Deuteronomy 2:9

“YHWH said to me, “Do not harass Moab or provoke them to war, for I will not give you any of its land as a possession, because I have given Ar to the sons of Lot as a possession.””

Deuteronomy 2:9 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 2:9, 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.

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harassתָּצַרtatsar

be an enemy

To be someone's enemy.

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provokeתִּתְגָּרtitgar

provoke

To pick a fight with someone.

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to warמִלְחָמָהmilchama

war, battle

War, battle.

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giveאֶתֵּןeten

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

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any of its landאַרְצarts

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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as a possessionיְרֻשָּׁהyerusha

possession

Possession: land that is taken and becomes one's own; also what is received from one's fathers.

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Arעָרar

Ar

Ar, a city of Moab. The name means "city."

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to the sonsבְנֵיvene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

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of Lotלוֹטlot

Lot

Lot, nephew of Abram, son of Haran; he settled in Sodom and was saved from its destruction. Father of Moab and Ammon.

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Translation note

Moab and Ammon descended from Lot, Abraham’s nephew (Genesis 19:36-38).

Places in this verse

JerusalemDead SeaMoab
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Moab

    Today: western Jordan, east of the Dead Sea

    The land east of the Dead Sea, in present-day Jordan.

    The Moabites came from a son of Lot (Gen 19:37). Ruth came from Moab (Ruth 1:1-4), and Moses died in its territory (Deut 34:5).

    Genesis 19:37Ruth 1:1Numbers 22:1Deuteronomy 34:5

The context

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

9 · This verse (above)

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

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