New American Standard Bible 2020
Deuteronomy 2
Wanderings in the Wilderness
1“Then we turnedוַנֵּ֜פֶןva.Ne.fenH6437and setוַנִּסַּ֤עva.ni.Sa'H5265outH5265for the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֙רָה֙ha.mid.Ba.rahH4057by the wayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of theRedס֔וּףSufH5488Seaיַם־yam-H3220,as the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spokeדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696to me, and we circledוַנָּ֥סָבva.Na.sovH5437Mountהַר־har-H2022Seirשֵׂעִ֖ירse.'IrH8165for manyרַבִּֽים׃ סra.BimH7227daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117.
4and commandצַ֣וtzavH6680the peopleהָעָם֮ha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, “You are going to passעֹֽבְרִ֗ים'oe.RimH5674through theterritoryבִּגְבוּל֙big.VulH1366of your brothersאֲחֵיכֶ֣ם'a.chei.KhemH251the sonsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Esauעֵשָׂ֔ו'e.SavH6215,who liveהַיֹּשְׁבִ֖יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427in Seirבְּשֵׂעִ֑ירbe.se.'IrH8165; andthey will beH3372afraidוְיִֽירְא֣וּve.yi.re.'UH3372of you. So beH8104veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966carefulH8104;
5do notprovokeתִּתְגָּר֣וּtit.ga.RuH1624them, for I will not giveאֶתֵּ֤ן'e.TenH5414you anyH4480of their landמֵֽאַרְצָ֔םme.'ar.TzamH776, not evenasH5704muchH5704asH5704afootprintמִדְרַ֣ךְ כַּף־ רָ֑גֶלmid.Rakh kaf- Ra.gelH4096H3709H7272,becauseH3588I have givenנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414Mountהַ֥רharH2022Seirשֵׂעִֽיר׃se.'IrH8165to Esauלְעֵשָׂ֔וle.'e.SavH6215as a possessionיְרֻשָּׁ֣הye.ru.ShahH3425.
6You are to buyתִּשְׁבְּר֧וּtish.be.RuH7666foodאֹ֣כֶל'O.khelH400from them with moneyבַּכֶּ֖סֶףba.Ke.sefH3701so that you may eatוַאֲכַלְתֶּ֑םva.'a.khal.TemH398,and you shall alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571purchaseתִּכְר֧וּtikh.RuH3739waterמַ֜יִםMa.yimH4325from them with moneyבַּכֶּ֖סֶףba.Ke.sefH3701so that you may drinkוּשְׁתִיתֶֽם׃u.she.ti.TemH8354.
7For the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430has blessedבֵּֽרַכְךָ֗be.rakh.KhaH1288you in allבְּכֹל֙be.KholH3605that you have doneיָדֶ֔ךָya.De.khaH3027;He has knownיָדַ֣עya.Da'H3045yourwanderingלֶכְתְּךָ֔lekh.te.KhaH1980through thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088greatהַגָּדֹ֖לha.ga.DolH1419wildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֥רha.mid.BarH4057.Theseזֶ֣ה׀zehH2088fortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֗הsha.NahH8141the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430has been with you; you have not lackedחָסַ֖רְתָּcha.Sar.taH2637anythingדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697.”’
8“So we passedH5674beyondH5674H4480our brothersאַחֵ֣ינוּ'a.Chei.nuH251the sonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Esauעֵשָׂ֗ו'e.SavH6215,who liveהַיֹּֽשְׁבִים֙hai.yo.she.VimH3427in Seirבְּשֵׂעִ֔ירbe.se.'IrH8165,awayH4480from theArabahהָֽעֲרָבָ֔הha.'a.ra.VahH6160roadמִדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙mi.De.rekhH1870,awayH4480from ElathH365andEzion-geberH6100.And we turnedוַנֵּ֙פֶן֙va.Ne.fenH6437and passedH5674throughH5674by the wayדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the wildernessמִדְבַּ֥רmid.BarH4057of Moabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124.
9Then the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, ‘Do not attackתָּ֙צַר֙ta.tzarH6696Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,norוְאַל־ve.'al-H408provokeתִּתְגָּ֥רtit.GarH1624them to warמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421,for I will not giveאֶתֵּ֨ן'e.TenH5414you anyH4480oftheir landמֵֽאַרְצוֹ֙me.'ar.TzoH776as a possessionיְרֻשָּׁ֔הye.ru.ShahH3425,becauseH3588I have givenנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414Arעָ֖ר'arH6144tothe sonsלִבְנֵי־liv.nei-H1121of Lotל֔וֹטLotH3876as a possessionיְרֻשָּֽׁה׃ye.ru.shahH3425.’
