New American Standard Bible 1995

Deuteronomy 3

Conquests Recounted

1“Then we turnedוַנֵּ֣פֶןva.Ne.fenH6437and wentוַנַּ֔עַלva.Na.'alH5927up the roadדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870to Bashanהַבָּשָׁ֑ןha.ba.ShanH1316,and Ogעוֹג֩'OgH5747,kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Bashanהַבָּשָׁ֨ןha.ba.ShanH1316,with allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his peopleעַמּ֛וֹa.MoH5971cameוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318out to meetלִקְרָאתֵ֜נוּlik.ra.Te.nuH7122us in battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421at Edreiאֶדְרֶֽעִי׃'ed.Re.'iH154.

2But the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, ‘Do not fearתִּירָ֣אti.Ra'H3372him, for I have deliveredנָתַ֧תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414him and allכָּל־kol-H3605his peopleעַמּ֖וֹa.MoH5971and his landאַרְצ֑וֹ'ar.TzoH776into your handבְיָדְךָ֞ve.ya.de.KhaH3027;and you shall doוְעָשִׂ֣יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213to him justH3512as you didעָשִׂ֗יתָ'a.Si.taH6213to Sihonלְסִיחֹן֙le.si.ChonH5511kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of the Amoritesהָֽאֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567,whoH834livedיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427at Heshbonבְּחֶשְׁבּֽוֹן׃be.chesh.BonH2809.’

3So the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֜ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430deliveredוַיִּתֵּן֩vai.yi.TenH5414Ogע֥וֹגogH5747alsoגַּ֛םgamH1571,kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Bashanהַבָּשָׁ֖ןha.ba.ShanH1316,with allכָּל־kol-H3605his peopleעַמּ֑וֹa.MoH5971into our handבְּיָדֵ֗נוּbe.ya.De.nuH3027,and we smoteוַנַּכֵּ֕הוּva.na.Ke.huH5221them untilעַד־'ad-H5704noבִּלְתִּ֥יbil.TiH1115survivorשָׂרִֽיד׃sa.RidH8300wasleftהִשְׁאִֽיר־hish.'ir-H7604.

4We capturedוַנִּלְכֹּ֤דva.nil.KodH3920allכָּל־kol-H3605his citiesעָרָיו֙'a.RavH5892at that timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256;there was not a cityקִרְיָ֔הkir.YahH7151whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834we did not takeלָקַ֖חְנוּla.Kach.nuH3947from them: sixtyשִׁשִּׁ֥יםshi.ShimH8346citiesעִיר֙'irH5892,allכָּל־kol-H3605the regionחֶ֣בֶלChe.velH2256ofArgobאַרְגֹּ֔ב'ar.GoH709,the kingdomמַמְלֶ֥כֶתmam.Le.khetH4467of Ogע֖וֹגogH5747in Bashanבַּבָּשָֽׁן׃ba.ba.ShanH1316.

5Allכָּל־kol-H3605theseאֵ֜לֶּה'E.lehH428were citiesעָרִ֧ים'a.RimH5892fortifiedבְּצֻר֛וֹתbe.tzu.RotH1219with highגְבֹהָ֖הge.vo.HahH1364wallsחוֹמָ֥הcho.MahH2346,gatesדְּלָתַ֣יִםde.la.Ta.yimH1817and barsוּבְרִ֑יחַu.ve.Ri.achH1280,besidesלְבַ֛דle.VadH905 H4480a greatמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966manyהַרְבֵּ֥הhar.BehH7235unwalledהַפְּרָזִ֖יha.pe.ra.ZiH6521townsמֵעָרֵ֥יme.'a.ReiH5892.

6WeutterlyH2763destroyedוַנַּחֲרֵ֣םva.na.cha.RemH2763them, as we didעָשִׂ֔ינוּ'a.Si.nuH6213toSihonלְסִיחֹ֖ןle.si.ChonH5511kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Heshbonחֶשְׁבּ֑וֹןchesh.BonH2809,utterlyH2763destroyingהַחֲרֵם֙ha.cha.RemH2763the menמְתִ֔םme.TimH4962,womenהַנָּשִׁ֖יםha.na.ShimH802and childrenוְהַטָּֽף׃ve.ha.TafH2945of everyכָּל־kol-H3605cityעִ֣יר'irH5892.

7But allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the animalsהַבְּהֵמָ֛הha.be.he.MahH929and the spoilוּשְׁלַ֥לu.she.LalH7998of the citiesהֶעָרִ֖יםhe.'a.RimH5892we tookH962as our bootyH962.

