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YHWHיְהוָהsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto me,אֵלַי“See,רְאֵהI have begunהַחִלֹּתִיto deliverתֵּתSihonאֶת סִיחֹןand his landוְאֶת אַרְצוֹbefore you.לְפָנֶיךָBeginהָחֵלto take possession,רָשׁso as to take possession ofלָרֶשֶׁתhis land.”אֶת אַרְצוֹ
Deuteronomy 2:31
Study it in the app“YHWH said to me, “See, I have begun to deliver Sihon and his land before you. Begin to take possession, so as to take possession of his land.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 2:31, word by word
- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- “Seeרְאֵהree
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “ree” appears- I have begunהַחִלֹּתִיhachiloti
begin
To start doing something.
Where else “hachiloti” appears- to deliverתֵּתtet
hand over
To hand someone over to another's power, giving that one victory.
Where else “tet” appears- Sihonסִיחֹןsichon
Sihon
Sihon, king of the Amorites who reigned in Heshbon. The name means "stormy."
Where else “sichon” appears- and his landאַרְצarts
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arts” appears- before youפָנֶיfane
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fane” appears- to take possessionרָשׁrash
possess
To occupy a land and make it one's own.
Where else “rash” appears
The context
30But Sihon king of Heshbon was not willing to let us pass by him, for YHWH your Elohim had hardened his spirit and made firm his heart, in order to give him into your hand, as it is this day.
31 · This verse (above)
32Sihon came out to meet us, he and all his people, for war at Jahaz.