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Deuteronomy 1:21

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Deuteronomy 1:21 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Behold, Jehovah thy God hath set the land before thee: go up, take possession, as Jehovah, the God of thy fathers, hath spoken unto thee; fear not, neither be dismayed.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Behold, Jehovah thy God hath set the land before thee: go up, take possession, as Jehovah, the God of thy fathers, hath spoken unto thee; fear not, neither be dismayed.
Deuteronomy 1:21 — American Standard Version

Context — Deuteronomy 1

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
18And I commanded you at that time all the things which ye should do.
19And we journeyed from Horeb, and went through all that great and terrible wilderness which ye saw, by the way to the hill-country of the Amorites, as Jehovah our God commanded us; and we came to Kadesh-barnea.
20And I said unto you, Ye are come unto the hill-country of the Amorites, which Jehovah our God giveth unto us.
21Behold, Jehovah thy God hath set the land before thee: go up, take possession, as Jehovah, the God of thy fathers, hath spoken unto thee; fear not, neither be dismayed.
22And ye came near unto me every one of you, and said, Let us send men before us, that they may search the land for us, and bring us word again of the way by which we must go up, and the cities unto which we shall come.
23And the thing pleased me well; and I took twelve men of you, one man for every tribe:
24and they turned and went up into the hill-country, and came unto the valley of Eshcol, and spied it out.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Behold, the Lord thy God hath set the land before thee, etc.] The land of Canaan, on the borders of which they then were; (see Gill on “<050108>Deuteronomy 1:8”), go up; the mountain, by that way of it which was the way the spies went, and up to which some of the Israelites presumed to go when forbidden, they not complying with the call of God: and possess it, as the Lord God of thy fathers hath said unto thee; as in (<050108>Deuteronomy 1:8), fear not, neither be discouraged; though the people of the land were numerous and strong, and their cities large and walled.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“fear not: Deu 20:1; Num 13:30, Num 14:8, Num 14:9; Jos 1:9; Psa 27:1-3, Psa 46:1, Psa 46:7, Psa 46:11; Isa 41:10; Isa 43:1, Isa 43:2; Luk 12:32; Heb 13:6 Deuteronomy 1:22”
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