Deuteronomy 4:22

For I will not be crossing the Jordan, because I must die in this land. But you shall cross over and take possession of that good land.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Moses addresses the Israelites on the plains of Moab, concluding his historical review and covenant warnings before his death.

The words — מֵת (met) translates as "[am] about to die," and עֹבֵר ('over) translates as "[am] about to pass over," establishing the direct causal link between Moses' mortality and his exclusion from the Jordan crossing.

The thread — The Jordan crossing restriction appears in Deuteronomy 3:25 as Moses' petition to enter and Deuteronomy 3:27 as God's command to view the land from Pisgah without entering.

Why it lands — The text states that divine decree overrides human request, requiring readers to accept assigned boundaries without demanding exceptions.

Drafted by a language model from the text, its original words and its cross-references, then checked against them. It can still be wrong: open the verse in the app to report it.

The Hebrew words

כִּ֣יkifor אָנֹכִ֥י'a.no.KhiI מֵת֙met[am] about to die בָּאָ֣רֶץba./'A.retzin the/ land הַזֹּ֔אתha./Zot<the>/ this אֵינֶ֥נִּי'ei.Ne./ninot/ I עֹבֵ֖ר'o.Ver[am] about to pass over אֶת־'et-<obj.>הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai./yar.Denthe/ Jordan וְאַתֶּם֙ve./'a.Temand/ you עֹֽבְרִ֔ים'oe.Rim[are] about to pass over וִֽירִשְׁתֶּ֕םvi./rish.Temand/ you will take possession of אֶת־'et-<obj.>הָאָ֥רֶץha./'A.retzthe/ land הַטּוֹבָ֖הha./to.Vah<the>/ good הַזֹּֽאת׃ha./Zot<the>/ this

King James Version

But I must die in this land, I must not go over Jordan: but ye shall go over, and possess that good land.

Cross-references

Deuteronomy 3:25 Please let me cross over and see the good land beyond the Jordan—that pleasant hill country as well as Lebanon!”
Deuteronomy 3:27 Go to the top of Pisgah and look to the west and north and south and east. See the land with your own eyes, for you will not cross this Jordan.
2 Peter 1:13 I think it is right to refresh your memory as long as I live in the tent of my body,
Hebrews 12:6 For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises every son He receives.”
1 Kings 13:21 and the prophet cried out to the man of God who had come from Judah, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Because you have defied the word of the LORD and have not kept the commandment that the LORD your God gave you,
Amos 3:2 “Only you have I known from all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.”

Places named

Jordan