Deuteronomy 1:7

“Turn, set out, and go to the hill country of the Amorite and to all its neighbors, in the Arabah, in the hill country, in the Shephelah, in the Negev, and on the coast of the sea, the land of the Canaanite, and Lebanon, as far as the great river, the river Euphrates.”

Deuteronomy 1:7 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 1:7, word by word

Turnפְּנוּpenu

turn

To turn toward something, someone or God.

Where else “penu” appears
set outסְעוּseu

set out

To break camp and set out for another place.

Where else “seu” appears
and goבֹאוּvou

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

Where else “vou” appears
to the hill countryהַרhar

hill country

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

Where else “har” appears
of the Amoriteאֱמֹרִיemori

Amorite

Amorite: one of the main peoples of Canaan before Israel.

Where else “emori” appears
its neighborsשְׁכֵנָיshechenay

neighbor, resident

Neighbor (man or woman); also a temporary resident.

Where else “shechenay” appears
in the Arabahעֲרָבָהarava

Arabah

The valley of the Jordan and the Dead Sea.

Where else “arava” appears
in the Shephelahשְּׁפֵלָהshefela

lowland, Shephelah

Shephelah, the lowland: the zone of low hills between the hill country of Judah and the coast.

Where else “shefela” appears
in the Negevנֶּגֶבnegev

Negev

The dry land in the south of Israel.

Where else “negev” appears
and on the coastחוֹףchof

shore, coast

Shore, coast, seashore.

Where else “chof” appears
of the seaיָּםyam

sea

The sea, or a large lake.

Where else “yam” appears
the landאֶרֶץerets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

Where else “erets” appears
of the Canaaniteכְּנַעֲנִיkenaani

Canaanite

Someone from Canaan, before Israel.

Where else “kenaani” appears
and Lebanonלְּבָנוֹןlevanon

Lebanon

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the greatגָּדֹלgadol

great

Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.

Where else “gadol” appears
riverנָּהָרnahar

river

River, stream; above all the Euphrates ("the River") or the Nile.

Where else “nahar” appears
Euphratesפְּרָתperat

Euphrates

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Translation note

The Shephelah is the zone of low hills between the hill country and the coast.

Places in this verse

JerusalemMediterranean SeaLebanonEuphrates
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • 1Lebanon

    Today: Lebanon (Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon ranges)

    A mountain range north of Israel, famous for its cedars; today it gives its name to the country of Lebanon.

    Solomon asked for cedar wood from Lebanon to build the temple (1 Kgs 5:6). The Psalms compare the righteous to its cedars (Ps 92:12).

    Deuteronomy 3:251 Kings 5:6Psalms 92:12Isaiah 35:2

  • 2Euphrates

    Today: Euphrates River: Turkey, Syria, Iraq

    The longest river in southwest Asia; it rises in Turkey and flows through Syria and Iraq to the Persian Gulf.

    It is one of the four rivers of Eden (Gen 2:14). God promised Abram the land as far as this river (Gen 15:18).

    Genesis 15:18Genesis 2:14Deuteronomy 1:7Joshua 1:4

The context

6YHWH our Elohim spoke to us at Horeb, saying, “You have stayed long enough on this mountain.

7 · This verse (above)

8See, I have set the land before you. Go in and take possession of the land that YHWH swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give to them and to their offspring after them.”

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