New American Standard Bible 1995

Deuteronomy 3:1-17

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.

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