Deuteronomy 1:43

“So I spoke to you, but you did not listen; you rebelled against the command of YHWH, acted presumptuously, and went up into the hill country.”

Deuteronomy 1:43 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 1:43, word by word

So I spokeאֲדַבֵּרadaber

speak

To speak, say something; above all God to his people.

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listenשְׁמַעְתֶּםshematem

listen

To pay close attention, or heed a plea.

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you rebelledתַּמְרוּtamru

rebel

Rebel, resist what is commanded.

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against the commandפִּיpi

command

Literally "the mouth": what someone says or decrees.

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of YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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acted presumptuouslyתָּזִדוּtazidu

act arrogantly

To defy a command on purpose, proudly.

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and went upתַּעֲלוּtaalu

go up

To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.

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into the hill countryהָרָhara

hill country

A whole region of high ground, like that of Ephraim or Judah.

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The context

42YHWH said to me, “Say to them, ‘Do not go up and do not fight, for I am not among you, so that you are not struck down before your enemies.’”

43 · This verse (above)

44Then the Amorite who lived in that hill country came out to meet you and chased you as bees do, and crushed you in Seir as far as Hormah.

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