New American Standard Bible 2020

Deuteronomy 2:24-37

24‘Ariseק֣וּמוּKu.muH6965,setסְּע֗וּse.'UH5265outH5265,and passוְעִבְרוּ֮ve.'iv.RuH5674throughH5674theValleyנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158of Arnonאַרְנֹן֒'ar.NonH769.Lookרְאֵ֣הre.'EhH7200!I have handedבְ֠יָדְךָVe.ya.de.khaH5414 H3027overH5414to 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.khaH4480 H6440of 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,

27‘Let me passאֶעְבְּרָ֣ה'e'.be.RahH5674through your landבְאַרְצֶ֔ךָve.'ar.Tze.khaH776; I willtravelאֵלֵ֑ךְ'e.LekhH1980only on the roadH1870.I will not turnאָס֖וּר'a.SurH5493asideH5493to the rightיָמִ֥יןya.MinH3225or to the leftוּשְׂמֹֽאול׃u.se.MolH8040.

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'adH5704 H834I 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.KhaH3027 H5414him overH5414to you, as he istodayכַּיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃ סkai.Yom ha.ZehH2088 H3117.

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.’

32“Then Sihonסִיחֹ֨ןsi.ChonH5511cameH3318outH3318with allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his peopleעַמּ֛וֹa.MoH5971to meetלִקְרָאתֵ֜נוּlik.ra.Te.nuH7122us in battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421at Jahazיָֽהְצָה׃Ya.he.tzahH3096.

33Andthe Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430turnedH5414him overH5414to us, and wedefeatedוַנַּ֥ךְva.NakhH5221him with his sonsבָּנָ֖יוbe.novH1121and allכָּל־kol-H3605his peopleעַמּֽוֹ׃a.MoH5971.

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.

35We tookH962onlyH7534the animalsהַבְּהֵמָ֖הha.be.he.MahH929as our plunderבָּזַ֣זְנוּba.Zaz.nuH962,and the spoilsוּשְׁלַ֥לu.she.LalH7998of the citiesהֶעָרִ֖יםhe.'a.RimH5892whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834we had capturedלָכָֽדְנוּ׃la.Kha.de.nuH3920.

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-H3605 H834the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430had commandedצִוָּ֖הtzi.VahH6680us to avoid.

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