12The Horitesהַחֹרִים֮ha.cho.RimH2752previouslyלְפָנִים֒le.fa.NimH6440livedיָשְׁב֣וּya.she.VuH3427in Seirוּבְשֵׂעִ֞ירu.ve.se.'IrH8165,but the sonsוּבְנֵ֧יu.ve.NeiH1121of Esauעֵשָׂ֣ו'e.SavH6215dispossessedיִֽירָשׁ֗וּםyi.ra.ShumH3423them and destroyedוַיַּשְׁמִידוּם֙vai.yash.mi.DumH8045them from beforeמִפְּנֵיהֶ֔םmi.pe.nei.HemH6440them, and settledוַיֵּשְׁב֖וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427inH8478their placeתַּחְתָּ֑םtach.TamH8478;justH3512asH3512Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478didעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213to the landלְאֶ֙רֶץ֙le.'E.retzH776oftheir possessionיְרֻשָּׁת֔וֹye.ru.sha.ToH3425whichH834the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068gaveנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414them.)
14Now thetimeוְהַיָּמִ֞יםve.hai.ya.MimH3117that it tookH1980for us to comeH1980from Kadesh-barneaH6947untilעַ֤ד'adH5704H834we crossedH5674overH5674theWadiנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158Zeredזֶ֔רֶדZe.redH2218wasthirty-eightשְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים וּשְׁמֹנֶ֖הshe.lo.Shim u.she.mo.NehH7970H8083yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141,untilעַד־'ad-H5704allכָּל־kol-H3605the generationהַדּ֜וֹרha.DorH1755of the menH376of warהַמִּלְחָמָה֙ha.mil.cha.MahH4421perishedתֹּ֨םtomH8552from withinמִקֶּ֣רֶבmi.Ke.revH7130the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הha.ma.cha.NehH4264,justH3512asH3512the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068had swornנִשְׁבַּ֥עnish.Ba'H7650to them.
19When you comeוְקָרַבְתָּ֗ve.ka.rav.TaH7126oppositeמ֚וּלmulH4136thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּ֔וֹןa.MonH5983,do not attackתְּצֻרֵ֖םte.tzu.RemH6696them norH408provokeתִּתְגָּ֣רtit.GarH1624them, for I will not giveאֶ֠תֵּן'E.tenH5414you anyH4480of the landמֵאֶ֨רֶץme.'E.retzH776of the sonsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Ammonעַמּ֤וֹןa.MonH5983as a possessionיְרֻשָּׁ֔הye.ru.ShahH3425,becauseH3588I have givenנְתַתִּ֥יהָne.ta.Ti.haH5414it tothe sonsלִבְנֵי־liv.nei-H1121of Lotל֖וֹטLotH3876as a possessionיְרֻשָּֽׁה׃ye.ru.ShahH3425.’
20(It is alsoאַף־'af-H637regardedתֵּחָשֵׁ֖בte.cha.ShevH2803as the landאֶֽרֶץ־'e.retz-H776of theRephaimרְפָאִ֥יםre.fa.'ImH7497, because theRephaimרְפָאִ֤יםre.fa.'ImH7497previouslyלְפָנִ֔יםle.fa.NimH6440livedיָֽשְׁבוּ־ya.she.vu-H3427in it, but the Ammonitesוְהָֽעַמֹּנִ֔יםve.ha.'a.mo.NimH5984callיִקְרְא֥וּyik.re.'UH7121them Zamzumminזַמְזֻמִּֽים׃zam.zu.MimH2157,
21a peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971as greatגָּד֥וֹלga.DolH1419,numerousוְרַ֛בve.RavH7227,and tallוָרָ֖םva.RamH7311as the Anakimכָּעֲנָקִ֑יםka.'a.na.KimH6062;but the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068destroyedוַיַּשְׁמִידֵ֤םvai.yash.mi.DemH8045them beforeמִפְּנֵיהֶ֔םmi.pe.nei.HemH6440them. And they dispossessedוַיִּירָשֻׁ֖םvai.yi.ra.ShumH3423them and settledוַיֵּשְׁב֥וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427inH8478their placeתַחְתָּֽם׃tach.TamH8478,
22justH3512asH3512He didעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213for the sonsלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121of Esauעֵשָׂ֔ו'e.SavH6215, wholiveהַיֹּשְׁבִ֖יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427in Seirבְּשֵׂעִ֑ירbe.se.'IrH8165,whenH834He destroyedהִשְׁמִ֤ידhish.MidH8045the Horitesהַחֹרִי֙ha.cho.RiH2752from beforeמִפְּנֵיהֶ֔םmi.pe.nei.HemH6440them; they dispossessedוַיִּֽירָשֻׁם֙vai.yi.ra.ShumH3423them and settledוַיֵּשְׁב֣וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427inH8478their placeתַחְתָּ֔םtach.TamH8478, where they remainevenעַ֖ד'adH5704to thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.
