Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 2:9
9Then the LORD said to me, “Do not harass the Moabites or provoke them to war, for I will not give you any of their land, because I have given Ar to the descendants of Lot as their possession.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then the LORD | יְהוָ֜ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| said | וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to me | אֵלַ֗י | ’ê·lay | Preposition; first person common singular | H413 motion to |
| Do not | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| harass | תָּ֙צַר֙ | tå̄·ṣar | Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular | H6696 confine, bind, besiege |
| the Moabites | מוֹאָ֔ב | mō·w·’āḇ | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4124 Moab |
| provoke | תִּתְגָּ֥ר | tiṯ·gār | Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular | H1624 engage in strife |
| them | בָּ֖ם | bām | Preposition; third person masculine plural | |
| to war | מִלְחָמָ֑ה | mil·ḥā·māh | Noun - feminine singular | H4421 battle, war |
| for | כִּ֠י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| I will not | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| give | אֶתֵּ֨ן | ’et·tên | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| you | לְךָ֤ | lə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | |
| any of their land | מֵֽאַרְצוֹ֙ | mê·’ar·ṣōw | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H776 earth, land |
| because | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| I have given | נָתַ֥תִּי | nā·ṯat·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| Ar | עָ֖ר | ‘ār | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H6144 Ar |
| to the descendants | לִבְנֵי־ | liḇ·nê- | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| of Lot | ל֔וֹט | lō·wṭ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3876 Lot |
| as | יְרֻשָּֽׁה׃ | yə·ruš·šāh | Noun - feminine singular | H3425 possession, inheritance |
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