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Deuteronomy 4:22

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Deuteronomy 4:22 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “but I must die in this land, I must not go over the Jordan; but ye shall go over, and possess that good land.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

but I must die in this land, I must not go over the Jordan; but ye shall go over, and possess that good land.
Deuteronomy 4:22 — American Standard Version

Context — Deuteronomy 4

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
19and lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun and the moon and the stars, even all the host of heaven, thou be drawn away and worship them, and serve them, which Jehovah thy God hath allotted unto all the peoples under the whole heaven.
20But Jehovah hath taken you, and brought you forth out of the iron furnace, out of Egypt, to be unto him a people of inheritance, as at this day.
21Furthermore Jehovah was angry with me for your sakes, and sware that I should not go over the Jordan, and that I should not go in unto that good land, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee for an inheritance:
22but I must die in this land, I must not go over the Jordan; but ye shall go over, and possess that good land.
23Take heed unto yourselves, lest ye forget the covenant of Jehovah your God, which he made with you, and make you a graven image in the form of anything which Jehovah thy God hath forbidden thee.
24For Jehovah thy God is a devouring fire, a jealous God.
25When thou shalt beget children, and children`s children, and ye shall have been long in the land, and shall corrupt yourselves, and make a graven image in the form of anything, and shall do that which is evil in the sight of Jehovah thy God, to provoke him to anger;
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What do historical commentaries say?

Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Deu 3:25, Deu 3:27; Kg1 13:21, Kg1 13:22; Amo 3:2; Heb 12:6-10; Pe2 1:13-15 Deuteronomy 4:23”
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