Deuteronomy 1:26
New International Version
But you were unwilling to go up; you rebelled against the command of the LORD your God.

New Living Translation
“But you rebelled against the command of the LORD your God and refused to go in.

English Standard Version
“Yet you would not go up, but rebelled against the command of the LORD your God.

Berean Standard Bible
But you were unwilling to go up; you rebelled against the command of the LORD your God.

King James Bible
Notwithstanding ye would not go up, but rebelled against the commandment of the LORD your God:

New King James Version
“Nevertheless you would not go up, but rebelled against the command of the LORD your God;

New American Standard Bible
“Yet you were unwilling to go up; instead you rebelled against the command of the LORD your God;

NASB 1995
“Yet you were not willing to go up, but rebelled against the command of the LORD your God;

NASB 1977
“Yet you were not willing to go up, but rebelled against the command of the LORD your God;

Legacy Standard Bible
“Yet you were not willing to go up, but rebelled against the command of Yahweh your God;

Amplified Bible
“Yet you were not willing to go up [to take possession of it], but rebelled against the command of the LORD your God.

Christian Standard Bible
“But you were not willing to go up. You rebelled against the command of the LORD your God.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But you were not willing to go up, rebelling against the command of the LORD your God.

American Standard Version
Yet ye would not go up, but rebelled against the commandment of Jehovah your God:

Contemporary English Version
You did not want to go into the land, and you refused to obey the LORD your God.

English Revised Version
Yet ye would not go up, but rebelled against the commandment of the LORD your God:

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But you rebelled against the command of the LORD your God and refused to go.

Good News Translation
"But you rebelled against the command of the LORD your God, and you would not enter the land.

International Standard Version
"However, your ancestors didn't go up. Instead, they rebelled against the command of the LORD your God.

Majority Standard Bible
But you were unwilling to go up; you rebelled against the command of the LORD your God.

NET Bible
You were not willing to go up, however, but instead rebelled against the LORD your God.

New Heart English Bible
Yet you wouldn't go up, but rebelled against the commandment of the LORD your God:

Webster's Bible Translation
Notwithstanding, ye would not go up, but rebelled against the commandment of the LORD your God:

World English Bible
Yet you wouldn’t go up, but rebelled against the commandment of Yahweh your God.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And you have not been willing to go up, and you provoke the mouth of your God YHWH,

Young's Literal Translation
'And ye have not been willing to go up, and ye provoke the mouth of Jehovah your God,

Smith's Literal Translation
And ye were not willing to go up, and ye will rebel against the mouth of Jehovah your God,
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And you would not go up, but being incredulous to the word of the Lord our God,

Catholic Public Domain Version
Yet you were not willing to go there. Instead, being incredulous to the word of the Lord our God,

New American Bible
But you refused to go up; you defied the command of the LORD, your God.

New Revised Standard Version
But you were unwilling to go up. You rebelled against the command of the LORD your God;
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
But in spite of this, you would not go up, but rebelled against the commandment of the LORD your God;

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And you were not willing to go up but you provoked the Word of the mouth of LORD JEHOVAH our God to wrath:
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Yet ye would not go up, but rebelled against the commandment of the LORD your God;

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Yet ye would not go up, but rebelled against the words of the Lord our God.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Israel's Rebellion
26But you were unwilling to go up; you rebelled against the command of the LORD your God. 27You grumbled in your tents and said, “Because the LORD hates us, He has brought us out of the land of Egypt to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites to be annihilated.…

Cross References
Numbers 14:1-4
Then the whole congregation lifted up their voices and cried out, and that night the people wept. / All the Israelites grumbled against Moses and Aaron, and the whole congregation said to them, “If only we had died in the land of Egypt, or if only we had died in this wilderness! / Why is the LORD bringing us into this land to fall by the sword? Our wives and children will become plunder. Would it not be better for us to go back to Egypt?” ...

Hebrews 3:16-19
For who were the ones who heard and rebelled? Were they not all those Moses led out of Egypt? / And with whom was God angry for forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose bodies fell in the wilderness? / And to whom did He swear that they would never enter His rest? Was it not to those who disobeyed? ...

Numbers 13:31-33
But the men who had gone up with him replied, “We cannot go up against the people, for they are stronger than we are!” / So they gave the Israelites a bad report about the land that they had spied out: “The land we explored devours its inhabitants, and all the people we saw there are great in stature. / We even saw the Nephilim there—the descendants of Anak that come from the Nephilim! We seemed like grasshoppers in our own sight, and we must have seemed the same to them!”

