Turn and set your journey, and go to (A)the hill country of the Amorites, and to all their neighbors in the Arabah, in the hill country and in the lowland and in (B)the [a]Negev and by the seacoast, the land of the Canaanites, and Lebanon, as far as the great river, the river Euphrates. See, I have placed the land before you; go in and possess the land which the Lord (C)swore to give to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to them and their [b]descendants after them.’

“I spoke to you at that time, saying, ‘(D)I am not able to bear the burden of you alone.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 1:7 I.e. South country
  2. Deuteronomy 1:8 Lit seed

Break camp and advance into the hill country of the Amorites;(A) go to all the neighboring peoples in the Arabah,(B) in the mountains, in the western foothills, in the Negev(C) and along the coast, to the land of the Canaanites(D) and to Lebanon,(E) as far as the great river, the Euphrates.(F) See, I have given you this land(G).(H) Go in and take possession of the land the Lord swore(I) he would give to your fathers—to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob—and to their descendants after them.”

The Appointment of Leaders

At that time I said to you, “You are too heavy a burden(J) for me to carry alone.(K)

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