King James Version
Deuteronomy 1:5 in the King James Version says “On this side Jordan, in the land of Moab, began Moses to declare this law, saying,” — study this verse from Deuteronomy chapter 1 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“On this side Jordan, in the land of Moab, began Moses to declare this law, saying,”
Deuteronomy 1:5 · KJV
And it came to pass in the fortieth year, in the eleventh month, on the first day of the month, that Moses spake unto the children of Israel, according unto all that the LORD had given him in commandment unto them;
After he had slain Sihon the king of the Amorites, which dwelt in Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, which dwelt at Astaroth in Edrei:
On this side Jordan, in the land of Moab, began Moses to declare this law, saying,
The LORD our God spake unto us in Horeb, saying, Ye have dwelt long enough in this mount:
Turn you, and take your journey, and go to the mount of the Amorites, and unto all the places nigh thereunto, in the plain, in the hills, and in the vale, and in the south, and by the sea side, to the land of the Canaanites, and unto Lebanon, unto the great river, the river Euphrates. all: Heb. all his neighbours
KJV Study — Public Domain
“On this side”
H5676properly, a region across; but used only adverbially (with or without a preposition) on the opposite side (especially of the jordan; ususally meaning
“began”
H2974properly, to yield, especially assent; hence (pos.) to undertake as an act of volition
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
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