Deuteronomy 3 · Verse 24

Deuteronomy 3:24

O Lord God, thou hast begun to shew thy servant thy greatness, and thy mighty hand: for what God is there in heaven or in earth, that can do according to thy works, and according to thy might?
Deuteronomy 3:24, King James Version

Deuteronomy 3:24 in other translations

BSB“O Lord GOD, You have begun to show Your greatness and power to Your servant. For what god in heaven or on earth can perform such works and mighty acts as Yours?
WEB“Lord GOD, you have begun to show your servant your greatness, and your strong hand. For what god is there in heaven or in earth that can do works like yours, and mighty acts like yours?
ASVO Lord Jehovah, thou hast begun to show thy servant thy greatness, and thy strong hand: for what god is there in heaven or in earth, that can do according to thy works, and according to thy mighty acts?
YLTLord Jehovah, Thou--Thou hast begun to shew Thy servant Thy greatness, and Thy strong hand; for who is a God in the heavens or in earth who doth according to Thy works, and according to Thy might?
DARBYLord Jehovah, thou hast begun to shew thy servant thy greatness, and thy powerful hand; for what God is in the heavens or in the earth that can do like to thy works, and like to thy might?
BBEO Lord God, you have now for the first time let your servant see your great power and the strength of your hand; for what god is there in heaven or on earth able to do such great works and such acts of power?
WebsterO Lord GOD, thou hast begun to show thy servant thy greatness, and thy mighty hand: for what God is there in heaven or in earth, that can do according to thy works, and according to thy might?

What does Deuteronomy 3:24 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 24 The prayer of Moses recorded in these two verses, and his own reflections on it, Deu 3:26, are very affecting. He had suffered much both in body and mind in bringing the people to the borders of the promised land; and it was natural enough for him to wish to see them established in it, and to enjoy a portion of that inheritance himself, which he knew was a type of the heavenly country. But notwithstanding his very earnest prayer, and God's especial favor towards him, he was not permitted to go over Jordan! He had grieved the Spirit of God, and he passed a sentence against him of exclusion from the promised land. Yet he permitted him to see it, and gave him the fullest assurances that the people whom he had brought out of Egypt should possess it. Thus God may choose to deprive those of earthly possessions to whom he is nevertheless determined to give a heavenly inheritance.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 3:21-29

Moses encouraged Joshua, who was to succeed him. Thus the aged and experienced in the service of God, should do all they can to strengthen the hands of those who are young, and setting out in religion. Consider what God has done, what God has promised. If God be for us, who can be against us, so as to prevail? We reproach our Leader if we follow him trembling. Moses prayed, that, if it were God's will, he might go…

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Deuteronomy 3:24 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.

אֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiO LordH136
יְהוִ֗הYah.wehYahwehH3069
אַתָּ֤ה'a.TahyouH859
הַֽחִלּ֙וֹתָ֙ha.chi.Lo.tayou have begunH2490
לְהַרְא֣וֹתle.har.'otto showH7200
אֶֽת\־'et-<obj.>H853
עַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.Khaservant yourH5650
אֶ֨ת\־'Et-<obj.>H853
גָּדְלְךָ֔ga.de.le.Khagreatness yourH1433
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
יָדְךָ֖ya.de.Khahand yourH3027
הַחֲזָקָ֑הha.cha.za.Kah<the> strongH2389
אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherthatH834
מִי\־mi-who?H4310
אֵל֙'el[is] GodH410
בַּשָּׁמַ֣יִםba.sha.Ma.yimin the heavensH8064
וּבָאָ֔רֶץu.va.'A.retzand on the earthH776
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whoH834
יַעֲשֶׂ֥הya.'a.Sehhe will doH6213
כְמַעֲשֶׂ֖יךָkhe.ma.'a.Sei.khalike works yourH4639
וְכִגְבוּרֹתֶֽךָ\׃ve.khig.vu.ro.Te.khaand like mighty deeds yourH1369

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Cross references for Deuteronomy 3:24

  • Exodus 15:11

    Who is like unto thee, O Lord, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?

  • Psalms 71:19

    Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high, who hast done great things: O God, who is like unto thee!

  • Deuteronomy 11:2

    And know ye this day: for I speak not with your children which have not known, and which have not seen the chastisement of the Lord your God, his greatness, his mighty hand, and his stretched out arm,

  • Psalms 86:8

    Among the gods there is none like unto thee, O Lord; neither are there any works like unto thy works.

  • 2 Samuel 7:22

    Wherefore thou art great, O Lord God: for there is none like thee, neither is there any God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

  • Jeremiah 32:18-21

    Thou shewest lovingkindness unto thousands, and recompensest the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them: the Great, the Mighty God, the Lord of hosts, is his name, Great in counsel, and mighty in work: for thine eyes are open upon all the ways of the sons of men: to give every one according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings: Which hast set signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, even unto this day, and in Israel, and among other men; and hast made thee a name, as at this day; And hast brought forth thy people Israel out of the land of Egypt with signs, and with wonders, and with a strong hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with great terror;

  • Psalms 145:6

    And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts: and I will declare thy greatness.

  • Isaiah 40:25

    To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One.

  • Daniel 3:29

    Therefore I make a decree, That every people, nation, and language, which speak any thing amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–nego, shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made a dunghill: because there is no other God that can deliver after this sort.

  • Nehemiah 9:32

    Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the terrible God, who keepest covenant and mercy, let not all the trouble seem little before thee, that hath come upon us, on our kings, on our princes, and on our priests, and on our prophets, and on our fathers, and on all thy people, since the time of the kings of Assyria unto this day.

  • Psalms 89:6

    For who in the heaven can be compared unto the Lord? who among the sons of the mighty can be likened unto the Lord?

  • Psalms 106:2

    Who can utter the mighty acts of the Lord? who can shew forth all his praise?

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
thy greatness.
11:2; Ne 9:32; Ps 106:2; 145:3,6; Jer 32:18-21
what God.
Ex 15:11; 2Sa 7:22; Ps 35:10; 71:19; 86:8; 89:6,8; Isa 40:18,25
Jer 10:6; Da 3:29

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Context

  • Deuteronomy 3:23

    And I besought the Lord at that time, saying,

  • Deuteronomy 3:24

    O Lord God, thou hast begun to shew thy servant thy greatness, and thy mighty hand: for what God is there in heaven or in earth, that can do according to thy works, and according to thy might?

  • Deuteronomy 3:25

    I pray thee, let me go over, and see the good land that is beyond Jordan, that goodly mountain, and Lebanon.

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Deuteronomy 3:24 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Señor Jehová, tú has comenzado á mostrar á tu siervo tu grandeza, y tu mano fuerte: porque ¿qué dios hay en el cielo ni en la tierra que haga según tus obras, y según tus valentías?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Seigneur Éternel! tu as commencé à faire voir à ton serviteur ta grandeur et ta main forte, car quel est le ✶Dieu, dans les cieux et sur la terre, qui fasse des œuvres comme tes œuvres et selon ta force?
German
Elberfelder 1871
Herr, Jehova! du hast begonnen, deinem Knechte deine Größe und deine starke Hand zu zeigen; denn welcher Gott ist im Himmel und auf Erden, der tun könnte gleich deinen Werken und gleich deinen Machttaten?
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Domine Deus, tu cœpisti ostendere servo tuo magnitudinem tuam, manumque fortissimam: neque enim est alius deus vel in cælo, vel in terra, qui possit facere opera tua, et comparari fortitudini tuæ.