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Deuteronomy 2

1Thenweturnedוַנֵּ֜פֶןva.Ne.fenH6437,andtookourjourneyH1870intothewildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֙רָה֙ha.mid.Ba.rahH4057bythewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870totheRedSeaיַם־yam-H3220,asJehovahspake untome;andwecompassedmountSeirשֵׂעִ֖ירse.'IrH8165manyרַבִּֽים׃ סra.BimH7227daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117.

2AndJehovahspake untome,sayingH559,

3YehavecompassedthismountainH2022longenoughרַב־rav-H7227:turnפְּנ֥וּpe.NuH6437younorthward.

4Andcommandצַ֣וtzavH6680thouthepeopleהָעָם֮ha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, Yearetopassעֹֽבְרִ֗ים'oe.RimH5674throughtheborderH1366ofyourbrethrenthechildrenofEsauעֵשָׂ֔ו'e.SavH6215,thatdwellהַיֹּשְׁבִ֖יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427inSeirבְּשֵׂעִ֑ירbe.se.'IrH8165;andtheywillbeafraidוְיִֽירְא֣וּve.yi.re.'UH3372ofyou.Takeוְנִשְׁמַרְתֶּ֖םve.nish.mar.TemH8104ye goodheedH8104untoyourselvestherefore;

5contendnotwiththem;forIwillnotgiveH5414youoftheirlandמֵֽאַרְצָ֔םme.'ar.TzamH776,no,notsomuchasforthesoleכַּף־kaf-H3709ofthefootרָ֑גֶלRa.gelH7272totreadon;becauseIhavegivenH5414mountSeirשֵׂעִֽיר׃se.'IrH8165untoEsauלְעֵשָׂ֔וle.'e.SavH6215forapossessionיְרֻשָּׁ֣הye.ru.ShahH3425.

6Yeshallpurchasefoodאֹ֣כֶל'O.khelH400ofthemformoneyH3701,thatyemayeatוַאֲכַלְתֶּ֑םva.'a.khal.TemH398;andyeshallalsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571buyתִּשְׁבְּר֧וּtish.be.RuH7666waterמַ֜יִםMa.yimH4325ofthemformoneyH3701,thatyemaydrinkוּשְׁתִיתֶֽם׃u.she.ti.TemH8354.

7ForJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hathblessedH1288theeinalltheworkמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639ofthyhandיָדֶ֔ךָya.De.khaH3027;hehathknownH3045thy walkingthroughthisgreatהַגָּדֹ֖לha.ga.DolH1419wildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֥רha.mid.BarH4057:thesefortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֗הsha.NahH8141JehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hathbeenwiththee; thou hastlackedחָסַ֖רְתָּcha.Sar.taH2637nothing.

8SowepassedH5674byfromourbrethrenthechildrenofEsauעֵשָׂ֗ו'e.SavH6215,thatdwellהַיֹּֽשְׁבִים֙hai.yo.she.VimH3427inSeirבְּשֵׂעִ֔ירbe.se.'IrH8165,fromthewayמִדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙mi.De.rekhH1870oftheArabahH6160fromElathמֵאֵילַ֖תme.'ei.LatH359andfromEzion-geberH6100.Andweturnedוַנֵּ֙פֶן֙va.Ne.fenH6437andpassedH5674bythewayדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870ofthewildernessמִדְבַּ֥רmid.BarH4057ofMoabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124.

9AndJehovahsaidH559untome, VexnotMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,neithercontendwiththeminbattleמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421;forIwillnotgiveH5414theeofhislandמֵֽאַרְצוֹ֙me.'ar.TzoH776forapossessionיְרֻשָּׁ֔הye.ru.ShahH3425;becauseIhavegivenH5414Arעָ֖ר'arH6144untothechildrenofLotל֔וֹטLotH3876forapossessionיְרֻשָּֽׁה׃ye.ru.shahH3425.

10(TheEmimdweltיָ֣שְׁבוּYa.she.vuH3427therein aforetime,apeopleעַ֣ם'amH5971greatגָּד֥וֹלga.DolH1419,andmanyH7227,andtall,astheAnakim:

11thesealsoאַף־'af-H637areaccountedH2803RephaimH7497,astheAnakim;buttheMoabitesוְהַמֹּ֣אָבִ֔יםve.ha.Mo.'a.VimH4125callיִקְרְא֥וּyik.re.'UH7121themEmim.

12TheHoritesalsodweltיָשְׁב֣וּya.she.VuH3427inSeirוּבְשֵׂעִ֞ירu.ve.se.'IrH8165aforetime,butthechildrenofEsauעֵשָׂ֣ו'e.SavH6215succeededthem;andtheydestroyedוַיַּשְׁמִידוּם֙vai.yash.mi.DumH8045themfrombeforethem,anddweltוַיֵּשְׁב֖וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427intheirstead;asIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478diduntothelandלְאֶ֙רֶץ֙le.'E.retzH776ofhispossessionH3423,whichJehovahgaveH5414untothem).

