Deuteronomy 2:16-25
English Standard Version
16 “So as soon as all the men of war had perished and were dead from among the people, 17 the Lord said to me, 18 ‘Today you are to cross the border of Moab at Ar. 19 And when you approach the territory of the people of Ammon, (A)do not harass them or contend 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 (B)the sons of Lot for a possession.’ 20 (It is also counted as a land of (C)Rephaim. Rephaim formerly lived there—but the Ammonites call them Zamzummim— 21 (D)a people great and many, and tall as the Anakim; but the Lord destroyed them before the Ammonites,[a] and they dispossessed them and settled in their place, 22 as he did for the people of Esau, who live in Seir, when he destroyed (E)the Horites before them and they dispossessed them and settled in their place even to this day. 23 As for (F)the Avvim, who lived in villages as far as (G)Gaza, (H)the Caphtorim, who came from Caphtor, destroyed them and settled in their place.) 24 ‘Rise up, set out on your journey and (I)go over the Valley of the Arnon. Behold, I have given into your hand Sihon the Amorite, king of (J)Heshbon, and his land. Begin to take possession, and (K)contend with him in battle. 25 This day I will begin to put (L)the dread and fear of you on the peoples who are under the whole heaven, who shall hear the report of you and shall tremble and be in anguish because of you.’
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- Deuteronomy 2:21 Hebrew them
Deuteronomy 2:16-25
International Standard Version
Israel Passes through Ammonite Territory
16 “And so all the soldiers among the people died. 17 Then the Lord spoke to me, 18 ‘Today, you are about to cross the border of Moab at Ar. 19 When you come to the Ammonites, don’t harass or provoke them to war, for I won’t give any part of Ammonite land to you, since I have given it to the descendants of Lot as their property.
20 “‘(Indeed, it was considered Rephaim[a] territory, since the Rephaim[b] used to lived there. The Ammonites called them Zamzummites, 21 a great people, numerous, and tall as the Anakim.[c] But the Lord destroyed the Rephaim,[d] so that the Ammonites dispossessed them and settled there instead. 22 This is what he did for the descendants of Esau who live in Seir, when he destroyed the Horites before them. So they dispossessed them and settled there in their place, where they live[e] to this day. 23 It was the same for the Avvites who lived in villages as far as Gaza. The Caphtorites, who came from Crete,[f] destroyed them and settled there in their place.) 24 Get ready and set out for the Wadi[g] Arnon. Look! I’ve given into your control Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, along with his land. Prepare to take possession by provoking him to war. 25 Starting today I will begin to instill fear and terror of you on the part of every nation under heaven who hears reports about you. They’ll tremble in anguish before you.’”
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- Deuteronomy 2:20 I.e. a race of giants that formerly populated Canaan
- Deuteronomy 2:20 I.e. a race of giants that formerly populated Canaan
- Deuteronomy 2:21 I.e. a race of giants that formerly populated Canaan; cf. Num 13:22, 33; Deut 9:2
- Deuteronomy 2:21 I.e. a race of giants that formerly populated Canaan
- Deuteronomy 2:22 The Heb. lacks where they live
- Deuteronomy 2:23 Lit. Caphtor
- Deuteronomy 2:24 I.e. a seasonal stream or river that channels water during rain seasons but is dry at other times
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