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Deuteronomy 2

1Andweturnedוַנֵּ֜פֶןva.Ne.fenH6437,andtookourjourneyH1870intothewildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֙רָה֙ha.mid.Ba.rahH4057bythewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870oftheRedseaיַם־yam-H3220,asJehovahhadsaidH1696untome;andwewentH5437roundH5437mountSeirשֵׂעִ֖ירse.'IrH8165manyרַבִּֽים׃ סra.BimH7227daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117.

2AndJehovahspoketome,sayingH559,

3Yehavegoneroundסֹ֖בsoH5437thismountainH2022longenoughרַב־rav-H7227:turnפְּנ֥וּpe.NuH6437younorthward.

4Andcommandצַ֣וtzavH6680thepeopleהָעָם֮ha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, Yearetopassעֹֽבְרִ֗ים'oe.RimH5674throughtheborderH1366ofyourbrethrenthechildrenofEsauעֵשָׂ֔ו'e.SavH6215,whodwellהַיֹּשְׁבִ֖יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427inSeirבְּשֵׂעִ֑ירbe.se.'IrH8165;andtheywillbeafraidוְיִֽירְא֣וּve.yi.re.'UH3372ofyou;andyeshallbeveryH3966guardedH8104:

5attackthemnot;forIwillnotgiveH5414youoftheirlandמֵֽאַרְצָ֔םme.'ar.TzamH776,no,notsomuchasafoot-breadth;forIhavegivenH5414mountSeirשֵׂעִֽיר׃se.'IrH8165asapossessionיְרֻשָּׁ֣הye.ru.ShahH3425untoEsauלְעֵשָׂ֔וle.'e.SavH6215.

6Yeshallbuyתִּשְׁבְּר֧וּtish.be.RuH7666ofthemfoodאֹ֣כֶל'O.khelH400formoneyH3701,thatyemayeatוַאֲכַלְתֶּ֑םva.'a.khal.TemH398;andwaterמַ֜יִםMa.yimH4325shallyealsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571buyH7666ofthemformoneyH3701,thatyemaydrinkוּשְׁתִיתֶֽם׃u.she.ti.TemH8354;

7forJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hathblessedH1288theeinalltheworkמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639ofthyhandיָדֶ֔ךָya.De.khaH3027.HehathknownH3045thy walkingthroughthisgreatהַגָּדֹ֖לha.ga.DolH1419wildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֥רha.mid.BarH4057:thesefortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֗הsha.NahH8141hathJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430beenwiththee; thou hastlackedחָסַ֖רְתָּcha.Sar.taH2637nothing.

8AndwepassedH5674byfromourbrethrenthechildrenofEsauעֵשָׂ֗ו'e.SavH6215,whodweltהַיֹּֽשְׁבִים֙hai.yo.she.VimH3427inSeirבְּשֵׂעִ֔ירbe.se.'IrH8165,bytheplainהָֽעֲרָבָ֔הha.'a.ra.VahH6160,byElathמֵאֵילַ֖תme.'ei.LatH359,andbyEzion-geberH6100,andweturnedוַנֵּ֙פֶן֙va.Ne.fenH6437andpassedH5674bythewayH1870ofthewildernessמִדְבַּ֥רmid.BarH4057ofMoabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124.

9AndJehovahsaidH559tome, DistressnottheMoabites,neitherengagewiththeminbattleמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421;forIwillnotgiveH5414theeoftheirlandמֵֽאַרְצוֹ֙me.'ar.TzoH776apossessionיְרֻשָּׁ֔הye.ru.ShahH3425;foruntothechildrenofLotל֔וֹטLotH3876haveIgivenH5414Arעָ֖ר'arH6144asapossessionיְרֻשָּֽׁה׃ye.ru.shahH3425.

10(TheEmimdweltיָ֣שְׁבוּYa.she.vuH3427thereinintimespast,apeopleעַ֣ם'amH5971greatגָּד֥וֹלga.DolH1419,andmanyH7227,andtallastheAnakim.

11Theyalsoאַף־'af-H637arereckonedH2803asgiantsliketheAnakim;buttheMoabitesוְהַמֹּ֣אָבִ֔יםve.ha.Mo.'a.VimH4125callיִקְרְא֥וּyik.re.'UH7121themEmim.

12AndinSeirוּבְשֵׂעִ֞ירu.ve.se.'IrH8165dweltיָשְׁב֣וּya.she.VuH3427theHoritesintimespast;andthechildrenofEsauעֵשָׂ֣ו'e.SavH6215dispossessedH3423them,anddestroyedוַיַּשְׁמִידוּם֙vai.yash.mi.DumH8045themfrombeforethem,anddweltוַיֵּשְׁב֖וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427intheirstead;asIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478didtothelandלְאֶ֙רֶץ֙le.'E.retzH776oftheirpossessionH3423,whichJehovahgaveH5414tothem.)

13Nowעַתָּ֗ה'a.TahH6258riseH6965up,andpassH5674overthetorrentZeredזָ֑רֶדZa.redH2218.AndwepassedH5674overthetorrentZeredזָֽרֶד׃Za.redH2218.

