New American Standard Bible 1995

Deuteronomy 3:1-7

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.

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