Study it in the app“And I brought you to the land of the Amorite who lived beyond the Jordan; and they fought with you, and I gave them into your hand, and you took possession of their land, and I destroyed them before you.”
And I broughtוָאָבִיאyouאֶתְכֶםtoאֶלthe landאֶרֶץof the Amoriteהָאֱמֹרִיwho livedהַיּוֹשֵׁבbeyondבְּעֵבֶרthe Jordan;הַיַּרְדֵּןand they foughtוַיִּלָּחֲמוּwith you,אִתְּכֶםand I gaveוָאֶתֵּןthemאוֹתָםinto your hand,בְּיֶדְכֶםand you took possessionוַתִּירְשׁוּof their land,אַרְצָםand I destroyed themוָאַשְׁמִידֵםbefore you.מִפְּנֵיכֶם
bring
To bring something or someone.
Where else “avi” appearsland
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “erets” appearsAmorite
Amorite: one of the main peoples of Canaan before Israel.
Where else “emori” appearsdwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “yoshev” appearsbeyond
Past the river, especially the Jordan.
Where else “ever” appearsJordan
See it on the mapWhere else “yarden” appearsfight
To struggle against an enemy with weapons and give battle; God also fights for his people.
Where else “yilachamu” appearshand over
To hand someone over to another's power, giving that one victory.
Where else “eten” appearspower
Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.
Where else “yed” appearspossess
To occupy a land and make it one's own.
Where else “tirshu” appearsdestroy
Destroy completely, exterminate.
Where else “ashmide” appearsbefore
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “pene” appearsJordan
Today: Jordan River: Israel, West Bank, Jordan, Dead Sea
Israel's main river; it flows from Mount Hermon in the north, through the Sea of Galilee, to the Dead Sea.
Israel crossed it on dry ground to enter the promised land (Josh 3:17). Naaman was healed in it (2 Kgs 5:14), and Jesus was immersed in it (Matt 3:13).
7And they cried out to YHWH, and he put darkness between you and the Egyptians, and brought the sea upon them, and it covered them; and your eyes saw what I did in Egypt. And you lived in the wilderness many days.
8 · This verse (above)
9Then Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and fought against Israel; and he sent and summoned Balaam son of Beor to curse you.
