Deuteronomy 1 · Verse 5

Deuteronomy 1:5

On this side Jordan, in the land of Moab, began Moses to declare this law, saying,
Deuteronomy 1:5, King James Version

Deuteronomy 1:5 in other translations

BSBOn the east side of the Jordan in the land of Moab, Moses began to explain this law, saying:
WEBBeyond the Jordan, in the land of Moab, Moses began to declare this law, saying,
ASVBeyond the Jordan, in the land of Moab, began Moses to declare this law, saying,
YLTbeyond the Jordan, in the land of Moab, hath Moses begun to explain this law, saying:
DARBYOn this side the Jordan, in the land of Moab, began Moses to unfold this law, saying,
BBEOn the far side of Jordan in the land of Moab, Moses gave the people this law, saying,
WebsterOn the east side of Jordan, in the land of Moab, began Moses to declare this law, saying,

What does Deuteronomy 1:5 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.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 5 Began Moses to declare this law - Began, הואיל hoil, willingly undertook; to declare, באר beer, to make bare, clear, etc., fully to explain, this law. See the conclusion of the preface.

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 1:5 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.

בְּעֵ֥בֶרbe.'E.veron [the] other side ofH5676
הַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.Denthe JordanH3383
בְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzin [the] land ofH776
מוֹאָ֑בmo.'AvMoabH4124
הוֹאִ֣ילho.'Ilhe undertookH2974
מֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehMosesH4872
בֵּאֵ֛רbe.'Erhe made clearH874
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַתּוֹרָ֥הha.to.Rahthe lawH8451
הַזֹּ֖אתha.Zot<the> thisH2063
לֵאמֹֽר\׃le.Mor<to> sayingH559

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

Cross references for Deuteronomy 1:5

  • Deuteronomy 4:8

    And what nation is there so great, that hath statutes and judgments so righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day?

  • Deuteronomy 31:9

    And Moses wrote this law, and delivered it unto the priests the sons of Levi, which bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and unto all the elders of Israel.

  • Deuteronomy 32:46

    And he said unto them, Set your hearts unto all the words which I testify among you this day, which ye shall command your children to observe to do, all the words of this law.

  • Deuteronomy 17:18-19

    And it shall be, when he sitteth upon the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write him a copy of this law in a book out of that which is before the priests the Levites: And it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life: that he may learn to fear the Lord his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do them:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
to declare.
4:8; 17:18,19; 31:9; 32:46

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

Context

  • 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:

  • Deuteronomy 1:5

    On this side Jordan, in the land of Moab, began Moses to declare this law, saying,

  • Deuteronomy 1:6

    The Lord our God spake unto us in Horeb, saying, Ye have dwelt long enough in this mount:

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Deuteronomy 1:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
De esta parte del Jordán, en tierra de Moab, resolvió Moisés declarar esta ley, diciendo:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
En deçà du Jourdain, dans le pays de Moab, Moïse commença à exposer cette loi, en disant:
German
Elberfelder 1871
Diesseit des Jordan, im Lande Moab, fing Mose an, dieses Gesetz auszulegen, indem er sprach:
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
trans Jordanem in terra Moab. Cœpitque Moyses explanare legem, et dicere: