Deuteronomy 1:32-46 ▼

32 But in spite of all this, you⁺ did not trust the LORD your⁺ God {YHWH Eloheikem},

33 who went before you⁺ on the journey, in the fire by night and in the cloud by day, to seek out a place for you⁺ to camp and to show you⁺ the road to travel.

34 When the LORD {YHWH} heard your⁺ words, He grew angry and swore an oath, saying,

35 “Not one of the men of this evil generation shall see the good land I swore to give your⁺ fathers,

36 except Caleb (dog) son of Jephunneh (He will be facing). He will see it, and I will give him and his descendants the land on which he has set foot, because he followed the LORD {YHWH} wholeheartedly.”

37 The LORD {YHWH} was also angry with me on your⁺ account, and He said, “Not even you shall enter the land.

38 Joshua (YHWH saves) son of Nun (fish / posterity), who stands before you, will enter it. Encourage him, for he will enable Israel (he wrestles with God) to inherit the land.

39 And the little ones you⁺ said would become captives—your⁺ children who on that day did not know good from evil—will enter the land that I will give them, and they will possess it.

40 But you⁺ are to turn back and head for the wilderness along the route to the Red Sea (the Sea of Reeds).

41 “We have sinned against the LORD {YHWH},” you⁺ replied. “We will go up and fight, as the LORD our God {YHWH Elohenu} has commanded us.” Then each of you⁺ put on his weapons of war, thinking it easy to go up into the hill country.

42 But the LORD {YHWH} said to me, “Tell them not to go up and fight, for I am not with you⁺ to keep you⁺ from defeat by your⁺ enemies.”

43 So I spoke to you⁺, but you⁺ would not listen. You⁺ rebelled against the command of the LORD {YHWH} and presumptuously went up into the hill country.

44 Then the Amorites (sayers) who lived in the hills came out against you⁺ and chased you⁺ like a swarm of bees. They routed you⁺ from Seir (shaggy) all the way to Hormah (destruction).

45 And you⁺ returned and wept before the LORD {YHWH}, but He would not listen to your⁺ voice or give ear to you⁺.

46 For this reason you⁺ stayed in Kadesh (holy) for a long time—a very long time.