8“Thus we tookוַנִּקַּ֞חva.ni.KachH3947the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776at that timeבָּעֵ֤תba.'EtH6256from the handמִיַּ֗דmi.YadH3027of the twoשְׁנֵי֙she.NeiH8147kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567whoאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834were beyondבְּעֵ֣בֶרbe.'E.verH5676the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383, from thevalleyמִנַּ֥חַלmi.Na.chalH5158of Arnonאַרְנֹ֖ן'ar.NonH769to Mountהַ֥רharH2022Hermonחֶרְמֽוֹן׃cher.MonH2768

9(Sidoniansצִידֹנִ֛יםtzi.do.NimH6722callיִקְרְא֥וּyik.re.'UH7121Hermonלְחֶרְמ֖וֹןle.cher.MonH2768Sirionשִׂרְיֹ֑ןsir.YonH8303,and the Amoritesוְהָ֣אֱמֹרִ֔יve.Ha.'e.mo.RiH567callיִקְרְאוּ־yik.re.'u-H7121itSenirשְׂנִֽיר׃se.NirH8149):

10allכֹּ֣ל׀kolH3605the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of the plateauהַמִּישֹׁ֗רha.mi.ShorH4334and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Gileadהַגִּלְעָד֙ha.gil.'AdH1568andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Bashanהַבָּשָׁ֔ןha.ba.ShanH1316,as farעַד־'ad-H5704as Salecahסַלְכָ֖הsal.KhahH5548and Edreiוְאֶדְרֶ֑עִיve.'ed.Re.'iH154,citiesעָרֵ֛י'a.ReiH5892of the kingdomמַמְלֶ֥כֶתmam.Le.khetH4467of Ogע֖וֹגogH5747in Bashanבַּבָּשָֽׁן׃ba.ba.ShanH1316.

11(For onlyH7534Ogע֞וֹגogH5747kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Bashanהַבָּשָׁ֗ןha.ba.ShanH1316was leftנִשְׁאַר֮nish.'ArH7604of the remnantמִיֶּ֣תֶרmi.Ye.terH3499of theRephaimהָרְפָאִים֒ha.re.fa.'ImH7497.Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009, hisbedsteadעַרְשׂוֹ֙ar.SoH6210was an ironבַּרְזֶ֔לbar.ZelH1270bedsteadעֶ֣רֶשׂ'E.resH6210; it is inRabbahבְּרַבַּ֖תbe.ra.BatH7237of the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּ֑וֹןa.MonH5983.Its lengthאָרְכָּ֗הּ'a.re.KahH753was nineתֵּ֧שַׁעTe.sha'H8672cubitsאַמּ֣וֹת'a.MotH520and its widthרָחְבָּ֖הּra.che.BahH7341fourוְאַרְבַּ֥עve.'ar.Ba'H702cubitsאַמּ֛וֹת'a.MotH520by ordinaryאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376cubitבְּאַמַּת־be.'a.mat-H520.)

12“So we tookH3423possessionיָרַ֖שְׁנוּya.Rash.nuH3423of thisH2088landהָאָ֧רֶץha.'A.retzH776at that timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256. FromAroerמֵעֲרֹעֵ֞רme.'a.ro.'ErH6177,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834is by thevalleyנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158of Arnonאַרְנֹ֗ן'ar.NonH769,and halfוַחֲצִ֤יva.cha.TziH2677the hillהַֽר־har-H2022countryH2022ofGileadהַגִּלְעָד֙ha.gil.'AdH1568and its citiesוְעָרָ֔יוve.'a.RavH5892I gaveנָתַ֕תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414to the Reubenitesלָרֻֽאוּבֵנִ֖יla.ru.'u.ve.NiH7206and to the Gaditesוְלַגָּדִֽי׃ve.la.ga.DiH1425.

13The restוְיֶ֨תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of Gileadהַגִּלְעָ֤דha.gil.'AdH1568and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Bashanהַבָּשָׁן֙ha.ba.ShanH1316,the kingdomמַמְלֶ֣כֶתmam.Le.khetH4467of Ogע֔וֹגogH5747,I gaveנָתַ֕תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414to the half-tribeלַחֲצִ֖י שֵׁ֣בֶטla.cha.Tzi She.vetH2677 H7626of Manassehהַֽמְנַשֶּׁ֑הham.na.ShehH4519,allכֹּ֣לkolH3605the regionחֶ֤בֶלChe.velH2256of Argobהָֽאַרְגֹּב֙ha.'ar.GoH709(concerning allלְכָל־le.kholH3605Bashanהַבָּשָׁ֔ןha.ba.ShanH1316,it is calledיִקָּרֵ֖אyi.ka.Re'H7121the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Rephaimרְפָאִֽים׃re.fa.'ImH7497.

