Revised Version 1895

Deuteronomy 2

1ThenweH834turnedוַנֵּ֜פֶןva.Ne.fenH6437, andtookאֶת־'et-H853ourjourneyH1870intoH413thewildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֙רָה֙ha.mid.Ba.rahH4057by thewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870to the RedSeaיַם־yam-H3220, as theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spake untomeH413: andweH834compassedmountהַר־har-H2022Seirשֵׂעִ֖ירse.'IrH8165manyרַבִּֽים׃ סra.BimH7227daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117.

2And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spake untomeאֵלַ֥י'e.LaiH413,sayingH559,

3Ye have compassed thismountainהָהָ֣רha.HarH2022longenoughרַב־rav-H7227:turnפְּנ֥וּpe.NuH6437youאֶת־'et-H853northwardצָפֹֽנָה׃tza.Fo.nahH6828.

4Andcommandצַ֣וtzavH6680thou thepeopleהָעָם֮ha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, Ye are topassעֹֽבְרִ֗ים'oe.RimH5674throughH4480theborderH1366of yourbrethrenאֲחֵיכֶ֣ם'a.chei.KhemH251thechildrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofEsauעֵשָׂ֔ו'e.SavH6215,whichH1366dwellהַיֹּשְׁבִ֖יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427inSeirבְּשֵׂעִ֑ירbe.se.'IrH8165; and they shall beafraidוְיִֽירְא֣וּve.yi.re.'UH3372ofyouאַתֶּ֣ם'a.TemH859:takeוְנִשְׁמַרְתֶּ֖םve.nish.mar.TemH8104ye goodheedH8104unto yourselves therefore:

5contendתִּתְגָּר֣וּtit.ga.RuH1624notH3808with them; for I willnotH3808giveH5414youכִּ֠יkiH3588of theirlandמֵֽאַרְצָ֔םme.'ar.TzamH776,noH3808,notH3808soH5414much as for thesoleכַּף־kaf-H3709of thefootרָ֑גֶלRa.gelH7272to tread on:becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588I havegivenH5414mountהַ֥רharH2022Seirשֵׂעִֽיר׃se.'IrH8165untoEsauלְעֵשָׂ֔וle.'e.SavH6215for apossessionיְרֻשָּׁ֣הye.ru.ShahH3425.

6Ye shallpurchaseH3701foodאֹ֣כֶל'O.khelH400of them formoneyH3701, that ye mayeatוַאֲכַלְתֶּ֑םva.'a.khal.TemH398; and ye shall alsobuyתִּשְׁבְּר֧וּtish.be.RuH7666waterמַ֜יִםMa.yimH4325of them formoneyH3701, that ye maydrinkוּשְׁתִיתֶֽם׃u.she.ti.TemH8354.

7For theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hathblessedבֵּֽרַכְךָ֗be.rakh.KhaH1288thee inallבְּכֹל֙be.KholH3605theworkמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639of thyhandיָדֶ֔ךָya.De.khaH3027: he hathknownיָדַ֣עya.Da'H3045thy walkingthroughH3027thisgreatהַגָּדֹ֖לha.ga.DolH1419wildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֥רha.mid.BarH4057:theseH2088fortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֗הsha.NahH8141theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hath been with thee; thou hastlackedחָסַ֖רְתָּcha.Sar.taH2637nothingלֹ֥אlo'H3808.

8SoH5674weH854passedH5674by from ourbrethrenאַחֵ֣ינוּ'a.Chei.nuH251thechildrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121ofEsauעֵשָׂ֗ו'e.SavH6215, whichdwellהַיֹּֽשְׁבִים֙hai.yo.she.VimH3427inSeirבְּשֵׂעִ֔ירbe.se.'IrH8165, from thewayמִדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙mi.De.rekhH1870of theArabahהָֽעֲרָבָ֔הha.'a.ra.VahH6160fromElathמֵאֵילַ֖תme.'ei.LatH359and fromEzion-geberH6100. AndweH854turnedוַנֵּ֙פֶן֙va.Ne.fenH6437andpassedH5674by thewayדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of thewildernessמִדְבַּ֥רmid.BarH4057ofMoabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124.

