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 King James Version (NKJV)‘This day you are to cross over at Ar, the boundary of Moab.

Context of Deuteronomy 2:18

16So it came to pass, when all the men of war were consumed and dead from among the people, 17That Yhwh spake unto me, saying, Thou art to pass over through Ar, the coast of Moab, this day: 19And when thou comest nigh over against the children of Ammon, distress them not, nor meddle with them: for I will not give thee of the land of the children of Ammon any possession; because I have given it unto the children of Lot for a possession. 20(That also was accounted a land of giants: giants dwelt therein in old time; and the Ammonites call them Zamzummims;

Deuteronomy 2:18 word by word

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

• 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 at the stream of the brooks that goeth down to the dwelling of Ar, and lieth upon the border of Moab.
• Isaiah 15:1The burden of Moab. Because in the night Ar of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence; because in the night Kir of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence;

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

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• Moab
• Moab; Moabites
• Moab, Moabite
• Ammonite
• Contend
• Distress
• Exodus
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• 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