Deuteronomy 1:20

I said: “You have reached the hill country of the Amorites, which the LORD our God is giving us.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — Moses addresses the Israelites at Kadesh-barnea after their departure from Horeb. He marks their arrival at the hill country of the Amorites as the specific destination God promised.

The words — The text emphasizes בָּאתֶם (ba.Tem), meaning “you have come,” and אֲשֶׁר (a.Sher), meaning “which,” to link the physical arrival to God’s ongoing provision.

The thread — The initial command to approach the hill country of the Amorites appears in Deuteronomy 1:7, and the subsequent charge to take possession is given in Deuteronomy 1:21.

Why it lands — The verse states a factual report of geographic arrival before the promise is activated. It requires the reader to recognize that divine provision precedes the command to act.

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The Hebrew words

וָאֹמַ֖רva./'o.Marand/ I said אֲלֵכֶ֑ם'a.le./Khemto/ you בָּאתֶם֙ba.Temyou have come עַד־'ad-to הַ֣רhar[the] hill country of הָאֱמֹרִ֔יha./'e.mo.Rithe/ Amorite[s]אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-which יְהוָ֥הYah.wehYahweh אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei./nuGod/ our נֹתֵ֥ןno.Ten[is] about to giveלָֽנוּ׃La./nuto/ us

King James Version

And I said unto you, Ye are come unto the mountain of the Amorites, which the Lord our God doth give unto us.

Cross-references

Deuteronomy 1:7 Resume your journey and go to the hill country of the Amorites; go to all the neighboring peoples in the Arabah, in the hill country, in the foothills, in the Negev, and along the seacoast to the land of the Canaanites and to Lebanon, as far as the great River Euphrates.