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BrLXXΜὴ εἴπῃς ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ σου ἐν τῷ ἐξαναλῶσαι Κύριον τὸν Θεόν σου τὰ ἔθνη ταῦτα πρὸ προσώπου σου, λέγων, διὰ τὴν δικαιοσύνην μου εἰσήγαγέ με Κύριος κληρονομῆσαι τὴν γὴν τὴν ἀγαθὴν ταύτην. (Maʸ eipaʸs en taʸ kardia sou en tōi exanalōsai Kurion ton Theon sou ta ethnaʸ tauta pro prosōpou sou, legōn, dia taʸn dikaiosunaʸn mou eisaʸgage me Kurios klaʸronomaʸsai taʸn gaʸn taʸn agathaʸn tautaʸn. )
BrTrSpeak not in thine heart, when the Lord thy God has destroyed these nations before thy face, saying, For my righteousness the Lord brought me in to inherit this good land.
ULTYou shall not say in your heart, when Yahweh your God has thrust them out from before your face, saying, ‘In my righteousness Yahweh has brought me in to possess this land,’ but in the wickedness of these nations, Yahweh is driving them out from before your face.
USTAfter Yahweh our God has expelled them for you, do not say to yourselves, ‘It is because we are righteous that Yahweh has enabled us to capture this land.’ Rather, it is because the people in that land are wicked that Yahweh will drive them out as you advance.
BSB § When the LORD your God has driven them out before you, do not say in your heart, “Because of my righteousness the LORD has brought me in to possess this land.” Rather, the LORD is driving out these nations before you because of their wickedness.
WEBBEDon’t say in your heart, after the LORD your God has thrust them out from before you, “For my righteousness the LORD has brought me in to possess this land;” because the LORD drives them out before you because of the wickedness of these nations.
NETDo not think to yourself after the Lord your God has driven them out before you, “Because of my own righteousness the Lord has brought me here to possess this land.” It is because of the wickedness of these nations that the Lord is driving them out ahead of you.
LSVYou do not speak in your heart (in your God YHWH’s driving them away from before you), saying, In my righteousness YHWH has brought me in to possess this land; but in YHWH dispossessing these nations from your presence, [it is because of] their being wicked.
FBVWhen the Lord your God has driven them out ahead of you, don't think to yourselves, “It's because I'm such a good person that the Lord has brought me here to take over this land.” No, the Lord is driving out these nations ahead of you because of they're so wicked.
T4T“After Yahweh our God has expelled them for you, do not say to yourselves, ‘It is because we are righteous that Yahweh has enabled us to capture this land.’ The truth is that it is because the people in that land are wicked that Yahweh will expel them as you advance.
LEB“You shall not say to yourself[fn] when Yahweh your God is driving them out[fn] before you,[fn] saying,[fn] ‘Because of my righteousness Yahweh brought me to take possession of this land’; but because of the wickedness of these nations Yahweh is driving them out before you.[fn]
BBEAnd after the Lord has sent them in flight from before you, say not in your heart, Because of my righteousness the Lord has given me this land; when it is because of their evil-doing that the Lord is driving these nations out before you.
JPSSpeak not thou in thy heart, after that the LORD thy God hath thrust them out from before thee, saying: 'For my righteousness the LORD hath brought me in to possess this land'; whereas for the wickedness of these nations the LORD doth drive them out from before thee.
ASVSpeak not thou in thy heart, after that Jehovah thy God hath thrust them out from before thee, saying, For my righteousness Jehovah hath brought me in to possess this land; whereas for the wickedness of these nations Jehovah doth drive them out from before thee.
DRASay not in thy heart, when the Lord thy God shall have destroyed them in thy sight: For my justice hath the Lord brought me in to possess this land, whereas these nations are destroyed for their wickedness.
YLT'Thou dost not speak in thy heart (in Jehovah thy God's driving them away from before thee), saying, For my righteousness hath Jehovah brought me in to possess this land, seeing for the wickedness of these nations is Jehovah dispossessing them from thy presence;
DrbyThou shalt not say in thy heart, when Jehovah thy [fn]God thrusteth them out from before thee, saying, For my righteousness Jehovah hath brought me in to possess this land; but for the wickedness of these nations doth Jehovah dispossess them from before thee.
