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New American Standard Bible 1995

1"We turned and set out for the desert on the road to the Reed Sea, just as the LORD had directed me. We traveled around Mount Seir for many days.

1"Then we turned and set out for the wilderness by the way to the Red Sea, as the LORD spoke to me, and circled Mount Seir for many days.

2Then the LORD told me,

2"And the LORD spoke to me, saying,

3You've walked around this mountain long enough. Turn northward

3You have circled this mountain long enough. Now turn north,

4and command this people, "You are about to pass through the territory of your relatives, the descendants of Esau who live around Seir. They will be afraid of you so be very careful.

4and command the people, saying, "You will pass through the territory of your brothers the sons of Esau who live in Seir; and they will be afraid of you. So be very careful;

5Don't fight them, because I won't give you any part of their land, not even the size of a footprint. I have given Mount Seir to Esau as their property.

5do not provoke them, for I will not give you any of their land, even as little as a footstep because I have given Mount Seir to Esau as a possession.

6You may buy food to eat and water to drink from them, paying with cash."'

6"You shall buy food from them with money so that you may eat, and you shall also purchase water from them with money so that you may drink.

7Indeed, the LORD your God blessed all the works of your hands. He knows about your travels through this vast desert. The LORD your God was with you these past 40 years, so that you didn't lack anything.

7"For the LORD your God has blessed you in all that you have done; He has known your wanderings through this great wilderness. These forty years the LORD your God has been with you; you have not lacked a thing."'

8So we bypassed our relatives, the descendants of Esau who live in Seir. We turned through the Arabah desert from Elath, and from Ezion-geber we traveled the desert road to Moab."

8"So we passed beyond our brothers the sons of Esau, who live in Seir, away from the Arabah road, away from Elath and from Ezion-geber. And we turned and passed through by the way of the wilderness of Moab.

9"Then the LORD told me, 'Don't harass Moab or provoke them to war, because I won't give you any part of their land. I have given Ar to the descendants of Lot as their property.

9"Then the LORD said to me, 'Do not harass Moab, nor provoke them to war, for I will not give you any of their land as a possession, because I have given Ar to the sons of Lot as a possession.

10(The Emites, a people as powerful, numerous, and tall as the Anakim, lived there before.

10(The Emim lived there formerly, a people as great, numerous, and tall as the Anakim.

11Like the Anakim, they were thought of as Rephaim, but the Moabites called them Emites.

11Like the Anakim, they are also regarded as Rephaim, but the Moabites call them Emim.

12The Horites used to live in Seir before the descendants of Esau dispossessed them, exterminated them, and settled there instead, just as Israel will do in the land of its possession, which the LORD gave them.)

12The Horites formerly lived in Seir, but the sons of Esau dispossessed them and destroyed them from before them and settled in their place, just as Israel did to the land of their possession which the LORD gave to them.)

13Now get going and cross the Wadi Zered.' And so we crossed the Wadi Zered.

13'Now arise and cross over the brook Zered yourselves.' So we crossed over the brook Zered.

14Now from the time we left Kadesh-barnea until we crossed the Wadi Zered was 38 years. All of that generation, the soldiers in the camp, were destroyed just as the LORD swore they would be.

14"Now the time that it took for us to come from Kadesh-barnea until we crossed over the brook Zered was thirty-eight years, until all the generation of the men of war perished from within the camp, as the LORD had sworn to them.

15Indeed, the hand of the LORD was against them to root them out from the camp until they were utterly destroyed."

15"Moreover the hand of the LORD was against them, to destroy them from within the camp until they all perished.

16"And so all the soldiers among the people died.

16"So it came about when all the men of war had finally perished from among the people,

17Then the LORD spoke to me,

17that the LORD spoke to me, saying,

18Today, you are about to cross the border of Moab at Ar.

18'Today you shall cross over Ar, the border of Moab.

19When you come to the Ammonites, don't harass or provoke them to war, for I won't give any part of Ammonite land to you, since I have given it to the descendants of Lot as their property.

19'When you come opposite the sons of Ammon, do not harass them nor provoke them, for I will not give you any of the land of the sons of Ammon as a possession, because I have given it to the sons of Lot as a possession.'

20"'(Indeed, it was considered Rephaim territory, since the Rephaim used to lived there. The Ammonites called them Zamzummites,

20(It is also regarded as the land of the Rephaim, for Rephaim formerly lived in it, but the Ammonites call them Zamzummin,

21a great people, numerous, and tall as the Anakim. But the LORD destroyed the Rephaim, so that the Ammonites dispossessed them and settled there instead.

21a people as great, numerous, and tall as the Anakim, but the LORD destroyed them before them. And they dispossessed them and settled in their place,

22This is what he did for the descendants of Esau who live in Seir, when he destroyed the Horites before them. So they dispossessed them and settled there in their place, where they live to this day.

22just as He did for the sons of Esau, who live in Seir, when He destroyed the Horites from before them; they dispossessed them and settled in their place even to this day.

23It was the same for the Avvites who lived in villages as far as Gaza. The Caphtorites, who came from Crete, destroyed them and settled there in their place.)

23And the Avvim, who lived in villages as far as Gaza, the Caphtorim who came from Caphtor, destroyed them and lived in their place.)

24Get ready and set out for the Wadi Arnon. Look! I've given into your control Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, along with his land. Prepare to take possession by provoking him to war.

24'Arise, set out, and pass through the valley of Arnon. Look! I have given Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land into your hand; begin to take possession and contend with him in battle.

25Starting today I will begin to instill fear and terror of you on the part of every nation under heaven who hears reports about you. They'll tremble in anguish before you.'"

25'This day I will begin to put the dread and fear of you upon the peoples everywhere under the heavens, who, when they hear the report of you, will tremble and be in anguish because of you.'

26"I sent messengers from the desert of Kedemoth to King Sihon of Heshbon with this message of peace:

26"So I sent messengers from the wilderness of Kedemoth to Sihon king of Heshbon with words of peace, saying,

27Let me pass through your territory. I'll stay on the main road. I won't turn to the right or left.

27'Let me pass through your land, I will travel only on the highway; I will not turn aside to the right or to the left.

28Sell me food for cash, so I can eat and give me water for cash, so I can drink. Just let me pass through on foot,

28'You will sell me food for money so that I may eat, and give me water for money so that I may drink, only let me pass through on foot,

29as the descendants of Esau who live in Seir did for me, as did the Moabites who live in Ar. I'll pass through, until I will have crossed the Jordan into the land that the LORD our God is about to give us.'

29just as the sons of Esau who live in Seir and the Moabites who live in Ar did for me, until I cross over the Jordan into the land which the LORD our God is giving to us.'

30But King Sihon of Heshbon did not allow us to pass through, because the LORD your God had hardened his spirit and made him arrogant, in order to deliver him into your control today.

30"But Sihon king of Heshbon was not willing for us to pass through his land; for the LORD your God hardened his spirit and made his heart obstinate, in order to deliver him into your hand, as he is today.

31"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.'

31"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.'

32"Sihon came out to meet us, including his entire army, at the battle of Jahaz.

32"Then Sihon with all his people came out to meet us in battle at Jahaz.

33The LORD our God delivered him to us, so we attacked him, his son, and his whole army.

33"The LORD our God delivered him over to us, and we defeated him with his sons and all his people.

34We captured all his towns at that time. We utterly destroyed every town—the men, the women, and the children—leaving no survivors.

34"So we captured all his cities at that time and utterly destroyed the men, women and children of every city. We left no survivor.

35We only appropriated the livestock for our use, along with plunder from the cities that we captured.

35"We took only the animals as our booty and the spoil of the cities which we had captured.

36From Aroer on the edge of Arnon Valley and from the town all the way to Gilead, there was no city that was too strong for us—the LORD our God delivered them all to us.

36"From Aroer which is on the edge of the valley of Arnon and from the city which is in the valley, even to Gilead, there was no city that was too high for us; the LORD our God delivered all over to us.

37You did not encroach onto Ammonite land, the banks of the Wadi Jabbok, the towns in the hill country, and all the other places that were forbidden by the LORD our God."

37"Only you did not go near to the land of the sons of Ammon, all along the river Jabbok and the cities of the hill country, and wherever the LORD our God had commanded us.

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