Deuteronomy 1:39
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Your children, of whom you said that they should be led away captives, and your sons who know not this day the difference of good and evil, they shall go in: and to them I will give the land, and they shall possess it.

your little

Numbers 14:3,31 Would God that we had died in Egypt: and would God we may die in this vast wilderness, and that the Lord may not bring us into this land, lest we fall by the sword, and our wives and children be led away captives. Is it not better to return into Egypt? . . .

which in

Isaiah 7:15,16 He shall eat butter and honey, that he may know to refuse the evil, and to choose the good. . . .

Jonah 4:11 And the Lord said: Thou art grieved for the ivy, for which thou hast not laboured, nor made it to grow, which in one night came up, and in one night perished.

Romans 9:11 For when the children were not yet born, nor had done any good or evil (that the purpose of God according to election might stand):

Ephesians 2:3 In which also we all conversed in time past, in the desires of our flesh, fulfilling the will of the flesh and of our thoughts, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest:

Context
Israel's Penalty
38But Josue the son of Nun, thy minister, he shall go in for thee: exhort and encourage him, and he shall divide the land by lot to Israel. 39Your children, of whom you said that they should be led away captives, and your sons who know not this day the difference of good and evil, they shall go in: and to them I will give the land, and they shall possess it.40But return you and go into the wilderness by the way of the Red Sea.…
Cross References
Numbers 14:3
Would God that we had died in Egypt: and would God we may die in this vast wilderness, and that the Lord may not bring us into this land, lest we fall by the sword, and our wives and children be led away captives. Is it not better to return into Egypt?

Numbers 14:31
But your children, of whom you said, that they should be a prey to the enemies, will I bring in: that they may see the land which you have despised.

Isaiah 7:15
He shall eat butter and honey, that he may know to refuse the evil, and to choose the good.

Isaiah 7:16
For before the child know to refuse the evil and to choose the good, the land which thou abhorrest shall be forsaken of the face of her two kings.

Jonah 4:11
And the Lord said: Thou art grieved for the ivy, for which thou hast not laboured, nor made it to grow, which in one night came up, and in one night perished.

Lexicon
And the little ones,
וְטַפְּכֶם֩ (wə·ṭap·pə·ḵem)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 2945: A family

whom
אֲשֶׁ֨ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's Hebrew 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

you said
אֲמַרְתֶּ֜ם (’ă·mar·tem)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

would become
יִהְיֶ֗ה (yih·yeh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

captives—
לָבַ֣ז (lā·ḇaz)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 957: Spoiling, robbery, spoil, booty

your children
וּ֠בְנֵיכֶם (ū·ḇə·nê·ḵem)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son

who
אֲשֶׁ֨ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's Hebrew 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

do not
לֹא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

know
יָדְע֤וּ (yā·ḏə·‘ū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 3045: To know

good
ט֣וֹב (ṭō·wḇ)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good

from evil,
וָרָ֔ע (wā·rā‘)
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7451: Bad, evil

will enter
יָבֹ֣אוּ (yā·ḇō·’ū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go

[the land]
שָׁ֑מָּה (šām·māh)
Adverb | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8033: There, then, thither

I give them
אֶתְּנֶ֔נָּה (’et·tə·nen·nāh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5414: To give, put, set

and
הֵ֖מָּה (hêm·māh)
Pronoun - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1992: They

possess it.
יִירָשֽׁוּהָּ׃‪‬‪‬ (yî·rā·šū·hā)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3423: To occupy, to seize, to rob, to inherit, to expel, to impoverish, to ruin


Additional Translations
And the little ones, whom you said would become captives—your children who do not know good from evil, will enter the land I give them and possess it.Moreover your little ones, which you said should be a prey, and your children, which in that day had no knowledge between good and evil, they shall go in thither, and to them will I give it, and they shall possess it.

Moreover your little ones, that ye said should be a prey, and your children, that this day have no knowledge of good or evil, they shall go in thither, and unto them will I give it, and they shall possess it.

And every young child who this day knows not good or evil, —they shall enter therein, and to them I will give it, and they shall inherit it.

And your little ones, of whom ye said, They shall be a prey, and your children, who this day know neither good nor evil, they shall go in thither, and unto them will I give it, and they shall possess it.

Moreover your little ones, which ye said should be a prey, and your children, which this day have no knowledge of good or evil, they shall go in thither, and unto them will I give it, and they shall possess it.

Moreover, your little ones, which ye said should be a prey, and your children, which in that day had no knowledge between good and evil, they shall go in thither, and to them will I give it, and they shall possess it.

Moreover your little ones, whom you said should be a prey, and your children, who this day have no knowledge of good or evil, they shall go in there, and to them will I give it, and they shall possess it.

'And your infants, of whom ye have said, For a prey they are, and your sons who have not known to-day good and evil, they go in thither, and to them I give it, and they possess it;
Jump to Previous
Bad Captive Children Enter Evil Hands Infants Little Ones Possess Possession Prey Strange Thither To-Day
Jump to Next
Bad Captive Children Enter Evil Hands Infants Little Ones Possess Possession Prey Strange Thither To-Day
External Links
Deuteronomy 1:39 NIV
Deuteronomy 1:39 NLT
Deuteronomy 1:39 ESV
Deuteronomy 1:39 NASB
Deuteronomy 1:39 ASV

Deuteronomy 1:39 Bible Apps
Deuteronomy 1:39 Biblia Paralela
Deuteronomy 1:39 Chinese Bible
Deuteronomy 1:39 French Bible
Deuteronomy 1:39 German Bible

Alphabetical: a And bad be become captive children day do enter evil from give good have I it know knowledge land little Moreover no not of ones or possess possession prey said shall sons take taken that the them there they this to who will would yet you your

OT Law: Deuteronomy 1:39 Moreover your little ones whom you said (Deut. De Du) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools

Deuteronomy 1:38
Top of Page
Top of Page