23And as for theAvvimוְהָֽעַוִּ֛יםve.ha.'a.VimH5761,who livedהַיֹּשְׁבִ֥יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427in villagesבַּחֲצֵרִ֖יםba.cha.tze.RimH2691as farעַד־'ad-H5704as Gazaעַזָּ֑ה'a.ZahH5804, theCaphtorimכַּפְתֹּרִים֙kaf.to.RimH3732,who cameהַיֹּצְאִ֣יםhai.yo.tze.'ImH3318fromCaphtorמִכַּפְתּ֔וֹרmi.kaf.TorH3731,destroyedהִשְׁמִידֻ֖םhish.mi.DumH8045them and livedוַיֵּשְׁב֥וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427inH8478their placeתַחְתָּֽם׃tach.TamH8478.)
24‘Ariseק֣וּמוּKu.muH6965,setסְּע֗וּse.'UH5265outH5265,and passוְעִבְרוּ֮ve.'iv.RuH5674throughH5674theValleyנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158of Arnonאַרְנֹן֒'ar.NonH769.Lookרְאֵ֣הre.'EhH7200!I have handedבְ֠יָדְךָVe.ya.de.khaH5414H3027overH5414to you Sihonסִיחֹ֨ןsi.ChonH5511the Amoriteהָֽאֱמֹרִ֛יha.'e.mo.RiH567,kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Heshbonחֶשְׁבּ֧וֹןchesh.BonH2809,and his landאַרְצ֖וֹ'ar.TzoH776;startהָחֵ֣לha.ChelH2490takingרָ֑שׁRashH3423possessionH3423and plungeH1624intoH1624battleמִלְחָמָֽה׃mil.cha.MahH4421with him.
25Thisהַזֶּ֗הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117I will beginאָחֵל֙'a.ChelH2490to putתֵּ֤תtetH5414the dreadפַּחְדְּךָ֙pach.de.KhaH6343and fearוְיִרְאָ֣תְךָ֔ve.yir.'A.te.khaH3374of you upon the facesפְּנֵי֙pe.NeiH6440ofpeopleהָֽעַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971everywhereכָּל־kol-H3605,whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834,when they hearיִשְׁמְעוּן֙yish.me.'UnH8085the newsשִׁמְעֲךָ֔shim.'a.KhaH8088of you,will trembleוְרָגְז֥וּve.ra.ge.ZuH7264and beH2342inH2342anguishוְחָל֖וּve.cha.LuH2342becauseמִפָּנֶֽיךָ׃mi.pa.Nei.khaH4480H6440of you.’
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,
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,
29justH3512asH3512the 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'adH5704H834I crossH5674overH5674the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383into the landהָאָ֕רֶץha.'A.retzH776that the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430is givingנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414us.’
30ButSihonסִיחֹן֙si.ChonH5511kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Heshbonחֶשְׁבּ֔וֹןchesh.BonH2809wasH14not 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,inH4616orderH4616toH4616handבְיָדְךָ֖ve.ya.de.KhaH3027H5414him overH5414to you, as he istodayכַּיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃ סkai.Yom ha.ZehH2088H3117.
31And the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, ‘Seeרְאֵ֗הre.'EhH7200,I have begunהַֽחִלֹּ֙תִי֙ha.chi.Lo.tiH2490to turnH5414Sihonסִיחֹ֖ןsi.ChonH5511and his landאַרְצ֑וֹ'ar.TzoH776overH5414to you. Beginהָחֵ֣לha.ChelH2490takingרָ֔שׁRashH3423possessionלָרֶ֖שֶׁתla.Re.shetH3423,so that you may possessH3423his landאַרְצֽוֹ׃'ar.TzoH776.’
34So we capturedוַנִּלְכֹּ֤דva.nil.KodH3920allכָּל־kol-H3605his citiesעָרָיו֙'a.RavH5892at that timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256andutterlyH2763destroyedוַֽנַּחֲרֵם֙va.na.cha.RemH2763the menמְתִ֔םme.TimH4962,womenוְהַנָּשִׁ֖יםve.ha.na.ShimH802,and childrenוְהַטָּ֑ףve.ha.TafH2945of everyכָּל־kol-H3605cityעִ֣יר'irH5892.We leftהִשְׁאַ֖רְנוּhish.'Ar.nuH7604noלֹ֥אlo'H3808survivorשָׂרִֽיד׃sa.RidH8300.
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 wasH7682tooמִמֶּ֑נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480highשָׂגְבָ֖הsa.ge.VahH7682for us; the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430turnedH5414it allהַכֹּ֕לha.KolH3605overH5414to us.
37OnlyH7534you did not goH7126nearH7126the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of the sonsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Ammonעַמּ֖וֹןa.MonH5983,allכָּל־kol-H3605alongיַ֞דyadH3027theriverנַ֤חַלNa.chalH5158Jabbokיַבֹּק֙ya.BokH2999and the citiesוְעָרֵ֣יve.'a.ReiH5892of the hillהָהָ֔רha.HarH2022countryH2022,and whereverוְכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־ve.Khol 'a.Sher-H3605H834the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430had commandedצִוָּ֖הtzi.VahH6680us to avoid.
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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