13Nowעַתָּ֗ה'a.TahH6258riseH6965up,andgetyouoverthebrookZeredזָ֑רֶדZa.redH2218.AndwewentoverthebrookZeredזָֽרֶד׃Za.redH2218.

14Andthedaysוְהַיָּמִ֞יםve.hai.ya.MimH3117inwhichwecameH1980fromKadesh-barneaH6947,untilwewerecomeH1980overthebrookZeredזֶ֔רֶדZe.redH2218,werethirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970andeightוּשְׁמֹנֶ֖הu.she.mo.NehH8083yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141;untilallthegenerationהַדּ֜וֹרha.DorH1755ofthemenH376ofwarהַמִּלְחָמָה֙ha.mil.cha.MahH4421wereconsumedfromthemidstמִקֶּ֣רֶבmi.Ke.revH7130ofthecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הha.ma.cha.NehH4264,asJehovahsware untothem.

15Moreoverthehandיַד־yad-H3027ofJehovahwasH1961againstthem,todestroythemfromthemidstמִקֶּ֣רֶבmi.Ke.revH7130ofthecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הha.ma.cha.NehH4264,untiltheywereH1961consumed.

16Soitcametopass,whenallthemenH376ofwarהַמִּלְחָמָ֛הha.mil.cha.MahH4421wereconsumedanddeadH4191fromamongthepeopleהָעָֽם׃ סha.'AmH5971,

17thatJehovahspake untome,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

18Thou artthisdayהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117topassעֹבֵ֥ר'o.VerH5674overArעָֽר׃'ArH6144,theborderגְּב֥וּלge.VulH1366ofMoabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124:

19andwhenthou comest nighoveragainstthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֔וֹןa.MonH5983, vexthemnot,norcontendwiththem;forIwillnotgiveH5414theeofthelandמֵאֶ֨רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֤וֹןa.MonH5983forapossessionיְרֻשָּׁ֔הye.ru.ShahH3425;becauseIhavegivenH5414ituntothechildrenofLotל֖וֹטLotH3876forapossessionיְרֻשָּֽׁה׃ye.ru.ShahH3425.

20(Thatalsoאַף־'af-H637isaccountedH2803alandאֶֽרֶץ־'e.retz-H776ofRephaimH7497:RephaimH7497dweltיָֽשְׁבוּ־ya.she.vu-H3427therein aforetime;buttheAmmonitesוְהָֽעַמֹּנִ֔יםve.ha.'a.mo.NimH5984callיִקְרְא֥וּyik.re.'UH7121themZamzummim,

21apeopleעַ֣ם'amH5971greatגָּד֥וֹלga.DolH1419,andmanyH7227,andtall,astheAnakim;butJehovahdestroyedוַיַּשְׁמִידֵ֤םvai.yash.mi.DemH8045thembeforethem;andtheysucceededthem,anddweltוַיֵּשְׁב֥וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427intheirstead;

22ashedidforthechildrenofEsauעֵשָׂ֔ו'e.SavH6215,thatdwellהַיֹּשְׁבִ֖יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427inSeirבְּשֵׂעִ֑ירbe.se.'IrH8165,whenhedestroyedהִשְׁמִ֤ידhish.MidH8045theHoritesfrombeforethem;andtheysucceededthem,anddweltוַיֵּשְׁב֣וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427intheirsteadevenuntothisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

23AndtheAvvim,thatdweltH3427invillagesasfarasGazaעַזָּ֑ה'a.ZahH5804,theCaphtorim,thatcameH3318forthהַיֹּצְאִ֣יםhai.yo.tze.'ImH3318outofCaphtorמִכַּפְתּ֔וֹרmi.kaf.TorH3731,destroyedהִשְׁמִידֻ֖םhish.mi.DumH8045them,anddweltH3427intheirstead.)

24RiseH6965yeup,takeרָ֑שׁRashH3423yourjourney,andpassוְעִבְרוּ֮ve.'iv.RuH5674overthevalleyoftheArnonאַרְנֹן֒'ar.NonH769:behold,Ihavegivenנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414intothyhandבְ֠יָדְךָVe.ya.de.khaH3027Sihonסִיחֹ֨ןsi.ChonH5511theAmoriteהָֽאֱמֹרִ֛יha.'e.mo.RiH567,kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofHeshbonחֶשְׁבּ֧וֹןchesh.BonH2809,andhislandאַרְצ֖וֹ'ar.TzoH776;beginהָחֵ֣לha.ChelH2490topossessH3423it,andcontendwithhiminbattleמִלְחָמָֽה׃mil.cha.MahH4421.

25Thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117willIbeginאָחֵל֙'a.ChelH2490toputתֵּ֤תtetH5414thedreadפַּחְדְּךָ֙pach.de.KhaH6343oftheeandthefearוְיִרְאָ֣תְךָ֔ve.yir.'A.te.khaH3374oftheeuponthepeoplesH5971thatareunderthewholeheavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,whoshallhearיִשְׁמְעוּן֙yish.me.'UnH8085thereportשִׁמְעֲךָ֔shim.'a.KhaH8088ofthee,andshalltrembleוְרָגְז֥וּve.ra.ge.ZuH7264,andbeinanguishוְחָל֖וּve.cha.LuH2342becauseofthee.

