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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/numbers/33.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/numbers/33.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />&#8220Speak to the Israelites and say to them: &#8216When you cross the Jordan into Canaan,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/numbers/33.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“Give the following instructions to the people of Israel: When you cross the Jordan River into the land of Canaan,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/numbers/33.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, When you pass over the Jordan into the land of Canaan,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/numbers/33.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/numbers/33.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye are passed over Jordan into the land of Canaan;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/33.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘When you have crossed the Jordan into the land of Canaan,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/33.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/33.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, &#8216When you cross over the Jordan into the land of Canaan,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/33.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘When you cross over the Jordan into the land of Canaan,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/33.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘When you cross over the Jordan into the land of Canaan,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/33.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Say to the children of Israel, ‘When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/33.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Tell the Israelites: When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/33.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Tell the Israelites: When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/33.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye pass over the Jordan into the land of Canaan,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/numbers/33.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />to give the people of Israel this message: When you cross the Jordan River and enter Canaan, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/33.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye pass over Jordan into the land of Canaan,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/33.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Tell the Israelites, 'You will be crossing the Jordan River and entering Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/numbers/33.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />the following instructions for Israel: "When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/33.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Tell the Israelis that when they have crossed the Jordan River to the land of Canaan, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/33.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/33.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"Speak to the Israelites and tell them, 'When you have crossed the Jordan into the land of Canaan,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/33.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Speak to the children of Israel, and tell them, "When you pass over the Jordan into the land of Canaan,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/33.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them, When ye have passed over Jordan into the land of Canaan;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/33.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Speak to the children of Israel, and tell them, “When you pass over the Jordan into the land of Canaan, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/33.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />“Speak to the sons of Israel, and you have said to them: When you are passing over the Jordan to the land of Canaan,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/33.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'Speak unto the sons of Israel, and thou hast said unto them, When ye are passing over the Jordan unto the land of Canaan,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/33.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, When ye are passing over Jordan to the land of Canaan,<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/33.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Command the children of Israel, and say to them: When you shall have passed over the Jordan, entering into the land of Chanaan, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/33.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />“Instruct the sons of Israel, and say to them: When you will have crossed over the Jordan, entering into the land of Canaan,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/33.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Speak to the Israelites and say to them: When you go across the Jordan into the land of Canaan,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/33.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Speak to the Israelites, and say to them: When you cross over the Jordan into the land of Canaan,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/33.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Speak to the children of Israel and say to them, When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/33.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />“Speak with the children of Israel and say to them, ‘You are passing over the Jordan to the land of Canaan;<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/33.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them: When ye pass over the Jordan into the land of Canaan,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/33.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Speak to the children of Israel, and thou shalt say to them, Ye are to pass over Jordan into the land of Chanaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/33-51.