Revised Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 2:24-36

24Rise ye upק֣וּמוּKu.muH6965,take your journeyסְּע֗וּse.'UH5265,and pass overוְעִבְרוּ֮ve.'iv.RuH5674the riverנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158Arnonאַרְנֹן֒'ar.NonH769:beholdרְאֵ֣הre.'EhH7200,I have givenנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414into thine handבְ֠יָדְךָVe.ya.de.khaH3027Sihonסִיחֹ֨ןsi.ChonH5511the Amoriteהָֽאֱמֹרִ֛יha.'e.mo.RiH567,kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Heshbonחֶשְׁבּ֧וֹןchesh.BonH2809,and his landאַרְצ֖וֹ'ar.TzoH776:beginהָחֵ֣לha.ChelH2490to possessרָ֑שׁRashH3423it,and contendוְהִתְגָּ֥רve.hit.GarH1624with him in battleמִלְחָמָֽה׃mil.cha.MahH4421.

25This dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117will I beginאָחֵל֙'a.ChelH2490to putתֵּ֤תtetH5414the dreadפַּחְדְּךָ֙pach.de.KhaH6343of thee and the fearוְיִרְאָ֣תְךָ֔ve.yir.'A.te.khaH3374of thee upon the nationsפְּנֵי֙ הָֽעַמִּ֔יםpe.Nei ha.'a.MimH5971 H6440that areunder the whole heavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,who shall hearיִשְׁמְעוּן֙yish.me.'UnH8085reportשִׁמְעֲךָ֔shim.'a.KhaH8088of thee, and shall trembleוְרָגְז֥וּve.ra.ge.ZuH7264,and be in anguishוְחָל֖וּve.cha.LuH2342because of theeמִפָּנֶֽיךָ׃mi.pa.Nei.khaH6440.

26And I sentוָאֶשְׁלַ֤חva.'esh.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִים֙mal.'a.KhimH4397out of the wildernessמִמִּדְבַּ֣רmi.mid.BarH4057of Kedemothקְדֵמ֔וֹתke.de.MotH6932unto Sihonסִיח֖וֹןsi.ChonH5511kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Heshbonחֶשְׁבּ֑וֹןchesh.BonH2809with wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of peaceשָׁל֖וֹםsha.LomH7965,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

27Let me passאֶעְבְּרָ֣ה'e'.be.RahH5674through thy landבְאַרְצֶ֔ךָve.'ar.Tze.khaH776:I will goH3212along by the high wayH1870,I will neither turnאָס֖וּר'a.SurH5493unto the right handיָמִ֥יןya.MinH3225nor to the leftוּשְׂמֹֽאול׃u.se.MolH8040.

28Thou shalt sellתַּשְׁבִּרֵ֙נִי֙tash.bi.Re.niH7666me meatאֹ֣כֶל'O.khelH400for moneyבַּכֶּ֤סֶףba.Ke.sefH3701,that I may eatוְאָכַ֔לְתִּיve.'a.Khal.tiH398;and giveתִּתֶּן־ti.ten-H5414me waterוּמַ֛יִםu.Ma.yimH4325for moneyבַּכֶּ֥סֶףba.Ke.sefH3701,that I may drinkוְשָׁתִ֑יתִיve.sha.Ti.tiH8354:only I will pass throughאֶעְבְּרָ֥ה'e'.be.RahH5674on my feetבְרַגְלָֽי׃ve.rag.LaiH7272;

29(As the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Esauעֵשָׂ֗ו'e.SavH6215which dwellהַיֹּֽשְׁבִים֙hai.yo.she.VimH3427in Seirבְּשֵׂעִ֔ירbe.se.'IrH8165,and the Moabitesוְהַמּ֣וֹאָבִ֔יםve.ha.Mo.'a.VimH4125which dwellהַיֹּשְׁבִ֖יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427in Arבְּעָ֑רbe.'ArH6144,didעָֽשׂוּ־'a.su-H6213unto me;) until I shall pass overאֶֽעֱבֹר֙'e.'e.VorH5674Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383into the landהָאָ֕רֶץha.'A.retzH776which Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430givethנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414us.

