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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/1.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/1.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />East of the Jordan in the territory of Moab, Moses began to expound this law, saying:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/1.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />While the Israelites were in the land of Moab east of the Jordan River, Moses carefully explained the LORD’s instructions as follows.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Beyond the Jordan, in the land of Moab, Moses undertook to explain this law, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />On the east side of the Jordan in the land of Moab, Moses began to explain this law, saying:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />On this side Jordan, in the land of Moab, began Moses to declare this law, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />On this side of the Jordan in the land of Moab, Moses began to explain this law, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Across the Jordan in the land of Moab, Moses began to explain this Law, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Across the Jordan in the land of Moab, Moses undertook to expound this law, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Across the Jordan in the land of Moab, Moses undertook to expound this law, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Across the Jordan in the land of Moab, Moses undertook to expound this law, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Beyond (east of) the Jordan in the land of Moab, Moses began to explain this law, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Across the Jordan in the land of Moab, Moses began to explain this law, saying:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Across the Jordan in the land of Moab, Moses began to explain this law, saying:&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Beyond the Jordan, in the land of Moab, began Moses to declare this law, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />beyond Jordan, in the land of Moab, began Moses to declare this law, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The Israelites were east of the Jordan River in Moab when Moses began to review God's teachings. This is what he said:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />It was while the people were east of the Jordan in the territory of Moab that Moses began to explain God's laws and teachings. He said, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />East of the Jordan River, in the land of Moab, Moses began to expound this Law: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />On the east side of the Jordan in the land of Moab, Moses began to explain this law, saying:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />So it was in the Transjordan, in Moab, that Moses began to deliver these words: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Beyond the Jordan, in the land of Moab, began Moses to declare this law, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />On the east side of Jordan, in the land of Moab, began Moses to declare this law, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Beyond the Jordan, in the land of Moab, Moses began to declare this law, saying, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Beyond the Jordan, in the land of Moab, Moses has begun to explain this law, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> beyond the Jordan, in the land of Moab, hath Moses begun to explain this law, saying:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />In the other side Jordan in the land of Moab, Moses was first to declare this law, saying,<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Beyond the Jordan in the land of Moab. And Moses began to expound the law, and to say: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />across the Jordan in the land of Moab. And so, Moses began to explain the law, and to say:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Beyond the Jordan, in the land of Moab, Moses undertook to explain this law: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Beyond the Jordan in the land of Moab, Moses undertook to expound this law as follows:<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Beyond the Jordan, in the land of Moab; Moses began to explain this law, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Moshe camped at the crossing of Jordan in the land of Moab; he explained this Law and said:<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />beyond the Jordan, in the land of Moab, took Moses upon him to expound this law, saying:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />beyond Jordan in the land of Moab, Moses began to declare this law, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/1-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=42" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/1.htm">The Command to Leave Horeb</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">4</span>This was after he had defeated Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon, and then at Edrei had defeated Og king of Bashan, who lived in Ashtaroth. <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5676.htm" title="5676: bə·‘ê·ḇer (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Region across or beyond, side. From abar; properly, a region across; but used only adverbially on the opposite side.">On the east side</a> <a href="/hebrew/3383.htm" title="3383: hay·yar·dên (Art:: N-proper-fs) -- The principal river of Pal. From yarad; a descender; Jarden, the principal river of Palestine.">of the Jordan</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: bə·’e·reṣ (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">in the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/4124.htm" title="4124: mō·w·’āḇ (N-proper-fs) -- A son of Lot, also his desc. and the territory where they settled. ">of Moab,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4872.htm" title="4872: mō·šeh (N-proper-ms) -- A great Isr. leader, prophet and lawgiver. From mashah; drawing out, i.e. Rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver.">Moses</a> <a href="/hebrew/2974.htm" title="2974: hō·w·’îl (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to yield, especially assent; hence To undertake as an act of volition.">began</a> <a href="/hebrew/874.htm" title="874: bê·’êr (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To make distinct or plain. A primitive root; to dig; by analogy, to engrave; figuratively, to explain.">to explain</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/2063.htm" title="2063: haz·zōṯ (Art:: Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this.">this</a> <a href="/hebrew/8451.htm" title="8451: hat·tō·w·rāh (Art:: N-fs) -- Direction, instruction, law. Or torah; from yarah; a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch.">law,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">saying:</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>The LORD our God said to us at Horeb: “You have stayed at this mountain long enough.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-38.htm">Acts 7:38</a></span><br />He was in the assembly in the wilderness with the angel who spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our fathers. And he received living words to pass on to us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-13.htm">Nehemiah 9:13-14</a></span><br />You came down on Mount Sinai and spoke with them from heaven. You gave them just ordinances, true laws, and good statutes and commandments. / You revealed to them Your holy Sabbath and gave them commandments and statutes and laws through Your servant Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/24-12.htm">Exodus 24:12</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Moses, “Come up to Me on the mountain and stay here, so that I may give you the tablets of stone, with the law and commandments I have written for their instruction.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-17.htm">Matthew 5:17-18</a></span><br />Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to abolish them, but to fulfill them. / For I tell you truly, until heaven and earth pass away, not a single jot, not a stroke of a pen, will disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/3-31.htm">Romans 3:31</a></span><br />Do we, then, nullify the law by this faith? Certainly not! Instead, we uphold the law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/3-5.htm">Hebrews 3:5</a></span><br />Now Moses was faithful as a servant in all God’s house, testifying to what would be spoken later.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/20-1.htm">Exodus 20:1-17</a></span><br />And God spoke all these words: / “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. / You shall have no other gods before Me. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/3-7.htm">2 Corinthians 3:7-11</a></span><br />Now if the ministry of death, which was engraved in letters on stone, came with such glory that the Israelites could not gaze at the face of Moses because of its fleeting glory, / will not the ministry of the Spirit be even more glorious? / For if the ministry of condemnation was glorious, how much more glorious is the ministry of righteousness! ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/1-7.htm">Joshua 1:7-8</a></span><br />Above all, be strong and very courageous. Be careful to observe all the law that My servant Moses commanded you. Do not turn from it to the right or to the left, so that you may prosper wherever you go. / This Book of the Law must not depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. For then you will prosper and succeed in all you do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/3-19.htm">Galatians 3:19</a></span><br />Why then was the law given? It was added because of transgressions, until the arrival of the seed to whom the promise referred. It was administered through angels by a mediator.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-1.htm">Psalm 119:1-2</a></span><br />Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the Law of the LORD. / Blessed are those who keep His testimonies and seek Him with all their heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-17.htm">John 1:17</a></span><br />For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-13.htm">2 Kings 17:13</a></span><br />Yet through all His prophets and seers, the LORD warned Israel and Judah, saying, “Turn from your wicked ways and keep My commandments and statutes, according to the entire Law that I commanded your fathers and delivered to you through My servants the prophets.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/10-4.htm">Romans 10:4</a></span><br />For Christ is the end of the law, to bring righteousness to everyone who believes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/33-22.htm">Isaiah 33:22</a></span><br />For the LORD is our Judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our King. It is He who will save us.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">On this side Jordan, in the land of Moab, began Moses to declare this law, saying,</p><p class="hdg">to declare</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/4-8.htm">Deuteronomy 4:8</a></b></br> And what nation <i>is there so</i> great, that hath statutes and judgments <i>so</i> righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/17-18.htm">Deuteronomy 17:18,19</a></b></br> And it shall be, when he sitteth upon the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write him a copy of this law in a book out of <i>that which is</i> before the priests the Levites: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/31-9.htm">Deuteronomy 31:9</a></b></br> And Moses wrote this law, and delivered it unto the priests the sons of Levi, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and unto all the elders of Israel.