Deuteronomy 1 · Verse 3

Deuteronomy 1:3

And it came to pass in the fortieth year, in the eleventh month, on the first day of the month, that Moses spake unto the children of Israel, according unto all that the Lord had given him in commandment unto them;
Deuteronomy 1:3, King James Version

Deuteronomy 1:3 in other translations

BSBIn the fortieth year, on the first day of the eleventh month, Moses proclaimed to the Israelites all that the LORD had commanded him concerning them.
WEBIn the fortieth year, in the eleventh month, on the first day of the month, Moses spoke to the children of Israel according to all that the LORD had given him in commandment to them,
ASVAnd it came to pass in the fortieth year, in the eleventh month, on the first day of the month, that Moses spake unto the children of Israel, according unto all that Jehovah had given him in commandment unto them;
YLTAnd it cometh to pass in the fortieth year, in the eleventh month, on the first of the month hath Moses spoken unto the sons of Israel according to all that Jehovah hath commanded him concerning them;
DARBYAnd it came to pass in the fortieth year, in the eleventh month, on the first of the month, that Moses spoke to the children of Israel, according to all that Jehovah had given him in command to them;
BBENow in the fortieth year, on the first day of the eleventh month, Moses gave to the children of Israel all the orders which the Lord had given him for them;
WebsterAnd it came to pass in the fortieth year, in the eleventh month, on the first day of the month, that Moses spoke to the children of Israel, according to all that the LORD had given him in commandment to them;

What does Deuteronomy 1:3 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 1:3-8
3-8. in the fortieth year ... Moses spake unto the children of Israel, &c.--This impressive discourse, in which Moses reviewed all that God had done for His people, was delivered about a month before his death, and after peace and tranquillity had been restored by the complete conquest of Sihon and Og.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 3 The fortieth year - This was a melancholy year to the Hebrews in different respects; in the first month of this year Miriam died, Numbers 20; on the first day of the fifth month Aaron died, Num 33:38; and about the conclusion of it, Moses himself died.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 1:1-8

Of the sending the spies--God's anger for their unbelief and disobedience. (19-46) Verses 1-8 Moses spake to the people all the Lord had given him in commandment. Horeb was but eleven days distant from Kadesh-barnea. This was to remind them that their own bad conduct had occasioned their tedious wanderings; that they might the more readily understand the advantages of obedience. They must now go forward. Though God…

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Deuteronomy 1:3 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.

וַיְהִי֙vay.Hiand it wasH1961
בְּאַרְבָּעִ֣יםbe.'ar.ba.'Imin fortyH705
שָׁנָ֔הsha.NahyearH8141
בְּעַשְׁתֵּֽי\־be.'ash.tei-in [the] one [plus]H6249
עָשָׂ֥ר'a.SartenH6240
חֹ֖דֶשׁCho.deshmonthH2320
בְּאֶחָ֣דbe.'e.Chadon [day] oneH259
לַחֹ֑דֶשׁla.Cho.deshof the monthH2320
דִּבֶּ֤רdi.Berhe spokeH1696
מֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehMosesH4872
אֶל\־'el-toH413
בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei[the] people ofH1121
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
כְּ֠כֹלKe.kholaccording to allH3605
אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherthatH834
צִוָּ֧הtzi.Vahhe had commandedH6680
יְהוָ֛הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֹת֖וֹ'o.To<obj.> himH853
אֲלֵהֶֽם\׃'a.le.Hemto themH413

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Deuteronomy 1:3

  • Numbers 33:38

    And Aaron the priest went up into mount Hor at the commandment of the Lord, and died there, in the fortieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the first day of the fifth month.

  • Deuteronomy 4:1-2

    Now therefore hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the judgments, which I teach you, for to do them, that ye may live, and go in and possess the land which the Lord God of your fathers giveth you. Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you.

  • Numbers 20:1

    Then came the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, into the desert of Zin in the first month: and the people abode in Kadesh; and Miriam died there, and was buried there.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Nu 20:1; 33:38

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Deuteronomy 1:2

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

  • Deuteronomy 1:3

    And it came to pass in the fortieth year, in the eleventh month, on the first day of the month, that Moses spake unto the children of Israel, according unto all that the Lord had given him in commandment unto them;

  • Deuteronomy 1:4

    After he had slain Sihon the king of the Amorites, which dwelt in Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, which dwelt at Astaroth in Edrei:

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Deuteronomy 1:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y fué, que á los cuarenta años, en el mes undécimo, al primero del mes, Moisés habló á los hijos de Israel conforme á todas las cosas que Jehová le había mandado acerca de ellos;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		– Et il arriva, en la quarantième année, au onzième mois, le premier jour du mois, que Moïse parla aux fils d’Israël, selon tout ce que l’ Éternel lui avait commandé pour eux,
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und es geschah im vierzigsten Jahre, im elften Monat, am Ersten des Monats, da redete Mose zu den Kindern Israel nach allem, was Jehova ihm an sie geboten hatte,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Quadragesimo anno, undecimo mense, prima die mensis, locutus est Moyses ad filios Israël omnia quæ præceperat illi Dominus, ut diceret eis,