Deuteronomy 2 – Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

Wanderings in the Wilderness

1 “Then we turned ^H6437 and set ^H5265 out ^H5265 for the wilderness ^H4057 by the way ^H1870 to the [fn]Red ^H5488 Sea ^H3220, as Yahweh ^H3068 spoke ^H1696 to me, and circled ^H5437 Mount ^H2022 Seir ^H8165 for many ^H7227 days ^H3117.

2 And Yahweh ^H3068 spoke ^H559 to me, saying ^H559, 3 ‘You have circled ^H5437 this ^H2088 mountain ^H2022 long ^H7227 enough ^H7227. Now turn ^H6437 north ^H6828, 4 and command ^H6680 the people ^H5971, saying ^H559, “You are going to pass ^H5674 through the territory ^H1366 of your brothers ^H251 the sons ^H1121 of Esau ^H6215 who live ^H3427 in Seir ^H8165; and they will be ^H3372 afraid ^H3372 of you. So be ^H8104 very ^H3966 careful ^H8104; 5 do not [fn]provoke ^H1624 them, for I will not give ^H5414 you any ^H4480 of their land ^H776, even ^H5704 as little as a [fn]footstep ^{H4096 H3709 H7272} because ^H3588 I have given ^H5414 Mount ^H2022 Seir ^H8165 to Esau ^H6215 as a possession ^H3425. 6 You shall buy ^H7666 food ^H400 from them with money ^H3701 so that you may eat ^H398, and you shall also ^H1571 bargain ^H3739 with them for water ^H4325 with money ^H3701 so that you may drink ^H8354. 7 For Yahweh ^H3068 your God ^H430 has blessed ^H1288 you in all ^H3605 the work ^H4639 of your hand ^H3027; He has known ^H3045 your [fn]wanderings ^H1980 through this ^H2088 great ^H1419 wilderness ^H4057. These ^H2088 forty ^H705 years ^H8141 Yahweh ^H3068 your God ^H430 has been with you; you have not lacked ^H2637 a thing ^H1697.”’

8 “So we passed ^H5674 beyond ^H5674 H4480 our brothers ^H251 the sons ^H1121 of Esau ^H6215, who live ^H3427 in Seir ^H8165, away ^H4480 from the Arabah ^H6160 road ^H1870, away ^H4480 from Elath ^H359 and from Ezion-geber ^H6100. And we turned ^H6437 and passed ^H5674 through ^H5674 by the way ^H1870 of the wilderness ^H4057 of Moab ^H4124. 9 Then Yahweh ^H3068 said ^H559 to me, ‘Do not harass ^H6696 Moab ^H4124, nor ^H408 provoke ^H1624 them to war ^H4421, for I will not give ^H5414 you any ^H4480 of [fn]their land ^H776 as a possession ^H3425 because ^H3588 I have given ^H5414 Ar ^H6144 to the sons ^H1121 of Lot ^H3876 as a possession ^H3425.’ 10 (The Emim ^H368 lived ^H3427 there formerly ^H6440, a people ^H5971 as great ^H1419, numerous ^H7227, and tall ^H7311 as the Anakim ^H6062. 11 Like the Anakim ^H6062, they are also ^H637 regarded ^H2803 as Rephaim ^H7497, but the Moabites ^H4125 call ^H7121 them Emim ^H368. 12 Now the Horites ^H2752 formerly ^H6440 lived ^H3427 in Seir ^H8165, but the sons ^H1121 of Esau ^H6215 dispossessed ^H3423 them and destroyed ^H8045 them from before ^H6440 them and settled ^H3427 in ^H8478 their place ^H8478, just ^H834 as Israel ^H3478 would do ^H6213 to the land ^H776 of [fn]their possession ^H3425 which ^H834 Yahweh ^H3068 gave ^H5414 to them.) 13 ‘Now ^H6258 arise ^H6965 and cross ^H5674 over ^H5674 the [fn]brook ^H5158 Zered ^H2218 yourselves.’ So we crossed ^H5674 over ^H5674 the [fn]brook ^H5158 Zered ^H2218. 14 Now the [fn]time ^H3117 that it took ^H1980 for us to come ^H1980 from Kadesh-barnea ^H6947 until ^H5704 H834 we crossed ^H5674 over ^H5674 the [fn]brook ^H5158 Zered ^H2218 was thirty-eight ^H7970 H8083 years ^H8141, until ^H5704 all ^H3605 the generation ^H1755 of the men ^H376 of war ^H4421 came ^H8552 to ^H8552 an ^H8552 end ^H8552 from within ^H7130 the camp ^H4264, as Yahweh ^H3068 had sworn ^H7650 to them. 15 Moreover ^H1571 the hand ^H3027 of Yahweh ^H3068 was against them, to bring them into confusion ^H2000 from within ^H7130 the camp ^H4264 until ^H5704 they all came ^H8552 to ^H8552 an ^H8552 end ^H8552.

16 “So it happened ^H1961 when ^H834 all ^H3605 the men ^H376 of war ^H4421 had come ^H8552 to ^H8552 an ^H8552 end ^H8552 in death ^H4191 from among ^H7130 the people ^H5971, 17 that Yahweh ^H3068 spoke ^H1696 to me, saying ^H559, 18 ‘Today ^H3117 you are about to cross ^H5674 over ^H5674 Ar ^H6144, the border ^H1366 of Moab ^H4124. 19 And you will come ^H7126 opposite ^H4136 the sons ^H1121 of Ammon ^H5983. Do not harass ^H6696 them nor ^H408 provoke ^H1624 them, for I will not give ^H5414 you any ^H4480 of the land ^H776 of the sons ^H1121 of Ammon ^H5983 as a possession ^H3425 because ^H3588 I have given ^H5414 it to the sons ^H1121 of Lot ^H3876 as a possession ^H3425.’ 20 (It is also ^H637 regarded ^H2803 as the land ^H776 of the Rephaim ^H7497, for Rephaim ^H7497 formerly ^H6440 lived ^H3427 in it, but the Ammonites ^H5984 call ^H7121 them Zamzummin ^H2157, 21 a people ^H5971 as great ^H1419, numerous ^H7227, and tall ^H7311 as the Anakim ^H6062, but Yahweh ^H3068 destroyed ^H8045 them before ^H6440 them. And they dispossessed ^H3423 them and settled ^H3427 in ^H8478 their place ^H8478, 22 just ^H834 as He did ^H6213 for the sons ^H1121 of Esau ^H6215, who live ^H3427 in Seir ^H8165, when ^H834 He destroyed ^H8045 the Horites ^H2752 from before ^H6440 them; they dispossessed ^H3423 them and settled ^H3427 in ^H8478 their place ^H8478 even ^H5704 to this ^H2088 day ^H3117. 23 And the Avvim ^H5761, who lived ^H3427 in villages ^H2691 as far ^H5704 as Gaza ^H5804, the [fn]Caphtorim ^H3732 who came ^H3318 from [fn]Caphtor ^H3731, destroyed ^H8045 them and lived ^H3427 in ^H8478 their place ^H8478.) 24 ‘Arise ^H6965, set ^H5265 out ^H5265, and pass ^H5674 through ^H5674 the [fn]valley ^H5158 of Arnon ^H769. Look ^H7200! I have given ^H5414 Sihon ^H5511 the Amorite ^H567, king ^H4428 of Heshbon ^H2809, and his land ^H776 into your hand ^H3027; begin ^H2490 to take ^H3423 possession ^H3423 and provoke ^H1624 him to battle ^H4421. 25 This ^H2088 day ^H3117 I will begin ^H2490 to put ^H5414 the dread ^H6343 and fear ^H3374 of you [fn]upon the peoples ^H5971 [fn]everywhere ^H3605 under ^H8478 the heavens ^H8064, who ^H834, when they hear ^H8085 the report ^H8088 of you, will tremble ^H7264 and be ^H2342 in ^H2342 anguish ^H2342 because ^H4480 H6440 of you.’

26 “So I sent ^H7971 messengers ^H4397 from the wilderness ^H4057 of Kedemoth ^H6932 to Sihon ^H5511 king ^H4428 of Heshbon ^H2809 with words ^H1697 of peace ^H7965, saying ^H559, 27 ‘Let me pass ^H5674 through your land ^H776, I will [fn]go ^H1980 only on the highway ^H1870; I will not turn ^H5493 aside ^H5493 to the right ^H3225 or to the left ^H8040. 28 You will sell ^H7666 me food ^H400 for money ^H3701 so that I may eat ^H398, and give ^H5414 me water ^H4325 for money ^H3701 so that I may drink ^H8354; only ^H7534 let me pass ^H5674 through ^H5674 on [fn]foot ^H7272, 29 just ^H834 as the sons ^H1121 of Esau ^H6215 who live ^H3427 in Seir ^H8165 and the Moabites ^H4125 who live ^H3427 in Ar ^H6144 did ^H6213 for me, until ^H5704 H834 I cross ^H5674 over ^H5674 the Jordan ^H3383 into the land ^H776 which ^H834 Yahweh ^H3068 our God ^H430 is giving ^H5414 to us.’ 30 But Sihon ^H5511 king ^H4428 of Heshbon ^H2809 was ^H14 not willing ^H14 for us to pass ^H5674 [fn]through his land, for Yahweh ^H3068 your God ^H430 stiffened ^H7185 his spirit ^H7307 and made ^H553 his heart ^H3824 obstinate ^H553, in order ^H4616 to give ^H5414 him over into your hand ^H3027, as he is today ^H3117. 31 And Yahweh ^H3068 said ^H559 to me, ‘See ^H7200, I have begun ^H2490 to give ^H5414 Sihon ^H5511 and his land ^H776 [fn]over ^H6440 to you. Begin ^H2490 to possess ^H3423, so that you may fully possess ^H3423 his land ^H776.’

32 “Then Sihon ^H5511 [fn]with all ^H3605 his people ^H5971 came ^H3318 out ^H3318 to meet ^H7122 us in battle ^H4421 at Jahaz ^H3096. 33 But Yahweh ^H3068 our God ^H430 gave ^H5414 him [fn]over ^H6440 to us, and we struck ^H5221 him down ^H5221 with his sons ^H1121 and all ^H3605 his people ^H5971. 34 So we captured ^H3920 all ^H3605 his cities ^H5892 at that time ^H6256 and [fn]devoted ^H2763 to destruction ^H2763 [fn]the men ^H4962, women ^H802, and little ^H2945 ones ^H2945 of every ^H3605 city ^H5892. We left ^H7604 no ^H3808 survivor ^H8300 remaining ^H7604. 35 We took ^H962 only ^H7534 the animals ^H929 as our plunder ^H962 and the spoil ^H7998 of the cities ^H5892 which ^H834 we had captured ^H3920. 36 From Aroer ^H6177 which ^H834 is on the edge ^H8193 of the [fn]valley ^H5158 of Arnon ^H769 and from the city ^H5892 which ^H834 is in the [fn]valley ^H5158, even to Gilead ^H1568, there was not ^H3808 a town ^H7151 that was ^H7682 too ^H4480 high ^H7682 for us; Yahweh ^H3068 our God ^H430 gave ^H5414 all ^H3605 [fn]over ^H6440 to us. 37 Only ^H7534 you did not go ^H7126 near ^H7126 to the land ^H776 of the sons ^H1121 of Ammon ^H5983, all ^H3605 along ^H3027 the [fn]river ^H5158 Jabbok ^H2999 and the cities ^H5892 of the hill ^H2022 country ^H2022, and wherever ^H3605 H834 Yahweh ^H3068 our God ^H430 had commanded ^H6680 us.