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Look at the land with your own eyes, since you are not going to cross this Jordan. <a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/3.htm">New Living Translation</a> But go up to Pisgah Peak, and look over the land in every direction. Take a good look, but you may not cross the Jordan River. <a href="/esv/deuteronomy/3.htm">English Standard Version</a> Go up to the top of Pisgah and lift up your eyes westward and northward and southward and eastward, and look at it with your eyes, for you shall not go over this Jordan. <a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Go to the top of Pisgah and look to the west and north and south and east. See the land with your own eyes, for you will not cross this Jordan. <a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/3.htm">King James Bible</a> Get thee up into the top of Pisgah, and lift up thine eyes westward, and northward, and southward, and eastward, and behold it with thine eyes: for thou shalt not go over this Jordan. <a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/3.htm">New King James Version</a> Go up to the top of Pisgah, and lift your eyes toward the west, the north, the south, and the east; behold it with your eyes, for you shall not cross over this Jordan. <a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Go up to the top of Pisgah and raise your eyes to the west, the north, the south, and the east, and see it with your eyes; for you shall not cross over this Jordan. <a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/3.htm">NASB 1995</a> Go up to the top of Pisgah and lift up your eyes to the west and north and south and east, and see it with your eyes, for you shall not cross over this Jordan. <a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a> ‘Go up to the top of Pisgah and lift up your eyes to the west and north and south and east, and see it with your eyes, for you shall not cross over this Jordan. <a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Go up to the top of Pisgah and lift up your eyes to the west and north and south and east, and see it with your eyes, for you shall not cross over this Jordan. <a href="/amp/deuteronomy/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Go up to the top of [Mount] Pisgah and raise your eyes toward the west and north and south and east, and see it with your eyes, for you shall not cross this Jordan. <a href="/csb/deuteronomy/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Go to the top of Pisgah and look to the west, north, south, and east, and see it with your own eyes, for you will not cross the Jordan. <a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Go to the top of Pisgah and look to the west, north, south, and east, and see it with your own eyes, for you will not cross this Jordan. <a href="/asv/deuteronomy/3.htm">American Standard Version</a> Get thee up unto the top of Pisgah, and lift up thine eyes westward, and northward, and southward, and eastward, and behold with thine eyes: for thou shalt not go over this Jordan. <a href="/cev/deuteronomy/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Climb to the top of Mount Pisgah and look north, south, east, and west. Take a good look, but you are not going to cross the Jordan River. <a href="/erv/deuteronomy/3.htm">English Revised Version</a> Get thee up into the top of Pisgah, and lift up thine eyes westward, and northward, and southward, and eastward, and behold with thine eyes: for thou shalt not go over this Jordan. <a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Go to the top of Mount Pisgah, and look west, north, south, and east. You may look at the land, but you will never cross the Jordan River. <a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/3.htm">Good News Translation</a> Go to the peak of Mount Pisgah and look to the north and to the south, to the east and to the west. Look carefully at what you see, because you will never go across the Jordan. <a href="/isv/deuteronomy/3.htm">International Standard Version</a> Go up to the top of Pisgah and lift your eyes toward the west, north, south, and east. Look with your own eyes, since you won't be able to cross this Jordan River. <a href="/net/deuteronomy/3.htm">NET Bible</a> Go up to the top of Pisgah and take a good look to the west, north, south, and east, for you will not be allowed to cross the Jordan. <a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Go up to the top of Pisgah, and lift up your eyes westward, and northward, and southward, and eastward, and see with your eyes: for you shall not go over this Jordan. <a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Ascend to the top of Pisgah, and lift up thy eyes westward, and northward, and southward, and eastward, and behold with thy eyes: for thou shalt not go over this Jordan.<div class="vheading2">Majority Text Translations</div><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Go to the top of Pisgah and look to the west and north and south and east. See the land with your own eyes, for you will not cross this Jordan. <a href="/web/deuteronomy/3.htm">World English Bible</a> Go up to the top of Pisgah, and lift up your eyes westward, and northward, and southward, and eastward, and see with your eyes; for you shall not go over this Jordan. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> go up [to] the top of Pisgah, and lift up your eyes westward, and northward, and southward, and eastward, and see with your eyes, for you do not pass over this Jordan; <a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> go up to the top of Pisgah, and lift up thine eyes westward, and northward, and southward, and eastward, and see with thine eyes -- for thou dost not pass over this Jordan; <a href="/slt/deuteronomy/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Go up to the head of Pisgah and lift up thine eyes to the sea, and to the north, and to the south, and to the sunrising, and see with thine eyes; for thou shalt not pass over this Jordan.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Go up to the top of Phasga, and cast thy eyes round about to the west, and to the north, and to the south, and to the east, and behold it, for thou shalt not pass this Jordan. <a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Ascend to the summit of Pisgah, and look around with your eyes to the west, and to the north, and to the south, and to the east, and behold it. For you shall not cross this Jordan. <a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/3.htm">New American Bible</a> Go up to the top of Pisgah and look out to the west, and to the north, and to the south, and to the east. Look well, for you shall not cross this Jordan. <a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Go up to the top of Pisgah and look around you to the west, to the north, to the south, and to the east. Look well, for you shall not cross over this Jordan.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Go up to the top of the hill (Pisgah) and lift up your eyes eastward and westward and northward and southward, and behold it with your eyes; for you shall not cross this Jordan. <a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Come up to the top of Ramtha and lift up your eyes to the East and to the West and to the North and to the South and see it with your eyes, and you shall not cross this Jordan.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Get thee up into the top of Pisgah, and lift up thine eyes westward, and northward, and southward, and eastward, and behold with thine eyes; for thou shalt not go over this Jordan. <a href="/sep/deuteronomy/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Go up to the top of the quarried rock, and look with thine eyes westward, and northward, and southward, and eastward, and behold it with thine eyes, for thou shalt not go over this Jordan. <a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/3-27.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=1072" 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/3.htm">Moses Forbidden to Cross the Jordan</a> …26But the LORD was angry with me on account of you, and He would not listen to me. “That is enough,” the LORD said to me. “Do not speak to Me again about this matter. 27<a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: ‘ă·lêh (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">Go</a> <a href="/hebrew/7218.htm" title="7218: rōš (N-msc) -- Head. From an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head, whether literal or figurative.">to the top</a> <a href="/hebrew/6449.htm" title="6449: hap·pis·gāh (Art:: N-proper-fs) -- Cleft, a mountain in Moab. From pacag; a cleft; Pisgah, a mt. East of Jordan.">of Pisgah</a> <a href="/hebrew/5375.htm" title="5375: wə·śā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- Or nacah ('abad); a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. And rel.">and look</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: ‘ê·ne·ḵā (N-cdc:: 2ms) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3220.htm" title="3220: yām·māh (N-ms:: 3fs) -- A sea or large body of water; specifically, the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river.">to the west</a> <a href="/hebrew/6828.htm" title="6828: wə·ṣā·p̄ō·nāh (Conj-w:: N-fs:: 3fs) -- North. Or tsaphon; from tsaphan; properly, hidden, i.e. Dark; used only of the north as a quarter.">and north</a> <a href="/hebrew/8486.htm" title="8486: wə·ṯê·mā·nāh (Conj-w:: N-fs:: 3fs) -- South, south wind. Or teman; denominative from yamiyn; the south.">and south</a> <a href="/hebrew/4217.htm" title="4217: ū·miz·rā·ḥāh (Conj-w:: N-ms:: 3fs) -- Place of sunrise, the east. From zarach; sunrise, i.e. The east.">and east.</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: ū·rə·’êh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">See the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: ḇə·‘ê·ne·ḵā (Prep-b:: N-cdc:: 2ms) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">with your own eyes,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">you will not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5674.htm" title="5674: ṯa·‘ă·ḇōr (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- 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/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/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.">Jordan.</a> 28But commission Joshua, encourage him, and strengthen him, for he will cross over ahead of the people and enable them to inherit the land that you will see.”