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Beyondבְּעֵבֶרthe Jordan,הַיַּרְדֵּןin the landבְּאֶרֶץof Moab,מוֹאָבMosesמֹשֶׁהbeganהוֹאִילto explainבֵּאֵרthisהַזֹּאתinstruction,אֶת הַתּוֹרָהsaying:לֵאמֹר
Deuteronomy 1:5
Study it in the app“Beyond the Jordan, in the land of Moab, Moses began to explain this instruction, saying:”
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 1:5, word by word
- Beyondעֵבֶרever
beyond
Past the river, especially the Jordan.
Where else “ever” appears- the Jordanיַּרְדֵּןyarden
Jordan
See it on the mapWhere else “yarden” appears- in the landאֶרֶץerets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “erets” appears- of Moabמוֹאָבmoav
Moab
See it on the mapWhere else “moav” appears- Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe
Moses
Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).
Where else “moshe” appears- beganהוֹאִילhoil
undertake, venture
Make up one's mind to do something; venture, be willing.
Where else “hoil” appears- to explainבֵּאֵרbeer
explain
To make understood, set out plainly.
Where else “beer” appears- instructionתּוֹרָהtora
teaching of YHWH
What YHWH teaches his people so they may live.
Where else “tora” appears- sayingאמֹרmor
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appears
Places in this verse
1Jordan
Today: Jordan River: Israel, West Bank, Jordan, Dead Sea
Israel's main river; it flows from Mount Hermon in the north, through the Sea of Galilee, to the Dead Sea.
Israel crossed it on dry ground to enter the promised land (Josh 3:17). Naaman was healed in it (2 Kgs 5:14), and Jesus was immersed in it (Matt 3:13).
2Moab
Today: western Jordan, east of the Dead Sea
The land east of the Dead Sea, in present-day Jordan.
The Moabites came from a son of Lot (Gen 19:37). Ruth came from Moab (Ruth 1:1-4), and Moses died in its territory (Deut 34:5).
The context
4after he had struck Sihon, king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon, and Og, king of Bashan, who lived in Ashtaroth, in Edrei.
5 · This verse (above)
6YHWH our Elohim spoke to us at Horeb, saying, “You have stayed long enough on this mountain.