Bilangan 14:16

14:16 ‘Because the Lord was not able to bring this people into the land that he swore to them, he killed them in the wilderness.’

Keluaran 33:1

33:1 The Lord said to Moses, “Go up ¹  from here, you and the people whom you brought up out of the land of Egypt, to the land I promised on oath ²  to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, saying, ‘I will give it to your descendants.’ ³ 

Bilangan 32:11

32:11 ‘Because they have not followed me wholeheartedly, ⁴  not ⁵  one of the men twenty years old and upward ⁶  who came from Egypt will see the land that I swore to give ⁷  to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob,

Ulangan 1:34

Judgment at Kadesh Barnea

1:34 When the Lord heard you, he became angry and made this vow: ⁸ 

Mazmur 95:11

95:11 So I made a vow in my anger,

‘They will never enter into the resting place I had set aside for them.’” ⁹ 

[33:1]  ¹ tn The two imperatives underscore the immediacy of the demand: “go, go up,” meaning “get going up” or “be on your way.”

[33:1]  ² tn Or “the land which I swore.”

[33:1]  ³ tn Heb “seed.”

[32:11]  ⁴ tn The clause is difficult; it means essentially that “they have not made full [their coming] after” the Lord.

[32:11]  ⁵ tn The sentence begins with “if they see….” This is the normal way for Hebrew to express a negative oath – “they will by no means see….” The sentence is elliptical; it is saying something like “[May God do so to me] if they see,” meaning they won’t see. Of course here God is taking the oath, which is an anthropomorphic act. He does not need to take an oath, and certainly could not swear by anyone greater, but it communicates to people his resolve.

[32:11]  ⁶ tc The LXX adds “those knowing bad and good.”

[32:11]  ⁷ tn The words “to give” are not in the Hebrew text but have been supplied in the translation for clarity.

[1:34]  ⁸ tn Heb “and swore,” i.e., made an oath or vow.

[95:11]  ⁹ tn Heb “my resting place.” The promised land of Canaan is here viewed metaphorically as a place of rest for God’s people, who are compared to sheep (see v. 7).