…<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="/numbers/27-12.htm">Numbers 27:12-14</a> Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go up this mountain of the Abarim range and see the land that I have given the Israelites. / After you have seen it, you too will be gathered to your people, as your brother Aaron was; / for when the congregation contended in the Wilderness of Zin, both of you rebelled against My command to show My holiness in their sight regarding the waters.” Those were the waters of Meribah in Kadesh, in the Wilderness of Zin. <a href="/deuteronomy/34-1.htm">Deuteronomy 34:1-4</a> Then Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, which faces Jericho. And the LORD showed him the whole land—from Gilead as far as Dan, / all of Naphtali, the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, all the land of Judah as far as the Western Sea, / the Negev, and the region from the Valley of Jericho (the City of Palms) all the way to Zoar. ... <a href="/numbers/20-12.htm">Numbers 20:12</a> But the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, “Because you did not trust Me to show My holiness in the sight of the Israelites, you will not bring this assembly into the land that I have given them.” <a href="/psalms/106-32.htm">Psalm 106:32-33</a> At the waters of Meribah they angered the LORD, and trouble came to Moses because of them. / For they rebelled against His Spirit, and Moses spoke rashly with his lips. <a href="/exodus/17-6.htm">Exodus 17:6</a> Behold, I will stand there before you by the rock at Horeb. And when you strike the rock, water will come out of it for the people to drink.” So Moses did this in the sight of the elders of Israel. <a href="/numbers/20-8.htm">Numbers 20:8-13</a> “Take the staff and assemble the congregation. You and your brother Aaron are to speak to the rock while they watch, and it will pour out its water. You will bring out water from the rock and provide drink for the congregation and their livestock.” / So Moses took the staff from the LORD’s presence, just as he had been commanded. / Then Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly in front of the rock, and Moses said to them, “Listen now, you rebels, must we bring you water out of this rock?” ... <a href="/hebrews/11-13.htm">Hebrews 11:13</a> All these people died in faith, without having received the things they were promised. However, they saw them and welcomed them from afar. And they acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth. <a href="/hebrews/11-39.htm">Hebrews 11:39-40</a> These were all commended for their faith, yet they did not receive what was promised. / God had planned something better for us, so that together with us they would be made perfect. <a href="/matthew/17-1.htm">Matthew 17:1-3</a> After six days Jesus took with Him Peter, James, and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. / There He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light. / Suddenly Moses and Elijah appeared before them, talking with Jesus. <a href="/mark/9-2.htm">Mark 9:2-4</a> After six days Jesus took with Him Peter, James, and John, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. There He was transfigured before them. / His clothes became radiantly white, brighter than any launderer on earth could bleach them. / And Elijah and Moses appeared before them, talking with Jesus. <a href="/luke/9-28.htm">Luke 9:28-31</a> About eight days after Jesus had said these things, He took with Him Peter, John, and James, and went up on a mountain to pray. / And as He was praying, the appearance of His face changed, and His clothes became radiantly white. / Suddenly two men, Moses and Elijah, began talking with Jesus. ... <a href="/acts/7-55.htm">Acts 7:55-56</a> But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked intently into heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God. / “Look,” he said, “I see heaven open and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.” <a href="/2_corinthians/12-2.htm">2 Corinthians 12:2-4</a> I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven. Whether it was in the body or out of it I do not know, but God knows. / And I know that this man—whether in the body or out of it I do not know, but God knows— / was caught up to Paradise. The things he heard were inexpressible, things that man is not permitted to tell. <a href="/revelation/21-10.htm">Revelation 21:10</a> And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the holy city of Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God, <a href="/genesis/12-7.htm">Genesis 12:7</a> Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your offspring.” So Abram built an altar there to the LORD, who had appeared to him.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Get you up into the top of Pisgah, and lift up your eyes westward, and northward, and southward, and eastward, and behold it with your eyes: for you shall not go over this Jordan.thee up<a href="/deuteronomy/34-1.htm">Deuteronomy 34:1-4</a> And Moses went up from the plains of Moab unto the mountain of Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, that is over against Jericho. And the LORD shewed him all the land of Gilead, unto Dan, … <a href="/numbers/27-12.htm">Numbers 27:12</a> And the LORD said unto Moses, Get thee up into this mount Abarim, and see the land which I have given unto the children of Israel.Pisgah.<a href="/deuteronomy/3-17.htm">Deuteronomy 3:17</a> The plain also, and Jordan, and the coast thereof, from Chinnereth even unto the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, under Ashdothpisgah eastward.lift up<a href="/genesis/13-14.htm">Genesis 13:14,15</a> And the LORD said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward: … <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/1-41.htm">Ascend</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-25.htm">Cross</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-17.htm">East</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-17.htm">Eastward</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-21.