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Deuteronomy 2:8-25

8So we passed byוַֽנַּעֲבֹ֞ר מֵאֵ֧תva.na.'a.Vor me.'EtH5674 H854our brothersאַחֵ֣ינוּ'a.Chei.nuH251,the descendantsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Esauעֵשָׂ֗ו'e.SavH6215,who liveהַיֹּֽשְׁבִים֙hai.yo.she.VimH3427in Seirבְּשֵׂעִ֔ירbe.se.'IrH8165.We turned awayוַנֵּ֙פֶן֙va.Ne.fenH6437from the Arabahהָֽעֲרָבָ֔הha.'a.ra.VahH6160roadמִדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙mi.De.rekhH1870,which comes up from Elathמֵאֵילַ֖תme.'ei.LatH359and Ezion-geberH6100,and traveledוַֽנַּעֲבֹ֔רva.na.'a.VorH5674along the roadדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the Wildernessמִדְבַּ֥רmid.BarH4057of Moabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124.

9Then the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to meאֵלַ֗י'e.LaiH413, “Do notאֶל־'el-H413harassתָּ֙צַר֙ta.tzarH6696אֶת־'et-H853the Moabitesמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124orוְאַל־ve.'al-H408provokeתִּתְגָּ֥רtit.GarH1624themto warמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421,forכִּ֠יkiH3588I will notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808giveאֶתֵּ֨ן'e.TenH5414youany of their landמֵֽאַרְצוֹ֙me.'ar.TzoH776יְרֻשָּׁ֔הye.ru.ShahH3425,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588I have givenנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414אֶת־'et-H853Arעָ֖ר'arH6144to the descendantsלִבְנֵי־liv.nei-H1121of Lotל֔וֹטLotH3876as their possessionיְרֻשָּֽׁה׃ye.ru.shahH3425.”

10(The Emitesהָאֵמִ֥יםha.'e.MimH368used toלְפָנִ֖יםle.fa.NimH6440liveיָ֣שְׁבוּYa.she.vuH3427there,a peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971greatגָּד֥וֹלga.DolH1419and manyוְרַ֛בve.RavH7227,as tallוָרָ֖םva.RamH7311as the Anakitesכָּעֲנָקִֽים׃ka.'a.na.KimH6062.

11Like the Anakitesכָּעֲנָקִ֑יםka.'a.na.KimH6062,they were alsoאַף־ הֵ֖ם'af- hemH637 H1992regardedיֵחָשְׁב֥וּye.cha.she.VuH2803as Rephaimרְפָאִ֛יםre.fa.'ImH7497,though the Moabitesוְהַמֹּ֣אָבִ֔יםve.ha.Mo.'a.VimH4125calledיִקְרְא֥וּyik.re.'UH7121themEmitesאֵמִֽים׃'e.MimH368.

12The Horitesהַחֹרִים֮ha.cho.RimH2752used toלְפָנִים֒le.fa.NimH6440liveיָשְׁב֣וּya.she.VuH3427in Seirוּבְשֵׂעִ֞ירu.ve.se.'IrH8165,but the descendantsוּבְנֵ֧יu.ve.NeiH1121of Esauעֵשָׂ֣ו'e.SavH6215drove them outיִֽירָשׁ֗וּםyi.ra.ShumH3423.They destroyedוַיַּשְׁמִידוּם֙vai.yash.mi.DumH8045the Horitesfrom before themמִפְּנֵיהֶ֔םmi.pe.nei.HemH6440and settledוַיֵּשְׁב֖וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427in their placeתַּחְתָּ֑םtach.TamH8478,just asכַּאֲשֶׁ֧רka.'a.SherH834Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478didעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213in the landלְאֶ֙רֶץ֙le.'E.retzH776thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068gaveנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414themas their possessionיְרֻשָּׁת֔וֹye.ru.sha.ToH3425.)

13“Nowעַתָּ֗ה'a.TahH6258ariseקֻ֛מוּKu.muH6965and cross overוְעִבְר֥וּve.'iv.RuH5674אֶת־'et-H853the Brookנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158of Zeredזָ֑רֶדZa.redH2218.”So we crossed overוַֽנַּעֲבֹ֖רva.na.'a.VorH5674אֶת־'et-H853the Brookנַ֥חַלNa.chalH5158of Zeredזָֽרֶד׃Za.redH2218.

14The timeוְהַיָּמִ֞יםve.hai.ya.MimH3117אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834we spent travelingהָלַ֣כְנוּ׀ha.Lakh.nuH1980fromמִקָּדֵ֣שׁmi.ka.DeshH6947Kadesh-barneaבַּרְנֵ֗עַbar.Ne.a'H6947untilעַ֤ד'adH5704אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834we crossed overעָבַ֙רְנוּ֙'a.Var.nuH5674אֶת־'et-H853the Brookנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158of Zeredזֶ֔רֶדZe.redH2218was thirty-eightשְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים וּשְׁמֹנֶ֖הshe.lo.Shim u.she.mo.NehH7970 H8083yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141,untilעַד־'ad-H5704that entireכָּל־kol-H3605generationהַדּ֜וֹרha.DorH1755of fightingהַמִּלְחָמָה֙ha.mil.cha.MahH4421menאַנְשֵׁ֤י'an.SheiH582had perishedתֹּ֨םtomH8552fromמִקֶּ֣רֶבmi.Ke.revH7130the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הha.ma.cha.NehH4264,asכַּאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068had swornנִשְׁבַּ֥עnish.Ba'H7650to them.

