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Deuteronomy 1:34

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Deuteronomy 1:34 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And Jehovah heard the voice of your words, and was wroth, and sware, saying,” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And Jehovah heard the voice of your words, and was wroth, and sware, saying,
Deuteronomy 1:34 — American Standard Version

Context — Deuteronomy 1

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
31and in the wilderness, where thou hast seen how that Jehovah thy God bare thee, as a man doth bear his son, in all the way that ye went, until ye came unto this place.
32Yet in this thing ye did not believe Jehovah your God,
33who went before you in the way, to seek you out a place to pitch your tents in, in fire by night, to show you by what way ye should go, and in the cloud by day.
34And Jehovah heard the voice of your words, and was wroth, and sware, saying,
35Surely there shall not one of these men of this evil generation see the good land, which I sware to give unto your fathers,
36save Caleb the son of Jephunneh: he shall see it; and to him will I give the land that he hath trodden upon, and to his children, because he hath wholly followed Jehovah.
37Also Jehovah was angry with me for your sakes, saying, Thou also shalt not go in thither:
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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
“And the Lord heard the voice of your words, etc.] Of their murmurings against Moses and Aaron, and of their threatenings to them, Joshua and Caleb, and of their impious charge of hatred of them to God for bringing them out of Egypt, and of their rash wishes that they had died there or in the wilderness, and of their wicked scheme and proposal to make them a captain, and return to Egypt again: and was wroth, and sware; by his life, himself; (see <041428>Numbers 14:28), saying; as follows.”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“the Lord heard the voice of your words, and was wroth--In consequence of this aggravated offense (unbelief followed by open rebellion), the Israelites were doomed, in the righteous judgment of God, to a life of wandering in that dreary wilderness till the whole adult generation had disappeared by death. The only exceptions mentioned are Caleb and Joshua, who was to be Moses' successor.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“and sware: Deu 2:14, Deu 2:15; Num 14:22-30, Num 32:8-13; Psa 95:11; Eze 20:15; Heb 3:8-11 Deuteronomy 1:36”
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