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There you saw how the LORD your God carried you, as a father carries his son, all the way you went until you reached this place.&#8221 <a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/1.htm">New Living Translation</a> And you saw how the LORD your God cared for you all along the way as you traveled through the wilderness, just as a father cares for his child. Now he has brought you to this place.’ <a href="/esv/deuteronomy/1.htm">English Standard Version</a> and in the wilderness, where you have seen how the LORD your God carried you, as a man carries his son, all the way that you went until you came to this place.’ <a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> and in the wilderness, where the LORD your God carried you, as a man carries his son, all the way by which you traveled until you reached this place.” <a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/1.htm">King James Bible</a> And in the wilderness, where thou hast seen how that the LORD thy God bare thee, as a man doth bear his son, in all the way that ye went, until ye came into this place. <a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/1.htm">New King James Version</a> and in the wilderness where you saw how the LORD your God carried you, as a man carries his son, in all the way that you went until you came to this place.’ <a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> and in the wilderness where you saw how the LORD your God carried you, just as a man carries his son, on all of the road which you have walked until you came to this place.’ <a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/1.htm">NASB 1995</a> and in the wilderness where you saw how the LORD your God carried you, just as a man carries his son, in all the way which you have walked until you came to this place.&#8217 <a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a> and in the wilderness where you saw how the LORD your God carried you, just as a man carries his son, in all the way which you have walked, until you came to this place.’ <a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> and in the wilderness where you saw how Yahweh your God carried you, just as a man carries his son, in all the way which you have walked until you came to this place.’ <a href="/amp/deuteronomy/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a> and in the wilderness where you saw how the LORD your God carried and protected you, just as a man carries his son, all along the way which you traveled until you arrived at this place.’ <a href="/csb/deuteronomy/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> And you saw in the wilderness how the LORD your God carried you as a man carries his son all along the way you traveled until you reached this place. <a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> And you saw in the wilderness how the LORD your God carried you as a man carries his son all along the way you traveled until you reached this place. <a href="/asv/deuteronomy/1.htm">American Standard Version</a> and 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. <a href="/cev/deuteronomy/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> And you know that the LORD has taken care of us the whole time we've been in the desert, just as you might carry one of your children." <a href="/erv/deuteronomy/1.htm">English Revised Version</a> and in the wilderness, where thou hast seen how that the LORD thy God bare thee, as a man doth bear his son, in all the way that ye went, until ye came unto this place. <a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> and in the desert." There you saw how the LORD your God carried you, as parents carry their children. He carried you wherever you went until you came to this place. <a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/1.htm">Good News Translation</a> and in the desert. You saw how he brought you safely all the way to this place, just as a father would carry his son.' <a href="/isv/deuteronomy/1.htm">International Standard Version</a> In the desert you saw that the LORD carried you like a man carries his son, on every road you traveled until you reached this place.' <a href="/msb/deuteronomy/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> and in the wilderness, where the LORD your God carried you, as a man carries his son, all the way by which you traveled until you reached this place.? <a href="/net/deuteronomy/1.htm">NET Bible</a> and in the desert, where you saw him carrying you along like a man carries his son. This he did everywhere you went until you came to this very place." <a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> and in the wilderness, where you have seen how that the LORD your God bore you, as a man does bear his son, in all the way that you went, until you came to this place." <a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And in the wilderness, where thou hast seen how the LORD thy God bore thee, as a man doth bear his son, in all the way that ye went, until ye came into this place. <a href="/web/deuteronomy/1.htm">World English Bible</a> and in the wilderness where you have seen how that Yahweh your God carried you, as a man carries his son, in all the way that you went, until you came to this place.