Deuteronomy 10:7

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Deuteronomy 10:7 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “From thence they journeyed unto Gudgodah; and from Gudgodah to Jotbathah, a land of brooks of water.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

From thence they journeyed unto Gudgodah; and from Gudgodah to Jotbathah, a land of brooks of water.
Deuteronomy 10:7 — American Standard Version

Context — Deuteronomy 10

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
7From thence they journeyed unto Gudgodah; and from Gudgodah to Jotbathah, a land of brooks of water.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“From thence they journeyed unto Gudgodah, etc.] Which Jarchi takes to be the same with Horhagidgad, and so do most; (see <043332>Numbers 33:32,33), but Aben Ezra says it is not, but is a general name, including Zalmonah, Punon, and Oboth, places the Israelites came to after they removed from Mount Hor, where Aaron died; (see <043341>Numbers 33:41-43) and from Gudgodah to Jotbath, a land of rivers of waters; which the above writer takes to be the same with Beer, the well, (<042116>Numbers 21:16) and by this description of it, it was a place where there was much water.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“These verses are closely connected with the preceding chapter, and state very briefly the results of the intercession of Moses recorded in Deuteronomy 9:25-29. The people are reminded that all their blessings and privileges, forfeited by apostasy as soon as bestowed, were only now their own by a new and most unmerited act of grace on the part of God, won from Him by the self-sacrificing mediation of Moses himself Deuteronomy 10:10. Deuteronomy 10:1-5. The order for making the ark and tabernacle was evidently given before the apostasy of the people (Exo. 25ff); but the tables were not put in the ark until the completion and dedication of the tabernacle Exodus 40:0. But here as elsewhere…”
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