Deuteronomy 2
- 1Then we turned, and took our journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea, as the Lord spoke to me: and we surrounded mount Seir many days.
- 2And the Lord spoke to me, saying,
- 3You have surrounded this mountain long enough: turn you northward.
- 4And command the people, saying, You are to pass through the border of your brothers and sisters the children of Esau, who live in Seir. They shall be afraid of you: so be very careful:
- 5Do not meddle with them, for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as a foot width. Because I have given mount Seir to Esau for a possession.
- 6You shall buy food of them for money, that you may eat. You shall also buy water of them for money, that you may drink.
- 7For the Lord your God has blessed you in all the works of your hand: he knows your walking through this great wilderness: these forty years the Lord your God has been with you. You have lacked nothing.
- 8And when we passed by from our brothers and sisters the children of Esau, who lived in Seir, through the way of the plain from Elath, and from Eziongaber, we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab.
- 9And the Lord said to me, Do not distress the Moabites, neither fight with them in battle. For I will not give you of their land for a possession. Because I have given Ar to the children of Lot for a possession.
- 10The Emims lived in it in times past, a people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakims.
- 11Which also were accounted giants, as the Anakims. But the Moabites called them Emims.
- 12The Horims also lived in Seir in the past, but the children of Esau succeeded them, when they had destroyed them from before them, and lived in their place. As Israel did to the land of his possession, which the Lord gave to them.
- 13Now rise up, said I, and go over the brook Zered. And we went over the brook Zered.
- 14And the space in which we came from Kadeshbarnea, until we had come over the brook Zered, was thirty and eight years. Until all the generation of the men of war were wasted out from among the army, as the Lord swore to them.
- 15For indeed the hand of the Lord was against them, to destroy them from among the army, until they were consumed.
- 16When all the men of war were consumed and dead from among the people,
- 17That the Lord spoke to me, saying,
- 18You are to pass over through Ar, the border of Moab, this day:
- 19And when you come near opposite the children of Ammon, do not distress them, or meddle with them. For I will not give you of the land of the children of Ammon any possession. Because I have given it to the children of Lot for a possession.
- 20That also was counted a land of giants. Giants lived in it in old time, and the Ammonites call them Zamzummims.
- 21A people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakims, but the Lord destroyed them before them, and they succeeded them, and lived in their place:
- 22As he did to the children of Esau, who lived in Seir, when he destroyed the Horims from before them, and they succeeded them, and lived in their place even to this day:
- 23And the Avims who lived in Hazerim, even to Azzah, the Caphtorims who came out of Caphtor, destroyed them, and lived in their place.
- 24Rise up, take your journey, and pass over the river Arnon. I have given into your hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land. Begin to possess it, and fight with him in battle.
- 25This day will I begin to put the dread of you and the fear of you on the nations that are under the whole heaven, who shall hear report of you, and shall tremble, and be in anguish because of you.
- 26And I sent messengers out of the wilderness of Kedemoth to Sihon king of Heshbon with words of peace, saying,
- 27Let me pass through your land: I will go along by the high way, I will not turn to the right hand or to the left.
- 28You shall sell me food for money, that I may eat. Give me water for money, that I may drink: only I will pass through on my feet.
- 29As the children of Esau who live in Seir, and the Moabites who live in Ar, did to me, until I shall pass over Jordan into the land which the Lord our God gives us.
- 30But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass by him. For the Lord your God hardened his spirit, and made his heart obstinate, that he might deliver him into your hand, as appears this day.
- 31And the Lord said to me, I have begun to give Sihon and his land before you: begin to possess, that you may inherit his land.
- 32Then Sihon came out against us, he and all his people, to fight at Jahaz.
- 33And the Lord our God delivered him before us, and we struck him, and his sons, and all his people.
- 34And we took all his cities at that time, and completely destroyed the men, and the women, and the little ones, of every city, we left none to remain:
- 35Only the cattle we took for a prey to ourselves, and the plunder of the cities which we took.
- 36From Aroer, which is by the brink of the river of Arnon, and from the city that is by the river, even to Gilead, there was not one city too strong for us: the Lord our God delivered all to us:
- 37Only to the land of the children of Ammon you did not come, or to any place of the river Jabbok, or to the cities in the mountains, or to whatever the Lord our God forbade us.
What changed from the KJV
GIGAKJV is a modern English revision of the King James Version. The comparison below uses the project's KJV text in the later 1769 tradition and marks, word by word, each verse of Deuteronomy 2 where the wording differs: struck-through words are the KJV's, highlighted words are GIGAKJV's.
KJVThen we turned, and took our journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea, as the Lord spake unto me: and we compassed mount Seir many days.
GIGAKJVThen we turned, and took our journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea, as the Lord spoke to me: and we surrounded mount Seir many days.
KJVAnd the Lord spake unto me, saying,
GIGAKJVAnd the Lord spoke to me, saying,
KJVYe have compassed this mountain long enough: turn you northward.
