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1. "Then we did what the Lord told me to do. We went back into the desert on the road that leads to the Red Sea. We traveled for many days to go around the mountains of Seir.
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1. Then we turned H6437 , and took our journey H5265 into the wilderness H4057 by the way H1870 of the Red H5488 sea H3220 , as H834 the LORD H3068 spoke H1696 unto H413 me : and we compassed H5437 H853 mount H2022 Seir H8165 many H7227 days H3117 .
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2. Then the Lord said to me,
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2. And the LORD H3068 spoke H559 unto H413 me, saying H559 ,
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3. 'You have traveled around these mountains long enough. Turn north.
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3. Ye have compassed H5437 H853 this H2088 mountain H2022 long enough H7227 : turn H6437 you northward H6828 .
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4. Tell the people this: You will pass through the land of Seir. This land belongs to your relatives, the descendants of Esau. They will be afraid of you. Be very careful.
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4. And command H6680 thou the people H5971 , saying H559 , Ye H859 are to pass through H5674 the coast H1366 of your brethren H251 the children H1121 of Esau H6215 , which dwell H3427 in Seir H8165 ; and they shall be afraid H3372 of H4480 you : take ye good heed unto yourselves therefore H8104 H3966 :
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5. Don't fight them. I will not give you any of their land�not even a foot of it, because I gave the hill country of Seir to Esau to keep as his own.
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5. Meddle H1624 not H408 with them; for H3588 I will not H3808 give H5414 you of their land H4480 H776 , no , not so much H5704 as a foot breadth H4096 H3709 H7272 ; because H3588 I have given H5414 H853 mount H2022 Seir H8165 unto Esau H6215 for a possession H3425 .
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6. You must pay the people of Esau for any food you eat or water you drink there.
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6. Ye shall buy H7666 meat H400 of H4480 H854 them for money H3701 , that ye may eat H398 ; and ye shall also H1571 buy H3739 water H4325 of H4480 H854 them for money H3701 , that ye may drink H8354 .
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7. Remember that the Lord your God has blessed you in everything you have done. He knows about everything that happened on the trip through this great desert. The Lord your God has been with you these 40 years. You have always had everything you needed.'
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7. For H3588 the LORD H3068 thy God H430 hath blessed H1288 thee in all H3605 the works H4639 of thy hand H3027 : he knoweth H3045 thy walking through H1980 H853 this H2088 great H1419 wilderness H4057 : these H2088 forty H705 years H8141 the LORD H3068 thy God H430 hath been with H5973 thee ; thou hast lacked H2637 nothing H3808 H1697 .
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8. "So we passed by our relatives, the people of Esau living there in Seir. We left the road that leads from the Jordan Valley to the towns of Elath and Ezion Geber. We turned onto the road that goes to the desert in Moab.
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8. And when we passed by H5674 from H4480 H854 our brethren H251 the children H1121 of Esau H6215 , which dwelt H3427 in Seir H8165 , through the way H4480 H1870 of the plain H6160 from Elath H4480 H359 , and from Ezion H4480 H6100 -gaber , we turned H6437 and passed H5674 by the way H1870 of the wilderness H4057 of Moab H4124 .
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9. "The Lord said to me, 'Don't bother the Moabites. Don't start a war against them. I will not give you any of their land. They are the descendants of Lot, and I gave them the city of Ar.'"
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9. And the LORD H3068 said H559 unto H413 me, Distress H6696 not H408 H853 the Moabites H4124 , neither H408 contend H1624 with them in battle H4421 : for H3588 I will not H3808 give H5414 thee of their land H4480 H776 for a possession H3425 ; because H3588 I have given H5414 H853 Ar H6144 unto the children H1121 of Lot H3876 for a possession H3425 .
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10. (In the past, the Emites lived in Ar. They were strong people, and there were many of them. They were very tall, like the Anakites.
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10. The Emims H368 dwelt H3427 therein in times past H6440 , a people H5971 great H1419 , and many H7227 , and tall H7311 , as the Anakims H6062 ;
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11. The Anakites were part of the Rephaites. People thought the Emites were also Rephaites, but the people of Moab called them Emites.
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11. Which H1992 also H637 were accounted H2803 giants H7497 , as the Anakims H6062 ; but the Moabites H4125 call H7121 them Emims H368 .
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12. The Horites also lived in Seir in the past. Then Esau's people destroyed the Horites, took their land, and settled there, just as the Israelites did to the people in the land that the Lord gave them.)
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12. The Horims H2752 also dwelt H3427 in Seir H8165 formerly H6440 ; but the children H1121 of Esau H6215 succeeded H3423 them , when they had destroyed H8045 them from before H4480 H6440 them , and dwelt H3427 in their stead H8478 ; as H834 Israel H3478 did H6213 unto the land H776 of his possession H3425 , which H834 the LORD H3068 gave H5414 unto them.