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/yauBFvKLNNo?start=10458" 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/numbers/33.htm">Instructions for Occupying Canaan</a></span><br><span class="reftext">50</span>On the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho, the LORD said to Moses, <span class="reftext">51</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: dab·bêr (V-Piel-Imp-ms) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">“Speak</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">the Israelites</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity."></a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: wə·’ā·mar·tā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">and tell</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ă·lê·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- To, into, towards. ">them:</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">When</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tem (Pro-2mp) -- You (masc. sing.). ">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/5674.htm" title="5674: ‘ō·ḇə·rîm (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To pass over, through, or by, pass on. A primitive root; to cross over; used very widely of any transition; specifically, to cover.">cross</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/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.">the Jordan</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">into</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’e·reṣ (N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/3667.htm" title="3667: kə·nā·‘an (N-proper-ms) -- From kana'; humiliated; Kenaan, a son a Ham; also the country inhabited by him.">of Canaan,</a> </span><span class="reftext">52</span>you must drive out before you all the inhabitants of the land, destroy all their carved images and cast idols, and demolish all their high places.…<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="/joshua/23-12.htm">Joshua 23:12-13</a></span><br />For if you turn away and cling to the rest of these nations that remain among you, and if you intermarry and associate with them, / know for sure that the LORD your God will no longer drive out these nations before you. Instead, they will become for you a snare and a trap, a scourge in your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from this good land that the LORD your God has given you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-1.htm">Deuteronomy 7:1-2</a></span><br />When the LORD your God brings you into the land that you are entering to possess, and He drives out before you many nations—the Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, seven nations larger and stronger than you— / and when the LORD your God has delivered them over to you to defeat them, then you must devote them to complete destruction. Make no treaty with them and show them no mercy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/23-31.htm">Exodus 23:31-33</a></span><br />And I will establish your borders from the Red Sea to the Sea of the Philistines, and from the desert to the Euphrates. For I will deliver the inhabitants into your hand, and you will drive them out before you. / You shall make no covenant with them or with their gods. / They must not remain in your land, lest they cause you to sin against Me. For if you serve their gods, it will surely be a snare to you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/20-16.htm">Deuteronomy 20:16-18</a></span><br />However, in the cities of the nations that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, you must not leave alive anything that breathes. / For you must devote them to complete destruction—the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites—as the LORD your God has commanded you, / so that they cannot teach you to do all the detestable things they do for their gods, and so cause you to sin against the LORD your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/18-24.htm">Leviticus 18:24-28</a></span><br />Do not defile yourselves by any of these practices, for by all these things the nations I am driving out before you have defiled themselves. / Even the land has become defiled, so I am punishing it for its sin, and the land will vomit out its inhabitants. / But you are to keep My statutes and ordinances, and you must not commit any of these abominations—neither your native-born nor the foreigner who lives among you. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/2-1.htm">Judges 2:1-3</a></span><br />Now the angel of the LORD went up from Gilgal to Bochim and said, “I brought you up out of Egypt and led you into the land that I had promised to your fathers, and I said, ‘I will never break My covenant with you, / and you are not to make a covenant with the people of this land, but you shall tear down their altars.’ Yet you have not obeyed My voice. What is this you have done? / So now I tell you that I will not drive out these people before you; they will be thorns in your sides, and their gods will be a snare to you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/12-29.htm">Deuteronomy 12:29-31</a></span><br />When the LORD your God cuts off before you the nations you are entering to dispossess, and you drive them out and live in their land, / be careful not to be ensnared by their ways after they have been destroyed before you. Do not inquire about their gods, asking, “How do these nations serve their gods? I will do likewise.” / You must not worship the LORD your God in this way, because they practice for their gods every abomination which the LORD hates. They even burn their sons and daughters in the fire as sacrifices to their gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/34-11.htm">Exodus 34:11-16</a></span><br />Observe what I command you this day. I will drive out before you the Amorites, Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. / Be careful not to make a treaty with the inhabitants of the land you are entering, lest they become a snare in your midst. / Rather, you must tear down their altars, smash their sacred stones, and chop down their Asherah poles. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/106-34.htm">Psalm 106:34-36</a></span><br />They did not destroy the peoples as the LORD had commanded them, / but they mingled with the nations and adopted their customs. / They worshiped their idols, which became a snare to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/9-4.htm">Deuteronomy 9:4-5</a></span><br />When the LORD your God has driven them out before you, do not say in your heart, “Because of my righteousness the LORD has brought me in to possess this land.” Rather, the LORD is driving out these nations before you because of their wickedness. / It is not because of your righteousness or uprightness of heart that you are going in to possess their land, but it is because of their wickedness that the LORD your God is driving out these nations before you, to keep the promise He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/9-6.htm">1 Kings 9:6-9</a></span><br />But if indeed you or your sons turn away from following Me and do not keep the commandments and statutes I have set before you, and if you go off to serve and worship other gods, / then I will cut off Israel from the land that I have given them, and I will banish from My presence this temple I have sanctified for My Name. Then Israel will become an object of scorn and ridicule among all peoples. / And when this temple has become a heap of rubble, all who pass by it will be appalled and will hiss and say, ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land and to this temple?’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-7.htm">2 Kings 17:7-18</a></span><br />All this happened because the people of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. They had worshiped other gods / and walked in the customs of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites, as well as in the practices introduced by the kings of Israel. / The Israelites secretly did things against the LORD their God that were not right. From watchtower to fortified city, they built high places in all their cities. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/6-14.htm">2 Corinthians 6:14-17</a></span><br />Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness? / What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever? / What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/5-11.htm">Ephesians 5:11</a></span><br />Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/5-9.htm">1 Corinthians 5:9-11</a></span><br />I wrote you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people. / I was not including the sexually immoral of this world, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters. In that case you would have to leave this world. / But now I am writing you not to associate with anyone who claims to be a brother but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or a verbal abuser, a drunkard or a swindler. With such a man do not even eat.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them, When you are passed over Jordan into the land of Canaan;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/7-1.htm">Deuteronomy 7:1</a></b></br> When the LORD thy God shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, and hath cast out many nations before thee, the Hittites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven nations greater and mightier than thou;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/9-1.htm">Deuteronomy 9:1</a></b></br> Hear, O Israel: Thou <i>art</i> to pass over Jordan this day, to go in to possess nations greater and mightier than thyself, cities great and fenced up to heaven,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/3-17.htm">Joshua 3:17</a></b></br> And the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firm on dry ground in the midst of Jordan, and all the Israelites passed over on dry ground, until all the people were passed clean over Jordan.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/33-40.htm">Canaan</a> <a href="/numbers/33-40.htm">Children</a> <a href="/numbers/32-32.htm">Cross</a> <a href="/numbers/33-40.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/numbers/33-40.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/numbers/33-50.htm">Jordan</a> <a href="/numbers/33-8.htm">Passed</a> <a href="/numbers/32-7.htm">Passing</a> <a href="/numbers/32-25.htm">Speak</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/34-2.htm">Canaan</a> <a href="/numbers/34-2.htm">Children</a> <a href="/numbers/34-4.htm">Cross</a> <a href="/numbers/34-2.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/numbers/34-2.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/numbers/34-12.htm">Jordan</a> <a href="/numbers/34-4.htm">Passed</a> <a href="/numbers/35-10.htm">Passing</a> <a href="/numbers/35-10.htm">Speak</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 33</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/33-1.htm">The forty-two journeys of the Israelites</a></span><br><span class="reftext">50. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/33-50.htm">The Canaanites are to be destroyed</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/numbers/33.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/numbers/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/numbers/33.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Speak to the Israelites and tell them:</b><br>This phrase indicates a direct command from God to Moses, emphasizing the importance of the message. It reflects the role of Moses as a mediator between God and the Israelites, a common theme throughout the Pentateuch. The Israelites are often reminded of their identity as God's chosen people, which carries both privilege and responsibility.<p><b>When you cross the Jordan</b><br>The crossing of the Jordan River is a significant event in Israelite history, symbolizing a transition from the wilderness wanderings to the conquest and settlement of the Promised Land. The Jordan River serves as a geographical boundary and a spiritual threshold. This crossing is later fulfilled in <a href="/joshua/3.htm">Joshua 3-4</a>, where the waters of the Jordan are miraculously parted, echoing the earlier crossing of the Red Sea.<p><b>into the land of Canaan,</b><br>Canaan is the land promised to Abraham and his descendants (<a href="/genesis/12-7.htm">Genesis 12:7</a>). It is a region inhabited by various Canaanite tribes, known for their idolatrous practices, which the Israelites are commanded to avoid. The land of Canaan represents both a physical inheritance and a spiritual calling to live according to God's laws. The conquest of Canaan is a fulfillment of God's covenant promises and a type of the believer's spiritual journey into the promises of God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, who were delivered from slavery in Egypt and are now on the brink of entering the Promised Land.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_jordan_river.htm">The Jordan River</a></b><br>A significant geographical boundary that the Israelites must cross to enter the land of Canaan. It symbolizes a transition from the wilderness wanderings to the fulfillment of God's promise.