New American Standard Bible 2020

Deuteronomy 2:2-8

2And the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

3‘You have circledסֹ֖בsoH5437thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088mountainהָהָ֣רha.HarH2022longH7227enoughרַב־rav-H7227. Nowturnפְּנ֥וּpe.NuH6437northצָפֹֽנָה׃tza.Fo.nahH6828,

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.gelH4096 H3709 H7272,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 passedH5674beyondH5674 H4480our 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.

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