Deuteronomy 2:18

Deuteronomy 2:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thou art to pass over through Ar, the coast of Moab, this day:
• New International Version (NIV)“Today you are to pass by the region of Moab at Ar.
• English Standard Version (ESV)'Today you are to cross the border of Moab at Ar.
• New Living Translation (NLT)‘Today you will cross the border of Moab at Ar

Context of Deuteronomy 2:18

16“So it was, when all the men of war had finally perished from among the people, 17that the Lord spoke to me, saying: ‘This day you are to cross over at Ar, the boundary of Moab. 19And when you come near the people of Ammon, do not harass them or meddle with them, for I will not give you any of the land of the people of Ammon as a possession, because I have given it to the descendants of Lot as a possession.’ ” 20(That was also regarded as a land of giants; giants formerly dwelt there. But the Ammonites call them Zamzummim,

Deuteronomy 2:18 word by word

אַתָּ֨ה עֹבֵ֥ר הַיּ֛וֹם אֶת־גְּב֥וּל מוֹאָ֖ב אֶת־עָֽר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thou art to pass overעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
• through Arעָר‛âr · ArH6144
• the coastגְּבוּלgebûl gebûl · border: boundaryH1366
• of Moabמוֹאָבmô'âb · MoabH4124
• this dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 2:18

• Numbers 21:15And the slope of the brooks That reaches to the dwelling of Ar, And lies on the border of Moab.”
• Isaiah 15:1The burden against Moab. Because in the night Ar of Moab is laid waste And destroyed, Because in the night Kir of Moab is laid waste And destroyed,

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 2:18

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-23Verses 8-23 We have the origin of the Moabites, Edomites, and Ammonites. Moses also gives an instance older than any of these; the Caphtorims drove the Avims out of their country. These revolutions show what uncertain things wordly possessions are. It was so of old, and ever will be so. Families decline, and from them estates are transferred to families that increase; so little continuance is there in these things. This is recorded to encourage the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-25Numbers 21:10–20 covers the same time period.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-188-18. we passed ... through the way of the plain--the Arabah or great valley, from Elath ("trees") (the Ailah of the Greeks and Romans). The site of it is marked by extensive mounds of rubbish. Ezion-geber--now Akaba, both were within the territory of Edom; and after making a circuit of its southeastern boundary, the Israelites reached the border of Moab on the southeast of the Salt Sea. They had been forbidden by divine command to molest the Moabites in…Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 2:18

• Ar
• Moab

In the dictionaries

• Moab
• Moab; Moabites
• Moab, Moabite
• Ammonite
• Contend
• Distress
• Exodus
• Geber
• Horites
• Deuteronomy

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