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23 And when he[a] sent you from Kadesh Barnea and told you, “Go up and possess the land I have given you,” you rebelled against the Lord your God[b] and would neither believe nor obey him. 24 You have been rebelling against him[c] from the very first day I knew you!

Moses’ Plea on Behalf of God’s Reputation

25 I lay flat on the ground before the Lord for forty days and nights,[d] for he[e] had said he would destroy you.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 9:23 tn Heb “the Lord.” See note on “he” in 9:3.
  2. Deuteronomy 9:23 tn Heb “the mouth of the Lord your God,” that is, against the commandment that he had spoken.
  3. Deuteronomy 9:24 tn Heb “the Lord.” See note on “he” in 9:3.
  4. Deuteronomy 9:25 tn The Hebrew text includes “when I prostrated myself.” Since this is redundant, it has been left untranslated.
  5. Deuteronomy 9:25 tn Heb “the Lord.” See note on “he” in 9:3.