Deuteronomy 2
Study sheet, King James Version, with the original-language words this chapter turns on.
The text
1Then we turned, and took our journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea, as the LORD spake unto me: and we compassed mount Seir many days.
2And the LORD spake unto me, saying,
3Ye have compassed this mountain long enough: turn you northward.
4And command thou the people, saying, Ye are to pass through the coast of your brethren the children of Esau, which dwell in Seir; and they shall be afraid of you: take ye good heed unto yourselves therefore:
5Meddle not with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as a foot breadth; because I have given mount Seir unto Esau for a possession.
6Ye shall buy meat of them for money, that ye may eat; and ye shall also buy water of them for money, that ye may drink.
7For the LORD thy God hath blessed thee in all the works of thy hand: he knoweth thy walking through this great wilderness: these forty years the LORD thy God hath been with thee; thou hast lacked nothing.
8And when we passed by from our brethren the children of Esau, which dwelt in Seir, through the way of the plain from Elath, and from Eziongaber, we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab.
9And the LORD said unto me, Distress not the Moabites, neither contend with them in battle: for I will not give thee of their land for a possession; because I have given Ar unto the children of Lot for a possession.
10The Emims dwelt therein in times past, a people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakims;
11Which also were accounted giants, as the Anakims; but the Moabites call them Emims.
12The Horims also dwelt in Seir beforetime; but the children of Esau succeeded them, when they had destroyed them from before them, and dwelt in their stead; as Israel did unto the land of his possession, which the LORD gave unto them.
13Now rise up, said I, and get you over the brook Zered. And we went over the brook Zered.
14And the space in which we came from Kadeshbarnea, until we were come over the brook Zered, was thirty and eight years; until all the generation of the men of war were wasted out from among the host, as the LORD sware unto them.
15For indeed the hand of the LORD was against them, to destroy them from among the host, until they were consumed.
16So it came to pass, when all the men of war were consumed and dead from among the people,
17That the LORD spake unto me, saying,
18Thou art to pass over through Ar, the coast of Moab, this day:
19And when thou comest nigh over against the children of Ammon, distress them not, nor meddle with them: for I will not give thee of the land of the children of Ammon any possession; because I have given it unto the children of Lot for a possession.
20(That also was accounted a land of giants: giants dwelt therein in old time; and the Ammonites call them Zamzummims;
21A people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakims; but the LORD destroyed them before them; and they succeeded them, and dwelt in their stead:
22As he did to the children of Esau, which dwelt in Seir, when he destroyed the Horims from before them; and they succeeded them, and dwelt in their stead even unto this day:
23And the Avims which dwelt in Hazerim, even unto Azzah, the Caphtorims, which came forth out of Caphtor, destroyed them, and dwelt in their stead.)
24Rise ye up, take your journey, and pass over the river Arnon: behold, I have given into thine hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land: begin to possess it, and contend with him in battle.
25This day will I begin to put the dread of thee and the fear of thee upon the nations that are under the whole heaven, who shall hear report of thee, and shall tremble, and be in anguish because of thee.
26And I sent messengers out of the wilderness of Kedemoth unto Sihon king of Heshbon with words of peace, saying,
27Let me pass through thy land: I will go along by the high way, I will neither turn unto the right hand nor to the left.
28Thou shalt sell me meat for money, that I may eat; and give me water for money, that I may drink: only I will pass through on my feet;
29(As the children of Esau which dwell in Seir, and the Moabites which dwell in Ar, did unto me;) until I shall pass over Jordan into the land which the LORD our God giveth us.
30But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass by him: for the LORD thy God hardened his spirit, and made his heart obstinate, that he might deliver him into thy hand, as appeareth this day.
31And the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have begun to give Sihon and his land before thee: begin to possess, that thou mayest inherit his land.
32Then Sihon came out against us, he and all his people, to fight at Jahaz.
33And the LORD our God delivered him before us; and we smote him, and his sons, and all his people.
34And we took all his cities at that time, and utterly destroyed the men, and the women, and the little ones, of every city, we left none to remain:
35Only the cattle we took for a prey unto ourselves, and the spoil of the cities which we took.
36From Aroer, which is by the brink of the river of Arnon, and from the city that is by the river, even unto Gilead, there was not one city too strong for us: the LORD our God delivered all unto us:
37Only unto the land of the children of Ammon thou camest not, nor unto any place of the river Jabbok, nor unto the cities in the mountains, nor unto whatsoever the LORD our God forbad us.
Words in this chapter
Definitions are Strong's own wording from his Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Counts are how often each word appears in this chapter, from the tagged text.
- אֵתʼêthH85328× in this chapter
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
- אֲשֶׁרʼăsherH83418× in this chapter
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.
- יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâhH306816× in this chapter
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
- נָתַןnâthanH541415× in this chapter
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- יָשַׁבyâshabH342713× in this chapter
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
- עָבַרʻâbarH567412× in this chapter
to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)
- בֵּןbênH112111× in this chapter
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
- כֹּלkôlH360511× in this chapter
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
- פָּנִיםpânîymH644011× in this chapter
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
- אֶרֶץʼeretsH77611× in this chapter
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- לֹאlôʼH38089× in this chapter
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
- אֵלʼêlH4139× in this chapter
near, with or among; often in general, to
- כִּיkîyH35888× in this chapter
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
- עַדʻadH57048× in this chapter
as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
- אֱלֹהִיםʼĕlôhîymH4307× in this chapter
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
- נַחַלnachalH51587× in this chapter
a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine)
- אָמַרʼâmarH5597× in this chapter
to say (used with great latitude)
- עַםʻamH59717× in this chapter
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
- שֵׂעִירSêʻîyrH81657× in this chapter
Seir, a mountain of Idumaea and its aboriginal occupants, also one in Palestine
- זֶהzehH20886× in this chapter
the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that
- יוֹםyôwmH31176× in this chapter
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)
- יָרַשׁyârashH34236× in this chapter
to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin
- יְרֻשָּׁהyᵉrushshâhH34256× in this chapter
something occupied; a conquest; also a patrimony
- עֵשָׂוʻÊsâvH62156× in this chapter
Esav, a son of Isaac, including his posterity
- דֶּרֶךְderekH18705× in this chapter
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
- יָדyâdH30275× in this chapter
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
- מִלְחָמָהmilchâmâhH44215× in this chapter
a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. warfare)
- סִיחוֹןÇîychôwnH55115× in this chapter
Sichon, an Amoritish king
- עִירʻîyrH58925× in this chapter
a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
- תַּחַתtachathH84785× in this chapter
the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.
- גָּרָהgârâhH16244× in this chapter
properly, to grate, i.e. (figuratively) to anger
- הַרharH20224× in this chapter
a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
- חָלַלchâlalH24904× in this chapter
properly, to bore, i.e. (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one's word), to begin (as if by an 'opening wedge'); to play (the flute)
- כֶּסֶףkeçephH37014× in this chapter
silver (from its pale color); by implication, money
- מִדְבָּרmidbârH40574× in this chapter
a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs)
- אַלʼalH4084× in this chapter
not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
- רַבrabH72274× in this chapter
abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
- שָׁמַדshâmadH80454× in this chapter
to desolate
- גָּדוֹלgâdôwlH14193× in this chapter
great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
- הוּאhûwʼH19313× in this chapter
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are