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Deuteronomy 1 :: New Living Translation (NLT)

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Introduction to Moses’ First Address

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:1 - These are the words that Moses spoke to all the people of Israel while they were in the wilderness east of the Jordan River. They were camped in the Jordan Valley[fn] near Suph, between Paran on one side and Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth, and Di-zahab on the other.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:2 - Normally it takes only eleven days to travel from Mount Sinai[fn] to Kadesh-barnea, going by way of Mount Seir.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:3 - But forty years after the Israelites left Egypt, on the first day of the eleventh month,[fn] Moses addressed the people of Israel, telling them everything the LORD had commanded him to say.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:4 - This took place after he had defeated King Sihon of the Amorites, who had ruled in Heshbon, and King Og of Bashan, who had ruled in Ashtaroth and Edrei.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:5 - While the Israelites were in the land of Moab east of the Jordan River, Moses carefully explained the LORD’s instructions as follows.
The Command to Leave Sinai

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:6 - “When we were at Mount Sinai, the LORD our God said to us, ‘You have stayed at this mountain long enough.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:7 - It is time to break camp and move on. Go to the hill country of the Amorites and to all the neighboring regions—the Jordan Valley, the hill country, the western foothills,[fn] the Negev, and the coastal plain. Go to the land of the Canaanites and to Lebanon, and all the way to the great Euphrates River.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:8 - Look, I am giving all this land to you! Go in and occupy it, for it is the land the LORD swore to give to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and to all their descendants.’”
Moses Appoints Leaders from Each Tribe
(Exo 18:13–27 )

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:9 - Moses continued, “At that time I told you, ‘You are too great a burden for me to carry all by myself.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:10 - The LORD your God has increased your population, making you as numerous as the stars!

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:11 - And may the LORD, the God of your ancestors, multiply you a thousand times more and bless you as he promised!

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:12 - But you are such a heavy load to carry! How can I deal with all your problems and bickering?

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:13 - Choose some well-respected men from each tribe who are known for their wisdom and understanding, and I will appoint them as your leaders.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:14 - “Then you responded, ‘Your plan is a good one.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:15 - So I took the wise and respected men you had selected from your tribes and appointed them to serve as judges and officials over you. Some were responsible for a thousand people, some for a hundred, some for fifty, and some for ten.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:16 - “At that time I instructed the judges, ‘You must hear the cases of your fellow Israelites and the foreigners living among you. Be perfectly fair in your decisions

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:17 - and impartial in your judgments. Hear the cases of those who are poor as well as those who are rich. Don’t be afraid of anyone’s anger, for the decision you make is God’s decision. Bring me any cases that are too difficult for you, and I will handle them.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:18 - “At that time I gave you instructions about everything you were to do.
Scouts Explore the Land
(Num 13:1–33 )

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:19 - “Then, just as the LORD our God commanded us, we left Mount Sinai and traveled through the great and terrifying wilderness, as you yourselves remember, and headed toward the hill country of the Amorites. When we arrived at Kadesh-barnea,

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:20 - I said to you, ‘You have now reached the hill country of the Amorites that the LORD our God is giving us.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:21 - Look! He has placed the land in front of you. Go and occupy it as the LORD, the God of your ancestors, has promised you. Don’t be afraid! Don’t be discouraged!’

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:22 - “But you all came to me and said, ‘First, let’s send out scouts to explore the land for us. They will advise us on the best route to take and which towns we should enter.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:23 - “This seemed like a good idea to me, so I chose twelve scouts, one from each of your tribes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:24 - They headed for the hill country and came to the valley of Eshcol and explored it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:25 - They picked some of its fruit and brought it back to us. And they reported, ‘The land the LORD our God has given us is indeed a good land.’
Israel’s Rebellion against the LORD

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:26 - “But you rebelled against the command of the LORD your God and refused to go in.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:27 - You complained in your tents and said, ‘The LORD must hate us. That’s why he has brought us here from Egypt—to hand us over to the Amorites to be slaughtered.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:28 - Where can we go? Our brothers have demoralized us with their report. They tell us, “The people of the land are taller and more powerful than we are, and their towns are large, with walls rising high into the sky! We even saw giants there—the descendants of Anak!”’

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:29 - “But I said to you, ‘Don’t be shocked or afraid of them!

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:30 - The LORD your God is going ahead of you. He will fight for you, just as you saw him do in Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:31 - And you saw how the LORD your God cared for you all along the way as you traveled through the wilderness, just as a father cares for his child. Now he has brought you to this place.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:32 - “But even after all he did, you refused to trust the LORD your God,

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:33 - who goes before you looking for the best places to camp, guiding you with a pillar of fire by night and a pillar of cloud by day.
(Num 14:20–45 )

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:34 - “When the LORD heard your complaining, he became very angry. So he solemnly swore,

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:35 - ‘Not one of you from this wicked generation will live to see the good land I swore to give your ancestors,

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:36 - except Caleb son of Jephunneh. He will see this land because he has followed the LORD completely. I will give to him and his descendants some of the very land he explored during his scouting mission.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:37 - “And the LORD was also angry with me because of you. He said to me, ‘Moses, not even you will enter the Promised Land!

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:38 - Instead, your assistant, Joshua son of Nun, will lead the people into the land. Encourage him, for he will lead Israel as they take possession of it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:39 - I will give the land to your little ones—your innocent children. You were afraid they would be captured, but they will be the ones who occupy it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:40 - As for you, turn around now and go on back through the wilderness toward the Red Sea.[fn]’

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:41 - “Then you confessed, ‘We have sinned against the LORD! We will go into the land and fight for it, as the LORD our God has commanded us.’ So your men strapped on their weapons, thinking it would be easy to attack the hill country.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:42 - “But the LORD told me to tell you, ‘Do not attack, for I am not with you. If you go ahead on your own, you will be crushed by your enemies.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:43 - “This is what I told you, but you would not listen. Instead, you again rebelled against the LORD’s command and arrogantly went into the hill country to fight.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:44 - But the Amorites who lived there came out against you like a swarm of bees. They chased and battered you all the way from Seir to Hormah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:45 - Then you returned and wept before the LORD, but he refused to listen.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:46 - So you stayed there at Kadesh for a long time.
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NLT Footnotes
Hebrew the Arabah; also in 1:7.
Hebrew Horeb, another name for Sinai; also in 1:6, 19.
Hebrew In the fortieth year, on the first day of the eleventh month. This day in the ancient Hebrew lunar calendar occurred in January or February.
Hebrew the Shephelah.
Hebrew sea of reeds.
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