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-25.htm">Jordan</a> <a href="/numbers/16-3.htm">Lift</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-12.htm">North</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-3.htm">Northward</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-17.htm">Pisgah</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-7.htm">South</a> <a href="/numbers/34-4.htm">Southward</a> <a href="/numbers/23-28.htm">Top</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-1.htm">Turning</a> <a href="/numbers/35-5.htm">West</a> <a href="/numbers/3-23.htm">Westward</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/12-13.htm">Ascend</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-21.htm">Cross</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-41.htm">East</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-49.htm">Eastward</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-3.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-28.htm">Jordan</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-4.htm">Lift</a> <a href="/joshua/8-11.htm">North</a> <a href="/joshua/11-2.htm">Northward</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-49.htm">Pisgah</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/33-2.htm">South</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/33-23.htm">Southward</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/18-3.htm">Top</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-32.htm">Turning</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-30.htm">West</a> <a href="/joshua/5-1.htm">Westward</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 3</div>1. <a href="/deuteronomy/3-1.htm">The conquest of Og, king of Bashan</a> 11. <a href="/deuteronomy/3-11.htm">This size of his bed</a> 12. <a href="/deuteronomy/3-12.htm">The distribution of his lands to the two tribes and half</a> 23. <a href="/deuteronomy/3-23.htm">Moses prays to enter into the land</a> 26. <a href="/deuteronomy/3-26.htm">He is permitted to see it</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/3.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/3.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Go to the top of Pisgah Pisgah refers to a mountain range in the region of Moab, east of the Jordan River. It is often associated with Mount Nebo, from where Moses viewed the Promised Land. This location is significant as it represents the culmination of Moses' journey and leadership. The mountain's height provided a strategic vantage point, symbolizing the spiritual heights Moses reached in his relationship with God.and look to the west and north and south and east. This command to look in all directions emphasizes the vastness and richness of the Promised Land. It signifies God's promise to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob regarding the land that their descendants would inherit. The comprehensive view symbolizes the fulfillment of God's covenant and the abundance awaiting the Israelites.See the land with your own eyes, Moses is granted the privilege to see the land, highlighting God's grace even in judgment. This act of seeing is both literal and symbolic, representing the realization of God's promises. It underscores the importance of faith and vision in leadership, as Moses had led the people without personally entering the land.for you will not cross this Jordan. This phrase serves as a reminder of the consequences of disobedience. Moses was prohibited from entering the Promised Land due to his actions at Meribah (<a href="/numbers/20-12.htm">Numbers 20:12</a>). It illustrates the principle of divine justice and the seriousness of God's commands. The Jordan River represents a boundary between the wilderness and the fulfillment of God's promises, a type of the transition from earthly life to eternal rest.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a> The leader of the Israelites, chosen by God to lead His people out of Egypt and through the wilderness. At this point, Moses is being told by God that he will not enter the Promised Land due to his disobedience at Meribah. 2. <a href="/topical/p/pisgah.htm">Pisgah</a> A mountain range in Moab, from which Moses is instructed to view the Promised Land. It is a significant location as it represents the boundary Moses cannot cross. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_promised_land.htm">The Promised Land</a> The land promised by God to Abraham and his descendants. It symbolizes God's faithfulness and the fulfillment of His promises. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_jordan_river.htm">The Jordan River</a> A significant geographical boundary that the Israelites must cross to enter the Promised Land. It represents a transition from the wilderness to the fulfillment of God's promise. 5. <a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a> The sovereign Lord who guides, instructs, and disciplines His people. He communicates directly with Moses, demonstrating His ongoing relationship with Israel.