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and in the wilderness where you have seen that your God YHWH has carried you, as a man carries his son, in all the way which you have gone until your coming to this place. <a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and in the wilderness, where thou hast seen that Jehovah thy God hath borne thee as a man beareth his son, in all the way which ye have gone, till your coming in unto this place. <a href="/slt/deuteronomy/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And in the desert where thou sawest that Jehovah thy God lifted thee up, as a man will lift up his son, in all the way that ye went till your coming to this place.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And in the wilderness (as thou hast seen) the Lord thy God hath carried thee, as a man is wont to carry his little son, all the way that you have come, until you came to this place. <a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And in the wilderness (as you yourselves saw), the Lord your God carried you, like a man who is accustomed to carrying his little son, along all the way that you walked, until you arrived at this place.’ <a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/1.htm">New American Bible</a> as well as in the wilderness, where you saw how the LORD, your God, carried you, as one carries his own child, all along your journey until you arrived at this place.” <a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> and in the wilderness, where you saw how the LORD your God carried you, just as one carries a child, all the way that you traveled until you reached this place.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And in the wilderness, where you saw how the LORD your God nourished you, just as a man nourishes his son, in all the way that you went, until you came to this place. <a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And in the wilderness you saw that LORD JEHOVAH your God nourished you as a man nourishes his son, in all the land where you went until you have come to this region.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> and in the wilderness, where thou hast seen how that the LORD thy God bore thee, as a man doth bear his son, in all the way that ye went, until ye came unto this place. <a href="/sep/deuteronomy/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> and in this wilderness which ye saw, by the way of the mountain of the Amorite; how the Lord thy God will bear thee as a nursling, as if any man should nurse his child, through all the way which ye have gone until ye came to this place. <a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/1-31.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=285" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/1.htm">Israel's Rebellion</a> …30The LORD your God, who goes before you, will fight for you, just as you saw Him do for you in Egypt 31<a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: rā·’î·ṯā (V-Qal-Perf-2ms) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/4057.htm" title="4057: ū·ḇam·miḏ·bār (Conj-w, Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- A pasture, a desert, speech. From dabar in the sense of driving; a pasture; by implication, a desert; also speech.">in the wilderness,</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">where</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">your God</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ka·’ă·šer (Prep-k:: Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5375.htm" title="5375: nə·śā·’ă·ḵā (V-Qal-Perf-3ms:: 2ms) -- Or nacah ('abad); a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. And rel.">carried you,</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">as</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">a man</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5375.htm" title="5375: yiś·śā- (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- Or nacah ('abad); a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. And rel.">carries</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">his son,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: bə·ḵāl (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: had·de·reḵ (Art:: N-cs) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb.">the way</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">by which</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: hă·laḵ·tem (V-Qal-Perf-2mp) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">you traveled</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">until</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: bō·’ă·ḵem (V-Qal-Inf:: 2mp) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">you reached</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: haz·zeh (Art:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">this</a> <a href="/hebrew/4725.htm" title="4725: ham·mā·qō·wm (Art:: N-ms) -- Or maqom; also mqowmah; or mqomah; from quwm; properly, a standing, i.e. A spot; but used widely of a locality; also of a condition.">place.”