14Nowthedaysוְהַיָּמִ֞יםve.hai.ya.MimH3117inwhichwecameH1980fromKadesh-barneaH6947,untilwehadcomeH1980overthetorrentZeredזֶ֔רֶדZe.redH2218,werethirty-eightyearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141;untilthewholegenerationהַדּ֜וֹרha.DorH1755ofthemenH376ofwarהַמִּלְחָמָה֙ha.mil.cha.MahH4421wasconsumedfromthemidstמִקֶּ֣רֶבmi.Ke.revH7130ofthecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הha.ma.cha.NehH4264,asJehovahhadswornנִשְׁבַּ֥עnish.Ba'H7650untothem.

15Moreoverthehandיַד־yad-H3027ofJehovahwasH1961againstthemtodestroythemfromthemidstמִקֶּ֣רֶבmi.Ke.revH7130ofthecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הha.ma.cha.NehH4264,untiltheywereH1961consumed.

16AnditcametopasswhenallthemenH376ofwarהַמִּלְחָמָ֛הha.mil.cha.MahH4421wereconsumed,havingdiedלָמ֖וּתla.MutH4191offfromamongthepeopleהָעָֽם׃ סha.'AmH5971,

17thatJehovahspokeH1696tome,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

18Thou arttopassעֹבֵ֥ר'o.VerH5674thisdayהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117overtheborderגְּב֥וּלge.VulH1366ofMoabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124, [whichis]Arעָֽר׃'ArH6144,

19andcomenearoveragainstthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֔וֹןa.MonH5983; thou shaltnotdistressthemnorattackthem;forIwillnotgiveH5414theeofthelandמֵאֶ֨רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֤וֹןa.MonH5983apossessionיְרֻשָּׁ֔הye.ru.ShahH3425;foruntothechildrenofLotל֖וֹטLotH3876haveIgivenH5414itasapossessionיְרֻשָּֽׁה׃ye.ru.ShahH3425.

20(Thatalsoאַף־'af-H637isreckonedH2803alandאֶֽרֶץ־'e.retz-H776ofgiants: giantsdweltH3427thereinintime past,andtheAmmonitesוְהָֽעַמֹּנִ֔יםve.ha.'a.mo.NimH5984callיִקְרְא֥וּyik.re.'UH7121themZamzummim;

21apeopleעַ֣ם'amH5971greatגָּד֥וֹלga.DolH1419,andmanyH7227,andtallastheAnakim;andJehovahdestroyedוַיַּשְׁמִידֵ֤םvai.yash.mi.DemH8045thembeforethem,andtheydispossessedH3423them,anddweltוַיֵּשְׁב֥וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427intheirstead;

22ashedidtothechildrenofEsauעֵשָׂ֔ו'e.SavH6215,whodweltהַיֹּשְׁבִ֖יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427inSeirבְּשֵׂעִ֑ירbe.se.'IrH8165,frombeforewhomhedestroyedהִשְׁמִ֤ידhish.MidH8045theHorites;andtheydispossessedH3423them,anddweltוַיֵּשְׁב֣וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427intheirstead,eventothisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

23AndtheAvviteswhodweltהַיֹּשְׁבִ֥יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427inthehamletsasfarasGazah —theCaphtorim,whocameH3318outofCaphtorמִכַּפְתּ֔וֹרmi.kaf.TorH3731,destroyedהִשְׁמִידֻ֖םhish.mi.DumH8045them,anddweltוַיֵּשְׁב֥וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427intheirstead.)

24RiseH6965up,takeרָ֑שׁRashH3423yourjourney,andpassוְעִבְרוּ֮ve.'iv.RuH5674overtheriverH5158Arnonאַרְנֹן֒'ar.NonH769.Behold,Ihavegivenנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414intothyhandבְ֠יָדְךָVe.ya.de.khaH3027Sihonסִיחֹ֨ןsi.ChonH5511thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofHeshbonחֶשְׁבּ֧וֹןchesh.BonH2809,theAmoriteהָֽאֱמֹרִ֛יha.'e.mo.RiH567,andhislandאַרְצ֖וֹ'ar.TzoH776:beginהָחֵ֣לha.ChelH2490,takeH3423possessionH3423,andengagewithhiminbattleמִלְחָמָֽה׃mil.cha.MahH4421.

25Thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117willIbeginאָחֵל֙'a.ChelH2490toputתֵּ֤תtetH5414thedreadפַּחְדְּךָ֙pach.de.KhaH6343oftheeandthefearוְיִרְאָ֣תְךָ֔ve.yir.'A.te.khaH3374oftheeuponthepeoplesH5971underthewholeheavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064;whowillhearיִשְׁמְעוּן֙yish.me.'UnH8085reportשִׁמְעֲךָ֔shim.'a.KhaH8088ofthee,andwilltrembleוְרָגְז֥וּve.ra.ge.ZuH7264,andquakeH7264becauseofthee.

