And when we departed from Horeb, we went through all that great and terrible wilderness, which ye saw by the way of the mountain of the Amorites, as the LORD our God commanded us; and we came to Kadeshbarnea.
When we left Mount Horeb, we traveled through that vast and frightening wilderness that you saw on the way to the Amorite mountains, just as the LORD our God had told us to do. And we arrived at Kadesh-barnea.
Moses is reminding the Israelites how they obeyed God's command to leave Mount Sinai and journey through the dangerous wilderness until they reached a key stopping point called Kadesh-barnea.
📚 Historical Context
Moses is giving his farewell speech to the Israelites before they enter the Promised Land, recounting their 40-year journey in the wilderness. Mount Horeb is another name for Mount Sinai, where God gave the Ten Commandments. Kadesh-barnea was a crucial oasis where the Israelites would later send spies into the Promised Land and face a major test of faith.
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