Deuteronomy 1:42 “But the LORD said to me, “Tell them not to go up and fight, for I am n…”

Deuteronomy 1:42

But the LORD said to me, “Tell them not to go up and fight, for I am not with you to keep you from defeat by your enemies.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And the LORD said unto me, Say unto them, Go not up, neither fight; for I am not among you; lest ye be smitten before your enemies.

World English Bible

The LORD said to me, “Tell them, ‘Don’t go up and don’t fight; for I am not among you, lest you be struck before your enemies.’”

American Standard Version

And Jehovah said unto me, Say unto them, Go not up, neither fight; for I am not among you; lest ye be smitten before your enemies.

Geneva Bible 1599

But the Lord said vnto me, Say vnto them, Goe not vp, neither fight, (for I am not among you) least ye fall before your enemies.

Darby Translation

And Jehovah said to me, Say unto them, Go not up, neither fight; for I am not among you; lest ye be smitten before your enemies.

Young's Literal Translation

and Jehovah saith unto me, Say to them, Ye do not go up, nor fight, for I am not in your midst, and ye are not smitten before your enemies.

Bible in Basic English

And the Lord said to me, Say to them, Do not go up to the attack; for I am not among you, and you will be overcome by those who are against you.

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Cross references

“Go not up”

Numbers 14:41 Numbers 14:42

Numbers 14:41 · BSB

But Moses said, “Why are you transgressing the commandment of the LORD? This will not succeed!

Numbers 14:42 · BSB

Do not go up, lest you be struck down by your enemies, because the LORD is not among you.

“for I am not”

Joshua 7:8–13 Leviticus 26:17 1 Samuel 4:2 Hosea 9:12 1 Samuel 4:10 Isaiah 30:17

Joshua 7:8–13 · BSB

O Lord, what can I say, now that Israel has turned its back and run from its enemies?

Leviticus 26:17 · BSB

And I will set My face against you, so that you will be defeated by your enemies. Those who hate you will rule over you, and you will flee when no one pursues you.

1 Samuel 4:2 · BSB

The Philistines arrayed themselves against Israel, and as the battle spread, Israel was defeated by the Philistines, who struck down about four thousand men on the battlefield.

Hosea 9:12 · BSB

Even if they raise their children, I will bereave them of each one. Yes, woe be to them when I turn away from them!

1 Samuel 4:10 · BSB

So the Philistines fought, and Israel was defeated, and each man fled to his tent. The slaughter was very great—thirty thousand foot soldiers of Israel fell.

Isaiah 30:17 · BSB

A thousand will flee at the threat of one; at the threat of five you will all flee, until you are left alone like a pole on a mountaintop, like a banner on a hill.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

41“We have sinned against the LORD,” you replied. “We will go up and fight, as the LORD our God has commanded us.” Then each of you put on his weapons of war, thinking it easy to go up into the hill country.

43So I spoke to you, but you would not listen. You rebelled against the command of the LORD and presumptuously went up into the hill country.

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