Deuteronomy 2:2–3
And the Lord spake unto me, saying,
And the LORD spake vnto me, saying,
Ye have compassed this mountain long enough: turn you northward.
Yee haue compassed this mountaine long enough: turne you Northward.
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14And the space in which we came from Kadesh-barnea, 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.
14And the space in which we came from Kadesh Barnea, vntill we were come ouer the brooke Zered, was thirtie and eight yeeres; vntill all the generation of the men of warre were wasted out from among the hoste, as the LORD sware vnto them.
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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.
7For the LORD thy God hath blessed thee, in all the workes of thy hand: hee knoweth thy walking thorow this great wildernesse: these fourtie yeres the LORD thy God hath bene with thee, thou hast lacked nothing.
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Deuteronomy 2:2
The divine name of the living God, also named JEHOVAH.
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The past tense of speak: uttered or expressed words, addressed someone, or communicated a matter in words.
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Deuteronomy 2:3
The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.
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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of compass, meaning to go around, surround, enclose, or encircle.
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Sense 1: A great natural elevation of land or an elevated region. Sense 2: A figure of something lofty or formidable.
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Sense 1: Extending a great distance or duration. Sense 2: To desire earnestly.
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Sense 1: To change direction, position, condition, purpose, or allegiance; to cause such a change. Sense 2: One’s time or occasion in an order or succession.
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The second-person plural pronoun referring to those being addressed.
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2:1THEN 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.
2:1¶ Then we turned, and tooke our iourney into the wildernesse, by the way of the Red sea, as the LORD spake vnto mee: and wee compassed mount Seir many dayes.
2:2And the Lord spake unto me, saying,
2:2And the LORD spake vnto me, saying,
Selected passage2:3Ye have compassed this mountain long enough: turn you northward.
2:3Yee haue compassed this mountaine long enough: turne you Northward.
Selected passage2:4And 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:
2:4And commaund thou the people, saying, Ye are to passe 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 vnto your selues therefore.
2:5Meddle 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.
2:5Meddle not with them, for I will not giue you of their land, †no not so much as a foote breadth, *because I haue giuen mount Seir vnto Esau for a possession.
2:6Ye 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.
2:6Ye shall buy meat of them for money, that ye may eat, and yee shall also buy water of them for money, that yee may drinke.
2:7For 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.
2:7For the LORD thy God hath blessed thee, in all the workes of thy hand: hee knoweth thy walking thorow this great wildernesse: these fourtie yeres the LORD thy God hath bene with thee, thou hast lacked nothing.
2:8And 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 Ezion-gaber, we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab.
2:8And when we passed by from our brethren the children of Esau, which dwelt in Seir, thorow the way of the plaine from Elath, and from Ezion-Gaber, wee turned and passed by the way of the wildernesse of Moab.
2:9And 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.
2:9And the LORD said vnto mee, ‖Distresse not the Moabites, neither contend with them in battell: for I wil not giue thee of their land for a possession, because I haue giuen Ar vnto the children of Lot for a possession.
2:10The Emims dwelt therein in times past, a people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakims;
2:10The Emims dwelt therein in times past, a people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakims:
2:11Which also were accounted giants, as the Anakims; but the Moabites call them Emims.
2:11Which also were accounted giants, as the Anakims, but the Moabites call them Emims.
2:12The 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.
2:12*The Horims also dwelt in Seir beforetime, but the children of Esau †succeeded them when they had destroyed them from before them, & dwelt in their ‖stead, as Israel did vnto the land of his possession, which the LORD gaue vnto them.
2:13Now rise up, said I, and get you over the brook Zered. And we went over the brook Zered.
2:13Now rise vp, said I, and get you ouer *the ‖brooke Zered: and we went ouer the brooke Zered.
2:14And the space in which we came from Kadesh-barnea, 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.
2:14And the space in which we came from Kadesh Barnea, vntill we were come ouer the brooke Zered, was thirtie and eight yeeres; vntill all the generation of the men of warre were wasted out from among the hoste, as the LORD sware vnto them.
2:15For indeed the hand of the Lord was against them, to destroy them from among the host, until they were consumed.
2:15For indeed the hand of the LORD was against them, to destroy them from among the hoste, vntill they were consumed.