Deuteronomy 1 · Verse 19

Deuteronomy 1:19

And when we departed from Horeb, we went through all that great and terrible wilderness, which ye saw by the way of the mountain of the Amorites, as the Lord our God commanded us; and we came to Kadesh–barnea.
Deuteronomy 1:19, King James Version

Deuteronomy 1:19 in other translations

BSBAnd just as the LORD our God had commanded us, we set out from Horeb and went toward the hill country of the Amorites, through all the vast and terrifying wilderness you have seen. When we reached Kadesh-barnea,
WEBWe traveled from Horeb and went through all that great and terrible wilderness which you saw, by the way to the hill country of the Amorites, as the LORD our God commanded us; and we came to Kadesh Barnea.
ASVAnd we journeyed from Horeb, and went through all that great and terrible wilderness which ye saw, by the way to the hill-country of the Amorites, as Jehovah our God commanded us; and we came to Kadesh-barnea.
YLT‘And we journey from Horeb, and go through all that great and fearful wilderness which ye have seen--the way of the hill-country of the Amorite, as Jehovah our God hath commanded us, and we come in unto Kadesh-Barnea.
DARBYAnd we departed from Horeb and went through all that great and terrible wilderness, which ye saw, on the way to the mountain of the Amorites, as Jehovah our God had commanded us; and we came to Kadesh-barnea.
BBEThen we went on from Horeb, through all that great and cruel waste which you saw, on our way to the hill-country of the Amorites, as the Lord gave us orders; and we came to Kadesh-barnea.
WebsterAnd when we departed from Horeb, we went through all that great and terrible wilderness, which ye saw by the way of the mountain of the Amorites, as the LORD our God commanded us; and we came to Kadesh-barnea.

What does Deuteronomy 1:19 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 1:19-21
19-21. we went through all that great and terrible wilderness--of Paran, which included the desert and mountainous space lying between the wilderness of Shur westward, or towards Egypt and mount Seir, or the land of Edom eastwards; between the land of Canaan northwards, and the Red Sea southwards; and thus it appears to have comprehended really the wilderness of Sin and Sinai [Fisk]. It is called by the Arabs El Tih, "the wandering." It is a dreary waste of rock and of calcareous soil covered with black sharp flints; all travellers, from a feeling of its complete isolation from the world, describe it as a great and terrible wilderness.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 1:19-46
Moses reminds the Israelites of their march from Horeb to Kadesh-barnea, through that great and terrible wilderness. He shows how near they were to a happy settlement in Canaan. It will aggravate the eternal ruin of hypocrites, that they were not far from the kingdom of God. As if it were not enough that they were sure of their God before them, they would send men before them. Never any looked into the Holy Land, but they must own it to be a good land. And was there any cause to distrust this God? An unbelieving heart was at the bottom of all this. All disobedience to God's laws, and distrust of his power and goodness, flow from disbelief of his word, as all true obedience springs from faith. It is profitable for us to divide our past lives into distinct periods; to give thanks to God for the mercies we have received in each, to confess and seek the forgiveness of all the sins we can remember; and thus to renew our acceptance of God's salvation, and our surrender of ourselves to his service. Our own plans seldom avail to good purpose; while courage in the exercise of faith, and in the path of duty, enables the believer to follow the Lord fully, to disregard all that opposes, to triumph over all opposition, and to take firm hold upon the promised blessings.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Deuteronomy 1:19 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַנִּסַּ֣עva.ni.Sa'and we set outH5265
מֵחֹרֵ֗בme.cho.Revfrom HorebH2722
וַנֵּ֡לֶךְva.Ne.lekhand we walkedH1980
אֵ֣ת'et<obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
הַמִּדְבָּ֣רha.mid.Barthe wildernessH4057
הַגָּדוֹל֩ha.ga.dOl<the> greatH1419
וְהַנּוֹרָ֨אve.ha.no.Ra'and <the> awesomeH3372
הַה֜וּאha.Hu'<the> thatH1931
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834
רְאִיתֶ֗םre.'i.Temyou sawH7200
דֶּ֚רֶךְDe.rekh[the] way ofH1870
הַ֣רhar[the] hill country ofH2022
הָֽאֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.Rithe Amorite[s]H567
כַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.Sherjust asH834
צִוָּ֛הtzi.Vahhe had commandedH6680
יְהוָ֥הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuGod ourH430
אֹתָ֑נוּ'o.Ta.nu<obj.> usH853
וַנָּבֹ֕אva.na.Vo'and we cameH935
עַ֖ד'adtoH5704
קָדֵ֥שׁka.DeshKadeshH6947
בַּרְנֵֽעַ\׃bar.Ne.a'BarneaH6947

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Cross references for Deuteronomy 1:19

  • Deuteronomy 1:2

    (There are eleven days’ journey from Horeb by the way of mount Seir unto Kadesh–barnea.)

  • Deuteronomy 8:15

    Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness, wherein were fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drought, where there was no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint;

  • Jeremiah 2:6

    Neither said they, Where is the Lord that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, that led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and of pits, through a land of drought, and of the shadow of death, through a land that no man passed through, and where no man dwelt?

  • Deuteronomy 32:10

    He found him in a desert land, and in the waste howling wilderness; he led him about, he instructed him, he kept him as the apple of his eye.

  • Numbers 13:26

    And they went and came to Moses, and to Aaron, and to all the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the wilderness of Paran, to Kadesh; and brought back word unto them, and unto all the congregation, and shewed them the fruit of the land.

  • Numbers 10:12

    And the children of Israel took their journeys out of the wilderness of Sinai; and the cloud rested in the wilderness of Paran.

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8:15; 32:10; Nu 10:12; Jer 2:6
we came.
2; Nu 13:26

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Context

  • Deuteronomy 1:18

    And I commanded you at that time all the things which ye should do.

  • Deuteronomy 1:19

    And when we departed from Horeb, we went through all that great and terrible wilderness, which ye saw by the way of the mountain of the Amorites, as the Lord our God commanded us; and we came to Kadesh–barnea.

  • Deuteronomy 1:20

    And I said unto you, Ye are come unto the mountain of the Amorites, which the Lord our God doth give unto us.

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Deuteronomy 1:19 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y partidos de Horeb, anduvimos todo aquel grande y terrible desierto que habéis visto, por el camino del monte del Amorrheo, como Jehová nuestro Dios nos lo mandó; y llegamos hasta Cades-barnea.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et nous sommes partis d’Horeb, et nous avons traversé tout ce grand et terrible désert que vous avez vu, le chemin de la montagne des Amoréens, comme l’ Éternel, notre Dieu, nous l’avait commandé, et nous sommes venus jusqu’à Kadès-Barnéa.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und wir brachen auf vom Horeb und zogen durch diese ganze große und schreckliche Wüste, die ihr gesehen habt, des Weges nach dem Gebirge der Amoriter, so wie Jehova, unser Gott, uns geboten hatte; und wir kamen bis Kades-Barnea.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Profecti autem de Horeb, transivimus per eremum terribilem et maximam, quam vidistis, per viam montis Amorrhæi, sicut præceperat Dominus Deus noster nobis. Cumque venissemus in Cadesbarne,