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_land_of_canaan.htm">The Land of Canaan</a></b><br>The Promised Land that God swore to give to the descendants of Abraham. It represents both a physical inheritance and a spiritual promise of rest and blessing.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites, who is delivering God's instructions to the people. Although he will not enter Canaan himself, he plays a crucial role in preparing the Israelites for this transition.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_command.htm">God's Command</a></b><br>The directive given by God to the Israelites through Moses, emphasizing obedience and preparation as they enter a new phase in their journey.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_commands.htm">Obedience to God's Commands</a></b><br>The Israelites are reminded of the importance of following God's instructions as they enter Canaan. This teaches us the value of obedience in our spiritual journey.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/transition_and_trust.htm">Transition and Trust</a></b><br>Crossing the Jordan represents a significant transition. In our lives, we face transitions that require trust in God's promises and guidance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_promises.htm">Faith in God's Promises</a></b><br>The promise of Canaan is a testament to God's faithfulness. We are encouraged to hold onto God's promises, knowing He is faithful to fulfill them.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/preparation_for_new_beginnings.htm">Preparation for New Beginnings</a></b><br>Just as the Israelites prepared to enter Canaan, we must prepare our hearts and minds for the new things God is doing in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_inheritance.htm">Spiritual Inheritance</a></b><br>Canaan symbolizes a spiritual inheritance. As believers, we are called to live in the fullness of the spiritual blessings available to us in Christ.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_numbers_33.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Numbers 33</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_mount_hor_a_boundary_in_num._34.htm">Why does Numbers 34 mention Mount Hor (v. 7-8) as a boundary marker when some scholars debate its actual location?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_gad_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Gad in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_numbers_33_50-56_endorse_war.htm">Numbers 33:50-56: Why does the text insist on divinely sanctioned warfare for taking the land when later prophets and passages emphasize peace, suggesting an inconsistency in divine commands?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_everything_a_source_of_joy.htm">Who were the 12 tribes of Israel?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/numbers/33.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 51.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">When ye are passed over Jordan.</span> Previous legislation had anticipated the time when they should have come into their own land (cf. <a href="/numbers/15-2.htm">Numbers 15:2</a>; <a href="/leviticus/23-10.htm">Leviticus 23:10</a>), but now the crossing of the river is spoken of as the last step on their journey home. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/33-51.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">“Speak to</span><br /><span class="heb">דַּבֵּר֙</span> <span class="translit">(dab·bêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrange, to speak, to subdue</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Israelites</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and tell</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאָמַרְתָּ֖</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ā·mar·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">them:</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲלֵהֶ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·lê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">When</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you</span><br /><span class="heb">אַתֶּ֛ם</span> <span class="translit">(’at·tem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> </span><span class="str2">Thou and thee, ye and you</span><br /><br /><span class="word">cross</span><br /><span class="heb">עֹבְרִ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·ḇə·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5674.htm">Strong's 5674: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pass over, through, or by, pass on</span><br /><br /><span class="word">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">into</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the land</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶ֥רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(’e·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">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 Canaan,</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּנָֽעַן׃</span> <span class="translit">(kə·nā·‘an)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3667.htm">Strong's 3667: </a> </span><span class="str2">Canaan -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their land West of the Jordan</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/33-51.htm">Numbers 33:51 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/33-51.htm">Numbers 33:51 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/33-51.htm">Numbers 33:51 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/33-51.htm">Numbers 33:51 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/33-51.htm">Numbers 33:51 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/33-51.htm">Numbers 33:51 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/33-51.htm">Numbers 33:51 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/33-51.htm">Numbers 33:51 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/33-51.htm">Numbers 33:51 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/33-51.htm">Numbers 33:51 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/33-51.htm">OT Law: Numbers 33:51 Speak to the children of Israel (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/33-50.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 33:50"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 33:50" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/33-52.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 33:52"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 33:52" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>