Deuteronomy 1:30-46 ▼

30 YHWH your⁺ God goes before you⁺. He will fight for you⁺ according to all that He did for you⁺ in Egypt before your⁺ eyes,

31 and in the wilderness, where you saw how YHWH your God carried you as a man carries his son in all the way that you⁺ went, until you⁺ came to this place.”

32 And in this thing you⁺ did not believe YHWH your⁺ God,

33 who went before you⁺ on the way to search out for you⁺ a place to pitch your⁺ tents in the fire by night, and to show you⁺ the way in which you⁺ should go in the cloud by day.

34 And YHWH heard the sound of your⁺ words, and He was angry and swore, saying,

35 “Surely not one of these men of this evil generation shall see the good land of which I swore to give to your⁺ fathers—

36 except Caleb son of Jephunneh. He shall see it, and to him I am giving the land that he walked in, and to his sons, on account of that he has been fully after YHWH.”

37 Also YHWH was angry with me for your⁺ sakes, saying, “Even you shall not go in there.

38 Joshua son of Nun who stands before you, he shall go in there; strengthen him, for he shall cause Israel to inherit it.

39 And your⁺ little ones, whom you⁺ said would be for plunder, and your⁺ sons, who have no knowledge today of good and evil, they shall go in there, and to them I will give it, and they shall possess it.

40 And as for you⁺, turn and set out for yourselves into the wilderness by the way of the Red Sea.”

41 And you⁺ answered and said to me, “We have sinned against YHWH. We will go up and fight, according to all that YHWH our God commanded us.” And you⁺ had girded on, every man, of his weapons of war, and you⁺ were ready to go up into the mountain.

42 And YHWH said to me, “Tell them: Do not go up, nor fight, for I am not among you⁺, lest you⁺ be stricken before the faces of your⁺ enemies.”

43 And I spoke to you⁺ and you⁺ would not listen, and you⁺ rebelled against the mouth of YHWH and proudly went up into the mountain.

44 And the Amorite who dwelt in that mountain came out against you⁺ and chased you⁺ like the bees do, and drove you⁺ back from Seir to Hormah.

45 And you⁺ returned and you⁺ wept before the face of YHWH; YHWH would not listen to your⁺ voice, nor give ear to you⁺.

46 And you⁺ remained in Kadesh many days, according to the days that you⁺ had dwelt.