14Jairיָאִ֣ירya.'IrH2971the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֗הme.na.ShehH4519tookלָקַח֙la.KachH3947allכָּל־kol-H3605the regionחֶ֣בֶלChe.velH2256of Argobאַרְגֹּ֔ב'ar.GoH709as farH5704as the borderגְּב֥וּלge.VulH1366of the Geshuritesהַגְּשׁוּרִ֖יha.ge.shu.RiH1651and the Maacathitesוְהַמַּֽעֲכָתִ֑יve.ha.ma.'a.kha.TiH4602,and calledוַיִּקְרָא֩vai.yik.Ra'H7121it, that is,Bashanהַבָּשָׁן֙ha.ba.ShanH1316,afterעַל־'al-H5921his own nameשְׁמ֤וֹshe.MoH8034,Havvoth-jairH2334, as it isto thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.)

15To Machirוּלְמָכִ֖ירu.le.ma.KhirH4353I gaveנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414Gileadהַגִּלְעָֽד׃ha.gil.'AdH1568.

16To the Reubenitesוְלָרֻאוּבֵנִ֨יve.la.ru.'u.ve.NiH7206and to the Gaditesוְלַגָּדִ֜יve.la.ga.DiH1425I gaveנָתַ֤תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414from Gileadהַגִּלְעָד֙ha.gil.'AdH1568even as farוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704as thevalleyנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158of Arnonאַרְנֹ֔ן'ar.NonH769,the middleתּ֥וֹךְTokhH8432of thevalleyהַנַּ֖חַלha.Na.chalH5158as a borderוּגְבֻ֑לu.ge.VulH1366and as farוְעַד֙ve.'AdH5704as theriverהַנַּ֔חַלha.Na.chalH5158Jabbokיַבֹּ֣קya.BokH2999,the borderגְּב֖וּלge.VulH1366of the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonH5983;

17the Arabahוְהָֽעֲרָבָ֖הve.ha.'a.ra.VahH6160also, with the Jordanוְהַיַּרְדֵּ֣ןve.hai.yar.DenH3383as aborderוּגְבֻ֑לu.ge.VulH1366, fromChinnerethמִכִּנֶּ֗רֶתmi.ki.Ne.retH3672even as farוְעַ֨דve.'AdH5704as the seaיָ֤םyamH3220of the Arabahהָֽעֲרָבָה֙ha.'a.ra.VahH6160,the Saltהַמֶּ֔לַחha.Me.lachH4417Seaיָ֣םyamH3220,at the footתַּ֛חַתTa.chatH8478of the slopesH794of Pisgahהַפִּסְגָּ֖הha.pis.GahH6449on the eastמִזְרָֽחָה׃miz.Ra.chahH4217.

18“Then I commandedוָאֲצַ֣וva.'a.TzavH6680you at that timeבָּעֵ֥תba.'EtH6256,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, ‘The Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֗ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430has givenנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414you thisH2088landהָאָ֤רֶץha.'A.retzH776to possessלְרִשְׁתָּ֔הּle.rish.TahH3423it;allכָּל־kol-H3605you valiantחָֽיִל׃Cha.yilH2428menבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121shall crossH5674overH5674armedחֲלוּצִ֣יםcha.lu.TzimH2502beforeלִפְנֵ֛יlif.NeiH6440your brothersאֲחֵיכֶ֥ם'a.chei.KhemH251,the sonsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

19But your wivesנְשֵׁיכֶ֣םne.shei.KhemH802and your littleוְטַפְּכֶם֮ve.ta.pe.KhemH2945onesH2945and your livestockוּמִקְנֵכֶם֒u.mik.ne.KhemH4735(I knowיָדַ֕עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that you havemuchרַ֖בravH7227livestockמִקְנֶ֥הmik.NehH4735)shall remainיֵֽשְׁבוּ֙ye.she.VuH3427in your citiesבְּעָ֣רֵיכֶ֔םbe.'A.rei.KhemH5892whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I have givenנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414you,

20untilעַ֠ד'adH5704the Lordיְהוָ֥ה׀Yah.wehH3068givesיָנִ֨יחַya.Ni.achH5117restH5117to your fellowH251countrymenלַֽאֲחֵיכֶם֮la.'a.chei.KhemH251as to you, and they alsoגַם־gam-H1571possessוְיָרְשׁ֣וּve.ya.re.ShuH3423the landהָאָ֕רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichH834the Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֛ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430will giveנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414them beyondבְּעֵ֣בֶרbe.'E.verH5676the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383.Then you may returnוְשַׁבְתֶּ֗םve.shav.TemH7725everyH376manH376to his possessionלִֽירֻשָּׁת֔וֹli.ru.sha.ToH3425whichH834I have givenנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414you.’

