And when YHWHוּבִ יְהוָהsentשְׁלֹחַyouאֶתְכֶםfrom Kadesh-barnea,מִקָּדֵשׁ בַּרְנֵעַsaying,לֵאמֹר“Go upעֲלוּand take possession ofוּרְשׁוּthe landאֶת הָאָרֶץthatאֲשֶׁרI have givenנָתַתִּיyou,”לָכֶםyou rebelledוַתַּמְרוּagainst the commandאֶת פִּיof YHWHיְהוָהyour Elohim;אֱלֹהֵיכֶםyou did notוְלֹאbelieveהֶאֱמַנְתֶּםhimלוֹorוְלֹאlistenשְׁמַעְתֶּםto his voice.בְּקֹלוֹ
Deuteronomy 9:23
Study it in the app“And when YHWH sent you from Kadesh-barnea, saying, “Go up and take possession of the land that I have given you,” you rebelled against the command of YHWH your Elohim; you did not believe him or listen to his voice.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 9:23, word by word
- And when 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.
Where else “yehva” appears- sentשְׁלֹחַsheloach
send
To send someone or something.
Where else “sheloach” appears- from Kadesh-barneaקָּדֵשׁkadesh
Kadesh-barnea
See it on the mapWhere else “kadesh” appears- sayingאמֹרmor
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appears- “Go upעֲלוּalu
go up
To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.
Where else “alu” appears- and take possession ofרְשׁוּreshu
possess
To occupy a land and make it one's own.
Where else “reshu” appears- the landאָרֶץarets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” appears- I have givenנָתַתִּיnatati
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “natati” appears- you rebelledתַּמְרוּtamru
rebel
Rebel, resist what is commanded.
Where else “tamru” appears- against the commandפִּיpi
command
Literally "the mouth": what someone says or decrees.
Where else “pi” appears- your Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears- believeהֶאֱמַנְתֶּםheemantem
believe
To rely on someone and on what they say: Abram with YHWH.
Where else “heemantem” appears- listenשְׁמַעְתֶּםshematem
obey
To obey: "listen to the voice" of someone.
Where else “shematem” appears- to his voiceקֹלkol
voice
What is heard when someone speaks or sings; also the voice of God.
Where else “kol” appears
Places in this verse
Kadesh-barnea ?
Today: possibly Ain Qudeirat, Sinai/Negev border
An oasis in the desert south of Canaan; its exact site is not certain.
Moses sent the twelve spies from there (Num 13:26). Because of their unbelief, Israel wandered in the wilderness almost forty years (Deut 2:14).
The context
22Also at Taberah, at Massah, and at Kibroth-hattaavah you were making YHWH angry.
23 · This verse (above)
24You have been rebellious against YHWH from the day that I knew you.