וַֽיהוָ֥ה הִתְאַנֶּף־בִּ֖י עַל־דִּבְרֵיכֶ֑ם וַיִּשָּׁבַ֗ע לְבִלְתִּ֤י עָבְרִי֙ אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן וּלְבִלְתִּי־בֹא֙ אֶל־הָאָ֣רֶץ הַטּוֹבָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ נֹתֵ֥ן לְךָ֖ נַחֲלָֽה׃
Господь возмутился мною за тебя и поклялся, что не пойду по Иордану и не пойду в ту добрую землю, которую Господь, Бог твой, дает тебе в наследство;
Chizkuni
התאנף בי על דבריכם, “He (the Lord) was angry at me on your account; in spite of this I am warning you: “be on your guard!”(verse 23)
Ramban
AND THE ETERNAL WAS ANGERED WITH ME FOR YOUR SAKES, AND SWORE THAT I SHOULD NOT GO OVER THE JORDAN. He repeated it in this place [despite having already mentioned it above, 1:37] as if to say: “The Eternal commanded me at that time to teach you79Verse 14. the commandments that ye might do them in the Land whither ye go over to possess it;79Verse 14. now accept instruction from my mouth, for I must die in this land, (I must not go over the Jordan),80Verse 22. and I will not be able to teach you in the Land [of Israel] and so do not forget there what I have taught you [here], nor what you have seen at Sinai.”
By way of the Truth, [the mystic teachings of the Cabala], Moses is stating: Take good heed of yourselves lest you corrupt yourselves, for the Eternal was angered with me in His concern over this matter81Aside from the mystical allusions here implied, Ramban’s words can also be interpreted as follows: In addition to the several categories of graven images against which Moses warned the people, there was yet one more fear. They might deify Moses himself, since he was their leader and lawgiver. It was therefore necessary that he die in the wilderness lest the people consider him immortal and worship him as a deity (T’cheileth Mordechai; see my Hebrew commentary, p. 363). lest ye forget the covenant of the Eternal your G-d82Verse 23. in the devouring fire on the top of the Mount,83Exodus 24:17. and you will make the likeness of any thing,82Verse 23. this being the sense of the expression, which the Eternal thy G-d commanded thee.84Verse 23. Thus we were warned against making the likeness of any thing as commanded us from the mouth of the Eternal (T’cheileth Mordechai). This has already been alluded to in the section Chukath Hatorah.85Numbers 20:1 — Vol. IV, p. 217: “The Truth etc.” And Rashi wrote: “Which the Eternal thy G-d commanded thee — which He commanded thee not to do.” This is the simple meaning of Scripture. But one learned in the mystic teachings of the Cabala will understand these verses in the light of their true meaning. And the sense of the verse For the Eternal thy G-d is a devouring fire86Verse 24. is “as you have seen on the top of the Mount, ”83Exodus 24:17. the intent being that it is the attribute of justice that is jealous of idols [and as the verse concludes, a jealous G-d].86Verse 24. From this verse86Verse 24. you will understand the expression the Eternal thy G-d that is always mentioned in the Book of Deuteronomy.
By way of the Truth, [the mystic teachings of the Cabala], Moses is stating: Take good heed of yourselves lest you corrupt yourselves, for the Eternal was angered with me in His concern over this matter81Aside from the mystical allusions here implied, Ramban’s words can also be interpreted as follows: In addition to the several categories of graven images against which Moses warned the people, there was yet one more fear. They might deify Moses himself, since he was their leader and lawgiver. It was therefore necessary that he die in the wilderness lest the people consider him immortal and worship him as a deity (T’cheileth Mordechai; see my Hebrew commentary, p. 363). lest ye forget the covenant of the Eternal your G-d82Verse 23. in the devouring fire on the top of the Mount,83Exodus 24:17. and you will make the likeness of any thing,82Verse 23. this being the sense of the expression, which the Eternal thy G-d commanded thee.84Verse 23. Thus we were warned against making the likeness of any thing as commanded us from the mouth of the Eternal (T’cheileth Mordechai). This has already been alluded to in the section Chukath Hatorah.85Numbers 20:1 — Vol. IV, p. 217: “The Truth etc.” And Rashi wrote: “Which the Eternal thy G-d commanded thee — which He commanded thee not to do.” This is the simple meaning of Scripture. But one learned in the mystic teachings of the Cabala will understand these verses in the light of their true meaning. And the sense of the verse For the Eternal thy G-d is a devouring fire86Verse 24. is “as you have seen on the top of the Mount, ”83Exodus 24:17. the intent being that it is the attribute of justice that is jealous of idols [and as the verse concludes, a jealous G-d].86Verse 24. From this verse86Verse 24. you will understand the expression the Eternal thy G-d that is always mentioned in the Book of Deuteronomy.