RVSpeak not thou in thine heart, after that the LORD thy God hath thrust them out from before thee, saying, For my righteousness the LORD hath brought me in to possess this land: whereas for the wickedness of these nations the LORD doth drive them out from before thee.
WbstrSpeak not thou in thy heart, after that the LORD thy God hath cast them out from before thee, saying, For my righteousness the LORD hath brought me in to possess this land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD doth drive them out from before thee.
KJB-1769Speak not thou in thine heart, after that the LORD thy God hath cast them out from before thee, saying, For my righteousness the LORD hath brought me in to possess this land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD doth drive them out from before thee. (Speak not thou/you in thine/your heart, after that the LORD thy/your God hath/has cast them out from before thee/you, saying, For my righteousness the LORD hath/has brought me in to possess this land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD doth drive them out from before thee/you. )
KJB-1611Speake not thou in thine heart, after that the LORD thy God hath cast them out from before thee, saying, For my righteousnesse the LORD hath brought mee in to possesse this land: but for the wickednesse of these nations, the LORD doeth driue them out from before thee. (Speak not thou/you in thine/your heart, after that the LORD thy/your God hath/has cast them out from before thee/you, saying, For my righteousnesse the LORD hath/has brought me in to possess this land: but for the wickedness of these nations, the LORDdoeth drive them out from before thee/you.)
BshpsSpeake not thou in thyne heart, after that the Lorde thy God hath cast them out before thee, saying, for my ryghteousnesse the Lorde hath brought me in, to possesse this lande: but for the wickednesse of these nations the Lord hath cast them out before thee. (Speak not thou/you in thine/your heart, after that the Lord thy/your God hath/has cast them out before thee/you, saying, for my righteousnesse the Lord hath/has brought me in, to possess this land: but for the wickedness of these nations the Lord hath/has cast them out before thee/you.)
GnvaSpeake not thou in thine heart (after that the Lord thy God hath cast them out before thee) saying, For my righteousnesse the Lord hath brought me in, to possesse this land: but for the wickednesse of these nations the Lord hath cast them out before thee. (Speak not thou/you in thine/your heart (after that the Lord thy/your God hath/has cast them out before thee/you) saying, For my righteousnesse the Lord hath/has brought me in, to possess this land: but for the wickedness of these nations the Lord hath/has cast them out before thee/you. )
CvdlNow whan the LORDE thy God hath expelled them out before the, saye not thou the in thine hert: The LORDE hath brought me in to take possession of this lande for myne awne righteousnes sake, where as ye LORDE yet dryueth out the Heithen before the, because of their vngodlynes. (Now when the LORD thy/your God hath/has expelled them out before them, say not thou/you the in thine/your hert: The LORD hath/has brought me in to take possession of this land for mine own righteousness sake, where as ye/you_all LORD yet driveth out the Heithen before them, because of their ungodlynes.)
WyclSeie thou not in thin herte, whanne thi Lord God hath do hem awey in thi siyt, For my riytfulnesse the Lord brouyte me yn, that Y schulde welde this lond; sithen these naciouns ben doon awey for her wickidnessis. (Seie thou/you not in thin heart, when thy/your Lord God hath/has do them away in thy/your sight, For my riytfulnesse the Lord brought me yn, that I should weld this land; since these nations been done away for her wickednessis.)
LuthWenn nun der HErr, dein GOtt, sie ausgestoßen hat vor dir her, so sprich nicht in deinem Herzen: Der HErr hat mich hereingeführet, das Land einzunehmen, um meiner Gerechtigkeit willen, so doch der HErr diese Heiden vertreibet vor dir her um ihres gottlosen Wesens willen. (When now the/of_the LORD, your God, they/she/them ausgestoßen has before/in_front_of you/to_you her, so sprich not in your hearts: The LORD has me hereingeführet, the Land einzunehmen, around/by/for my Gerechtigkeit willen, so though/but the/of_the LORD this/these heathens vertreibet before/in_front_of you/to_you her around/by/for ihres gottlosen Wesens willen.)
ClVgne dicas in corde tuo, cum deleverit eos Dominus Deus tuus in conspectu tuo: Propter justitiam meam introduxit me Dominus ut terram hanc possiderem, cum propter impietates suas istæ deletæ sint nationes. (ne dicas in corde tuo, when/with deleverit them Master God tuus in in_sight tuo: Because justitiam meam introduxit me Master as the_earth/land hanc possiderem, when/with propter impietates their_own istæ deletæ sint nationes. )
Here, say in your heart is an idiom that means “think” or “say to yourself.” If this phrase does not have that meaning in your language, you could use an idiom from your language that does have this meaning or state the meaning plainly. See how you translated this in 7:17. Alternate translation: “You shall not think”
Here, when means “after.” You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: “after Yahweh your God has thrust them out”
Yahweh will thrust out the people of the other nations by driving them off of the land. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: “when Yahweh your God has driven them out”
Here, face represents the presence of a person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your language or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “before you … before you”
If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas of righteousness and wickedness, you could express these ideas in another way. Alternate translation: “Since I am righteous … for the wicked deeds of”
Here In means “because of.” You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: “Due to my righteousness … but due to the wickedness of”
Moses uses the word but here to indicate a strong contrast between what the Israelites might think and the real reason why Yahweh is giving them the land. In your translation, indicate this strong contrast in a way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “nevertheless, in the wickedness of”
Though located in the arid desert region south of Israel, the town of Kadesh-barnea was relatively well supplied with water, making it one of the most important oases in the entire region. Multiple springs can be found within 6 miles (10 km) of Kadesh, including Ain Qedeis (possibly Hazar-addar), Ain el-Qudeirat (Kadesh-barnea), el-Qoseimeh (possibly Karka), and el-Muweilah (possibly Azmon), all of which drain into the Wadi al-Arish, likely the biblical Brook of Egypt, about 14 miles (23 km) to the west. Kadesh and its springs are sandwiched between the biblical locations of the Wilderness of Zin and the Wilderness of Paran, which explains why Kadesh is sometimes associated in Scripture with Zin (Numbers 20:1; 33:36; Deuteronomy 32:51) and other times with Paran (Numbers 13:26). The site is first mentioned in Scripture as one of the places through which Chedorlaomer’s army passed on its way to reconquer the cities of the plain (Genesis 14), and apparently at that time it was called Enmishpat, meaning “spring of judgment” (see “The Battle at the Valley of Siddim” map). Later Kadesh became a central location for the Israelites after they left Mount Sinai (and possibly before this as they traveled to Mount Sinai; see “The Route of the Exodus” map) and prepared to enter Canaan. From there they sent spies to scout out the land, but when the spies returned with an intimidating report about the inhabitants of Canaan, the people became afraid and longed to return to Egypt (Numbers 13-14; Deuteronomy 1:19-45). As punishment, the Lord condemned that generation to wander in the wilderness, apparently in the general area of Kadesh, until the people died off. Moses’ sister Miriam later died at Kadesh and was buried there (Numbers 20:1). Then, when the springs of Kadesh must have been producing little water, the people became angry with Moses again, so he struck a rock, causing water to flow from it (Numbers 20:2-13). After this, Moses called the place Meribah, meaning “quarreling” (Numbers 13; see also Numbers 20:24; 27:14; Deuteronomy 33:8; Psalm 81:7; 95:8; 106:32). It was also from Kadesh that Moses sent messengers to the king of Edom, asking permission to pass through his land as the Israelites made their way to Canaan. When the king of Edom refused, they turned back and traveled to Mount Hor instead (Numbers 20:14-22; Deuteronomy 1:46-2:1; Judges 11:16-17; see “The Journey to Abel-Shittim” map). After the Israelites entered Canaan, Kadesh marked the extreme southern boundary of Israel’s land (Numbers 33:4; Joshua 10:41; 15:3). Kadesh is never explicitly mentioned in Scripture after this except in reference to earlier events that happened there.
