Deuteronomy 9:18

I fell down before Yahweh, as at the first, forty days and forty nights. I neither ate bread nor drank water, because of all your sin which you sinned, in doing that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, to provoke him to anger.

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WEBBE

I fell down before the LORD, as at the first, forty days and forty nights. I neither ate bread nor drank water, because of all your sin which you sinned, in doing that which was evil in the LORD’s sight, to provoke him to anger.

BSB

Then I fell down before the LORD for forty days and forty nights, as I had done the first time. I did not eat bread or drink water because of all the sin you had committed in doing what was evil in the sight of the LORD and provoking Him to anger.

KJV

And I fell down before the LORD, as at the first, forty days and forty nights: I did neither eat bread, nor drink water, because of all your sins which ye sinned, in doing wickedly in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.

ASV

And I fell down before Jehovah, as at the first, forty days and forty nights; I did neither eat bread nor drink water; because of all your sin which ye sinned, in doing that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, to provoke him to anger.

BBE

And I went down on my face before the Lord, as at the first, for forty days and forty nights, without taking food or drinking water, because of all your sin, in doing evil in the eyes of the Lord and moving him to wrath.

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וָאֶתְנַפַּל va·'et·na·pal and I prostrated myself H5307 לִפְנֵי lif·nei (to) before H6440 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 כָּרִאשֹׁנָה ka·ri·sho·nah like the former [time] H7223 אַרְבָּעִים 'ar·ba·'im forty H705 יוֹם yom day[s] H3117 וְאַרְבָּעִים ve·'ar·ba·'im and forty H705 לַיְלָה lay·lah night[s] H3915 לֶחֶם le·chem food H3899 לֹא lo' not H3808 אָכַלְתִּי 'a·khal·ti I ate H398 וּמַיִם u·ma·yim and water H4325 לֹא lo' not H3808 שָׁתִיתִי sha·ti·ti I drank H8354 עַל 'al on H5921 כָּל־ kol- all H3605 חַטַּאתְכֶם cha·tat·khem sin your H2403 אֲשֶׁר 'a·sher which H834 חֲטָאתֶם cha·ta·tem you had sinned H2398 לַעֲשׂוֹת la·'a·sot by doing H6213 הָרַע ha·ra' the evil H7451 בְּעֵינֵי be·'ei·nei in [the] eyes of H5869 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 לְהַכְעִיסוֹ le·hakh·'i·so to provoke to anger him H3707

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 7–29

That the Israelites might have no pretence to think that God brought them to Canaan for their righteousness, Moses shows what a miracle of mercy it was, that they had not been destroyed in the wilderness. It is good for us often to remember against ourselves, with sorrow and shame, our former sins; that we may see how much we are indebted to free grace, and may humbly own that we never merited any thing but wrath and the curse at God's hand. For so strong is our propensity to pride, that it will creep in under one pretence or another. We are ready to fancy that our righteousness has got for us the special favour of the Lord, though in reality our wickedness is more plain than our weakness. But when the secret history of every man's life shall be brought forth at the day of judgment, all the world will be proved guilty before God. At present, One pleads for us before the mercy-seat, who not only fasted, but died upon the cross for our sins; through whom we may approach, though self-condemned sinners, and beseech for undeserved mercy and for eternal life, as the gift of God in Him. Let us refer all the victory, all the glory, and all the praise, to Him who alone bringeth salvation.

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