אֶעְבְּרָה־נָּ֗א וְאֶרְאֶה֙ אֶת־הָאָ֣רֶץ הַטּוֹבָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּעֵ֣בֶר הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן הָהָ֥ר הַטּ֛וֹב הַזֶּ֖ה וְהַלְּבָנֽוֹן׃
Pase yo, ruégote, y vea aquella tierra buena, que está á la parte allá del Jordán, aquel buen monte, y el Líbano.
Rashi
אעברה נא LET ME PASS OVER, I PRAY THEE — The term נא is a term of request (it does not here signify "now").
Chizkuni
אעברה נא ואראה את הארץ הטובה, “please let me cross and see first hand the good land;” the question asked by most commentators is if Moses really only wanted to cross the Jordan for the mundane purpose of enjoying the fruit that grew in the Holy Land. It appears unbelievable to them that this could be the correct interpretation of this verse. They therefore conclude that the meaning of Moses’ plea was that he wished to be able to fulfill the many commandments of the Torah that can be fulfilled only while the person doing so is on the soil of the Holy Land.
Kli Yakar
“I will cross over, please, and see the good land, etc.” Why did he insert the word please [na] between I will cross over [e’evrah] and see [v’er’eh], and why did he make two divisions and mention the land on its own, and this good mountain and Lebanon separately?
The explanation of the matter is that Moses asked for two things: one for the sake of Israel, and one for himself. And the response came, And the Lord was angry with me for your sake, because in matters concerning you, the Lord did not grant my request. But concerning what pertains to me, He granted it and said, Enough for you. It is enough with the thing that shall be for you alone, and yet you wish to ask for them as well?
These two things are the two types of possession which God granted to Abraham. For at first, God said to Abraham, Please lift up your eyes and look from the place where you are, northward and southward, etc., for I will give it to you and to your descendants forever (Genesis 13:14-15). This implies that by sight alone he acquired it. But afterwards, He changed from this and said, Arise, walk through the land in its length and in its breadth, for I will give it to you (Genesis 13:17). This implies that by sight alone He did not want him to acquire it, but rather by treading its boundaries and taking stronger possession of it. Furthermore, He did not say “and to your descendants forever,” but only to you alone.
And what is meant by look from the place where you are? Is it conceivable that he would see from a place where he was not standing?
Moreover, there the term please [na] is used: Please lift up your eyes and see, specifically regarding something acquired through sight, and not regarding something acquired through complete possession. And here it says, I will cross over, please, using the term please specifically regarding something that requires actual crossing over with one’s feet. Is this not a significant point?
The explanation of the matter is that Moses asked for two things: one for the sake of Israel, and one for himself. And the response came, And the Lord was angry with me for your sake, because in matters concerning you, the Lord did not grant my request. But concerning what pertains to me, He granted it and said, Enough for you. It is enough with the thing that shall be for you alone, and yet you wish to ask for them as well?
These two things are the two types of possession which God granted to Abraham. For at first, God said to Abraham, Please lift up your eyes and look from the place where you are, northward and southward, etc., for I will give it to you and to your descendants forever (Genesis 13:14-15). This implies that by sight alone he acquired it. But afterwards, He changed from this and said, Arise, walk through the land in its length and in its breadth, for I will give it to you (Genesis 13:17). This implies that by sight alone He did not want him to acquire it, but rather by treading its boundaries and taking stronger possession of it. Furthermore, He did not say “and to your descendants forever,” but only to you alone.
And what is meant by look from the place where you are? Is it conceivable that he would see from a place where he was not standing?
Moreover, there the term please [na] is used: Please lift up your eyes and see, specifically regarding something acquired through sight, and not regarding something acquired through complete possession. And here it says, I will cross over, please, using the term please specifically regarding something that requires actual crossing over with one’s feet. Is this not a significant point?
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ההר הטוב הזה THAT GOODLY MOUNTAIN, i.e. Jerusalem (that was situated on hills) (Sifrei Bamidbar 134:5).