</a> 32But in spite of all this, you did not trust the LORD your God,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/exodus/19-4.htm">Exodus 19:4</a> ‘You have seen for yourselves what I did to Egypt, and how I carried you on eagles’ wings and brought you to Myself. <a href="/isaiah/46-3.htm">Isaiah 46:3-4</a> “Listen to Me, O house of Jacob, all the remnant of the house of Israel, who have been sustained from the womb, carried along since birth. / Even to your old age, I will be the same, and I will bear you up when you turn gray. I have made you, and I will carry you; I will sustain you and deliver you. <a href="/hosea/11-1.htm">Hosea 11:1-4</a> When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called My son. / But the more I called Israel, the farther they departed from Me. They sacrificed to the Baals and burned incense to carved images. / It was I who taught Ephraim to walk, taking them by the arms, but they never realized that it was I who healed them. ... <a href="/numbers/11-12.htm">Numbers 11:12</a> Did I conceive all these people? Did I give them birth, so that You should tell me, ‘Carry them in your bosom, as a nurse carries an infant,’ to the land that You swore to give their fathers? <a href="/psalms/103-13.htm">Psalm 103:13</a> As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear Him. <a href="/psalms/78-52.htm">Psalm 78:52-53</a> He led out His people like sheep and guided them like a flock in the wilderness. / He led them safely, so they did not fear, but the sea engulfed their enemies. <a href="/isaiah/63-9.htm">Isaiah 63:9</a> In all their distress, He too was afflicted, and the Angel of His Presence saved them. In His love and compassion He redeemed them; He lifted them up and carried them all the days of old. <a href="/exodus/14-30.htm">Exodus 14:30-31</a> That day the LORD saved Israel from the hand of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the shore. / When Israel saw the great power that the LORD had exercised over the Egyptians, the people feared the LORD and believed in Him and in His servant Moses. <a href="/nehemiah/9-21.htm">Nehemiah 9:21</a> For forty years You sustained them in the wilderness, so that they lacked nothing. Their clothes did not wear out and their feet did not swell. <a href="/psalms/28-9.htm">Psalm 28:9</a> Save Your people and bless Your inheritance; shepherd them and carry them forever. <a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37</a> O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! <a href="/acts/13-18.htm">Acts 13:18</a> He endured their conduct for about forty years in the wilderness. <a href="/1_corinthians/10-1.htm">1 Corinthians 10:1-4</a> I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our forefathers were all under the cloud, and that they all passed through the sea. / They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea. / They all ate the same spiritual food ... <a href="/hebrews/3-16.htm">Hebrews 3:16-19</a> For who were the ones who heard and rebelled? Were they not all those Moses led out of Egypt? / And with whom was God angry for forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose bodies fell in the wilderness? / And to whom did He swear that they would never enter His rest? Was it not to those who disobeyed? ... <a href="/john/1-12.htm">John 1:12-13</a> But to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God— / children born not of blood, nor of the desire or will of man, but born of God.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And in the wilderness, where you have seen how that the LORD your God bore you, as a man does bear his son, in all the way that you went, until you came into this place.in the wilderness<a href="/exodus/16-1.htm">Exodus 16:1-17:16</a> And they took their journey from Elim, and all the congregation of the children of Israel came unto the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their departing out of the land of Egypt… <a href="/nehemiah/9-12.htm">Nehemiah 9:12-23</a> Moreover thou leddest them in the day by a cloudy pillar; and in the night by a pillar of fire, to give them light in the way wherein they should go… <a href="/psalms/78-14.htm">Psalm 78:14-28</a> In the daytime also he led them with a cloud, and all the night with a light of fire… bare thee<a href="/deuteronomy/32-11.htm">Deuteronomy 32:11,12</a> As an eagle stirreth up her nest, fluttereth over her young, spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them, beareth them on her wings: … <a href="/exodus/19-4.htm">Exodus 19:4</a> Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagles' wings, and brought you unto myself.<a href="/numbers/11-11.htm">Numbers 11:11,12,14</a> And Moses said unto the LORD, Wherefore hast thou afflicted thy servant? and wherefore have I not found favour in thy sight, that thou layest the burden of all this people upon me? … <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/26-59.htm">Bare</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-12.htm">Bear</a> <a href="/numbers/26-59.htm">Beareth</a> <a href="/leviticus/12-7.htm">Bears</a> <a href="/numbers/26-59.htm">Bore</a> <a href="/numbers/30-15.htm">Borne</a> <a href="/numbers/13-23.htm">Carried</a> <a href="/numbers/24-22.htm">Carries</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-1.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/numbers/33-8.htm">Journeying</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-20.htm">Reached</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-41.htm">Walked</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-1.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-22.htm">Way</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-19.htm">Wilderness</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/31-9.htm">Bare</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-20.htm">Bear</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/25-6.htm">Beareth</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/25-6.htm">Bears</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-19.htm">Bore</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-15.htm">Borne</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-35.htm">Carried</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-11.htm">Carries</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-40.