Deuteronomy 32:51

Because ye trespassed against me among the children of Israel at the waters of MeribahKadesh, in the wilderness of Zin; because ye sanctified me not in the midst of the children of Israel.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
trespassed	מְעַלְתֶּ֜ם me.'al.Tem	H4603	properly · verb, qal perfect, 2nd person masculine plural
among	בְּתוֹךְ֙ be.toKh	H8432	a bisection · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
children	בְּנֵ֣י be.Nei	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural construct
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
waters	בְּמֵֽי be.mei-	H4325	water · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct
Meribah-Kadesh	מְרִיבָה mᵉrîybâh	H4808	quarrel
wilderness	מִדְבַּר mid.bar-	H4057	a pasture (i.e. open field · noun, common masculine singular construct
Zin	צִ֑ן Tzin	H6790	Tsin · proper noun, a place name
sanctified	קִדַּשְׁתֶּם֙ ki.dash.Tem	H6942	to be (causatively · verb, piel perfect, 2nd person masculine plural
midst	בְּת֖וֹךְ be.Tokh	H8432	a bisection · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
children	בְּנֵ֥י be.Nei	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural construct
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵֽל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name

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Cross-references

Numbers 27:14 For ye rebelled against my commandment in the desert of Zin, in the strife of the congregation, to sanctify me at the water before their eye…
Numbers 20:11-14 And Moses lifted up his hand, and with his rod he smote the rock twice: and the water came out abundantly, and the congregation drank, and t…
Numbers 20:24 Aaron shall be gathered unto his people: for he shall not enter into the land which I have given unto the children of Israel, because ye reb…
Deuteronomy 3:23-27 And I besought the LORD at that time, saying,
1 Kings 13:21-26 And he cried unto the man of God that came from Judah, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Forasmuch as thou hast disobeyed the mouth of the LORD,…
Leviticus 10:3 Then Moses said unto Aaron, This is it that the LORD spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the peopl…
Isaiah 8:13 Sanctify the LORD of hosts himself; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread.
1 Peter 4:17 For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 32:44–end

Here is, I. The solemn delivery of this song to the children of Israel, Deu 32:44, Deu 32:45. Moses spoke it to as many as could hear him, while Joshua, in another assembly, at the same time, delivered it to as many as his voice would reach. Thus coming to them from the mouth of both their governors, Moses who was laying down the government, and Joshua who was taking it up, they would see they were both in the same mind, and that, though they changed their commander, there was no change in the divine command; Joshua, as well as Moses, would be a witness against them if ever they forsook God. II. An earnest charge to them to mind these and all the rest of the good words that Moses had said to…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 32:48

Get thee up . . . and die . . . Because ye trespassed . . . at Meribah--(See on Num 20:13).

John Gill on Deuteronomy 32:51

Because ye trespassed against me among the children of Israel,.... By their unbelief, doubting whether God would give water or no to such a rebellious people, and by giving way to passion and wrathful expressions: and this was done at the waters of Meribahkadesh; so called, to distinguish it from another Meribah, where also there was a contention on account of water, Numbers 20:13, in the wilderness of Zin; where Kadesh was, and further describes and distinguishes this place; of the one we read in Exodus 17:7; and of the other, which is here referred to, in Numbers 20:1, because ye sanctified me not in, the midst of the children of Israel; through their unbelief and disagreeable behaviour…

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John Calvin on Deuteronomy 32:44–end

Deuteronomy 32:44. And Moses came and spake. It is not without reason that Moses again records that he repeated this Song before the people; because it thence appears how far from all ambition he was, in that he did not fear, at the very close of his life, to irritate all their minds, so as to render the memory of his name hateful; and besides, his authority was sanctioned by the silence and submissiveness of the people, when they suffered themselves to be thus severely dealt with. For, such was their general refractoriness, that they never would have listened to him, had not the secret inspiration of the Spirit interposed to subdue them. He associates with himself Joshua, whom he undoubte…

The Church Fathers

[Moses] touched the rock with his rod with doubt and thus distinguished this miracle from the rest, in which he had not doubted. He thus offended, thus deserved to hear that he should die without entering into the land of promise. For being disturbed by the murmurs of an unbelieving people, he did not hold fast that confidence which he ought to have held.
— Augustine of Hippo, EXPLANATION OF THE PSALMS 106:26

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Dictionary and topics

Meribah — Quarrel or strife. (1.) One of the names given by Moses to the fountain in the desert of Sin, near Rephidim, which issued from the rock in Horeb, which he smote by the divine command, “because of the…
Moses — Drawn (or Egypt. mesu, “son;” hence Rameses, royal son). On the invitation of Pharaoh (Gen. 45:17-25), Jacob and his sons went down into Egypt. This immigration took place probably about 350 years…
Songs — Of Moses (Ex. 15; Num. 21:17; Deut. 32; Rev. 15:3), Deborah (Judg. 5), Hannah (1 Sam. 2), David (2 Sam. 22, and Psalms), Mary (Luke 1:46-55), Zacharias (Luke 1:68-79), the angels (Luke 2:13), Simeon…
Zin · A — A

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 32:51

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 32:44–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 32:48

John Gill on Deuteronomy 32:51

John Calvin on Deuteronomy 32:44–end

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Deuteronomy 32:51

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 32:44–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 32:48

John Gill on Deuteronomy 32:51

John Calvin on Deuteronomy 32:44–end

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Deuteronomy 32:48–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Deuteronomy 32:51

Rashi on Deuteronomy 32:51