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/16-47.htm">Begun</a> <a href="/exodus/16-22.htm">Declare</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-1.htm">East</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-12.htm">Explain</a> <a href="/acts/18-26.htm">Expound</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-1.htm">Jordan</a> <a href="/numbers/31-21.htm">Law</a> <a href="/numbers/36-13.htm">Moab</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-3.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-1.htm">Side</a> <a href="/numbers/33-44.htm">Territory</a> <a href="/acts/19-13.htm">Undertook</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/2-31.htm">Begun</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-1.htm">Declare</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-8.htm">East</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-7.htm">Explain</a> <a href="/judges/14-14.htm">Expound</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-29.htm">Jordan</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-8.htm">Law</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-8.htm">Moab</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-41.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-7.htm">Side</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-4.htm">Territory</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/19-8.htm">Undertook</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/1-1.htm">Moses' speech in the end of the fortieth year</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/1-6.htm">briefly rehearsing the history of God's sending them from Horeb</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/1-14.htm">of giving them officers</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/1-19.htm">of sending the spies to search the land</a></span><br><span class="reftext">34. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/1-34.htm">of his anger for their incredulity</a></span><br><span class="reftext">41. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/1-41.htm">and disobedience</a></span><br></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><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <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> <br /><br /> </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><b>On the east side of the Jordan</b><br>This phrase situates the events geographically. The east side of the Jordan River is significant as it represents the final staging area before the Israelites enter the Promised Land. This location is in the region historically known as Transjordan. The Jordan River itself is a critical boundary in biblical history, symbolizing a transition from the wilderness wanderings to the fulfillment of God's promise. This area is also where significant events, such as the crossing of the Jordan and the conquest of Jericho, will soon take place (Joshua 3-6).<p><b>in the land of Moab</b><br>Moab is a region east of the Dead Sea, named after the descendants of Moab, the son of Lot (<a href="/genesis/19-37.htm">Genesis 19:37</a>). The Moabites had a complex relationship with Israel, sometimes hostile and sometimes neutral. The land of Moab is where Moses delivers his final speeches, as recorded in Deuteronomy. This location is significant because it is outside the Promised Land, highlighting that Moses will not enter Canaan due to his disobedience at Meribah (<a href="/numbers/20-12.htm">Numbers 20:12</a>). Moab also serves as a backdrop for the story of Ruth, a Moabite woman who becomes an ancestor of King David and, ultimately, Jesus Christ (<a href="/ruth/1-4.htm">Ruth 1:4</a>, <a href="/matthew/1-5.htm">Matthew 1:5</a>).<p><b>Moses began to explain this law</b><br>Moses, as the leader and prophet of Israel, is reiterating and expounding upon the law given at Sinai. This act of explanation is crucial for the new generation of Israelites who were not present at Sinai. The Hebrew word for "explain" can also mean "to make clear" or "to expound," indicating Moses' role in ensuring the people understand God's commandments. This is a moment of covenant renewal, emphasizing the importance of obedience to God's law as they prepare to enter the Promised Land. The law serves as a guide for living in a way that pleases God and maintains the covenant relationship.<p><b>saying:</b><br>This introduces the direct speech of Moses, which will continue throughout the book of Deuteronomy. The speeches of Moses in Deuteronomy are structured as a series of sermons or discourses. They serve as a theological and moral foundation for the Israelites, reinforcing the covenant and preparing them for life in Canaan. Moses' words are not only historical but also prophetic, as they foreshadow the blessings and curses that will come upon Israel based on their obedience or disobedience (Deuteronomy 28). Moses, as a type of Christ, acts as a mediator between God and the people, pointing forward to Jesus, who will fulfill the law and establish a new covenant (<a href="/hebrews/3.htm">Hebrews 3:1-6</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The central figure in this passage, Moses is the leader of the Israelites and the one through whom God delivers the law. He is preparing to reiterate and explain God's commandments to the people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_jordan_river.htm">The Jordan River</a></b><br>A significant geographical landmark, the Jordan River represents the boundary between the wilderness where the Israelites have wandered and the Promised Land they are about to enter.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_land_of_moab.htm">The Land of Moab</a></b><br>This is the location where Moses addresses the Israelites. Moab is east of the Jordan River, and it is here that Moses delivers his final speeches before the Israelites cross into Canaan.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_law.htm">The Law</a></b><br>Refers to the commandments and instructions given by God to the Israelites, which Moses is tasked with explaining. The Hebrew word for "law" is "Torah," which encompasses teaching, instruction, and guidance.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, who have been led out of Egypt and are on the brink of entering the Promised Land. They are the recipients of the law and the audience of Moses' address.