Deuteronomy 3:26

But 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.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Moses addresses the Israelites while recounting his plea to cross the Jordan after God denied his request. The moment occurs during his final address, immediately following God’s command to view the land but not enter it.

The words — וַיִּתְעַבֵּר (va/i.yit.'a.Ber) translates literally as “and he was furious,” describing God’s response to the petition. שָׁמַע (sha.Ma') means “he listened,” indicating God’s refusal to grant the request.

The thread — This pattern of divine anger on account of the people and a denied petition appears in Deuteronomy 1:37 and Deuteronomy 31:2. It also connects to 1 Chronicles 22:7, where a similar divine restriction halts a planned holy endeavor.

Why it lands — The text states that God’s anger and silence end further negotiation, establishing a firm boundary on the matter. It requires readers to accept divine finality without demanding additional justification or repeating the request.

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The Hebrew words

וַיִּתְעַבֵּ֨רva/i.yit.'a.Berand/ he was furious יְהוָ֥הYah.wehYahwehבִּי֙b/iwith/ meלְמַ֣עַנְכֶ֔םle.Ma.'an./Khemon account of/ you וְלֹ֥אve./Lo'and/ not שָׁמַ֖עsha.Ma'he listened אֵלָ֑י'e.La/ito/ me וַיֹּ֨אמֶרva/i.Yo.merand/ he said יְהוָ֤הYah.wehYahweh אֵלַי֙'e.La/ito/ me רַב־rav-enoughלָ֔ךְLa/khfor/ youאַל־'al-may not תּ֗וֹסֶףTo.sefyou repeat דַּבֵּ֥רda.Berto speak אֵלַ֛י'e.La/ito/ me ע֖וֹדodagain בַּדָּבָ֥רba./da.Varin the/ matter הַזֶּֽה׃ha./Zeh<the>/ this

King James Version

But the Lord was wroth with me for your sakes, and would not hear me: and the Lord said unto me, Let it suffice thee; speak no more unto me of this matter.

Cross-references

Deuteronomy 1:37 The LORD was also angry with me on your account, and He said, “Not even you shall enter the land.
Deuteronomy 31:2 he said to them, “I am now a hundred and twenty years old; I am no longer able to come and go, and the LORD has said to me, ‘You shall not cross the Jordan.’
1 Chronicles 22:7 “My son,” said David to Solomon, “it was in my heart to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God,
1 Chronicles 28:2 Then King David rose to his feet and said, “Listen to me, my brothers and my people. It was in my heart to build a house as a resting place for the ark of the covenant of the LORD and as a footstool for our God. I had made preparations to build it,
Psalms 106:32 At the waters of Meribah they angered the LORD, and trouble came to Moses because of them.
Isaiah 53:5 But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.
Matthew 26:39 Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will.”
2 Corinthians 12:8 Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me.
Numbers 20:7 And the LORD said to Moses,
Numbers 27:12 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go up this mountain of the Abarim range and see the land that I have given the Israelites.