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13. "The Lord told me, 'Now, go to the other side of Zered Valley.' So we crossed Zered Valley.
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13. Now H6258 rise up H6965 , said I , and get you over H5674 H853 the brook H5158 Zered H2218 . And we went over H5674 H853 the brook H5158 Zered H2218 .
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14. It was 38 years from the time we left Kadesh Barnea until the time we crossed Zered Valley. As the Lord had promised, all the fighting men in our camp from that generation had died.
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14. And the space H3117 in which H834 we came H1980 from Kadesh H4480 H6947 -barnea, until H5704 H834 we were come over H5674 H853 the brook H5158 Zered H2218 , was thirty H7970 and eight H8083 years H8141 ; until H5704 all H3605 the generation H1755 of the men H376 of war H4421 were wasted H8552 out from among H4480 H7130 the host H4264 , as H834 the LORD H3068 swore H7650 unto them.
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15. The Lord had opposed those men until they were all dead and gone from our camp.
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15. For indeed H1571 the hand H3027 of the LORD H3068 was H1961 against them , to destroy H2000 them from among H4480 H7130 the host H4264 , until H5704 they were consumed H8552 .
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16. "After all the fighting men were dead and gone,
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16. So it came to pass H1961 , when H834 all H3605 the men H376 of war H4421 were consumed H8552 and dead H4191 from among H4480 H7130 the people H5971 ,
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17. the Lord said to me,
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17. That the LORD H3068 spoke H1696 unto H413 me, saying H559 ,
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18. 'Today you must cross the border at Ar and go into Moab.
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18. Thou H859 art to pass over H5674 through H853 Ar H6144 H853 the coast H1366 of Moab H4124 , this day H3117 :
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19. You will be just across from the Ammonites. Don't bother them or fight with them, because I will not give you their land. They are descendants of Lot, and I have given that land to them.'"
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19. And when thou comest nigh H7126 over against H4136 the children H1121 of Ammon H5983 , distress H6696 them not H408 , nor H408 meddle H1624 with them: for H3588 I will not H3808 give H5414 thee of the land H4480 H776 of the children H1121 of Ammon H5983 any possession H3425 ; because H3588 I have given H5414 it unto the children H1121 of Lot H3876 for a possession H3425 .
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20. (That country is also known as the Land of Rephaim. The Rephaites lived there in the past. The people of Ammon called them the Zamzummites.
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20. ( That H1931 also H637 was accounted H2803 a land H776 of giants H7497 : giants H7497 dwelt H3427 therein in old time H6440 ; and the Ammonites H5984 call H7121 them Zamzummims H2157 ;
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21. There were many Rephaites, and they were very strong and tall like the Anakites. But the Lord helped the Ammonites destroy them. The Ammonites took that land and live there now.
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21. A people H5971 great H1419 , and many H7227 , and tall H7311 , as the Anakims H6062 ; but the LORD H3068 destroyed H8045 them before H4480 H6440 them ; and they succeeded H3423 them , and dwelt H3427 in their stead H8478 :
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22. God did the same thing for Esau's people. In the past the Horites lived in Seir. But Esau's people destroyed the Horites, and Esau's descendants still live there today.
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22. As H834 he did H6213 to the children H1121 of Esau H6215 , which dwelt H3427 in Seir H8165 , when H834 he destroyed H8045 H853 the Horims H2752 from before H4480 H6440 them ; and they succeeded H3423 them , and dwelt H3427 in their stead H8478 even unto H5704 this H2088 day H3117 :
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23. God did the same thing for some people from Crete. The Avvites lived in the towns around Gaza, but the Cretans destroyed them, took the land, and live there now.)
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23. And the Avims H5757 which dwelt H3427 in Hazerim H2699 , even unto H5704 Azzah H5804 , the Caphtorims H3732 , which came forth H3318 out of Caphtor H4480 H3731 , destroyed H8045 them , and dwelt H3427 in their stead H8478 .)
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24. "The Lord told me, 'Get ready to go across Arnon Valley. I will let you defeat Sihon the Amorite, the king of Heshbon. I will let you take his country. So fight against him and take his land.
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24. Rise ye up H6965 , take your journey H5265 , and pass over H5674 H853 the river H5158 Arnon H769 : behold H7200 , I have given H5414 into thine hand H3027 H853 Sihon H5511 the Amorite H567 , king H4428 of Heshbon H2809 , and his land H776 : begin H2490 to possess H3423 it , and contend H1624 with him in battle H4421 .
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25. Today I will make all people everywhere afraid of you. They will hear the news about you, and they will be afraid and shake with fear.'
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25. This H2088 day H3117 will I begin H2490 to put H5414 the dread H6343 of thee and the fear H3374 of thee upon H5921 the nations H5971 that are under H8478 the whole H3605 heaven H8064 , who H834 shall hear H8085 report H8088 of thee , and shall tremble H7264 , and be in anguish H2342 because H4480 H6440 of thee.
