Berean Standard Bible

Deuteronomy 2:24-35

24“Ariseק֣וּמוּKu.muH6965,set outסְּע֗וּse.'UH5265,and crossוְעִבְרוּ֮ve.'iv.RuH5674אֶת־'et-H853the Arnonאַרְנֹן֒'ar.NonH769Valleyנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158.Seeרְאֵ֣הre.'EhH7200,I have deliveredנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414into your handבְ֠יָדְךָVe.ya.de.khaH3027Sihonסִיחֹ֨ןsi.ChonH5511the Amoriteהָֽאֱמֹרִ֛יha.'e.mo.RiH567אֶת־'et-H853,kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Heshbonחֶשְׁבּ֧וֹןchesh.BonH2809,and his landאַרְצ֖וֹ'ar.TzoH776וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853.Beginהָחֵ֣לha.ChelH2490to take possession of itרָ֑שׁRashH3423and engageוְהִתְגָּ֥רve.hit.GarH1624himin battleמִלְחָמָֽה׃mil.cha.MahH4421.

25This veryהַזֶּ֗הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117I will beginאָחֵל֙'a.ChelH2490to putתֵּ֤תtetH5414the dreadפַּחְדְּךָ֙pach.de.KhaH6343and fearוְיִרְאָ֣תְךָ֔ve.yir.'A.te.khaH3374of youעַל־'al-H5921upon allכָּל־kol-H3605the nationsפְּנֵי֙ הָֽעַמִּ֔יםpe.Nei ha.'a.MimH6440 H5971underתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478heavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834.They will hearיִשְׁמְעוּן֙yish.me.'UnH8085the reports of youשִׁמְעֲךָ֔shim.'a.KhaH8088and trembleוְרָגְז֥וּve.ra.ge.ZuH7264in anguishוְחָל֖וּve.cha.LuH2342because of youמִפָּנֶֽיךָ׃mi.pa.Nei.khaH6440.”

26So from the Wildernessמִמִּדְבַּ֣רmi.mid.BarH4057of Kedemothקְדֵמ֔וֹתke.de.MotH6932I sentוָאֶשְׁלַ֤חva.'esh.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִים֙mal.'a.KhimH4397with an offerדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of peaceשָׁל֖וֹםsha.LomH7965toאֶל־'el-H413Sihonסִיח֖וֹןsi.ChonH5511kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Heshbonחֶשְׁבּ֑וֹןchesh.BonH2809,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

27“Let us passאֶעְבְּרָ֣ה'e'.be.RahH5674through your landבְאַרְצֶ֔ךָve.'ar.Tze.khaH776;we will stay on the main roadאֵלֵ֑ךְ'e.LekhH1870 H1980.We will notלֹ֥אlo'H3808turnאָס֖וּר'a.SurH5493to the rightיָמִ֥יןya.MinH3225or to the leftוּשְׂמֹֽאול׃u.se.MolH8040.

28You can sell usתַּשְׁבִּרֵ֙נִי֙tash.bi.Re.niH7666foodאֹ֣כֶל'O.khelH400בַּכֶּ֤סֶףba.Ke.sefH3701to eatוְאָכַ֔לְתִּיve.'a.Khal.tiH398andתִּתֶּן־ti.ten-H5414waterוּמַ֛יִםu.Ma.yimH4325to drinkוְשָׁתִ֑יתִיve.sha.Ti.tiH8354in exchange for silverבַּכֶּ֥סֶףba.Ke.sefH3701.Onlyרַ֖קrakH7535let us pass throughאֶעְבְּרָ֥ה'e'.be.RahH5674on footבְרַגְלָֽי׃ve.rag.LaiH7272,

29just asכַּאֲשֶׁ֨רka.'a.SherH834the descendantsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Esauעֵשָׂ֗ו'e.SavH6215who liveהַיֹּֽשְׁבִים֙hai.yo.she.VimH3427in Seirבְּשֵׂעִ֔ירbe.se.'IrH8165and the Moabitesוְהַמּ֣וֹאָבִ֔יםve.ha.Mo.'a.VimH4125who liveהַיֹּשְׁבִ֖יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427in Arבְּעָ֑רbe.'ArH6144did for usעָֽשׂוּ־'a.su-H6213,untilעַ֤ד'adH5704אֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H834we crossאֶֽעֱבֹר֙'e.'e.VorH5674אֶת־'et-H853the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383intoאֶל־'el-H413the landהָאָ֕רֶץha.'A.retzH776thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430is givingנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414us.”

