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Deuteronomy 9:23

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Deuteronomy 9:23 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And when Jehovah sent you from Kadesh-barnea, saying, Go up and possess the land which I have given you; then ye rebelled against the commandment of Jehovah your God, and ye believed him not, nor hearkened to his voice.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And when Jehovah sent you from Kadesh-barnea, saying, Go up and possess the land which I have given you; then ye rebelled against the commandment of Jehovah your God, and ye believed him not, nor hearkened to his voice.
Deuteronomy 9:23 — American Standard Version

Context — Deuteronomy 9

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
20And Jehovah was very angry with Aaron to destroy him: and I prayed for Aaron also at the same time.
21And I took your sin, the calf which ye had made, and burnt it with fire, and stamped it, grinding it very small, until it was as fine as dust: and I cast the dust thereof into the brook that descended out of the mount.
22And at Taberah, and at Massah, and at Kibroth-hattaavah, ye provoked Jehovah to wrath.
23And when Jehovah sent you from Kadesh-barnea, saying, Go up and possess the land which I have given you; then ye rebelled against the commandment of Jehovah your God, and ye believed him not, nor hearkened to his voice.
24Ye have been rebellious against Jehovah from the day that I knew you.
25So I fell down before Jehovah the forty days and forty nights that I fell down, because Jehovah had said he would destroy you.
26And I prayed unto Jehovah, and said, O Lord Jehovah, destroy not thy people and thine inheritance, that thou hast redeemed through thy greatness, that thou hast brought forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand.
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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
“Likewise when the Lord sent you from Kadeshbarnea, etc.] From whence the spies were sent to search the land, though previous to it they had the following order to go up and possess it; (see <043208>Numbers 32:8 <050119> Deuteronomy 1:19-21) saying, go up and possess the land which I have given you; this they were bid to do, before they desired the spies might be sent to search it first; and after they had returned and made their report, they were encouraged to go up and take possession of it: then ye rebelled against the commandment of the Lord your God; refusing to go up into it: and ye believed him not; that he would cast out and destroy the inhabitants of it, and put them into the…”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“9:23 Israel made Kadesh-barnea its major headquarters for the thirty-eight years of wandering in the wilderness (see also study note on 1:19).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Likewise: Deu 1:19-33; Num. 13:1-33 ye rebelled: Num 14:1-4, 10-41; Isa 63:10 ye believed: Deu 1:32, Deu 1:33; Psa 78:22, Psa 106:24, Psa 106:25; Heb 3:18, Heb 3:19, Heb 4:2 Deuteronomy 9:24”
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