15Indeedוְגַ֤םve.GamH1571,the LORD’sיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068handיַד־yad-H3027wasהָ֣יְתָהHa.ye.tahH1961against them,to eliminate themלְהֻמָּ֖םle.hu.MamH2000fromמִקֶּ֣רֶבmi.Ke.revH7130the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הha.ma.cha.NehH4264,untilעַ֖ד'adH5704they had all perishedתֻּמָּֽם׃tu.MamH8552.

16Nowוַיְהִ֨יvay.HiH1961whenכַאֲשֶׁר־ תַּ֜מּוּkha.'a.Sher- Ta.muH834 H8552allכָּל־kol-H3605the fightingהַמִּלְחָמָ֛הha.mil.cha.MahH4421menאַנְשֵׁ֧י'an.SheiH582amongמִקֶּ֥רֶבmi.Ke.revH7130the peopleהָעָֽם׃ סha.'AmH5971had diedלָמ֖וּתla.MutH4191,

17the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696to meאֵלַ֥י לֵאמֹֽר׃'e.Lai le.MorH413 H559,

18“Todayהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117אֶת־'et-H853youאַתָּ֨ה'a.TahH859are going to crossעֹבֵ֥ר'o.VerH5674the borderגְּב֥וּלge.VulH1366of Moabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124אֶת־'et-H853at Arעָֽר׃'ArH6144.

19But when you get closeוְקָרַבְתָּ֗ve.ka.rav.TaH7126toמ֚וּלmulH4136the Ammonitesבְּנֵ֣י עַמּ֔וֹןbe.Nei a.MonH1121 H5983,do notאַל־'al-H408harass themתְּצֻרֵ֖ם וְאַל־te.tzu.Rem ve.'al-H6696 H408or provokeתִּתְגָּ֣רtit.GarH1624them,forכִּ֣יkiH3588I will notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808giveאֶ֠תֵּן'E.tenH5414youany of the landמֵאֶ֨רֶץme.'E.retzH776of the Ammonitesבְּנֵי־ עַמּ֤וֹןbe.nei- a.MonH1121 H5983יְרֻשָּׁ֔הye.ru.ShahH3425כִּ֥יkiH3588.I have given itנְתַתִּ֥יהָne.ta.Ti.haH5414to the descendantsלִבְנֵי־liv.nei-H1121of Lotל֖וֹטLotH3876as their possessionיְרֻשָּֽׁה׃ye.ru.ShahH3425.”

20(That tooאַף־'af-H637הִ֑ואhi'H1931was regardedתֵּחָשֵׁ֖בte.cha.ShevH2803as the landאֶֽרֶץ־'e.retz-H776of the Rephaimרְפָאִ֥יםre.fa.'ImH7497, whoרְפָאִ֤יםre.fa.'ImH7497used to liveיָֽשְׁבוּ־ya.she.vu-H3427thereלְפָנִ֔יםle.fa.NimH6440,though the Ammonitesוְהָֽעַמֹּנִ֔יםve.ha.'a.mo.NimH5984calledיִקְרְא֥וּyik.re.'UH7121themZamzummitesזַמְזֻמִּֽים׃zam.zu.MimH2157.

21They werea peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971greatגָּד֥וֹלga.DolH1419and manyוְרַ֛בve.RavH7227,as tallוָרָ֖םva.RamH7311as the Anakitesכָּעֲנָקִ֑יםka.'a.na.KimH6062.But the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068destroyed themוַיַּשְׁמִידֵ֤םvai.yash.mi.DemH8045from beforeמִפְּנֵיהֶ֔םmi.pe.nei.HemH6440the Ammonites,who drove them outוַיִּירָשֻׁ֖םvai.yi.ra.ShumH3423and settledוַיֵּשְׁב֥וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427in their placeתַחְתָּֽם׃tach.TamH8478,

22just asכַּאֲשֶׁ֤רka.'a.SherH834He had doneעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213for the descendantsלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121of Esauעֵשָׂ֔ו'e.SavH6215who livedהַיֹּשְׁבִ֖יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427in Seirבְּשֵׂעִ֑ירbe.se.'IrH8165,whenאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834He destroyedהִשְׁמִ֤ידhish.MidH8045אֶת־'et-H853the Horitesהַחֹרִי֙ha.cho.RiH2752from before themמִפְּנֵיהֶ֔םmi.pe.nei.HemH6440.They drove them outוַיִּֽירָשֻׁם֙vai.yi.ra.ShumH3423and have livedוַיֵּשְׁב֣וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427in their placeתַחְתָּ֔םtach.TamH8478toעַ֖ד'adH5704thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

23And the Avvimוְהָֽעַוִּ֛יםve.ha.'a.VimH5761,who livedהַיֹּשְׁבִ֥יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427in villagesבַּחֲצֵרִ֖יםba.cha.tze.RimH2691asעַד־'ad-H5704far as Gazaעַזָּ֑ה'a.ZahH5804,were destroyed byהִשְׁמִידֻ֖םhish.mi.DumH8045the Caphtoritesכַּפְתֹּרִים֙kaf.to.RimH3732,who cameהַיֹּצְאִ֣יםhai.yo.tze.'ImH3318out of Caphtorמִכַּפְתּ֔וֹרmi.kaf.TorH3731and settledוַיֵּשְׁב֥וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427in their placeתַחְתָּֽם׃tach.TamH8478.)

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.”

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