Deuteronomy 4:21

“YHWH was incensed with me because of your words, and he swore that I would not cross the Jordan and that I would not enter into the good land that YHWH your Elohim is giving you as an inheritance.”

Deuteronomy 4:21 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 4:21, word by word

YHWHיהוָהyhva

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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was incensedהִתְאַנֶּףhitanef

be angry

Be angry: grow very angry; it comes from a root that means "breathe hard."

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your wordsדִּבְרֵיdivre

word

What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.

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and he sworeיִּשָּׁבַעyishava

swear

To promise with God as witness.

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crossעָבְרִavri

pass

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

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the Jordanיַּרְדֵּןyarden

Jordan

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enterבֹאvo

enter

To go into a place.

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the goodטּוֹבָהtova

good

What is as it should be and gives delight: sound, useful, beautiful or valuable.

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landאָרֶץarets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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your Elohimאֱלֹהֶיelohe

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

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is givingנֹתֵןnoten

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

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as an inheritanceנַחֲלָהnachala

inheritance

Land or goods passed from parents to children.

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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

20But you YHWH has taken and brought out you from the furnace of iron, from Egypt, to be a people of inheritance for him, as you are this day.

21 · This verse (above)

22For I am going to die in this land; I am not crossing the Jordan. But you are crossing and will take possession of this good land.

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