י 'a.do.Nai	H136	the Lord (used as a proper name of God only) · proper noun, a title
GOD	יְהוִ֗ה Yah.weh	H3069	YHWH · proper noun, a title
begun	הַֽחִלּ֙וֹתָ֙ ha.chi.Lo.ta	H2490	properly · verb, hiphil perfect, 2nd person masculine singular
shew	לְהַרְא֣וֹת le.har.'ot	H7200	to see · preposition + verb, hiphil infinitive construct
servant	עַבְדְּךָ֔ 'av.de.Kha	H5650	a servant · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
greatness	גָּדְלְךָ֔ ga.de.le.Kha	H1433	magnitude (literally or figuratively) · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
mighty	הַחֲזָקָ֑ה ha.cha.za.Kah	H2389	strong (usu. in a bad sense · definite article + adjective, feminine singular absolute
hand	יָדְךָ֖ ya.de.Kha	H3027	a hand (the open one (indicating power · noun, common both genders singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
God	אֵל֙ 'el	H410	strength · noun, common masculine singular absolute
heaven	בַּשָּׁמַ֣יִם ba.sha.Ma.yim	H8064	the sky (as aloft · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
earth	וּבָאָ֔רֶץ u.va.'A.retz	H776	the earth (at large · conjunction + preposition with the article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
do	יַעֲשֶׂ֥ה ya.'a.Seh	H6213	to do or make · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
works	כְמַעֲשֶׂ֖יךָ khe.ma.'a.Sei.kha	H4639	an action (good or bad) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
might	וְכִגְבוּרֹתֶֽךָ ve.khig.vu.ro.Te.kha	H1369	force (literally or figuratively) · conjunction + preposition + noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Exodus 15:11 Who is like unto thee, O LORD, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?
Deuteronomy 11:2 And know ye this day: for I speak not with your children which have not known, and which have not seen the chastisement of the LORD your God…
Psalms 71:19 Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high, who hast done great things: O God, who is like unto thee!
2 Samuel 7:22 Wherefore thou art great, O LORD God: for there is none like thee, neither is there any God beside thee, according to all that we have heard…
Psalms 86:8 Among the gods there is none like unto thee, O Lord; neither are there any works like unto thy works.
Jeremiah 32:18-21 Thou shewest lovingkindness unto thousands, and recompensest the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them: the Gr…
Nehemiah 9:32 Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the terrible God, who keepest covenant and mercy, let not all the trouble seem little bef…
Psalms 35:10 All my bones shall say, LORD, who is like unto thee, which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the ne…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 3:21–end

Here is I. The encouragement which Moses gave to Joshua, who was to succeed him in the government, Deu 3:21, Deu 3:22. He commanded him not to fear. This those that are aged and experienced in the service of God should do all they can to strengthen the hands of those that are young, and setting out in religion. Two things he would have him consider for his encouragement: - 1. What God has done. Joshua had seen what a total defeat God had given by the forces of Israel to these two kings, and thence he might easily infer, so shall the Lord do to all the rest of the kingdoms upon which we are to make war. He must not only infer thence that thus the Lord can do with them all, for his arm is not…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 3:16

from Gilead--that is, not the mountainous region, but the town Ramoth-gilead, even unto the river Arnon half the valley--The word "valley" signifies a wady, either filled with water or dry, as the Arnon is in summer, and thus the proper rendering of the passage will be--"even to the half or middle of the river Arnon" (compare Jos 12:2). This prudent arrangement of the boundaries was evidently made to prevent all disputes between the adjacent tribes about the exclusive right to the water.

John Gill on Deuteronomy 3:24

O Lord God, thou hast begun to show thy servant thy greatness and thy mighty hand,.... To give a specimen of the greatness of his power in subduing the two kings and their kingdoms, and delivering them up into the hands of the Israelites. Moses had seen instances of the mighty power of God in Egypt, at the Red sea, and in the wilderness; but this was the beginning of his power, in vanquishing the Canaanites, and putting their land into the possession of the Israelites, as he had promised; of which the Amorites were a part, and a principal nation of them: and thus God, when he begins a work of grace upon the soul of man, begins to show the exceeding greatness of his power, and which is furthe…

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Dictionary and topics

Power Of God, The · Described as: Incomparable — Described as: Incomparable
Prayer · .When Moses prayed to see — .When Moses prayed to see

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Deuteronomy 3:24

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 3:21–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 3:16

John Gill on Deuteronomy 3:24

Dictionary and topics

Deuteronomy 3:24

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 3:21–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 3:16

John Gill on Deuteronomy 3:24

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Deuteronomy 3:21–end

Keil & Delitzsch on Deuteronomy 3:21–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Deuteronomy 3:24

Rashi on Deuteronomy 3:24