King James Version
Deuteronomy 2:8-25
8And when we passedוַֽנַּעֲבֹ֞רva.na.'a.VorH5674by from our brethrenאַחֵ֣ינוּ'a.Chei.nuH251the childrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Esauעֵשָׂ֗ו'e.SavH6215,which dweltהַיֹּֽשְׁבִים֙hai.yo.she.VimH3427in Seirבְּשֵׂעִ֔ירbe.se.'IrH8165,through the wayמִדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙mi.De.rekhH1870of the plainהָֽעֲרָבָ֔הha.'a.ra.VahH6160from Elathמֵאֵילַ֖תme.'ei.LatH359,and from Ezion–gaberH6100,we turnedוַנֵּ֙פֶן֙va.Ne.fenH6437and passedוַֽנַּעֲבֹ֔רva.na.'a.VorH5674by the wayדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the wildernessמִדְבַּ֥רmid.BarH4057of Moabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124.
9And the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto me, Distressתָּ֙צַר֙ta.tzarH6696not the Moabitesמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,neither contendתִּתְגָּ֥רtit.GarH1624with them in battleמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421:for I will not giveאֶתֵּ֨ן'e.TenH5414thee of their landמֵֽאַרְצוֹ֙me.'ar.TzoH776fora possessionיְרֻשָּׁ֔הye.ru.ShahH3425;because I have givenנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414Arעָ֖ר'arH6144unto the childrenלִבְנֵי־liv.nei-H1121of Lotל֔וֹטLotH3876fora possessionיְרֻשָּֽׁה׃ye.ru.shahH3425.
12The Horimsהַחֹרִים֮ha.cho.RimH2752also dweltיָשְׁב֣וּya.she.VuH3427in Seirוּבְשֵׂעִ֞ירu.ve.se.'IrH8165beforetimeלְפָנִים֒le.fa.NimH6440;but the childrenוּבְנֵ֧יu.ve.NeiH1121of Esauעֵשָׂ֣ו'e.SavH6215succeededיִֽירָשׁ֗וּםyi.ra.ShumH3423them, when they had destroyedוַיַּשְׁמִידוּם֙vai.yash.mi.DumH8045them from beforeמִפְּנֵיהֶ֔םmi.pe.nei.HemH6440them, and dweltוַיֵּשְׁב֖וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427in their stead; as Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478didעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213unto the landלְאֶ֙רֶץ֙le.'E.retzH776of his possessionיְרֻשָּׁת֔וֹye.ru.sha.ToH3425,which the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068gaveנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414unto them.
14And the spaceוְהַיָּמִ֞יםve.hai.ya.MimH3117in which we cameהָלַ֣כְנוּ׀ha.Lakh.nuH1980from Kadesh–barneaH6947,until we were come overעָבַ֙רְנוּ֙'a.Var.nuH5674the brookנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158Zeredזֶ֔רֶדZe.redH2218, wasthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970and eightוּשְׁמֹנֶ֖הu.she.mo.NehH8083yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141;until all the generationהַדּ֜וֹרha.DorH1755of the menאַנְשֵׁ֤י'an.SheiH582of warהַמִּלְחָמָה֙ha.mil.cha.MahH4421were wasted outתֹּ֨םtomH8552from amongמִקֶּ֣רֶבmi.Ke.revH7130the hostהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הha.ma.cha.NehH4264,as the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068swareנִשְׁבַּ֥עnish.Ba'H7650unto them.
19And whenthou comest nighוְקָרַבְתָּ֗ve.ka.rav.TaH7126over againstמ֚וּלmulH4136the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּ֔וֹןa.MonH5983,distressתְּצֻרֵ֖םte.tzu.RemH6696them not, nor meddleתִּתְגָּ֣רtit.GarH1624with them: for I will not giveאֶ֠תֵּן'E.tenH5414thee of the landמֵאֶ֨רֶץme.'E.retzH776of the childrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Ammonעַמּ֤וֹןa.MonH5983anypossessionיְרֻשָּׁ֔הye.ru.ShahH3425;because I have givenנְתַתִּ֥יהָne.ta.Ti.haH5414it unto the childrenלִבְנֵי־liv.nei-H1121of Lotל֖וֹטLotH3876fora possessionיְרֻשָּֽׁה׃ye.ru.ShahH3425.