21I commandedצִוֵּ֔יתִיtzi.Vei.tiH6680Joshuaיְהוֹשׁ֣וּעַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091at that timeבָּעֵ֥תba.'EtH6256,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, ‘Your eyesעֵינֶ֣יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869have seenהָרֹאֹ֗תha.ro.'OtH7200allכָּל־kol-H3605that the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶם֙'e.lo.hei.KhemH430has doneעָשָׂ֜ה'a.SahH6213to theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428twoלִשְׁנֵי֙lish.NeiH8147kingsהַמְּלָכִ֣יםha.me.la.KhimH4428;soכֵּֽן־ken-H3651the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068shall doיַעֲשֶׂ֤הya.'a.SehH6213to allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the kingdomsהַמַּמְלָכ֔וֹתha.mam.la.KhotH4467into whichH834you are about to crossעֹבֵ֥ר'o.VerH5674.

22Do not fearתְִּירָא֑וּםti.ra.'UmH3372them, for the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430is the one fightingהַנִּלְחָ֥םha.nil.ChamH3898for you.’

23“I also pleadedוָאֶתְחַנַּ֖ןva.'et.cha.NanH2603with the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068at that timeבָּעֵ֥תba.'EtH6256,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

24‘O Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068,You have begunהַֽחִלּ֙וֹתָ֙ha.chi.Lo.taH2490to showלְהַרְא֣וֹתle.har.'otH7200Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650Your greatnessגָּדְלְךָ֔ga.de.le.KhaH1433and Your strongהַחֲזָקָ֑הha.cha.za.KahH2389handיָדְךָ֖ya.de.KhaH3027;for whatמִי־mi-H4310godאֵל֙'elH410is there in heavenבַּשָּׁמַ֣יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064or on earthוּבָאָ֔רֶץu.va.'A.retzH776whoH834can doיַעֲשֶׂ֥הya.'a.SehH6213such worksכְמַעֲשֶׂ֖יךָkhe.ma.'a.Sei.khaH4639and mightyוְכִגְבוּרֹתֶֽךָ׃ve.khig.vu.ro.Te.khaH1369actsH1369as Yours?

25Let me, I prayנָּ֗אNa'H4994,crossH5674overH5674and seeוְאֶרְאֶה֙ve.'er.'EhH7200thefairהַטּוֹבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776that is beyondבְּעֵ֣בֶרbe.'E.verH5676the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383,that goodהַטּ֛וֹבha.TovH2896hillהָהָ֥רha.HarH2022countryH2022and Lebanonוְהַלְּבָנֽוֹן׃ve.ha.le.va.NonH3844.’

26Butthe Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068was angryוַיִּתְעַבֵּ֨רvai.yit.'a.BerH5674with me on your accountלְמַ֣עַנְכֶ֔םle.Ma.'an.KhemH4616,and would not listenשָׁמַ֖עsha.Ma'H8085to me; and the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, ‘Enoughרַב־rav-H7227!Speakדַּבֵּ֥רda.BerH1696to Me noאַל־'al-H408moreתּ֗וֹסֶף ע֖וֹדTo.sef odH3254 H5750of thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088matterבַּדָּבָ֥רba.da.VarH1697.

27Goעֲלֵ֣ה׀'a.LehH5927up to the topרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218ofPisgahהַפִּסְגָּ֗הha.pis.GahH6449and liftוְשָׂ֥אve.Sa'H5375up your eyesעֵינֶ֛יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869to the westיָ֧מָּהYa.mahH3220and northוְצָפֹ֛נָהve.tza.Fo.nahH6828and southוְתֵימָ֥נָהve.tei.Ma.nahH8486and eastוּמִזְרָ֖חָהu.miz.Ra.chahH4217,and seeוּרְאֵ֣הu.re.'EhH7200itwith your eyesבְעֵינֶ֑יךָve.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,for you shall not crossH5674overH5674thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֥ןhai.yar.DenH3383.

28But chargeוְצַ֥וve.TzavH6680Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091and encourageוְחַזְּקֵ֣הוּve.cha.ze.Ke.huH2388him and strengthenוְאַמְּצֵ֑הוּve.'a.me.Tze.huH553him,for he shall goH5674acrossH5674at the headלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440of thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971,and he will giveH5159them as an inheritanceיַנְחִ֣ילyan.ChilH5157the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you will seeתִּרְאֶֽה׃tir.'EhH7200.’

29So we remainedוַנֵּ֣שֶׁבva.Ne.shevH3427in the valleyבַּגָּ֔יְאba.Gay'H1516oppositeמ֖וּלmulH4136Beth-peorH1047.

Conquests Recounted

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 3