9And theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untomeH413, VexnotH3808Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,neitherH3808contendתִּתְגָּ֥רtit.GarH1624with them inbattleמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421: for I willnotH3808giveאֶתֵּ֨ן'e.TenH5414thee of hislandמֵֽאַרְצוֹ֙me.'ar.TzoH776for apossessionיְרֻשָּׁ֔הye.ru.ShahH3425;becauseH3588I havegivenנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414Arעָ֖ר'arH6144unto thechildrenלִבְנֵי־liv.nei-H1121ofLotל֔וֹטLotH3876for apossessionיְרֻשָּֽׁה׃ye.ru.shahH3425.

10(The Emimdweltיָ֣שְׁבוּYa.she.vuH3427therein aforetime, apeopleעַ֣ם'amH5971greatגָּד֥וֹלga.DolH1419, andmanyוְרַ֛בve.RavH7227, andtallוָרָ֖םva.RamH7311, as theAnakimכָּעֲנָקִֽים׃ka.'a.na.KimH6062:

11theseהֵ֖םhemH1992also areaccountedיֵחָשְׁב֥וּye.cha.she.VuH2803Rephaimרְפָאִ֛יםre.fa.'ImH7497, as theAnakimכָּעֲנָקִ֑יםka.'a.na.KimH6062; but theMoabitesוְהַמֹּ֣אָבִ֔יםve.ha.Mo.'a.VimH4125callיִקְרְא֥וּyik.re.'UH7121them Emim.

12TheHoritesהַחֹרִים֮ha.cho.RimH2752alsodweltיָשְׁב֣וּya.she.VuH3427inSeirוּבְשֵׂעִ֞ירu.ve.se.'IrH8165aforetime, but thechildrenוּבְנֵ֧יu.ve.NeiH1121ofEsauעֵשָׂ֣ו'e.SavH6215succeededH8478them; and theydestroyedוַיַּשְׁמִידוּם֙vai.yash.mi.DumH8045them frombeforeH6440them, anddweltוַיֵּשְׁב֖וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427in theirsteadH8478; asIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478didעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213unto thelandלְאֶ֙רֶץ֙le.'E.retzH776of hispossessionיִֽירָשׁ֗וּםyi.ra.ShumH3423,whichH834theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068gaveנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414unto them.)

13Nowעַתָּ֗ה'a.TahH6258riseH6965upH6965, andgetH6965youH853over thebrookנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158Zeredזָ֑רֶדZa.redH2218. AndweH6258wentH6965over thebrookנַ֥חַלNa.chalH5158Zeredזָֽרֶד׃Za.redH2218.

14And thedaysוְהַיָּמִ֞יםve.hai.ya.MimH3117inwhichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834weאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834cameH1980fromKadesh-barneaH6947,untilעַ֤ד'adH5704weכַּאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.SherH834werecomeH1980over thebrookנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158Zeredזֶ֔רֶדZe.redH2218, werethirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970andeightוּשְׁמֹנֶ֖הu.she.mo.NehH8083yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141;untilעַד־'ad-H5704allכָּל־kol-H3605thegenerationהַדּ֜וֹרha.DorH1755of themenH376ofwarהַמִּלְחָמָה֙ha.mil.cha.MahH4421wereconsumedתֹּ֨םtomH8552from themidstמִקֶּ֣רֶבmi.Ke.revH7130of thecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הha.ma.cha.NehH4264, as theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068sware unto them.

15Moreoverוְגַ֤םve.GamH1571thehandיַד־yad-H3027of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068wasagainstH3027them, todestroyלְהֻמָּ֖םle.hu.MamH2000them from themidstמִקֶּ֣רֶבmi.Ke.revH7130of thecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הha.ma.cha.NehH4264,untilעַ֖ד'adH5704they wereconsumedתֻּמָּֽם׃tu.MamH8552.

16SoH1961itcameH1961topassH1961, whenallכָּל־kol-H3605themenH376ofwarהַמִּלְחָמָ֛הha.mil.cha.MahH4421wereconsumedתַּ֜מּוּTa.muH8552anddeadלָמ֖וּתla.MutH4191from among thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ סha.'AmH5971,

17that theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spake untomeאֵלַ֥י'e.LaiH413,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

18Thou art thisdayהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117topassעֹבֵ֥ר'o.VerH5674overArעָֽר׃'ArH6144, theborderגְּב֥וּלge.VulH1366ofMoabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124:

19and when thou comest nigh overagainstמ֚וּלmulH4136thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּ֔וֹןa.MonH5983, vex themnotH3808,norH3808contendתִּתְגָּ֣רtit.GarH1624with them: for I willnotH3808giveאֶ֠תֵּן'E.tenH5414thee of thelandמֵאֶ֨רֶץme.'E.retzH776of thechildrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofAmmonעַמּ֤וֹןa.MonH5983for apossessionיְרֻשָּׁ֔הye.ru.ShahH3425:becauseH3588I havegivenנְתַתִּ֥יהָne.ta.Ti.haH5414it unto thechildrenלִבְנֵי־liv.nei-H1121ofLotל֖וֹטLotH3876for apossessionיְרֻשָּֽׁה׃ye.ru.ShahH3425.

20(That also isaccountedתֵּחָשֵׁ֖בte.cha.ShevH2803alandאֶֽרֶץ־'e.retz-H776ofRephaimרְפָאִ֥יםre.fa.'ImH7497:Rephaimרְפָאִ֤יםre.fa.'ImH7497dweltיָֽשְׁבוּ־ya.she.vu-H3427therein aforetime; but theAmmonitesוְהָֽעַמֹּנִ֔יםve.ha.'a.mo.NimH5984callיִקְרְא֥וּyik.re.'UH7121them Zamzummim;

21apeopleעַ֣ם'amH5971greatגָּד֥וֹלga.DolH1419, andmanyוְרַ֛בve.RavH7227, andtallוָרָ֖םva.RamH7311, as theAnakimכָּעֲנָקִ֑יםka.'a.na.KimH6062; but theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068destroyedוַיַּשְׁמִידֵ֤םvai.yash.mi.DemH8045thembeforeמִפְּנֵיהֶ֔םmi.pe.nei.HemH6440them; and theysucceededH8478them, anddweltוַיֵּשְׁב֥וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427in theirsteadH8478:

22as hedidעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213for thechildrenלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121ofEsauעֵשָׂ֔ו'e.SavH6215,whichH834dwellהַיֹּשְׁבִ֖יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427inSeirבְּשֵׂעִ֑ירbe.se.'IrH8165, when hedestroyedהִשְׁמִ֤ידhish.MidH8045theHoritesהַחֹרִי֙ha.cho.RiH2752frombeforeמִפְּנֵיהֶ֔םmi.pe.nei.HemH6440them; and theysucceededH8478them, anddweltוַיֵּשְׁב֣וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427in theirsteadH8478evenעַ֖ד'adH5704unto thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117:

23and theAvvimוְהָֽעַוִּ֛יםve.ha.'a.VimH5761whichdweltהַיֹּשְׁבִ֥יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427in villages asfarעַד־'ad-H5704asGazaעַזָּ֑ה'a.ZahH5804, theCaphtorimכַּפְתֹּרִים֙kaf.to.RimH3732, whichcameH3318forthהַיֹּצְאִ֣יםhai.yo.tze.'ImH3318outH3318ofCaphtorמִכַּפְתּ֔וֹרmi.kaf.TorH3731,destroyedהִשְׁמִידֻ֖םhish.mi.DumH8045them, anddweltוַיֵּשְׁב֥וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427in theirsteadתַחְתָּֽם׃tach.TamH8478.)

24RiseH6965yeupH6965,takeרָ֑שׁRashH3423yourjourneyסְּע֗וּse.'UH5265, andpassוְעִבְרוּ֮ve.'iv.RuH5674over thevalleyנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158ofArnonאַרְנֹן֒'ar.NonH769:beholdרְאֵ֣הre.'EhH7200, I havegivenנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414intoH776thinehandבְ֠יָדְךָVe.ya.de.khaH3027Sihonסִיחֹ֨ןsi.ChonH5511theAmoriteהָֽאֱמֹרִ֛יha.'e.mo.RiH567,kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofHeshbonחֶשְׁבּ֧וֹןchesh.BonH2809, and hislandאַרְצ֖וֹ'ar.TzoH776:beginהָחֵ֣לha.ChelH2490topossessH3423it, andcontendוְהִתְגָּ֥רve.hit.GarH1624with him inbattleמִלְחָמָֽה׃mil.cha.MahH4421.

25Thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117will Ibeginאָחֵל֙'a.ChelH2490toputתֵּ֤תtetH5414thedreadפַּחְדְּךָ֙pach.de.KhaH6343of thee and thefearוְיִרְאָ֣תְךָ֔ve.yir.'A.te.khaH3374of theeuponH5921thepeoplesהָֽעַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971that areunderתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478thewholeכָּל־kol-H3605heavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, who shallhearיִשְׁמְעוּן֙yish.me.'UnH8085thereportשִׁמְעֲךָ֔shim.'a.KhaH8088of thee, and shalltrembleוְרָגְז֥וּve.ra.ge.ZuH7264, and be inanguishוְחָל֖וּve.cha.LuH2342becauseH5921of thee.

26And IsentH7971messengersמַלְאָכִים֙mal.'a.KhimH4397outH7971of thewildernessמִמִּדְבַּ֣רmi.mid.BarH4057ofKedemothקְדֵמ֔וֹתke.de.MotH6932untoSihonסִיח֖וֹןsi.ChonH5511kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofHeshbonחֶשְׁבּ֑וֹןchesh.BonH2809withwordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofpeaceשָׁל֖וֹםsha.LomH7965,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

27LetH3808meH3808passאֶעְבְּרָ֣ה'e'.be.RahH5674throughH5674thylandבְאַרְצֶ֔ךָve.'ar.Tze.khaH776: I willgoH5674along by thehighwayH1870, I willneitherH3808turnאָס֖וּר'a.SurH5493unto therightיָמִ֥יןya.MinH3225handH3225norH3808to theleftוּשְׂמֹֽאול׃u.se.MolH8040.

28Thou shaltsellתַּשְׁבִּרֵ֙נִי֙tash.bi.Re.niH7666meH5414foodאֹ֣כֶל'O.khelH400formoneyבַּכֶּ֤סֶףba.Ke.sefH3701, that I mayeatוְאָכַ֔לְתִּיve.'a.Khal.tiH398; andgiveתִּתֶּן־ti.ten-H5414meH5414waterוּמַ֛יִםu.Ma.yimH4325formoneyבַּכֶּ֥סֶףba.Ke.sefH3701, that I maydrinkוְשָׁתִ֑יתִיve.sha.Ti.tiH8354:onlyרַ֖קrakH7535letH5414meH5414passאֶעְבְּרָ֥ה'e'.be.RahH5674throughH5674on myfeetבְרַגְלָֽי׃ve.rag.LaiH7272;

29as thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofEsauעֵשָׂ֗ו'e.SavH6215whichכַּאֲשֶׁ֨רka.'a.SherH834dwellהַיֹּֽשְׁבִים֙hai.yo.she.VimH3427inSeirבְּשֵׂעִ֔ירbe.se.'IrH8165, and theMoabitesוְהַמּ֣וֹאָבִ֔יםve.ha.Mo.'a.VimH4125whichאֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H834dwellהַיֹּשְׁבִ֖יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427inArבְּעָ֑רbe.'ArH6144,didעָֽשׂוּ־'a.su-H6213untomeH413;untilעַ֤ד'adH5704I shallpassאֶֽעֱבֹר֙'e.'e.VorH5674overJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383intoH413thelandהָאָ֕רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430givethusנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414.

30ButSihonסִיחֹן֙si.ChonH5511kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofHeshbonחֶשְׁבּ֔וֹןchesh.BonH2809wouldnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808letH5414usH5414passהַעֲבִרֵ֖נוּha.'a.vi.Re.nuH5674by him: for theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hardenedהִקְשָׁה֩hik.ShahH7185hisspiritרוּח֗וֹru.ChoH7307, andmadeH5414hisheartלְבָב֔וֹle.va.VoH3824obstinateוְאִמֵּץ֙ve.'i.MetzH553, that he mightdeliverH5414himintoH3027thyhandבְיָדְךָ֖ve.ya.de.KhaH3027, as at thisdayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117.

31And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untomeאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413,BeholdH7200, I havebegunהַֽחִלֹּ֙תִי֙ha.chi.Lo.tiH2490todeliverתֵּ֣תtetH5414upH7200Sihonסִיחֹ֖ןsi.ChonH5511and hislandאַרְצ֑וֹ'ar.TzoH776beforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee:beginהָחֵ֣לha.ChelH2490topossessרָ֔שׁRashH3423, that thou mayestinheritלָרֶ֖שֶׁתla.Re.shetH3423hislandאַרְצֽוֹ׃'ar.TzoH776.

32ThenSihonסִיחֹ֨ןsi.ChonH5511cameH3318outH3318againstH7125usH5971, he andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605hispeopleעַמּ֛וֹa.MoH5971, untobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421atJahazיָֽהְצָה׃Ya.he.tzahH3096.

33And theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430deliveredH5414himupH5414beforeלְפָנֵ֑ינוּle.fa.Nei.nuH6440usH5414; andweH3605smoteוַנַּ֥ךְva.NakhH5221him, and hissonsבָּנָ֖יוbe.novH1121, andallH3605hispeopleעַמּֽוֹ׃a.MoH5971.

34AndweH3605tookוַנִּלְכֹּ֤דva.nil.KodH3920allH3605hiscitiesעָרָיו֙'a.RavH5892at that time, and utterly destroyedeveryH3605inhabitedcityעִ֣יר'irH5892, with thewomenוְהַנָּשִׁ֖יםve.ha.na.ShimH802and thelittleוְהַטָּ֑ףve.ha.TafH2945onesH2945;weH3605leftH7604noneלֹ֥אlo'H3808remainingH7604:

35onlyרַ֥קrakH7535thecattleהַבְּהֵמָ֖הha.be.he.MahH929weH834tookH3920for apreyבָּזַ֣זְנוּba.Zaz.nuH962unto ourselves, with thespoilוּשְׁלַ֥לu.she.LalH7998of thecitiesהֶעָרִ֖יםhe.'a.RimH5892whichH834weH834hadtakenH3920.

36FromAroerמֵֽעֲרֹעֵ֡רme.'a.ro.'ErH6177,whichH834is on theedgeשְׂפַת־se.fat-H8193of thevalleyנַ֨חַלNa.chalH5158ofArnonאַרְנֹ֜ן'ar.NonH769, and from thecityוְהָעִ֨ירve.ha.'IrH5892that is in thevalleyבַּנַּ֙חַל֙ba.Na.chalH5158,evenH5704untoGileadהַגִּלְעָ֔דha.gil.'AdH1568, there wasnotלֹ֤אlo'H3808acityH5892tooמִמֶּ֑נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480highשָׂגְבָ֖הsa.ge.VahH7682forusH5414: theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430deliveredH5414upH5704allהַכֹּ֕לha.KolH3605beforeלְפָנֵֽינוּ׃le.fa.Nei.nuH6440usH5414:

37onlyרַ֛קrakH7535to thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of thechildrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofAmmonעַמּ֖וֹןa.MonH5983thou camestnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808nearקָרָ֑בְתָּka.Ra.ve.taH7126;allH3605thesideיַ֞דyadH3027of theriverנַ֤חַלNa.chalH5158Jabbokיַבֹּק֙ya.BokH2999, and thecitiesוְעָרֵ֣יve.'a.ReiH5892of thehillהָהָ֔רha.HarH2022countryH2022, and wheresoever theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430forbadeusאֶל־'el-H413.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 2

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