26AndIsentH7971messengersמַלְאָכִים֙mal.'a.KhimH4397outofthewildernessמִמִּדְבַּ֣רmi.mid.BarH4057ofKedemothקְדֵמ֔וֹתke.de.MotH6932untoSihonסִיח֖וֹןsi.ChonH5511thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofHeshbonחֶשְׁבּ֑וֹןchesh.BonH2809withwordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofpeaceשָׁל֖וֹםsha.LomH7965,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

27Letmepassאֶעְבְּרָ֣ה'e'.be.RahH5674throughthylandבְאַרְצֶ֔ךָve.'ar.Tze.khaH776:bythehighwayalonewillIgo;Iwillneitherturnאָס֖וּר'a.SurH5493totherightיָמִ֥יןya.MinH3225handH3225nortotheleft.

28Thou shaltsellתַּשְׁבִּרֵ֙נִי֙tash.bi.Re.niH7666mefoodאֹ֣כֶל'O.khelH400formoneyH3701thatImayeatוְאָכַ֔לְתִּיve.'a.Khal.tiH398;andthou shaltgiveתִּתֶּן־ti.ten-H5414mewaterוּמַ֛יִםu.Ma.yimH4325formoneyH3701thatImaydrinkוְשָׁתִ֑יתִיve.sha.Ti.tiH8354;Iwillonlyרַ֖קrakH7535passאֶעְבְּרָ֥ה'e'.be.RahH5674throughonmyfeetH7272,

29—asthechildrenofEsauעֵשָׂ֗ו'e.SavH6215whodwellהַיֹּֽשְׁבִים֙hai.yo.she.VimH3427inSeirבְּשֵׂעִ֔ירbe.se.'IrH8165,andtheMoabitesוְהַמּ֣וֹאָבִ֔יםve.ha.Mo.'a.VimH4125whodwellהַיֹּשְׁבִ֖יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427inArבְּעָ֑רbe.'ArH6144,didtome, —untilIshallpassאֶֽעֱבֹר֙'e.'e.VorH5674overtheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383intothelandהָאָ֕רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichJehovahourGodאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430givethus.

30ButSihonסִיחֹן֙si.ChonH5511thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofHeshbonחֶשְׁבּ֔וֹןchesh.BonH2809wouldאָבָ֗ה'a.VahH14notletuspassהַעֲבִרֵ֖נוּha.'a.vi.Re.nuH5674byhim;forJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hardenedH7185hisspiritרוּח֗וֹru.ChoH7307,andmadeH5414hisheartלְבָב֔וֹle.va.VoH3824obdurate,thathemightgiveתִּתּ֥וֹti.ToH5414himintothyhandבְיָדְךָ֖ve.ya.de.KhaH3027,asitisthisdayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117.

31AndJehovahsaidH559tome,Behold,IbeginH2490togiveH5414Sihonסִיחֹ֖ןsi.ChonH5511andhislandאַרְצ֑וֹ'ar.TzoH776beforethee:beginH2490,takeרָ֔שׁRashH3423possessionלָרֶ֖שֶׁתla.Re.shetH3423,thatthou mayestpossessH3423hislandאַרְצֽוֹ׃'ar.TzoH776.

32AndSihonסִיחֹ֨ןsi.ChonH5511cameH3318outagainstusforbattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421,heandallhispeopleעַמּ֛וֹa.MoH5971,toJahazיָֽהְצָה׃Ya.he.tzahH3096.

33ButJehovahourGodאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430gaveH5414himupbeforeus;andwesmotehim,andhissonsבָּנָ֖יוbe.novH1121,andhiswholepeopleעַמּֽוֹ׃a.MoH5971.

34AndwetookH3920allhiscitiesעָרָיו֙'a.RavH5892atthattimeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256,andutterly destroyedeverycityעִ֣יר'irH5892,men,andwomenH802,andlittleוְהַטָּ֑ףve.ha.TafH2945onesH2945:weletnoneescape.

35Onlyרַ֥קrakH7535thecattleH929wetookH3920asbootyוּשְׁלַ֥לu.she.LalH7998forourselves,andthespoilH7998ofthecitiesהֶעָרִ֖יםhe.'a.RimH5892whichwetookH3920.

36FromAroerמֵֽעֲרֹעֵ֡רme.'a.ro.'ErH6177,whichisonthebankH8193oftheriverArnonאַרְנֹ֜ן'ar.NonH769,andthecityוְהָעִ֨ירve.ha.'IrH5892thatisintheravineeventoGileadהַגִּלְעָ֔דha.gil.'AdH1568,therewasH1961notonecityH5892toostrongforus:JehovahourGodאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430deliveredallbeforeus.

37Onlyרַ֛קrakH7535thou didstnotapproachthelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֖וֹןa.MonH5983,thewholeborderoftheriverH5158Jabbokיַבֹּק֙ya.BokH2999,northecitiesוְעָרֵ֣יve.'a.ReiH5892ofthemountainH2022,nortowhatsoeverJehovahourGodאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430hadforbiddenus.

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