Revised Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 2:8-25

8And when we passedוַֽנַּעֲבֹ֞רva.na.'a.VorH5674by from our brethrenאַחֵ֣ינוּ'a.Chei.nuH251the childrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Esauעֵשָׂ֗ו'e.SavH6215,which dweltהַיֹּֽשְׁבִים֙hai.yo.she.VimH3427in Seirבְּשֵׂעִ֔ירbe.se.'IrH8165,through the wayמִדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙mi.De.rekhH1870of the plainהָֽעֲרָבָ֔הha.'a.ra.VahH6160from Elathמֵאֵילַ֖תme.'ei.LatH359,and from Ezion–gaberH6100,we turnedוַנֵּ֙פֶן֙va.Ne.fenH6437and passedוַֽנַּעֲבֹ֔רva.na.'a.VorH5674by the wayדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the wildernessמִדְבַּ֥רmid.BarH4057of Moabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124.

9And Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto me, Distressתָּ֙צַר֙ta.tzarH6696not the Moabitesמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,neither contendתִּתְגָּ֥רtit.GarH1624with them in battleמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421:for I will not giveאֶתֵּ֨ן'e.TenH5414thee of their landמֵֽאַרְצוֹ֙me.'ar.TzoH776fora possessionיְרֻשָּׁ֔הye.ru.ShahH3425;because I have givenנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414Arעָ֖ר'arH6144unto the childrenלִבְנֵי־liv.nei-H1121of Lotל֔וֹטLotH3876fora possessionיְרֻשָּֽׁה׃ye.ru.shahH3425.

10The Emimsהָאֵמִ֥יםha.'e.MimH368dweltיָ֣שְׁבוּYa.she.vuH3427therein in times pastלְפָנִ֖יםle.fa.NimH6440,a peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971greatגָּד֥וֹלga.DolH1419,and manyוְרַ֛בve.RavH7227,and tallוָרָ֖םva.RamH7311,as the Anakimsכָּעֲנָקִֽים׃ka.'a.na.KimH6062;

11Whichהֵ֖םhemH1992also were accountedיֵחָשְׁב֥וּye.cha.she.VuH2803giantsרְפָאִ֛יםre.fa.'ImH7497,as the Anakimsכָּעֲנָקִ֑יםka.'a.na.KimH6062;but the Moabitesוְהַמֹּ֣אָבִ֔יםve.ha.Mo.'a.VimH4125callיִקְרְא֥וּyik.re.'UH7121them Emimsאֵמִֽים׃'e.MimH368.

12The Horimsהַחֹרִים֮ha.cho.RimH2752also dweltיָשְׁב֣וּya.she.VuH3427in Seirוּבְשֵׂעִ֞ירu.ve.se.'IrH8165beforetimeלְפָנִים֒le.fa.NimH6440;but the childrenוּבְנֵ֧יu.ve.NeiH1121of Esauעֵשָׂ֣ו'e.SavH6215succeededיִֽירָשׁ֗וּםyi.ra.ShumH3423them, when they had destroyedוַיַּשְׁמִידוּם֙vai.yash.mi.DumH8045them from beforeמִפְּנֵיהֶ֔םmi.pe.nei.HemH6440them, and dweltוַיֵּשְׁב֖וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427in their stead; as Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478didעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213unto the landלְאֶ֙רֶץ֙le.'E.retzH776of his possessionיְרֻשָּׁת֔וֹye.ru.sha.ToH3425,which Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068gaveנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414unto them.

13Now rise upקֻ֛מוּKu.muH6965, said I,and get you overוְעִבְר֥וּve.'iv.RuH5674the brookנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158Zeredזָ֑רֶדZa.redH2218.And we went overוַֽנַּעֲבֹ֖רva.na.'a.VorH5674the brookנַ֥חַלNa.chalH5158Zeredזָֽרֶד׃Za.redH2218.

14And the spaceוְהַיָּמִ֞יםve.hai.ya.MimH3117in which we cameהָלַ֣כְנוּ׀ha.Lakh.nuH1980from Kadesh–barneaH6947,until we were come overעָבַ֙רְנוּ֙'a.Var.nuH5674the brookנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158Zeredזֶ֔רֶדZe.redH2218, wasthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970and eightוּשְׁמֹנֶ֖הu.she.mo.NehH8083yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141;until all the generationהַדּ֜וֹרha.DorH1755of the menאַנְשֵׁ֤י'an.SheiH582of warהַמִּלְחָמָה֙ha.mil.cha.MahH4421were wasted outתֹּ֨םtomH8552from amongמִקֶּ֣רֶבmi.Ke.revH7130the armyהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הha.ma.cha.NehH4264,as Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068swareנִשְׁבַּ֥עnish.Ba'H7650unto them.

