The Meaning of Deuteronomy 9:28 Explained

Deuteronomy 9:28

KJV: Lest the land whence thou broughtest us out say, Because the LORD was not able to bring them into the land which he promised them, and because he hated them, he hath brought them out to slay them in the wilderness.

YLT: lest the land say from which Thou hast brought us out, Because of Jehovah's want of ability to bring them in unto the land of which He hath spoken to them, and because of His hating them, He brought them out to put them to death in the wilderness;

Darby: lest the land whence thou broughtest us out say, Because Jehovah was not able to bring them into the land which he had promised them, and because he hated them, he hath brought them out to kill them in the wilderness.

ASV: lest the land whence thou broughtest us out say, Because Jehovah was not able to bring them into the land which he promised unto them, and because he hated them, he hath brought them out to slay them in the wilderness.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Lest the land  whence thou broughtest us out  say,  Because the LORD  was not able  to bring  them into the land  which he promised  them, and because he hated  them, he hath brought them out  to slay  them in the wilderness. 

What does Deuteronomy 9:28 Mean?

Context Summary

Deuteronomy 9:15-29 - Moses' Intercession For A Rebellious People
During the remainder of this chapter Moses continues to remind the people of their rebellions. It is well, when we are tempted to self-adulation, to listen to that faithful monitor, conscience, recording our evil past. We are apt to forget our many provocations of God, especially when the smart of the rod is over. But we have all had our Horebs, Taberahs, Marahs, Kibroth-hataavahs and Kadesh-barneas, 1 Corinthians 10:11.
Again and again would the people have been destroyed, if human justice had decided their case. But Moses, the mediator, knew the holy love of God's heart; and expressed it in his prayers on their behalf. See Deuteronomy 9:18; Deuteronomy 9:20; Deuteronomy 9:25-29. We are reminded of Him who ever liveth to make intercession for us within the veil, Hebrews 6:20; Hebrews 7:26-27; Hebrews 9:24. Let us imitate Moses in his life of intercessions; and mark well his arguments that we may use them for ourselves and others. [source]

Chapter Summary: Deuteronomy 9

1  Moses dissuades them from the opinion of their own righteousness
7  Moses reminds them of the golden calf

What do the individual words in Deuteronomy 9:28 mean?

Lest should say the land from which You brought us in it because not was able Yahweh to bring them to the land which He promised them and because He hated them He has brought them out to kill them in the wilderness
פֶּן־ יֹאמְר֗וּ הָאָרֶץ֮ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הוֹצֵאתָ֣נוּ מִשָּׁם֒ מִבְּלִי֙ יְכֹ֣לֶת יְהוָ֔ה לַהֲבִיאָ֕ם אֶל־ הָאָ֖רֶץ אֲשֶׁר־ דִּבֶּ֣ר לָהֶ֑ם וּמִשִּׂנְאָת֣וֹ אוֹתָ֔ם הוֹצִיאָ֖ם לַהֲמִתָ֥ם בַּמִּדְבָּֽר

פֶּן־  Lest 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: פֶּן  
Sense: lest, not, beware lest adv.
יֹאמְר֗וּ  should  say 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
הָאָרֶץ֮  the  land 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
אֲשֶׁ֣ר  from  which 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
הוֹצֵאתָ֣נוּ  You  brought  us 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, second person masculine singular, first person common plural
Root: יׄוצֵאת 
Sense: to go out, come out, exit, go forth.
מִשָּׁם֒  in  it 
Parse: Preposition-m, Adverb
Root: שָׁם  
Sense: there, thither.
מִבְּלִי֙  because  not 
Parse: Preposition-m, Adverb
Root: בְּלִי 
Sense: wearing out adv of negation.
יְכֹ֣לֶת  was  able 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: יָכֹל  
Sense: to prevail, overcome, endure, have power, be able.
יְהוָ֔ה  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
לַהֲבִיאָ֕ם  to  bring  them 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Hifil, Infinitive construct, third person masculine plural
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
הָאָ֖רֶץ  the  land 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
דִּבֶּ֣ר  He  promised 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: דָּבַר 
Sense: to speak, declare, converse, command, promise, warn, threaten, sing.
וּמִשִּׂנְאָת֣וֹ  and  because  He  hated 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m, Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: שִׂנְאָה  
Sense: hating, hatred, hate.
הוֹצִיאָ֖ם  He  has  brought  them  out 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, third person masculine singular, third person masculine plural
Root: יׄוצֵאת 
Sense: to go out, come out, exit, go forth.
לַהֲמִתָ֥ם  to  kill  them 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Hifil, Infinitive construct, third person masculine plural
Root: מוּת  
Sense: to die, kill, have one executed.
בַּמִּדְבָּֽר  in  the  wilderness 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מִדְבָּר 
Sense: wilderness.

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