New American Standard Bible 1995

Deuteronomy 2:26-36

26“So I sentוָאֶשְׁלַ֤חva.'esh.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִים֙mal.'a.KhimH4397from the wildernessמִמִּדְבַּ֣רmi.mid.BarH4057of Kedemothקְדֵמ֔וֹתke.de.MotH6932to Sihonסִיח֖וֹןsi.ChonH5511kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Heshbonחֶשְׁבּ֑וֹןchesh.BonH2809with wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of peaceשָׁל֖וֹםsha.LomH7965,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

27‘Let me passאֶעְבְּרָ֣ה'e'.be.RahH5674through your landבְאַרְצֶ֔ךָve.'ar.Tze.khaH776, I willtravelאֵלֵ֑ךְ'e.LekhH1980only on the highwayH1870;I will not turnאָס֖וּר'a.SurH5493asideH5493to the rightיָמִ֥יןya.MinH3225or to the leftוּשְׂמֹֽאול׃u.se.MolH8040.

28You will sellתַּשְׁבִּרֵ֙נִי֙tash.bi.Re.niH7666me foodאֹ֣כֶל'O.khelH400for moneyבַּכֶּ֤סֶףba.Ke.sefH3701so that I may eatוְאָכַ֔לְתִּיve.'a.Khal.tiH398,and giveתִּתֶּן־ti.ten-H5414me waterוּמַ֛יִםu.Ma.yimH4325for moneyבַּכֶּ֥סֶףba.Ke.sefH3701so that I may drinkוְשָׁתִ֑יתִיve.sha.Ti.tiH8354,onlyH7534let me passאֶעְבְּרָ֥ה'e'.be.RahH5674throughH5674onfootבְרַגְלָֽי׃ve.rag.LaiH7272,

29justH3512as the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Esauעֵשָׂ֗ו'e.SavH6215who liveהַיֹּֽשְׁבִים֙hai.yo.she.VimH3427in Seirבְּשֵׂעִ֔ירbe.se.'IrH8165and the Moabitesוְהַמּ֣וֹאָבִ֔יםve.ha.Mo.'a.VimH4125who liveהַיֹּשְׁבִ֖יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427inArבְּעָ֑רbe.'ArH6144didעָֽשׂוּ־'a.su-H6213for me, untilעַ֤ד'adH5704 H834I crossH5674overH5674the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383into the landהָאָ֕רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichH834the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430is givingנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414to us.’

30ButSihonסִיחֹן֙si.ChonH5511kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Heshbonחֶשְׁבּ֔וֹןchesh.BonH2809was not willingאָבָ֗ה'a.VahH14for us to passהַעֲבִרֵ֖נוּha.'a.vi.Re.nuH5674through his land; for theLordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hardenedהִקְשָׁה֩hik.ShahH7185his spiritרוּח֗וֹru.ChoH7307and madeH553his heartלְבָב֔וֹle.va.VoH3824obstinateH553,in orderלְמַ֛עַןle.Ma.'anH4616to deliverתִּתּ֥וֹti.ToH5414him into your handבְיָדְךָ֖ve.ya.de.KhaH3027, as he istodayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117.

31The Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, ‘Seeרְאֵ֗הre.'EhH7200,I have begunהַֽחִלֹּ֙תִי֙ha.chi.Lo.tiH2490to deliverתֵּ֣תtetH5414Sihonסִיחֹ֖ןsi.ChonH5511and his landאַרְצ֑וֹ'ar.TzoH776overלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440to you. Beginהָחֵ֣לha.ChelH2490tooccupyרָ֔שׁRashH3423,that you may possessלָרֶ֖שֶׁתla.Re.shetH3423his landאַרְצֽוֹ׃'ar.TzoH776.’

32“Then Sihonסִיחֹ֨ןsi.ChonH5511with allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his peopleעַמּ֛וֹa.MoH5971cameוַיֵּצֵא֩vai.ye.Tze'H3318out to meetלִקְרָאתֵ֜נוּlik.ra.Te.nuH7122us in battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421at Jahazיָֽהְצָה׃Ya.he.tzahH3096.

33The Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430deliveredוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֛הוּvai.yi.te.Ne.huH5414himoverלְפָנֵ֑ינוּle.fa.Nei.nuH6440to us, and wedefeatedוַנַּ֥ךְva.NakhH5221him with his sonsבָּנָ֖יוbe.novH1121and allכָּל־kol-H3605his peopleעַמּֽוֹ׃a.MoH5971.

34So we capturedוַנִּלְכֹּ֤דva.nil.KodH3920allכָּל־kol-H3605his citiesעָרָיו֙'a.RavH5892at that timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256andutterlyH2763destroyedוַֽנַּחֲרֵם֙va.na.cha.RemH2763the menמְתִ֔םme.TimH4962,womenוְהַנָּשִׁ֖יםve.ha.na.ShimH802and childrenוְהַטָּ֑ףve.ha.TafH2945of everyכָּל־kol-H3605cityעִ֣יר'irH5892.We leftהִשְׁאַ֖רְנוּhish.'Ar.nuH7604noלֹ֥אlo'H3808survivorשָׂרִֽיד׃sa.RidH8300.

35We tookH962onlyH7534the animalsהַבְּהֵמָ֖הha.be.he.MahH929as our bootyH962and the spoilוּשְׁלַ֥לu.she.LalH7998of the citiesהֶעָרִ֖יםhe.'a.RimH5892whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834we had capturedלָכָֽדְנוּ׃la.Kha.de.nuH3920.

36FromAroerמֵֽעֲרֹעֵ֡רme.'a.ro.'ErH6177whichH834is on the edgeשְׂפַת־se.fat-H8193of thevalleyנַ֨חַלNa.chalH5158of Arnonאַרְנֹ֜ן'ar.NonH769and fromthe cityוְהָעִ֨ירve.ha.'IrH5892whichH834is in thevalleyבַּנַּ֙חַל֙ba.Na.chalH5158,even to Gileadהַגִּלְעָ֔דha.gil.'AdH1568,there was noלֹ֤אlo'H3808cityקִרְיָ֔הkir.YahH7151that was tooמִמֶּ֑נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480highשָׂגְבָ֖הsa.ge.VahH7682for us; the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430deliveredנָתַ֛ןna.TanH5414allהַכֹּ֕לha.KolH3605overלְפָנֵֽינוּ׃le.fa.Nei.nuH6440to us.

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