15For indeed the handיַד־yad-H3027of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068was against them, to destroyלְהֻמָּ֖םle.hu.MamH2000them from amongמִקֶּ֣רֶבmi.Ke.revH7130the armyהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הha.ma.cha.NehH4264,until they were consumedתֻּמָּֽם׃tu.MamH8552.

16So it came to pass, when all the menאַנְשֵׁ֧י'an.SheiH582of warהַמִּלְחָמָ֛הha.mil.cha.MahH4421were consumedתַּ֜מּוּTa.muH8552and deadלָמ֖וּתla.MutH4191from amongמִקֶּ֥רֶבmi.Ke.revH7130the peopleהָעָֽם׃ סha.'AmH5971,

17That Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696unto me, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

18Thou art to pass overעֹבֵ֥ר'o.VerH5674through Arעָֽר׃'ArH6144,the coastגְּב֥וּלge.VulH1366of Moabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124,this dayהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117:

19And whenthou comest nighוְקָרַבְתָּ֗ve.ka.rav.TaH7126over againstמ֚וּלmulH4136the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּ֔וֹןa.MonH5983,distressתְּצֻרֵ֖םte.tzu.RemH6696them not, nor meddleתִּתְגָּ֣רtit.GarH1624with them: for I will not giveאֶ֠תֵּן'E.tenH5414thee of the landמֵאֶ֨רֶץme.'E.retzH776of the childrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Ammonעַמּ֤וֹןa.MonH5983anypossessionיְרֻשָּׁ֔הye.ru.ShahH3425;because I have givenנְתַתִּ֥יהָne.ta.Ti.haH5414it unto the childrenלִבְנֵי־liv.nei-H1121of Lotל֖וֹטLotH3876fora possessionיְרֻשָּֽׁה׃ye.ru.ShahH3425.

20(That also was accountedתֵּחָשֵׁ֖בte.cha.ShevH2803a landאֶֽרֶץ־'e.retz-H776of giantsרְפָאִ֥יםre.fa.'ImH7497:giantsרְפָאִ֤יםre.fa.'ImH7497dweltיָֽשְׁבוּ־ya.she.vu-H3427therein in old timeלְפָנִ֔יםle.fa.NimH6440;and the Ammonitesוְהָֽעַמֹּנִ֔יםve.ha.'a.mo.NimH5984callיִקְרְא֥וּyik.re.'UH7121them Zamzummimsזַמְזֻמִּֽים׃zam.zu.MimH2157;

21A peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971greatגָּד֥וֹלga.DolH1419,and manyוְרַ֛בve.RavH7227,and tallוָרָ֖םva.RamH7311,as the Anakimsכָּעֲנָקִ֑יםka.'a.na.KimH6062;But Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068destroyedוַיַּשְׁמִידֵ֤םvai.yash.mi.DemH8045them beforeמִפְּנֵיהֶ֔םmi.pe.nei.HemH6440them; and they succeededוַיִּירָשֻׁ֖םvai.yi.ra.ShumH3423them, and dweltוַיֵּשְׁב֥וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427in their stead:

22As he didעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213to the childrenלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121of Esauעֵשָׂ֔ו'e.SavH6215,which dweltהַיֹּשְׁבִ֖יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427in Seirבְּשֵׂעִ֑ירbe.se.'IrH8165,when he destroyedהִשְׁמִ֤ידhish.MidH8045the Horimsהַחֹרִי֙ha.cho.RiH2752from beforeמִפְּנֵיהֶ֔םmi.pe.nei.HemH6440them; and they succeededוַיִּֽירָשֻׁם֙vai.yi.ra.ShumH3423them, and dweltוַיֵּשְׁב֣וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427in their stead even unto this dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117:

23And the Avimsוְהָֽעַוִּ֛יםve.ha.'a.VimH5761which dweltהַיֹּשְׁבִ֥יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427in HazerimH2699, evenunto Azzahעַזָּ֑ה'a.ZahH5804,the Caphtorimsכַּפְתֹּרִים֙kaf.to.RimH3732,which came forthהַיֹּצְאִ֣יםhai.yo.tze.'ImH3318out of Caphtorמִכַּפְתּ֔וֹרmi.kaf.TorH3731,destroyedהִשְׁמִידֻ֖םhish.mi.DumH8045them, and dweltוַיֵּשְׁב֥וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427in their stead.)

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.

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