Deuteronomy 1 · Verse 27

Deuteronomy 1:27

And ye murmured in your tents, and said, Because the Lord hated us, he hath brought us forth out of the land of Egypt, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us.
Deuteronomy 1:27, King James Version

Deuteronomy 1:27 in other translations

BSBYou grumbled in your tents and said, “Because the LORD hates us, He has brought us out of the land of Egypt to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites to be annihilated.
WEBYou murmured in your tents, and said, “Because the LORD hated us, he has brought us out of the land of Egypt, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites to destroy us.
ASVand ye murmured in your tents, and said, Because Jehovah hated us, he hath brought us forth out of the land of Egypt, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us.
YLTand murmur in your tents, and say, In Jehovah's hating us He hath brought us out of the land of Egypt, to give us into the hand of the Amorite--to destroy us;
DARBYand ye murmured in your tents, and said, Because Jehovah hated us, he hath brought us forth out of the land of Egypt, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us.
BBEAnd you made an angry outcry in your tents, and said, In his hate for us the Lord has taken us out of the land of Egypt, to give us up into the hands of the Amorites for our destruction.
WebsterAnd ye murmured in your tents, and said, Because the LORD hated us, he hath brought us forth from the land of Egypt, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us.

What does Deuteronomy 1:27 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 1:22-33

22-33. ye came ... and said, We will send men before us, and they shall search us out the land--The proposal to despatch spies emanated from the people through unbelief; but Moses, believing them sincere, gave his cordial assent to this measure, and God on being consulted permitted them to follow the suggestion (see on Nu 13:1). The issue proved disastrous to them, only through their own sin and folly.

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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…

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Deuteronomy 1:27 in the original Hebrew

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וַתֵּרָגְנ֤וּva.te.ra.ge.Nuand you murmuredH7279
בְאָהֳלֵיכֶם֙ve.'o.ho.lei.Khemin tents yourH168
וַתֹּ֣אמְר֔וּva.To.me.Ruand you saidH559
בְּשִׂנְאַ֤תbe.sin.'Atin [the] hatred ofH8135
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068
אֹתָ֔נוּ'o.Ta.nu<obj.> usH853
הוֹצִיאָ֖נוּho.tzi.'A.nuhe brought out usH3318
מֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzfrom [the] land ofH776
מִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4714
לָתֵ֥תla.Tetto giveH5414
אֹתָ֛נוּ'o.Ta.nu<obj.> usH853
בְּיַ֥דbe.Yadin [the] hand ofH3027
הָאֱמֹרִ֖יha.'e.mo.Rithe Amorite[s]H567
לְהַשְׁמִידֵֽנוּ\׃le.hash.mi.De.nuto destroy usH8045

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Cross references for Deuteronomy 1:27

  • 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.

  • Psalms 106:25

    But murmured in their tents, and hearkened not unto the voice of the Lord.

  • Numbers 14:3

    And wherefore hath the Lord brought us unto this land, to fall by the sword, that our wives and our children should be a prey? were it not better for us to return into Egypt?

  • Exodus 16:8

    And Moses said, This shall be, when the Lord shall give you in the evening flesh to eat, and in the morning bread to the full; for that the Lord heareth your murmurings which ye murmur against him: and what are we? your murmurings are not against us, but against the Lord.

  • Matthew 25:24

    Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed:

  • Luke 19:21

    For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up that thou layedst not down, and reapest that thou didst not sow.

  • Exodus 16:3

    And the children of Israel said unto them, Would to God we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, and when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.

  • Numbers 21:5

    And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, neither is there any water; and our soul loatheth this light bread.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
The Lord hated us.
9:28; Ex 16:3,8; Nu 14:3; 21:5; Mt 25:24; Lu 19:21

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Context

  • Deuteronomy 1:26

    Notwithstanding ye would not go up, but rebelled against the commandment of the Lord your God:

  • Deuteronomy 1:27

    And ye murmured in your tents, and said, Because the Lord hated us, he hath brought us forth out of the land of Egypt, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us.

  • Deuteronomy 1:28

    Whither shall we go up? our brethren have discouraged our heart, saying, The people is greater and taller than we; the cities are great and walled up to heaven; and moreover we have seen the sons of the Anakims there.

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Deuteronomy 1:27 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y murmurasteis en vuestras tiendas, diciendo: Porque Jehová nos aborrecía, nos ha sacado de tierra de Egipto, para entregarnos en mano del Amorrheo para destruirnos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et vous avez murmuré dans vos tentes et vous avez dit: C’est parce que l’ Éternel nous hait, qu’il nous a fait sortir du pays d’Égypte, afin de nous livrer aux mains des Amoréens, pour nous détruire.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und ihr murrtet in euren Zelten und sprachet: Weil Jehova uns haßte, hat er uns aus dem Lande Ägypten herausgeführt, um uns in die Hand der Amoriter zu geben, daß sie uns vertilgen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
murmurastis in tabernaculis vestris, atque dixistis: Odit nos Dominus, et idcirco eduxit nos de terra Ægypti, ut traderet nos in manu Amorrhæi, atque deleret.