26AndIsentH7971messengersמַלְאָכִים֙mal.'a.KhimH4397outofthewildernessמִמִּדְבַּ֣רmi.mid.BarH4057ofKedemothקְדֵמ֔וֹתke.de.MotH6932untoSihonסִיח֖וֹןsi.ChonH5511kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofHeshbonחֶשְׁבּ֑וֹןchesh.BonH2809withwordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofpeaceשָׁל֖וֹםsha.LomH7965,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

27Letmepassאֶעְבְּרָ֣ה'e'.be.RahH5674throughthylandבְאַרְצֶ֔ךָve.'ar.Tze.khaH776:Iwillgoalongbythehighway,Iwillturnאָס֖וּר'a.SurH5493neitheruntotherightיָמִ֥יןya.MinH3225handH3225nortotheleft.

28Thou shaltsellתַּשְׁבִּרֵ֙נִי֙tash.bi.Re.niH7666mefoodאֹ֣כֶל'O.khelH400formoneyH3701,thatImayeatוְאָכַ֔לְתִּיve.'a.Khal.tiH398;andgiveתִּתֶּן־ti.ten-H5414mewaterוּמַ֛יִםu.Ma.yimH4325formoneyH3701,thatImaydrinkוְשָׁתִ֑יתִיve.sha.Ti.tiH8354:onlyרַ֖קrakH7535letmepassאֶעְבְּרָ֥ה'e'.be.RahH5674throughonmyfeetH7272;

29asthechildrenofEsauעֵשָׂ֗ו'e.SavH6215thatdwellהַיֹּֽשְׁבִים֙hai.yo.she.VimH3427inSeirבְּשֵׂעִ֔ירbe.se.'IrH8165,andtheMoabitesוְהַמּ֣וֹאָבִ֔יםve.ha.Mo.'a.VimH4125thatdwellהַיֹּשְׁבִ֖יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427inArבְּעָ֑רbe.'ArH6144,diduntome;untilIshallpassאֶֽעֱבֹר֙'e.'e.VorH5674overtheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383intothelandהָאָ֕רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichJehovahourGodאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430givethus.

30ButSihonסִיחֹן֙si.ChonH5511kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofHeshbonחֶשְׁבּ֔וֹןchesh.BonH2809wouldאָבָ֗ה'a.VahH14notletuspassהַעֲבִרֵ֖נוּha.'a.vi.Re.nuH5674byhim;forJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hardenedH7185hisspiritרוּח֗וֹru.ChoH7307,andmadeH5414hisheartלְבָב֔וֹle.va.VoH3824obstinate,thathemightdeliverhimintothyhandבְיָדְךָ֖ve.ya.de.KhaH3027,asatthisdayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117.

31AndJehovahsaidH559untome,Behold,IhavebegunH2490todeliverupSihonסִיחֹ֖ןsi.ChonH5511andhislandאַרְצ֑וֹ'ar.TzoH776beforethee:beginH2490topossessH3423,thatthou mayestinheritH3423hislandאַרְצֽוֹ׃'ar.TzoH776.

32ThenSihonסִיחֹ֨ןsi.ChonH5511cameH3318outagainstus,heandallhispeopleעַמּ֛וֹa.MoH5971, untobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421atJahazיָֽהְצָה׃Ya.he.tzahH3096.

33AndJehovahourGodאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430deliveredhimupbeforeus;andwesmotehim,andhissonsבָּנָ֖יוbe.novH1121,andallhispeopleעַמּֽוֹ׃a.MoH5971.

34AndwetookH3920allhiscitiesעָרָיו֙'a.RavH5892atthattimeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256,andutterly destroyedeveryinhabitedcityעִ֣יר'irH5892,withthewomenH802andthelittleוְהַטָּ֑ףve.ha.TafH2945onesH2945;weleftH7604noneremainingH7604:

35onlyרַ֥קrakH7535thecattleH929wetookH3920forapreyunto ourselves,withthespoilH7998ofthecitiesהֶעָרִ֖יםhe.'a.RimH5892whichwehadtakenH3920.

36FromAroerמֵֽעֲרֹעֵ֡רme.'a.ro.'ErH6177,whichisontheedgeשְׂפַת־se.fat-H8193ofthevalleyoftheArnonאַרְנֹ֜ן'ar.NonH769,andfromthecityוְהָעִ֨ירve.ha.'IrH5892thatisinthevalley,evenuntoGileadהַגִּלְעָ֔דha.gil.'AdH1568,therewasH1961notacityH5892toohighשָׂגְבָ֖הsa.ge.VahH7682forus;JehovahourGodאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430deliveredupallbeforeus:

37onlyרַ֛קrakH7535tothelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֖וֹןa.MonH5983thou camestnotnear;allthesideoftheriverH5158Jabbokיַבֹּק֙ya.BokH2999,andthecitiesוְעָרֵ֣יve.'a.ReiH5892ofthehill-country,andwheresoeverJehovahourGodאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430forbadeus.

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