Psalm 106:24-25
They despised the pleasant land; they did not believe His promise. / They grumbled in their tents and did not listen to the voice of the LORD.

Numbers 14:9-11
Only do not rebel against the LORD, and do not be afraid of the people of the land, for they will be like bread for us. Their protection has been removed, and the LORD is with us. Do not be afraid of them!” / But the whole congregation threatened to stone Joshua and Caleb. Then the glory of the LORD appeared to all the Israelites at the Tent of Meeting. / And the LORD said to Moses, “How long will this people treat Me with contempt? How long will they refuse to believe in Me, despite all the signs I have performed among them?

Hebrews 4:2
For we also received the good news just as they did; but the message they heard was of no value to them, since they did not share the faith of those who comprehended it.

Numbers 14:22-23
not one of the men who have seen My glory and the signs I performed in Egypt and in the wilderness—yet have tested Me and disobeyed Me these ten times— / not one will ever see the land that I swore to give their fathers. None of those who have treated Me with contempt will see it.

1 Corinthians 10:10-11
And do not complain, as some of them did, and were killed by the destroying angel. / Now these things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come.

Numbers 14:27-29
“How long will this wicked congregation grumble against Me? I have heard the complaints that the Israelites are making against Me. / So tell them: As surely as I live, declares the LORD, I will do to you exactly as I heard you say. / Your bodies will fall in this wilderness—all who were numbered in the census, everyone twenty years of age or older—because you have grumbled against Me.

Hebrews 3:12
See to it, brothers, that none of you has a wicked heart of unbelief that turns away from the living God.

Numbers 14:36-37
So the men Moses had sent to spy out the land, who had returned and made the whole congregation grumble against him by bringing out a bad report about the land— / those men who had brought out the bad report about the land—were struck down by a plague before the LORD.

Joshua 5:6
For the Israelites had wandered in the wilderness forty years, until all the nation’s men of war who had come out of Egypt had died, since they did not obey the LORD. So the LORD vowed never to let them see the land He had sworn to their fathers to give us, a land flowing with milk and honey.

Hebrews 3:7-11
Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear His voice, / do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness, / where your fathers tested and tried Me, and for forty years saw My works. ...

Numbers 32:11-13
‘Because they did not follow Me wholeheartedly, not one of the men twenty years of age or older who came out of Egypt will see the land that I swore to give Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob— / not one except Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite and Joshua son of Nun—because they did follow the LORD wholeheartedly.’ / The anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He made them wander in the wilderness forty years, until the whole generation who had done evil in His sight was gone.

Jude 1:5
Although you are fully aware of this, I want to remind you that after Jesus had delivered His people out of the land of Egypt, He destroyed those who did not believe.


Treasury of Scripture

Notwithstanding you would not go up, but rebelled against the commandment of the LORD your God:

Numbers 14:1-4
And all the congregation lifted up their voice, and cried; and the people wept that night…

Psalm 106:24,25
Yea, they despised the pleasant land, they believed not his word: …

Isaiah 63:10
But they rebelled, and vexed his holy Spirit: therefore he was turned to be their enemy, and he fought against them.

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But you were unwilling to go up
This phrase highlights the Israelites' reluctance to enter the Promised Land despite God's command. The Hebrew root for "unwilling" is "מָאֵן" (ma'en), which conveys a strong sense of refusal or rejection. This refusal is not just a simple hesitation but a deliberate act of disobedience. Historically, this moment reflects a pivotal point in Israel's journey, where fear and lack of faith overshadowed trust in God's promises. The Promised Land was a gift, yet the Israelites' unwillingness to "go up" signifies a deeper spiritual struggle, a reluctance to embrace God's plan fully.

you rebelled against the command of the LORD your God
The term "rebelled" comes from the Hebrew "מָרָה" (marah), meaning to be contentious or defiant. This rebellion is not merely against a human leader but against "the command of the LORD your God." It underscores a profound spiritual defiance, a turning away from divine authority. In the broader scriptural context, rebellion against God is a recurring theme, often leading to dire consequences. This phrase serves as a sobering reminder of the importance of obedience and faithfulness to God's commands. The Israelites' rebellion here is a cautionary tale, illustrating the dangers of allowing fear and doubt to override trust in God's sovereignty and goodness.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
But you were unwilling
וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

to go up;
לַעֲלֹ֑ת (la·‘ă·lōṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively

you rebelled
וַתַּמְר֕וּ (wat·tam·rū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 4784: To be contentious or rebellious

against the command
פִּ֥י (pî)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 6310: The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to

of the LORD
יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

your God.
אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ (’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative


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