Deuteronomy 2:36

“From Aroer, which is on the edge of the Wadi Arnon, and the city that is in the wadi, as far as Gilead, there was not a town that was too high for us; YHWH our Elohim delivered all of them before us.”

Deuteronomy 2:36 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 2:36, word by word

From Aroerעֲרֹעֵרaroer

Aroer

Aroer, a city east of the Jordan, by the river Arnon; other places bear the name.

Where else “aroer” appears
the edgeשְׂפַתsefat

edge

The edge where the sea or a river ends and the land begins.

Where else “sefat” appears
of the Wadiנַחַלnachal

torrent

A channel that runs with water only in the rainy season.

Where else “nachal” appears
Arnonאַרְנֹןarnon

Arnon

Arnon, a river east of the Jordan that marked the border of Moab. The name means "roaring stream."

Where else “arnon” appears
and the cityעִירir

city

A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.

Where else “ir” appears
Gileadגִּלְעָדgilad

Gilead

See it on the mapWhere else “gilad” appears
there wasהָיְתָהhayta

exist

To exist: "let there be light".

Where else “hayta” appears
a townקִרְיָהkirya

town, city

Town: a poetic way of saying "city."

Where else “kirya” appears
was too highשָׂגְבָהsagva

set on high

To set safely above, out of danger.

Where else “sagva” appears
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.

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our Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

Where else “elohe” appears
deliveredנָתַןnatan

hand over

To hand someone over to another's power, giving that one victory.

Where else “natan” appears
before usפָנֵיfane

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

Where else “fane” appears

Places in this verse

JerusalemGilead
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Gilead

    Today: northern Jordan, east of the Jordan River

    A hill region east of the Jordan River, in present-day Jordan.

    Reuben, Gad and half of Manasseh settled there (Num 32:1, 33). Jephthah was from Gilead (Judg 11:1). Jeremiah spoke of its balm (Jer 8:22).

    Genesis 31:21Numbers 32:1Judges 11:1Jeremiah 8:22

The context

35Only the livestock we took as plunder for ourselves, and the spoil of the cities that we had captured.

36 · This verse (above)

37Only to the land of the sons of Ammon you did not come near, all the bank of the Wadi Jabbok, and the cities of the hill country, and all that YHWH our Elohim had commanded.

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