Deuteronomy 2:16

Deuteronomy 2:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So it came to pass, when all the men of war were consumed and dead from among the people,
• New International Version (NIV)Now when the last of these fighting men among the people had died,
• English Standard Version (ESV)"So as soon as all the men of war had perished and were dead from among the people,
• New King James Version (NKJV)“So it was, when all the men of war had finally perished from among the people,

Context of Deuteronomy 2:16

1438 years had passed since we left Kadesh-Barnea. By the time we crossed the Zered valley, all the men who had been old enough to fight had now died. The Lord had said that this would happen. 15The Lord himself removed them so that they all died, one by one. Finally, the last one of these men died and no longer lived among the people. 17Then the Lord said to me, 18‘Today you will cross the border of Moab at Ar.

Deuteronomy 2:16 word by word

וַיְהִ֨י כַאֲשֶׁר־תַּ֜מּוּ כָּל־אַנְשֵׁ֧י הַמִּלְחָמָ֛ה לָמ֖וּת מִקֶּ֥רֶב הָעָֽם׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• So it came to pass, when all the menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
• of warמִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh · battleH4421
• were consumedתָּמַםtâmam · to finishH8552
• and deadמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• from amongקֶ֫רֶבqereb · entrails: amongH7130
• the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 2:16

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-23Verses 8-23 We have the origin of the Moabites, Edomites, and Ammonites. Moses also gives an instance older than any of these; the Caphtorims drove the Avims out of their country. These revolutions show what uncertain things wordly possessions are. It was so of old, and ever will be so. Families decline, and from them estates are transferred to families that increase; so little continuance is there in these things. This is recorded to encourage the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-25Numbers 21:10–20 covers the same time period.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-188-18. we passed ... through the way of the plain--the Arabah or great valley, from Elath ("trees") (the Ailah of the Greeks and Romans). The site of it is marked by extensive mounds of rubbish. Ezion-geber--now Akaba, both were within the territory of Edom; and after making a circuit of its southeastern boundary, the Israelites reached the border of Moab on the southeast of the Salt Sea. They had been forbidden by divine command to molest the Moabites in…Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 2:16

• Israel
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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings