Deuteronomy 9:1

Hear, Israel! You are to pass over the Jordan today, to go in to dispossess nations greater and mightier than yourself, cities great and fortified up to the sky,

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WEBBE

Hear, Israel! You are to pass over the Jordan today, to go in to dispossess nations greater and mightier than yourself, cities great and fortified up to the sky,

BSB

Hear, O Israel: Today you are about to cross the Jordan to go in and dispossess nations greater and stronger than you, with large cities fortified to the heavens.

KJV

Hear, O Israel: Thou art to pass over Jordan this day, to go in to possess nations greater and mightier than thyself, cities great and fenced up to heaven,

ASV

Hear, O Israel: thou art to pass over the Jordan this day, to go in to dispossess nations greater and mightier than thyself, cities great and fortified up to heaven,

BBE

Give ear, O Israel: today you are to go over Jordan, to take the heritage of nations greater and stronger than yourselves, and towns of great size with walls as high as heaven;

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שְׁמַע she·ma' hear H8085 יִשְׂרָאֵל yis·ra·'el O Israel H3478 אַתָּה 'a·tah you H859 עֹבֵר 'o·ver [are] about to pass over H5674 הַיּוֹם hai·yom this day H3117 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 הַיַּרְדֵּן hai·yar·den the Jordan H3383 לָבֹא la·vo' to go H935 לָרֶשֶׁת la·re·shet to dispossess H3423 גּוֹיִם go·yim nations H1471 גְּדֹלִים ge·do·lim great H1419 וַעֲצֻמִים va·'a·tzu·mim and mighty H6099 מִמֶּךָּ mi·me·ka more than you H4480 עָרִים 'a·rim cities H5892 גְּדֹלֹת ge·do·lot large H1419 וּבְצֻרֹת u·ve·tzu·rot and fortified H1219 בַּשָּׁמָיִם ba·sha·ma·yim in the heavens H8064

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–6

Moses represents the strength of the enemies they were now to encounter. This was to drive them to God, and engage their hope in him. He assures them of victory, by the presence of God with them. He cautions them not to have the least thought of their own righteousness, as if that procured this favour at God's hand. In Christ we have both righteousness and strength; in Him we must glory, not in ourselves, nor in any sufficiency of our own. It is for the wickedness of these nations that God drives them out. All whom God rejects, are rejected for their own wickedness; but none whom he accepts are accepted for their own righteousness. Thus boasting is for ever done away: see Ep 2:9, 11, 12.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.