Deuteronomy 32:52

Verse

Although you shall see from a distance the land that I am giving the Israelites, you shall not enter it.”

American Standard Version (1901)

For thou shalt see the land before thee; but thou shalt not go thither into the land which I give the children of Israel.

Bible in Basic English

So you will see the land before you, but you will not go into the land which I am giving to the children of Israel.

Douay-Rheims 1899

Thou shalt see the land before thee, which I will give to the children of Israel, but thou shalt not enter into it.

Free Bible Version

Though you will see the country that I am giving the Israelites from a distance, you won't enter it.”

Geneva Bible 1599

Thou shalt therefore see the lande before thee, but shalt not go thither, I meane, into the land which I giue the children of Israel.

King James (Authorized) Version

Yet thou shalt see the land before thee; but thou shalt not go thither unto the land which I give the children of Israel.

One Unity Resource Bible

For you shall see the land from a distance; but you shall not go there into the land which I give the children of Israel [God prevails].”

Translation for Translators

When you are on that mountain where I told you to go, you will see in the distance in front of you the land that I am about to give to the Israeli people, but you will not enter it.”

Unlocked Literal Bible

For you will see the land before you, but you will not go there, into the land that I am giving to the people of Israel.”

Noah Webster Bible

Yet thou shalt see the land before thee , but thou shalt not go thither to the land which I give the children of Israel.

World English Bible

For you shall see the land from a distance; but you shall not go there into the land which I give the children of Israel.”

Young's Literal Translation

but over-against thou seest the land, and thither thou dost not go in, unto the land which I am giving to the sons of Israel.'

Context

Moses’ Death Foretold

⁵¹For at the waters of Meribah-kadesh in the Wilderness of Zin, both of you broke faith with Me among the Israelites by failing to treat Me as holy in their presence.⁵²Although you shall see from a distance the land that I am giving the Israelites, you shall not enter it.”

Summary

This verse marks the conclusion of Moses' life and ministry, as he is instructed by God to go up to Mount Nebo and view the Promised Land before his death. It serves as a poignant reminder of the consequences of disobedience, as Moses is not allowed to enter the land due to his earlier sin at Meribah. Despite his faithful leadership and intimate relationship with God, Moses faces the sobering reality of not experiencing the fulfillment of the promise he had led the Israelites towards for forty years.

Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

thou shalt see the land, but thou shalt not go thither-- (Num 27:12). Notwithstanding so severe a disappointment, not a murmur of complaint escapes his lips. He is not only resigned but acquiescing; and in the near prospect of his death, he pours forth the feelings of his devout heart in sublime strains and eloquent blessings. Next: Deuteronomy Chapter 33