Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The LORD said to me, “See, I have begun to deliver Sihon and his country over to you. Now begin to conquer and possess his land.” New Living Translation “Then the LORD said to me, ‘Look, I have begun to hand King Sihon and his land over to you. Begin now to conquer and occupy his land.’ English Standard Version And the LORD said to me, ‘Behold, I have begun to give Sihon and his land over to you. Begin to take possession, that you may occupy his land.’ Berean Standard Bible Then the LORD said to me, “See, I have begun to deliver Sihon and his land over to you. Now begin to conquer and possess his land.” King James Bible And 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. New King James Version “And the LORD said to me, ‘See, I have begun to give Sihon and his land over to you. Begin to possess it, that you may inherit his land.’ New American Standard Bible And the LORD said to me, ‘See, I have begun to turn Sihon and his land over to you. Begin taking possession, so that you may possess his land.’ NASB 1995 “The LORD said to me, ‘See, I have begun to deliver Sihon and his land over to you. Begin to occupy, that you may possess his land.’ NASB 1977 “And the LORD said to me, ‘See, I have begun to deliver Sihon and his land over to you. Begin to occupy, that you may possess his land.’ Legacy Standard Bible And Yahweh said to me, ‘See, I have begun to give Sihon and his land over to you. Begin to possess, so that you may fully possess his land.’ Amplified Bible The LORD said to me, ‘Look, I have begun to hand over to you Sihon and his land. Begin! Take possession [of it], so that you may possess his land.’ Christian Standard Bible “Then the LORD said to me, ‘See, I have begun to give Sihon and his land to you. Begin to take possession of it.’ Holman Christian Standard Bible Then the LORD said to me, ‘See, I have begun to give Sihon and his land to you. Begin to take possession of it.’ American Standard Version And Jehovah said unto me, Behold, I have begun to deliver up Sihon and his land before thee: begin to possess, that thou mayest inherit his land. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And LORD JEHOVAH said to me: “See, I have begun to deliver Sihon and his land into your hands; begin to destroy him and to possess his land.” Brenton Septuagint Translation And the Lord said to me, Behold, I have begun to deliver before thee Seon the king of Esebon the Amorite, and his land, and do thou begin to inherit his land. Douay-Rheims Bible And the Lord said to me: Behold I have begun to deliver unto thee Sehon and his land, begin to possess it. English Revised Version And the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have begun to deliver up Sihon and his land before thee: begin to possess, that thou mayest inherit his land. GOD'S WORD® Translation The LORD said to me, "I have begun to give you Sihon and his country. Go ahead! Take possession of his land." Good News Translation "Then the LORD said to me, 'Look, I have made King Sihon and his land helpless before you; take his land and occupy it.' International Standard Version "Then the LORD told me, 'See, I've begun to deliver Sihon and his territory over to you. Prepare to take possession of his land.' JPS Tanakh 1917 And the LORD said unto me: 'Behold, I have begun to deliver up Sihon and his land before thee; begin to possess his land.' Literal Standard Version And YHWH says to me, See, I have begun to give Sihon and his land before your faces; begin to possess—to possess his land. Majority Standard Bible Then the LORD said to me, “See, I have begun to deliver Sihon and his land over to you. Now begin to conquer and possess his land.” New American Bible Then the LORD said to me, Now that I have already begun to give over to you Sihon and his land, begin to take possession. NET Bible The LORD said to me, "Look! I have already begun to give over Sihon and his land to you. Start right now to take his land as your possession." New Revised Standard Version The LORD said to me, “See, I have begun to give Sihon and his land over to you. Begin now to take possession of his land.” New Heart English Bible The LORD said to me, "Look, I have begun to deliver up Sihon and his land before you: begin to possess, that you may inherit his land." Webster's Bible Translation And the LORD said to me, Behold, I have begun to give Sihon and his land before thee: begin to possess, that thou mayest inherit his land. World English Bible Yahweh said to me, “Behold, I have begun to deliver up Sihon and his land before you. Begin to possess, that you may inherit his land.” Young's Literal Translation 'And Jehovah saith unto me, See, I have begun to give before thee Sihon and his land; begin to possess -- to possess his land. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context King Sihon Defeated…30But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass through, for the LORD your God had made his spirit stubborn and his heart obstinate, that He might deliver him into your hand, as is the case this day. 31Then the LORD said to me, “See, I have begun to deliver Sihon and his land over to you. Now begin to conquer and possess his land.” 32So Sihon and his whole army came out for battle against us at Jahaz.… Cross References Deuteronomy 2:30 But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass through, for the LORD your God had made his spirit stubborn and his heart obstinate, that He might deliver him into your hand, as is the case this day. Deuteronomy 2:32 So Sihon and his whole army came out for battle against us at Jahaz. Treasury of Scripture And the LORD said to me, Behold, I have begun to give Sihon and his land before you: begin to possess, that you may inherit his land. give Sihon Deuteronomy 2:24 Rise 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. Deuteronomy 1:8 Behold, I have set the land before you: go in and possess the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give unto them and to their seed after them. Jump to Previous Begin Begun Conquer Country Deliver Hands Inherit Mayest Occupy Possess Possession SihonJump to Next Begin Begun Conquer Country Deliver Hands Inherit Mayest Occupy Possess Possession SihonDeuteronomy 2 1. The story is continued, that they were not to meddle with the Edomites9. nor with the Moabites 16. nor with the Ammonites 24. but Sihon the Amorite was subdued by them (31) Behold, I have begun to give Sihon.--Notice that in all the conquests of Israel Jehovah gave the order to begin the attack. (See Deuteronomy 7:2, and Note on Joshua 13:1.)Verses 31-37. - God had determined to give Sihon and his land to the Israelites, and so certainly should this be done, that Moses is exhorted already to begin to seize, in order to possess the land. Sihon initiated hostilities by coming out with all his host to fight against Moses and the Israelites. The battle took place at Jahaz (or Jahazah, or Jahza), a town between Medeba and Dibon (Euseb.; cf. Numbers 33:45), afterwards belonging to the tribe of Reuben (Joshua 13:18), and assigned to the Levites of the line of Merari (Joshua 21:36; 1 Chronicles 6:78). The war was one of extermination, in which all the people of Sihon were destroyed, from one cad of his dominion to the other; all his cities were devoted irredeemably (comp. Leviticus 27:29), and only the cattle and the material property were preserved as booty by the conquerors (Numbers 21:23-26). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Then the LORDיְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel said וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say to me, אֵלַ֔י (’ê·lay) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to “See, רְאֵ֗ה (rə·’êh) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 7200: To see I have begun הַֽחִלֹּ֙תִי֙ (ha·ḥil·lō·ṯî) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 2490: To bore, to wound, to dissolve, to profane, to break, to begin, to play to deliver תֵּ֣ת (têṯ) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 5414: To give, put, set Sihon סִיחֹ֖ן (sî·ḥōn) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 5511: Sihon -- a king of the Amorites and his land אַרְצ֑וֹ (’ar·ṣōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land to you. לְפָנֶ֔יךָ (lə·p̄ā·ne·ḵā) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 6440: The face Now אֶת־ (’eṯ-) Direct object marker Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case begin הָחֵ֣ל (hā·ḥêl) Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 2490: To bore, to wound, to dissolve, to profane, to break, to begin, to play to conquer רָ֔שׁ (rāš) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 3423: To occupy, to seize, to rob, to inherit, to expel, to impoverish, to ruin and possess לָרֶ֖שֶׁת (lā·re·šeṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 3423: To occupy, to seize, to rob, to inherit, to expel, to impoverish, to ruin his land.” אַרְצֽוֹ׃ (’ar·ṣōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land Links Deuteronomy 2:31 NIVDeuteronomy 2:31 NLT Deuteronomy 2:31 ESV Deuteronomy 2:31 NASB Deuteronomy 2:31 KJV Deuteronomy 2:31 BibleApps.com Deuteronomy 2:31 Biblia Paralela Deuteronomy 2:31 Chinese Bible Deuteronomy 2:31 French Bible Deuteronomy 2:31 Catholic Bible OT Law: Deuteronomy 2:31 Yahweh said to me Behold I have (Deut. 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