30But Sihonסִיחֹן֙si.ChonH5511kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Heshbonחֶשְׁבּ֔וֹןchesh.BonH2809wouldאָבָ֗ה'a.VahH14not let us passהַעֲבִרֵ֖נוּha.'a.vi.Re.nuH5674by him: for Yhwhיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hardenedהִקְשָׁה֩hik.ShahH7185his spiritרוּח֗וֹru.ChoH7307,and made his heartלְבָב֔וֹle.va.VoH3824obstinateוְאִמֵּץ֙ve.'i.MetzH553,that he might deliverתִּתּ֥וֹti.ToH5414him into thy handבְיָדְךָ֖ve.ya.de.KhaH3027, as appeareththis dayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117.

31And Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto me, Beholdרְאֵ֗הre.'EhH7200,I have begunהַֽחִלֹּ֙תִי֙ha.chi.Lo.tiH2490to giveתֵּ֣תtetH5414Sihonסִיחֹ֖ןsi.ChonH5511and his landאַרְצ֑וֹ'ar.TzoH776beforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee: beginהָחֵ֣לha.ChelH2490to possessרָ֔שׁRashH3423,that thou mayest inheritלָרֶ֖שֶׁתla.Re.shetH3423his landאַרְצֽוֹ׃'ar.TzoH776.

32Then Sihonסִיחֹ֨ןsi.ChonH5511came outוַיֵּצֵא֩vai.ye.Tze'H3318againstH7125us, he and all his peopleעַמּ֛וֹa.MoH5971,to fightלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421at Jahazיָֽהְצָה׃Ya.he.tzahH3096.

33And Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430deliveredוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֛הוּvai.yi.te.Ne.huH5414him beforeלְפָנֵ֑ינוּle.fa.Nei.nuH6440us; and we smoteוַנַּ֥ךְva.NakhH5221him, and his sonsבָּנָ֖יוbe.novH1121,and all his peopleעַמּֽוֹ׃a.MoH5971.

34And we tookוַנִּלְכֹּ֤דva.nil.KodH3920all his citiesעָרָיו֙'a.RavH5892at that timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256,and utterly destroyedוַֽנַּחֲרֵם֙va.na.cha.RemH2763the menמְתִ֔םme.TimH4962,and the womenוְהַנָּשִׁ֖יםve.ha.na.ShimH802,and the little onesוְהַטָּ֑ףve.ha.TafH2945,of every cityעִ֣יר'irH5892,we leftהִשְׁאַ֖רְנוּhish.'Ar.nuH7604none to remainשָׂרִֽיד׃sa.RidH8300:

35Only the cattleהַבְּהֵמָ֖הha.be.he.MahH929we took for a preyבָּזַ֣זְנוּba.Zaz.nuH962unto ourselves, and the spoilוּשְׁלַ֥לu.she.LalH7998of the citiesהֶעָרִ֖יםhe.'a.RimH5892which we tookלָכָֽדְנוּ׃la.Kha.de.nuH3920.

36From Aroerמֵֽעֲרֹעֵ֡רme.'a.ro.'ErH6177, which isby the brinkשְׂפַת־se.fat-H8193of the riverנַ֨חַלNa.chalH5158of Arnonאַרְנֹ֜ן'ar.NonH769, and fromthe cityוְהָעִ֨ירve.ha.'IrH5892that isby the riverבַּנַּ֙חַל֙ba.Na.chalH5158,even unto Gileadהַגִּלְעָ֔דha.gil.'AdH1568,there was not one cityקִרְיָ֔הkir.YahH7151too strongשָׂגְבָ֖הsa.ge.VahH7682for us: Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430deliveredנָתַ֛ןna.TanH5414all unto usלְפָנֵֽינוּ׃le.fa.Nei.nuH6440:

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