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_contextual_understanding.htm">The Importance of Contextual Understanding</a></b><br>Moses' explanation of the law highlights the need for understanding God's commandments within the context of His covenant relationship with His people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/leadership_and_legacy.htm">Leadership and Legacy</a></b><br>Moses' role in explaining the law underscores the responsibility of leaders to faithfully communicate God's truth and prepare others for future challenges.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/preparation_for_transition.htm">Preparation for Transition</a></b><br>Just as Moses prepared the Israelites for entering the Promised Land, believers are called to prepare their hearts and lives for the transitions God leads them through.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_remembrance.htm">The Role of Remembrance</a></b><br>Revisiting God's law serves as a reminder of His faithfulness and the need for obedience, encouraging believers to remember and apply God's Word in their lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_significance_of_place.htm">The Significance of Place</a></b><br>The location east of the Jordan symbolizes a place of preparation and anticipation, reminding believers of the importance of spiritual readiness before entering new phases of life.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 1</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/where_is_mount_tabor_in_the_bible.htm">Where did Moses view the Promised Land before dying?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_lies_east_of_the_jordan_river.htm">What lies east of the Jordan River?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_deut_5_2-3_with_ancestors.htm">Deuteronomy 5:2–3 says the covenant was made with the present generation, yet other passages imply it was made with their ancestors; how do we reconcile this? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_could_moses_live_to_120_years.htm">How can Moses realistically be 120 years old (Deut. 31:2) when modern biology deems such an age implausible?</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>(5) <span class= "bld">On this side Jordan, in the land of Moab.</span>--This would be <span class= "ital">on the other side of Jordan </span>from the stand-point of the writer, or of the readers for whom the book was intended, which is Palestine.<p><span class= "bld">Began Moses.</span>--"Began," i.e., "determined" or "assayed."<p><span class= "bld">To declare.</span>--The emphatic reiteration of what had been already received from God and delivered to Israel may be intended. But the Hebrew word here employed occurs in two other places only, and in both is connected with <span class= "ital">writing. </span>(See <a href="/deuteronomy/17-8.htm" title="If there arise a matter too hard for you in judgment, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke, being matters of controversy within your gates: then shall you arise, and get you up into the place which the LORD your God shall choose;">Deuteronomy 17:8</a>, "thou shalt write upon the stones all the words of this law <span class= "ital">very plainly</span>" (<span class= "ital">baer heteb, </span>in writing and in making good). Again, in <a href="/habakkuk/2-2.htm" title="And the LORD answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain on tables, that he may run that reads it.">Habakkuk 2:2</a>, "write the vision, and <span class= "ital">make it plain </span>upon tables." The etymological affinities of the word also suggest the idea of writing. It would seem, then, that at this period Moses began to throw the discourses and laws that he had delivered into a permanent form, arranging and writing them with the same motive which influenced the Apostle Peter (<a href="/2_peter/1-15.htm" title="Moreover I will endeavor that you may be able after my decease to have these things always in remembrance.">2Peter 1:15</a>), "Moreover, I will endeavour that ye may be able after my decease to have these things always in remembrance."<p>In this discourse the history of Israel, from the time of their departure from Sinai, is briefly recapitulated (<a href="/deuteronomy/3-29.htm" title="So we stayed in the valley over against Bethpeor.">Deuteronomy 3:29</a>), and with a short practical exhortation. This portion of history comprises three periods of the exodus: (1) <span class= "ital">The march from Sinai to Kadesh-barnea, </span>with the sending of the twelve spies and its results, related more at length in <a href="/numbers/10-11.htm" title="And it came to pass on the twentieth day of the second month, in the second year, that the cloud was taken up from off the tabernacle of the testimony.">Numbers 10:11</a>--end of Deuteronomy 14. The characteristic feature of this period is <span class= "ital">failure </span>on the part of both leaders and people to rise to their high calling. Moses (Numbers 11), Aaron and Miriam (Num. xii), Joshua (<a href="/numbers/11-28.htm" title="And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Moses, one of his young men, answered and said, My lord Moses, forbid them.">Numbers 11:28</a>), the spies, who were also rulers (Deuteronomy 13, 14), and the people throughout, all in turn exhibit the defects of their character. In the end the enterprise is abandoned for the time. (2) <span class= "ital">The thirty seven and a half years that follow </span>are a period of disgrace, as appears by the absence of all note of time or place in the direct narrative between Numbers 14 and Numbers 20. Certain places are mentioned in Numbers 33 which must belong to this period, but nothing is recorded of them beyond the names. A single verse (<a href="/deuteronomy/2-1.htm" title="Then we turned, and took our journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea, as the LORD spoke to me: and we compassed mount Seir many days.">Deuteronomy 2:1</a>), is all that is assignable to that period in this discourse of Moses. This long wandering was also a <span class= "ital">period of training and discipline. </span>(3) <span class= "ital">The fortieth year of the exodus, </span>in which the conquest of Sihon and Og was effected, and Israel reached the banks of Jordan. The sentence of death pronounced against their elder generation having been executed, a new life was now begun. