Deuteronomy 9 · Verse 23

Deuteronomy 9:23

Likewise when the Lord sent you from Kadesh–barnea, saying, Go up and possess the land which I have given you; then ye rebelled against the commandment of the Lord your God, and ye believed him not, nor hearkened to his voice.
Deuteronomy 9:23, King James Version

Deuteronomy 9:23 in other translations

BSBAnd when the LORD sent you out from Kadesh-barnea, He said, “Go up and possess the land that I have given you.” But you rebelled against the command of the LORD your God. You neither believed Him nor obeyed Him.
WEBWhen the LORD sent you from Kadesh Barnea, saying, “Go up and possess the land which I have given you,” you rebelled against the commandment of the LORD your God, and you didn’t believe him or listen to his voice.
ASVAnd when Jehovah sent you from Kadesh-barnea, saying, Go up and possess the land which I have given you; then ye rebelled against the commandment of Jehovah your God, and ye believed him not, nor hearkened to his voice.
YLTand in Jehovah's sending you from Kadesh-Barnea, saying, Go up, and possess the land which I have given to you, then ye provoke the mouth of Jehovah your God, and have not given credence to Him, nor hearkened to His voice;
DARBYAnd when Jehovah sent you from Kadesh-barnea, saying, Go up and take possession of the land which I have given you, ye rebelled against the word of Jehovah your God, and ye believed him not, nor hearkened to his voice.
BBEAnd when the Lord sent you from Kadesh-barnea, saying, Go up and take the land which I have given you; you went against the orders of the Lord your God, and had no faith in him, and would not give ear to his voice.
WebsterLikewise when the LORD sent you from Kadesh-barnea, saying, Go up and possess the land which I have given you; then ye rebelled against the commandment of the LORD your God, and ye believed him not, nor hearkened to his voice.

What does Deuteronomy 9:23 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 9:12-29

12-29. Arise, get thee down quickly from hence; for thy people ... have corrupted themselves--With a view to humble them effectually, Moses proceeds to particularize some of the most atrocious instances of their infidelity. He begins with the impiety of the golden calf--an impiety which, while their miraculous emancipation from Egypt, the most stupendous displays of the Divine Majesty that were exhibited on the…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 9:7-29

That the Israelites might have no pretence to think that God brought them to Canaan for their righteousness, Moses shows what a miracle of mercy it was, that they had not been destroyed in the wilderness. It is good for us often to remember against ourselves, with sorrow and shame, our former sins; that we may see how much we are indebted to free grace, and may humbly own that we never merited any thing but wrath…

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Deuteronomy 9:23 in the original Hebrew

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וּבִשְׁלֹ֨חַu.vish.Lo.achand when sentH7971
יְהוָ֜הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֶתְכֶ֗ם'et.Khem<obj.> youH853
מִקָּדֵ֤שׁmi.ka.Deshfrom KadeshH6947
בַּרְנֵ֙עַ֙bar.Ne.a'BarneaH6947
לֵאמֹ֔רle.Mor<to> sayingH559
עֲלוּ֙'a.Lugo upH5927
וּרְשׁ֣וּu.re.Shuand take possession ofH3423
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzthe landH776
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834
נָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiI have givenH5414
לָכֶ֑םla.Khemto <the> you
וַתַּמְר֗וּva.tam.Ruand you rebelled againstH4784
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
פִּ֤יpi[the] mouth ofH6310
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068
אֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.KhemGod yourH430
וְלֹ֤אve.Lo'and notH3808
הֶֽאֱמַנְתֶּם֙he.'e.man.Temyou believedH539
ל֔וֹlo<to> <the> him
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH3808
שְׁמַעְתֶּ֖םshe.ma'.Temyou listenedH8085
בְּקֹלֽוֹ\׃be.ko.Loto voice hisH6963

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

Cross references for Deuteronomy 9:23

  • Psalms 106:24-25

    Yea, they despised the pleasant land, they believed not his word: But murmured in their tents, and hearkened not unto the voice of the Lord.

  • Hebrews 4:2

    For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it.

  • Isaiah 63:10

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

  • Psalms 78:22

    Because they believed not in God, and trusted not in his salvation:

  • Hebrews 3:18-19

    And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that believed not? So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief.

  • Numbers 14:10-41

    But all the congregation bade stone them with stones. And the glory of the Lord appeared in the tabernacle of the congregation before all the children of Israel. And the Lord said unto Moses, How long will this people provoke me? and how long will it be ere they believe me, for all the signs which I have shewed among them? I will smite them with the pestilence, and disinherit them, and will make of thee a greater nation and mightier than they. And Moses said unto the Lord, Then the Egyptians shall hear it, (for thou broughtest up this people in thy might from among them;) …

  • Deuteronomy 1:19-33

    And when we departed from Horeb, we went through all that great and terrible wilderness, which ye saw by the way of the mountain of the Amorites, as the Lord our God commanded us; and we came to Kadesh–barnea. And I said unto you, Ye are come unto the mountain of the Amorites, which the Lord our God doth give unto us. Behold, the Lord thy God hath set the land before thee: go up and possess it, as the Lord God of thy fathers hath said unto thee; fear not, neither be discouraged. And ye came near unto me every one of you, and said, We will send men before us, and they shall search us out the land, and bring us word again by what way we must go up, and into what cities we shall come. …

  • Numbers 13:1-14:4

    And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Send thou men, that they may search the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel: of every tribe of their fathers shall ye send a man, every one a ruler among them. And Moses by the commandment of the Lord sent them from the wilderness of Paran: all those men were heads of the children of Israel. And these were their names: of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Likewise.
1:19-33; Nu 13:1-33
ye rebelled.
Nu 14:1-4,10-41; Isa 63:10
ye believed.
1:32,33; Ps 78:22; 106:24,25; Heb 3:18,19; 4:2

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Context

  • Deuteronomy 9:22

    And at Taberah, and at Massah, and at Kibroth–hattaavah, ye provoked the Lord to wrath.

  • Deuteronomy 9:23

    Likewise when the Lord sent you from Kadesh–barnea, saying, Go up and possess the land which I have given you; then ye rebelled against the commandment of the Lord your God, and ye believed him not, nor hearkened to his voice.

  • Deuteronomy 9:24

    Ye have been rebellious against the Lord from the day that I knew you.

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Deuteronomy 9:23 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y cuando Jehová os envió desde Cades-barnea, diciendo, Subid y poseed la tierra que yo os he dado; también fuisteis rebeldes al dicho de Jehová vuestro Dios, y no lo creisteis, ni obedecisteis á su voz.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et lorsque l’ Éternel vous envoya de Kadès-Barnéa, en disant: Montez, et possédez le pays que je vous ai donné, vous avez été rebelles au commandement de l’ Éternel, votre Dieu, et vous ne l’avez point cru, et vous n’avez pas écouté sa voix.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und als Jehova euch aus Kades-Barnea sandte und sprach: Ziehet hinauf und nehmet das Land in Besitz, das ich euch gegeben habe, da waret ihr widerspenstig gegen den Befehl Jehovas, eures Gottes, und ihr glaubtet ihm nicht und gehorchtet seiner Stimme nicht.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		et quando misit vos de Cadesbarne, dicens: Ascendite, et possidete terram, quam dedi vobis, et contempsistis imperium Domini Dei vestri, et non credidistis ei, neque vocem ejus audire voluistis: