Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 2:14–17
14The time we spent traveling from Kadesh-barnea until we crossed over the Brook of Zered was thirty-eight years, until that entire generation of fighting men had perished from the camp, as the LORD had sworn to them. 15Indeed, the LORD’s hand was against them, to eliminate them from the camp, until they had all perished.
16Now when all the fighting men among the people had died, 17the LORD said to me,
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Deuteronomy 2:14
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The time | וְהַיָּמִ֞ים | wə·hay·yā·mîm | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H3117 day |
| we spent traveling | הָלַ֣כְנוּ׀ | hā·laḵ·nū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural | H1980 go, come, walk |
| from | מִקָּדֵ֣שׁ | miq·qā·ḏêš | Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H6947 Kadesh-Barnea |
| Kadesh-barnea | בַּרְנֵ֗עַ | bar·nê·a‘ | Preposition | H6947 Kadesh-Barnea |
| until | עַ֤ד | ‘aḏ | Pronoun - relative | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| we crossed over | עָבַ֙רְנוּ֙ | ‘ā·ḇar·nū | Direct object marker | H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on |
| the Brook | נַ֣חַל | na·ḥal | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H5158 torrent, torrent-valley, wady |
| of Zered | זֶ֔רֶד | ze·reḏ | Number - common plural | H2218 Zered |
| was thirty-eight | שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים | šə·lō·šîm | Conjunctive waw; Number - feminine singular | H7970 thirty |
| years | שָׁנָ֑ה | šā·nāh | Preposition | H8141 year |
| until | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| that entire | כָּל־ | kāl- | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3605 the whole, all |
| generation | הַדּ֜וֹר | had·dō·wr | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1755 period, generation, dwelling |
| of fighting | הַמִּלְחָמָה֙ | ham·mil·ḥā·māh | Preposition; Noun - masculine singular construct | H4421 battle, war |
| men | אַנְשֵׁ֤י | ’an·šê | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H582 man, mankind |
| had perished | תֹּ֨ם | tōm | Noun - masculine singular construct | H8552 be complete, finished |
| from | מִקֶּ֣רֶב | miq·qe·reḇ | Article; Noun - common singular | H7130 inward part, midst |
| the camp | הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔ה | ham·ma·ḥă·neh | Preposition; Pronoun - relative | H4264 encampment, camp |
| as | כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר | ka·’ă·šer | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H834 particle of relation |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H3068 Yahweh |
| had sworn | נִשְׁבַּ֥ע | niš·ba‘ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7650 swear |
| to them | לָהֶֽם׃ | lā·hem | Preposition |
Deuteronomy 2:15
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indeed | וְגַ֤ם | wə·ḡam | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| the LORD’s | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| hand | יַד־ | yaḏ- | Noun - feminine singular construct | H3027 hand |
| was | הָ֣יְתָה | hā·yə·ṯāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| against them | בָּ֔ם | bām | Preposition; third person masculine plural | |
| to eliminate them | לְהֻמָּ֖ם | lə·hum·mām | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural | H2000 make a noise, move noisily, confuse, discomfit |
| from | מִקֶּ֣רֶב | miq·qe·reḇ | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H7130 inward part, midst |
| the camp | הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑ה | ham·ma·ḥă·neh | Article; Noun - common singular | H4264 encampment, camp |
| until | עַ֖ד | ‘aḏ | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| they had all perished | תֻּמָּֽם׃ | tum·mām | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural | H8552 be complete, finished |
Deuteronomy 2:16
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now | וַיְהִ֨י | way·hî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| when | כַאֲשֶׁר־ | ḵa·’ă·šer- | Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the fighting | הַמִּלְחָמָ֛ה | ham·mil·ḥā·māh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4421 battle, war |
| men | אַנְשֵׁ֧י | ’an·šê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H582 man, mankind |
| among | מִקֶּ֥רֶב | miq·qe·reḇ | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H7130 inward part, midst |
| the people | הָעָֽם׃ס | hā·‘ām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| had died | לָמ֖וּת | lā·mūṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H4191 die |
Deuteronomy 2:17
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| said | וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר | way·ḏab·bêr | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1696 speak |
| to me | אֵלַ֥י | ’ê·lay | Preposition; first person common singular | H413 motion to |
Cross-references
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Deuteronomy 2:14 Numbers 26:64–65 · Numbers 14:28–35 · Deuteronomy 1:34–35 · Psalm 95:11 · Ezekiel 20:15 · Psalm 106:26 · Hebrews 3:8–19 · Numbers 13:26 · Deuteronomy 1:2 · Deuteronomy 1:19
Deuteronomy 2:15 Psalm 106:26
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.