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/deuteronomy/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - The locality is again described <span class="cmt_word">as beyond Jordan</span> (see on ver. 1), <span class="cmt_word">and in the land of Moab.</span> This designates the region elsewhere called <span class="accented">Arboth Moab -</span> the Plains of Moab (<a href="/numbers/22-1.htm">Numbers 22:1</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/34-1.htm">Deuteronomy 34:1</a>, etc.), the region on the east of the Jordan, opposite to Jericho, now known as the region of Kerak (Burckhardt, 'Syria,' p. 377, etc.; Robinson, 'Bib. Res.," 2:569). <span class="cmt_word">Began</span>; rather <span class="accented">set himself to</span>. The Hebrew word signifies to undertake, to betake one's self to, and so to begin It is variously rendered in the Authorized Version (comp. <a href="/genesis/18-27.htm">Genesis 18:27</a>, "taken it upon me;" <a href="/exodus/2-21.htm">Exodus 2:21</a>, "was content," had made up his mind; <a href="/1_samuel/12-22.htm">1 Samuel 12:22</a>, "it pleased;" 17:39,"assayed," etc.). <span class="cmt_word">To declare</span>, <span class="accented">i</span>.<span class="accented">e</span>. make clear, explain, expound (<a href="/habakkuk/2-2.htm">Habakkuk 2:2</a>, "make plain "). The Hebrew word here used (<span class="hebrew">בָאַר</span>) signifies primarily to cut or dig, then to cut into, to grave, and then to cut or dig out so as to make evident, to declare, to make plain. What Moses set himself to do, then, was not to publish a new law, but to make plain to the people the Law already promulgated, to set forth clearly and pointedly what they were required by the Law to be and to do. This explains more fully the "spake" (<span class="hebrew">דִבֶּר</span>) of ver. 3. This exposition of the Law was designed specially for the sake of those who, at the time the Law was first promulgated, either were not born or were incapable of understanding it (Grotius). The expression used by Moses plainly indicates that this book was not intended to furnish a second code of laws different from the former, but simply to explain and enforce what had before been enjoined. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/1-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">On the east side</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּעֵ֥בֶר</span> <span class="translit">(bə·‘ê·ḇer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5676.htm">Strong's 5676: </a> </span><span class="str2">A region across, on the opposite side</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the Jordan</span><br /><span class="heb">הַיַּרְדֵּ֖ן</span> <span class="translit">(hay·yar·dên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3383.htm">Strong's 3383: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jordan -- the principal river of Palestine</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the land</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּאֶ֣רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·’e·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Moab,</span><br /><span class="heb">מוֹאָ֑ב</span> <span class="translit">(mō·w·’āḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4124.htm">Strong's 4124: </a> </span><span class="str2">Moab -- a son of Lot,also his descendants and the territory where they settled</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Moses</span><br /><span class="heb">מֹשֶׁ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(mō·šeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4872.htm">Strong's 4872: </a> </span><span class="str2">Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver</span><br /><br /><span class="word">began</span><br /><span class="heb">הוֹאִ֣יל</span> <span class="translit">(hō·w·’îl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2974.htm">Strong's 2974: </a> </span><span class="str2">To show willingness, be pleased, determine, undertake (to do anything)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to explain</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּאֵ֛ר</span> <span class="translit">(bê·’êr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_874.htm">Strong's 874: </a> </span><span class="str2">To dig, to engrave, to explain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">this</span><br /><span class="heb">הַזֹּ֖את</span> <span class="translit">(haz·zōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, </span><br /><br /><span class="word">law,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַתּוֹרָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(hat·tō·w·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8451.htm">Strong's 8451: </a> </span><span class="str2">Direction, instruction, law</span><br /><br /><span class="word">saying:</span><br /><span class="heb">לֵאמֹֽר׃</span> <span class="translit">(lê·mōr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/1-5.htm">Deuteronomy 1:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/1-5.htm">Deuteronomy 1:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/1-5.htm">Deuteronomy 1:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/1-5.htm">Deuteronomy 1:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/1-5.htm">Deuteronomy 1:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/1-5.htm">Deuteronomy 1:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/1-5.htm">Deuteronomy 1:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/1-5.htm">Deuteronomy 1:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/1-5.htm">Deuteronomy 1:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/1-5.htm">Deuteronomy 1:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/1-5.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 1:5 Beyond the Jordan in the land (Deut. 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