30But Sihonסִיחֹן֙si.ChonH5511kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Heshbonחֶשְׁבּ֔וֹןchesh.BonH2809wouldאָבָ֗ה'a.VahH14notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808let us passהַעֲבִרֵ֖נוּha.'a.vi.Re.nuH5674through,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the LORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430אֶת־'et-H853had made his spiritרוּח֗וֹru.ChoH7307stubbornהִקְשָׁה֩hik.ShahH7185and his heartלְבָב֔וֹle.va.VoH3824obstinateוְאִמֵּץ֙ve.'i.MetzH553אֶת־'et-H853,thatלְמַ֛עַןle.Ma.'anH4616He might deliver himתִּתּ֥וֹti.ToH5414into your handבְיָדְךָ֖ve.ya.de.KhaH3027,as is the caseהַזֶּֽה׃ סha.ZehH2088this dayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117.

31Then the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to meאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413, “Seeרְאֵ֗הre.'EhH7200,I have begunהַֽחִלֹּ֙תִי֙ha.chi.Lo.tiH2490to deliverתֵּ֣תtetH5414Sihonסִיחֹ֖ןsi.ChonH5511אֶת־'et-H853and his landאַרְצ֑וֹ'ar.TzoH776over to youלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440.Nowוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853beginהָחֵ֣לha.ChelH2490to conquerרָ֔שׁRashH3423and possessלָרֶ֖שֶׁתla.Re.shetH3423אֶת־'et-H853his landאַרְצֽוֹ׃'ar.TzoH776.”

32So Sihonסִיחֹ֨ןsi.ChonH5511ה֧וּאhu'H1931and his wholeוְכָל־ve.kholH3605armyעַמּ֛וֹa.MoH5971came outוַיֵּצֵא֩vai.ye.Tze'H3318for battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421against usלִקְרָאתֵ֜נוּlik.ra.Te.nuH7122at Jahazיָֽהְצָה׃Ya.he.tzahH3096.

33And the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430delivered him overוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֛הוּvai.yi.te.Ne.huH5414to usלְפָנֵ֑ינוּle.fa.Nei.nuH6440,and we defeated himוַנַּ֥ךְva.NakhH5221אֹת֛וֹ'o.ToH853וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and his sonsבָּנָ֖יוbe.novH1121וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and his wholeכָּל־kol-H3605armyעַמּֽוֹ׃a.MoH5971.

34At thatהַהִ֔ואha.Hiv'H1931timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256we capturedוַנִּלְכֹּ֤דva.nil.KodH3920אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605his citiesעָרָיו֙'a.RavH5892and devoted to destructionוַֽנַּחֲרֵם֙va.na.cha.RemH2763אֶת־'et-H853the peopleמְתִ֔םme.TimH4962of everyכָּל־kol-H3605cityעִ֣יר'irH5892,including womenוְהַנָּשִׁ֖יםve.ha.na.ShimH802and childrenוְהַטָּ֑ףve.ha.TafH2945.We leftהִשְׁאַ֖רְנוּhish.'Ar.nuH7604noלֹ֥אlo'H3808survivorsשָׂרִֽיד׃sa.RidH8300.

35We carried off for ourselves onlyרַ֥קrakH7535בָּזַ֣זְנוּba.Zaz.nuH962the livestockהַבְּהֵמָ֖הha.be.he.MahH929and the plunderוּשְׁלַ֥לu.she.LalH7998from the citiesהֶעָרִ֖יםhe.'a.RimH5892אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834we capturedלָכָֽדְנוּ׃la.Kha.de.nuH3920.

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