Bible Strands
Deuteronomy 1:6
The LORD our God said to us at Horeb: “You have stayed at this mountain long enough.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Moses addresses the Israelites from the plains of Moab, east of the Jordan, recounting a past divine command originally delivered at Horeb.
The words — The Hebrew phrase רַב־שֶׁבֶת (rav-shevet) literally means “remaining is enough,” directly translating to “you have stayed long enough” and signaling the end of a prolonged encampment.
The thread — This command to depart mirrors the cloud’s lifting from the tabernacle in Numbers 10:11 and recalls the initial divine encounter at Horeb recorded in Exodus 3:1.
Why it lands — The text states that a divinely appointed waiting period has concluded, requiring the reader to distinguish between prolonged preparation and prolonged delay.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
The Lord our God spake unto us in Horeb, saying, Ye have dwelt long enough in this mount:
Cross-references
- Exodus 3:1 Meanwhile, Moses was shepherding the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian. He led the flock to the far side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God.
- Numbers 10:11 On the twentieth day of the second month of the second year, the cloud was lifted from above the tabernacle of the Testimony,
- Exodus 17:6 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.
- Exodus 19:1 In the third month, on the same day of the month that the Israelites had left the land of Egypt, they came to the Wilderness of Sinai.
- Deuteronomy 5:2 The LORD our God made a covenant with us at Horeb.