20(That also was accountedתֵּחָשֵׁ֖בte.cha.ShevH2803a landאֶֽרֶץ־'e.retz-H776of giantsרְפָאִ֥יםre.fa.'ImH7497:giantsרְפָאִ֤יםre.fa.'ImH7497dweltיָֽשְׁבוּ־ya.she.vu-H3427therein in old timeלְפָנִ֔יםle.fa.NimH6440;and the Ammonitesוְהָֽעַמֹּנִ֔יםve.ha.'a.mo.NimH5984callיִקְרְא֥וּyik.re.'UH7121them Zamzummimsזַמְזֻמִּֽים׃zam.zu.MimH2157;
21A peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971greatגָּד֥וֹלga.DolH1419,and manyוְרַ֛בve.RavH7227,and tallוָרָ֖םva.RamH7311,as the Anakimsכָּעֲנָקִ֑יםka.'a.na.KimH6062;but the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068destroyedוַיַּשְׁמִידֵ֤םvai.yash.mi.DemH8045them beforeמִפְּנֵיהֶ֔םmi.pe.nei.HemH6440them; and they succeededוַיִּירָשֻׁ֖םvai.yi.ra.ShumH3423them, and dweltוַיֵּשְׁב֥וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427in their stead:
22As he didעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213to the childrenלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121of Esauעֵשָׂ֔ו'e.SavH6215,which dweltהַיֹּשְׁבִ֖יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427in Seirבְּשֵׂעִ֑ירbe.se.'IrH8165,when he destroyedהִשְׁמִ֤ידhish.MidH8045the Horimsהַחֹרִי֙ha.cho.RiH2752from beforeמִפְּנֵיהֶ֔םmi.pe.nei.HemH6440them; and they succeededוַיִּֽירָשֻׁם֙vai.yi.ra.ShumH3423them, and dweltוַיֵּשְׁב֣וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427in their stead even unto this dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117:
23And the Avimsוְהָֽעַוִּ֛יםve.ha.'a.VimH5761which dweltהַיֹּשְׁבִ֥יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427in HazerimH2699, evenunto Azzahעַזָּ֑ה'a.ZahH5804,the Caphtorimsכַּפְתֹּרִים֙kaf.to.RimH3732,which came forthהַיֹּצְאִ֣יםhai.yo.tze.'ImH3318out of Caphtorמִכַּפְתּ֔וֹרmi.kaf.TorH3731,destroyedהִשְׁמִידֻ֖םhish.mi.DumH8045them, and dweltוַיֵּשְׁב֥וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427in their stead.)
24Rise ye upק֣וּמוּKu.muH6965,take your journeyסְּע֗וּse.'UH5265,and pass overוְעִבְרוּ֮ve.'iv.RuH5674the riverנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158Arnonאַרְנֹן֒'ar.NonH769:beholdרְאֵ֣הre.'EhH7200,I have givenנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414into thine handבְ֠יָדְךָVe.ya.de.khaH3027Sihonסִיחֹ֨ןsi.ChonH5511the Amoriteהָֽאֱמֹרִ֛יha.'e.mo.RiH567,kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Heshbonחֶשְׁבּ֧וֹןchesh.BonH2809,and his landאַרְצ֖וֹ'ar.TzoH776:beginהָחֵ֣לha.ChelH2490to possessרָ֑שׁRashH3423it,and contendוְהִתְגָּ֥רve.hit.GarH1624with him in battleמִלְחָמָֽה׃mil.cha.MahH4421.
25This dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117will I beginאָחֵל֙'a.ChelH2490to putתֵּ֤תtetH5414the dreadפַּחְדְּךָ֙pach.de.KhaH6343of thee and the fearוְיִרְאָ֣תְךָ֔ve.yir.'A.te.khaH3374of thee upon the nationsפְּנֵי֙ הָֽעַמִּ֔יםpe.Nei ha.'a.MimH5971H6440that areunder the whole heavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,who shall hearיִשְׁמְעוּן֙yish.me.'UnH8085reportשִׁמְעֲךָ֔shim.'a.KhaH8088of thee, and shall trembleוְרָגְז֥וּve.ra.ge.ZuH7264,and be in anguishוְחָל֖וּve.cha.LuH2342because of theeמִפָּנֶֽיךָ׃mi.pa.Nei.khaH6440.
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
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