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26. "While we were in the desert of Kedemoth, I sent messengers to King Sihon of Heshbon. The messengers offered peace to Sihon. They said,
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26. And I sent H7971 messengers H4397 out of the wilderness H4480 H4057 of Kedemoth H6932 unto H413 Sihon H5511 king H4428 of Heshbon H2809 with words H1697 of peace H7965 , saying H559 ,
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27. 'Let us go through your land. We will stay on the road. We will not turn off the road to the right or to the left.
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27. Let me pass H5674 through thy land H776 : I will go H1980 along by the highway H1870 H1870 , I will neither H3808 turn H5493 unto the right hand H3225 nor to the left H8040 .
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28. We will pay you in silver for any food we eat or any water we drink. We only want to march through your country.
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28. Thou shalt sell H7666 me meat H400 for money H3701 , that I may eat H398 ; and give H5414 me water H4325 for money H3701 , that I may drink H8354 : only H7535 I will pass through H5674 on my feet H7272 ;
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29. Let us go through your land until we go across the Jordan River into the land that the Lord our God is giving us. Other people have let us go through their land�the people of Esau living in Seir and the Moabites living in Ar.'
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29. ( As H834 the children H1121 of Esau H6215 which dwell H3427 in Seir H8165 , and the Moabites H4125 which dwell H3427 in Ar H6144 , did H6213 unto me;) until H5704 H834 I shall pass over H5674 H853 Jordan H3383 into H413 the land H776 which H834 the LORD H3068 our God H430 giveth H5414 us.
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30. "But King Sihon of Heshbon would not let us pass through his country. The Lord your God had made him very stubborn. The Lord did this so that he could let you defeat King Sihon. And today we know that really happened.
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30. But Sihon H5511 king H4428 of Heshbon H2809 would H14 not H3808 let us pass H5674 by him: for H3588 the LORD H3068 thy God H430 hardened H7185 H853 his spirit H7307 , and made his heart obstinate H553 H853 H3824 , that H4616 he might deliver H5414 him into thy hand H3027 , as appeareth this H2088 day H3117 .
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31. "The Lord said to me, 'I am giving King Sihon and his country to you. Now, go take his land!'
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31. And the LORD H3068 said H559 unto H413 me, Behold H7200 , I have begun H2490 to give H5414 H853 Sihon H5511 and his land H776 before H6440 thee: begin H2490 to possess H3423 , that thou mayest inherit H3423 H853 his land H776 .
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32. "Then King Sihon and all his people came out to fight against us at Jahaz.
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32. Then Sihon H5511 came out H3318 against H7125 us, he H1931 and all H3605 his people H5971 , to fight H4421 at Jahaz H3096 .
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33. But the Lord our God gave him to us. We defeated King Sihon, his sons, and all his people.
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33. And the LORD H3068 our God H430 delivered H5414 him before H6440 us ; and we smote H5221 H853 him , and his sons H1121 , and all H3605 his people H5971 .
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34. We captured all the cities that belonged to King Sihon at that time. We completely destroyed the people in every city�the men, women, and children. We did not leave anyone alive!
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34. And we took H3920 H853 all H3605 his cities H5892 at that H1931 time H6256 , and utterly destroyed H2763 the men H4962 , and the women H802 , and the little ones H2945 , H853 of every H3605 city H5892 , we left H7604 none H3808 to remain H8300 :
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35. We took only the cattle and the valuable things from those cities.
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35. Only H7535 the cattle H929 we took for a prey H962 unto ourselves , and the spoil H7998 of the cities H5892 which H834 we took H3920 .
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36. We defeated the town of Aroer on the edge of the Arnon Valley and the other town in the middle of that valley. The Lord let us defeat all the cities between the Arnon Valley and Gilead. No city was too strong for us.
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36. From H4480 Aroer H6177 , which H834 is by H5921 the brink H8193 of the river H5158 of Arnon H769 , and from the city H5892 that H834 is by the river H5158 , even unto H5704 Gilead H1568 , there was H1961 not H3808 one city H7151 too strong H7682 for H4480 us : the LORD H3068 our God H430 delivered H5414 H853 all H3605 unto H6440 us:
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37. But you did not go near the land that belongs to the people of Ammon. You did not go near the shores of the Jabbok River or the cities of the hill country. You did not go near any place that the Lord our God would not let us have.
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37. Only H7535 unto H413 the land H776 of the children H1121 of Ammon H5983 thou camest H7126 not H3808 , nor unto any H3605 place H3027 of the river H5158 Jabbok H2999 , nor unto the cities H5892 in the mountains H2022 , nor unto whatsoever H3605 the LORD H3068 our God H430 forbade H6680 us.
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