Deuteronomy 1 · Verse 43

Deuteronomy 1:43

So I spake unto you; and ye would not hear, but rebelled against the commandment of the Lord, and went presumptuously up into the hill.
Deuteronomy 1:43, King James Version

Deuteronomy 1:43 in other translations

BSBSo I spoke to you, but you would not listen. You rebelled against the command of the LORD and presumptuously went up into the hill country.
WEBSo I spoke to you, and you didn’t listen; but you rebelled against the commandment of the LORD, and were presumptuous, and went up into the hill country.
ASVSo I spake unto you, and ye hearkened not; but ye rebelled against the commandment of Jehovah, and were presumptuous, and went up into the hill-country.
YLT‘And I speak unto you, and ye have not hearkened, and provoke the mouth of Jehovah, and act proudly, and go up into the hill-country;
DARBYAnd I spoke unto you, but ye would not hear, and ye rebelled against the word of Jehovah, and acted presumptuously, and went up the hill.
BBEThis I said to you, but you gave no attention and went against the orders of the Lord, and in your pride went up into the hill-country.
WebsterSo I spoke to you; and ye would not hear, but rebelled against the commandment of the LORD, and presumptuously ascended the hill.

What does Deuteronomy 1:43 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 1:40-45

40-45. turn you, and take your journey into the ... Red Sea--This command they disregarded, and, determined to force an onward passage in spite of the earnest remonstrances of Moses, they attempted to cross the heights then occupied by the combined forces of the Amorites and Amalekites (compare Nu 14:43), but were repulsed with great loss. People often experience distress even while in the way of duty. But how…

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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 1:43 in the original Hebrew

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וָאֲדַבֵּ֥רva.'a.da.Berand I spokeH1696
אֲלֵיכֶ֖ם'a.lei.Khemto youH413
וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and notH3808
שְׁמַעְתֶּ֑םshe.ma'.Temyou listenedH8085
וַתַּמְרוּ֙va.tam.Ruand you rebelled againstH4784
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
פִּ֣יpi[the] mouth ofH6310
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068
וַתָּזִ֖דוּva.ta.Zi.duand you acted presumptuouslyH2102
וַתַּעֲל֥וּva.ta.'a.Luand you went upH5927
הָהָֽרָה\׃ha.Ha.rahthe hill country towardsH2022

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

Cross references for Deuteronomy 1:43

  • Numbers 14:44

    But they presumed to go up unto the hill top: nevertheless the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and Moses, departed not out of the camp.

  • Romans 8:7-8

    Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.

  • Isaiah 63:10

    But they rebelled, and vexed his holy Spirit: therefore he was turned to be their enemy, and he fought against them.

  • Acts 7:51

    Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
but rebelled.
Isa 63:10; Ac 7:51; Ro 8:7,8
went presumptuously up. Heb. ye were presumptuous and wentup.
Nu 14:44

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

Context

  • Deuteronomy 1:42

    And the Lord said unto me, Say unto them, Go not up, neither fight; for I am not among you; lest ye be smitten before your enemies.

  • Deuteronomy 1:43

    So I spake unto you; and ye would not hear, but rebelled against the commandment of the Lord, and went presumptuously up into the hill.

  • Deuteronomy 1:44

    And the Amorites, which dwelt in that mountain, came out against you, and chased you, as bees do, and destroyed you in Seir, even unto Hormah.

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Deuteronomy 1:43 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y os hablé, y no disteis oído; antes fuisteis rebeldes al dicho de Jehová, y persistiendo con altivez, subisteis al monte.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et je vous parlai; mais vous n’avez point écouté, et vous avez été rebelles au commandement de l’ Éternel, et vous avez été présomptueux, et êtes montés dans la montagne.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und ich redete zu euch, aber ihr hörtet nicht; und ihr waret widerspenstig gegen den Befehl Jehovas, und handeltet vermessen und zoget in das Gebirge hinauf.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Locutus sum, et non audistis: sed adversantes imperio Domini, et tumentes superbia, ascendistis in montem.