Deuteronomy 3:27

“Go up to the top of Pisgah, and lift up your eyes westward, northward, southward, and eastward, and look with your eyes, for you shall not cross this Jordan.”

Deuteronomy 3:27 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 3:27, word by word

Go upעֲלֵהale

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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to the topרֹאשׁrosh

top

Literally "the head": the highest part, as of a mountain.

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of Pisgahפִּסְגָּהpisga

Pisgah

Pisgah, a mountain east of the Jordan, facing Jericho. The name means "cleft."

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and lift upשָׂאsa

lift up

To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.

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your eyesעֵינֶיene

eye

The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.

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westwardיָמָּyama

west

Literally "the sea": the side where the sun sets.

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northwardצָפֹנָtsafona

north

North.

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southwardתֵימָנָtemana

south

South; also the south wind.

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and eastwardמִזְרָחָmizraach

east

Where the sun rises: the east.

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and lookרְאֵהree

see

To see with one's eyes.

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crossתַעֲבֹרtaavor

pass

To get over a river, or go through a land.

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Jordanיַּרְדֵּןyarden

Jordan

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Places in this verse

JerusalemJordan
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Jordan

    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).

    Joshua 3:172 Kings 5:14Matthew 3:13Mark 1:9

The context

26But YHWH was furious with me because of you and did not listen to me. YHWH said to me, “Enough! Do not speak to me again about this matter.

27 · This verse (above)

28And command Joshua, and strengthen him and make him firm, for he shall cross over before this people, and he shall make them inherit the land that you will see.”

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