Deuteronomy 9:28

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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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
land	הָאָרֶץ֮ ha.'a.Retz	H776	the earth (at large · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
out	הוֹצֵאתָ֣נוּ ho.tze.Ta.nu	H3318	to go (causatively · verb, hiphil perfect, 2nd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix
say	יֹאמְר֗וּ yo.me.Ru	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
LORD	יְהוָ֔ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
able	יְכֹ֣לֶת ye.Kho.let	H3201	to be able · verb, qal infinitive construct
bring	לַהֲבִיאָ֕ם la.ha.vi.'Am	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · preposition + verb, hiphil infinitive construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
land	הָאָ֖רֶץ ha.'A.retz	H776	the earth (at large · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
promised	דִּבֶּ֣ר di.Ber	H1696	perhaps properly · verb, piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
hated	וּמִשִּׂנְאָת֣וֹ u.mi.sin.'a.To	H8135	hate · conjunction + preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
out	הוֹצִיאָ֖ם ho.tzi.'Am	H3318	to go (causatively · verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
slay	לַהֲמִתָ֥ם la.ha.mi.Tam	H4191	to die (literally or figuratively) · preposition + verb, hiphil infinitive construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
wilderness	בַּמִּדְבָּֽר ba.mid.Bar	H4057	a pasture (i.e. open field · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute

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Cross-references

Numbers 14:16 Because the LORD was not able to bring this people into the land which he sware unto them, therefore he hath slain them in the wilderness.
Exodus 32:12 Wherefore should the Egyptians speak, and say, For mischief did he bring them out, to slay them in the mountains, and to consume them from t…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 9:7–end

That they might have no pretence to think that God brought them to Canaan for their righteousness, Moses here shows them what a miracle of mercy it was that they had not long ere this been destroyed in the wilderness: "Remember, and forget not, how thou provokedst the Lord thy God (Deu 9:7); so far from purchasing his favour, thou hast many a time laid thyself open to his displeasure." Their fathers' provocations are here charged upon them; for, if God had dealt with their fathers according to their deserts, this generation would never have been, much less would they have entered Canaan. We are apt to forget our provocations, especially when the smart of the rod is over, and have need to be…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 9:25

Thus I fell down before the Lord forty days and forty nights, as I fell down at the first--After the enumeration of various acts of rebellion, he had mentioned the outbreak at Kadesh-barnea, which, on a superficial reading of this verse, would seem to have led Moses to a third and protracted season of humiliation. But on a comparison of this passage with Num 14:5, the subject and language of this prayer show that only the second act of intercession (Deu 9:18) is now described in fuller detail. Next: Deuteronomy Chapter 10

John Gill on Deuteronomy 9:28

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. Here Moses expresses his concern for the glory of God, and the honour of his perfections, and makes that a fourth argument why he should not destroy them: and because he hated them, he hath brought them out to slay them in the wilderness; out of Egypt, a plentiful country, into a wilderness where nothing was to be had; but his choice of them for his inheritance, his redemption of them out of bondage and misery, the car…

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Dictionary and topics

Humility · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Intercession · OF MAN WITH GOD — OF MAN WITH GOD

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 9:28

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 9:7–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 9:25

John Gill on Deuteronomy 9:28

Dictionary and topics

Deuteronomy 9:28

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 9:7–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 9:25

John Gill on Deuteronomy 9:28

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Deuteronomy 9:22–end

Keil & Delitzsch on Deuteronomy 9:25–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Deuteronomy 9:27

Rashi on Deuteronomy 9:25