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/o/obedience_and_consequences.htm">Obedience and Consequences</a> Moses' inability to enter the Promised Land serves as a reminder of the importance of obedience to God's commands. Disobedience, even from a great leader, has consequences. <a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness.htm">God's Faithfulness</a> Despite Moses' inability to enter the land, God remains faithful to His promise to the Israelites. This teaches us that God's plans are not thwarted by human failure. <a href="/topical/v/vision_and_hope.htm">Vision and Hope</a> God allows Moses to see the Promised Land, symbolizing hope and the assurance of God's promises. We are encouraged to maintain hope and trust in God's future plans for us. <a href="/topical/l/leadership_and_legacy.htm">Leadership and Legacy</a> Moses' leadership is marked by both triumphs and failures. His legacy teaches us about the importance of humility and reliance on God in leadership roles. <a href="/topical/p/perspective_and_contentment.htm">Perspective and Contentment</a> Moses' view from Pisgah teaches us to find contentment in God's plan, even if we do not see its full realization in our lifetime.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 3</a> <a href="/q/where_is_mount_tabor_in_the_bible.htm">Where did Moses view the Promised Land before dying?</a> <a href="/q/why_didn't_tribes_fully_possess_land.htm">If the land division was divinely ordained, why do other biblical accounts (e.g., Judges 1) describe tribes failing to fully possess these assigned territories?</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/are_sihon_and_og's_defeats_confirmed.htm">Psalm 136:19-20 records the defeat of Sihon and Og; do nonbiblical sources confirm these conquests, or could they be mythological exaggerations?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/deuteronomy/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(27) Northward, and southward.--Southward, literally, Teman-ward. The negeb, or "south" of Palestine, is not named here.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/deuteronomy/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 27. - Comp. <a href="/numbers/27-12.htm">Numbers 27:12</a>, of which this is a rhetorical amplification. There the mountains of Abarim are mentioned; here Pisgah, the northern portion of that range, is specified. The top of Pisgah; i.e. Mount Nebo (<a href="/deuteronomy/34-1.htm">Deuteronomy 34:1</a>). Westward; literally, seaward, i.e. towards the Mediterranean; northward (צָפון, hidden or dark place, where darkness gathers, as opposed to the bright and sunny south); southward, towards the right-hand quarter (תֵּימָן from יָמִין, the right hand; cf. <a href="/exodus/26-18.htm">Exodus 26:18</a>, "to the south towards the right hand "); eastward, towards the dawn or sun rising; cf. <a href="/deuteronomy/4-47.htm">Deuteronomy 4:47</a> (מִזְרָח, from זָרַח to shine forth). <a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/3-27.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Go עֲלֵ֣ה ׀ (‘ă·lêh) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> To ascend, in, actively to the top רֹ֣אשׁ (rōš) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7218.htm">Strong's 7218: </a> The head of Pisgah הַפִּסְגָּ֗ה (hap·pis·gāh) Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6449.htm">Strong's 6449: </a> Pisgah -- 'cleft', a mountain in Moab and look וְשָׂ֥א (wə·śā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5375.htm">Strong's 5375: </a> To lift, carry, take to the west יָ֧מָּה (yām·māh) Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3220.htm">Strong's 3220: </a> A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin and north וְצָפֹ֛נָה (wə·ṣā·p̄ō·nāh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6828.htm">Strong's 6828: </a> Hidden, dark, the north as a, quarter and south וְתֵימָ֥נָה (wə·ṯê·mā·nāh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8486.htm">Strong's 8486: </a> South, south wind and east. וּמִזְרָ֖חָה (ū·miz·rā·ḥāh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4217.htm">Strong's 4217: </a> Place of sunrise, the east See [the land] וּרְאֵ֣ה (ū·rə·’êh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> To see with your own eyes, בְעֵינֶ֑יךָ (ḇə·‘ê·ne·ḵā) Preposition-b | Noun - cdc | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> An eye, a fountain for כִּי־ (kî-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction you will not לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no cross תַעֲבֹ֖ר (ṯa·‘ă·ḇōr) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5674.htm">Strong's 5674: </a> To pass over, through, or by, pass on this הַזֶּֽה׃ (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> This, that Jordan. הַיַּרְדֵּ֥ן (hay·yar·dên) Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3383.htm">Strong's 3383: </a> Jordan -- the principal river of Palestine <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/3-27.htm">Deuteronomy 3:27 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/3-27.htm">Deuteronomy 3:27 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/deuteronomy/3-27.htm">Deuteronomy 3:27 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/3-27.htm">Deuteronomy 3:27 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/3-27.htm">Deuteronomy 3:27 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/3-27.htm">Deuteronomy 3:27 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/3-27.htm">Deuteronomy 3:27 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/3-27.htm">Deuteronomy 3:27 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/3-27.htm">Deuteronomy 3:27 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/3-27.htm">Deuteronomy 3:27 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-27.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 3:27 Go up to the top of Pisgah (Deut. 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