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-40.htm">Journeying</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/12-9.htm">Reached</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-9.htm">Walked</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-40.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-33.htm">Way</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-40.htm">Wilderness</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 1</div>1. <a href="/deuteronomy/1-1.htm">Moses' speech in the end of the fortieth year</a> 6. <a href="/deuteronomy/1-6.htm">briefly rehearsing the history of God's sending them from Horeb</a> 14. <a href="/deuteronomy/1-14.htm">of giving them officers</a> 19. <a href="/deuteronomy/1-19.htm">of sending the spies to search the land</a> 34. <a href="/deuteronomy/1-34.htm">of his anger for their incredulity</a> 41. <a href="/deuteronomy/1-41.htm">and disobedience</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/deuteronomy/1.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/deuteronomy/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/deuteronomy/1.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>and in the wilderness The wilderness refers to the desert regions the Israelites traversed after their exodus from Egypt. This period is marked by God's provision and testing of His people. The wilderness journey lasted 40 years, a time of both physical and spiritual challenges. It symbolizes a place of trial and transformation, where reliance on God was essential for survival. The wilderness experience is often seen as a metaphor for the Christian life, where believers are tested and refined.where the LORD your God carried you This phrase emphasizes God's active role in the Israelites' journey. The imagery of God carrying His people suggests protection, guidance, and support. It reflects the divine care and provision experienced by the Israelites, such as manna from heaven and water from the rock. This act of carrying is reminiscent of God's promise to bear His people (<a href="/isaiah/46-4.htm">Isaiah 46:4</a>) and foreshadows the New Testament revelation of Jesus as the Good Shepherd who carries His sheep (<a href="/john/10-11.htm">John 10:11</a>).as a man carries his son The comparison to a father carrying his son highlights the personal and intimate nature of God's care. It suggests a relationship based on love, responsibility, and nurturing. This paternal imagery is consistent with God's portrayal as a Father throughout Scripture (<a href="/psalms/103-13.htm">Psalm 103:13</a>, <a href="/matthew/6-9.htm">Matthew 6:9</a>). It also prefigures the relationship between God the Father and Jesus, His Son, and the believers' adoption as children of God through Christ (<a href="/romans/8-15.htm">Romans 8:15</a>).all the way by which you traveled This phrase underscores the entirety of the journey, from Egypt to the Promised Land. It signifies God's faithfulness throughout the entire process, not just in isolated incidents. The journey is a testament to God's unchanging nature and His commitment to fulfill His promises. It serves as a reminder of the Christian pilgrimage, where believers are guided by God from salvation to sanctification and ultimately to glorification.until you reached this place "This place" refers to the plains of Moab, where the Israelites were poised to enter the Promised Land. It marks the culmination of their wilderness journey and the threshold of a new chapter in their history. This moment is significant as it represents the fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham regarding the land (<a href="/genesis/12-7.htm">Genesis 12:7</a>). It also serves as a type of the believer's entrance into the eternal rest promised in Christ (<a href="/hebrews/4-9.htm">Hebrews 4:9-11</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a> The chosen people of God, who were delivered from slavery in Egypt and are journeying to the Promised Land. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_wilderness.htm">The Wilderness</a> The desert region where the Israelites wandered for 40 years due to their disobedience and lack of faith. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The covenant-keeping God of Israel, who demonstrates His faithfulness and care for His people. 4. <a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a> The leader of the Israelites, who is recounting their journey and God's faithfulness to them. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_promised_land.htm">The Promised Land</a> The land of Canaan, which God promised to Abraham and his descendants.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_parental_care.htm">God's Parental Care</a> Just as a father carries his child, God carries us through life's challenges. Reflect on how God has carried you in difficult times. <a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_the_wilderness.htm">Faithfulness in the Wilderness</a> The wilderness represents times of trial and testing. Trust in God's faithfulness even when the journey seems long and arduous. <a href="/topical/r/remembering_god's_past_faithfulness.htm">Remembering God's Past Faithfulness</a> Like the Israelites, we are called to remember how God has been faithful in the past to strengthen our faith for the future. <a href="/topical/g/god's_guidance_to_the_promised_land.htm">God's Guidance to the Promised Land</a> Our ultimate "Promised Land" is eternal life with God. Stay focused on His promises and guidance. <a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_provision.htm">Trust in God's Provision</a> Just as God provided for the Israelites, He will provide for our needs. Trust in His provision and care.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 1</a> <a href="/q/does_moses'_ban_affect_his_account's_credibility.htm">Deuteronomy 3:26 indicates Moses was forbidden to enter the land--how does this affect the credibility of his supposed firsthand account?</a> <a href="/q/does_ruth_1_4_conflict_with_deut._23_3.htm">Does the marriage of Naomi's sons to Moabite women (Ruth 1:4) conflict with restrictions found in Deuteronomy 23:3?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_gen_22_align_with_deut_12_31.htm">How does Genesis 22 align with later scriptures condemning human sacrifice (e.g., Deuteronomy 12:31)?</a> <a href="/q/what_lessons_does_moses_teach_in_deut..htm">What lessons does Moses teach in Deuteronomy?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/deuteronomy/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(31) The Lord . . . bare thee, as a man doth bear his son.--From this comes the expression in <a href="/acts/13-18.htm" title="And about the time of forty years suffered he their manners in the wilderness.">Acts 13:18</a>, "He bare them as a nursing father in the wilderness."--Rev. N. T., margin.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/deuteronomy/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 31. - Not only at the Red Sea did God appear for the defense of his people and the discomfiture of their enemies, but also in the wilderness, which they had seen (as in ver. 19), where (אֲשֶׂר, elliptically for אֲשֶׂר בו) Jehovah their God bore them as a man beareth his son, sustaining, tending, supporting, and carrying them over difficulties (comp. <a href="/numbers/11-12.htm">Numbers 11:12</a>, where a similar figure occurs; see also <a href="/isaiah/46-3.htm">Isaiah 46:3, 4</a>; <a href="/isaiah/63-9.htm">Isaiah 63:9</a>, etc.; <a href="/psalms/23.htm">Psalm 23</a>.). <a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/1-31.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>[and] רָאִ֔יתָ (rā·’î·ṯā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> To see in the wilderness, וּבַמִּדְבָּר֙ (ū·ḇam·miḏ·bār) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4057.htm">Strong's 4057: </a> A pasture, a desert, speech where אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that the LORD יְהוָ֣ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel your God אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ (’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative carried you, נְשָׂאֲךָ֙ (nə·śā·’ă·ḵā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5375.htm">Strong's 5375: </a> To lift, carry, take as אֲשֶׁ֤ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that a man אִ֖ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> A man as an individual, a male person carries יִשָּׂא־ (yiś·śā-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5375.htm">Strong's 5375: </a> To lift, carry, take his son, בְּנ֑וֹ (bə·nōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son all בְּכָל־ (bə·ḵāl) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every the way הַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ (had·de·reḵ) Article | Noun - common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1870.htm">Strong's 1870: </a> A road, a course of life, mode of action by which אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that you traveled הֲלַכְתֶּ֔ם (hă·laḵ·tem) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> To go, come, walk until עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> As far as, even to, up to, until, while you reached בֹּאֲכֶ֖ם (bō·’ă·ḵem) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go this הַזֶּֽה׃ (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> This, that place.” הַמָּק֥וֹם (ham·mā·qō·wm) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4725.htm">Strong's 4725: </a> A standing, a spot, a condition <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/1-31.htm">Deuteronomy 1:31 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/1-31.htm">Deuteronomy 1:31 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/deuteronomy/1-31.htm">Deuteronomy 1:31 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/1-31.htm">Deuteronomy 1:31 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/1-31.htm">Deuteronomy 1:31 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/1-31.htm">Deuteronomy 1:31 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/1-31.htm">Deuteronomy 1:31 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/1-31.htm">Deuteronomy 1:31 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/1-31.htm">Deuteronomy 1:31 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/1-31.htm">Deuteronomy 1:31 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-31.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 1:31 And in the wilderness where you have (Deut. 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