GIGAKJVYou have surrounded this mountain long enough: turn you northward.
KJVAnd command thou the people, saying, Ye are to pass through the coast of your brethren the children of Esau, which dwell in Seir; and they shall be afraid of you: take ye good heed unto yourselves therefore:
GIGAKJVAnd command the people, saying, You are to pass through the border of your brothers and sisters the children of Esau, who live in Seir. They shall be afraid of you: so be very careful:
KJVMeddle not with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as a foot breadth; because I have given mount Seir unto Esau for a possession.
GIGAKJVDo not meddle with them, for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as a foot width. Because I have given mount Seir to Esau for a possession.
KJVYe shall buy meat of them for money, that ye may eat; and ye shall also buy water of them for money, that ye may drink.
GIGAKJVYou shall buy food of them for money, that you may eat. You shall also buy water of them for money, that you may drink.
KJVFor the Lord thy God hath blessed thee in all the works of thy hand: he knoweth thy walking through this great wilderness: these forty years the Lord thy God hath been with thee; thou hast lacked nothing.
GIGAKJVFor the Lord your God has blessed you in all the works of your hand: he knows your walking through this great wilderness: these forty years the Lord your God has been with you. You have lacked nothing.
KJVAnd when we passed by from our brethren the children of Esau, which dwelt in Seir, through the way of the plain from Elath, and from Eziongaber, we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab.
GIGAKJVAnd when we passed by from our brothers and sisters the children of Esau, who lived in Seir, through the way of the plain from Elath, and from Eziongaber, we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab.
KJVAnd the Lord said unto me, Distress not the Moabites, neither contend with them in battle: for I will not give thee of their land for a possession; because I have given Ar unto the children of Lot for a possession.
GIGAKJVAnd the Lord said to me, Do not distress the Moabites, neither fight with them in battle. For I will not give you of their land for a possession. Because I have given Ar to the children of Lot for a possession.
KJVThe Emims dwelt therein in times past, a people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakims;
GIGAKJVThe Emims lived in it in times past, a people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakims.
KJVWhich also were accounted giants, as the Anakims; but the Moabites called them Emims.
GIGAKJVWhich also were accounted giants, as the Anakims. But the Moabites called them Emims.
KJVThe Horims also dwelt in Seir beforetime; but the children of Esau succeeded them, when they had destroyed them from before them, and dwelt in their stead; as Israel did unto the land of his possession, which the Lord gave unto them.
GIGAKJVThe Horims also lived in Seir in the past, but the children of Esau succeeded them, when they had destroyed them from before them, and lived in their place. As Israel did to the land of his possession, which the Lord gave to them.
KJVNow rise up, said I, and get you over the brook Zered. And we went over the brook Zered.
GIGAKJVNow rise up, said I, and go over the brook Zered. And we went over the brook Zered.
KJVAnd the space in which we came from Kadeshbarnea, until we were come over the brook Zered, was thirty and eight years; until all the generation of the men of war were wasted out from among the host, as the Lord sware unto them.
GIGAKJVAnd the space in which we came from Kadeshbarnea, until we had come over the brook Zered, was thirty and eight years. Until all the generation of the men of war were wasted out from among the army, as the Lord swore to them.
KJVFor indeed the hand of the Lord was against them, to destroy them from among the host, until they were consumed.
GIGAKJVFor indeed the hand of the Lord was against them, to destroy them from among the army, until they were consumed.
KJVSo it came to pass, when all the men of war were consumed and dead from among the people,
GIGAKJVWhen all the men of war were consumed and dead from among the people,
KJVThat the Lord spake unto me, saying,
GIGAKJVThat the Lord spoke to me, saying,
KJVThou art to pass over through Ar, the coast of Moab, this day:
GIGAKJVYou are to pass over through Ar, the border of Moab, this day:
KJVAnd when thou comest nigh over against the children of Ammon, distress them not, nor meddle with them: for I will not give thee of the land of the children of Ammon any possession; because I have given it unto the children of Lot for a possession.
GIGAKJVAnd when you come near opposite the children of Ammon, do not distress them, or meddle with them. For I will not give you of the land of the children of Ammon any possession. Because I have given it to the children of Lot for a possession.
KJV(That also was accounted a land of giants: giants dwelt therein in old time; and the Ammonites call them Zamzummims;
GIGAKJVThat also was counted a land of giants. Giants lived in it in old time, and the Ammonites call them Zamzummims.
KJVA people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakims; but the Lord destroyed them before them; and they succeeded them, and dwelt in their stead:
GIGAKJVA people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakims, but the Lord destroyed them before them, and they succeeded them, and lived in their place:
KJVAs he did to the children of Esau, which dwelt in Seir, when he destroyed the Horims from before them; and they succeeded them, and dwelt in their stead even unto this day:
GIGAKJVAs he did to the children of Esau, who lived in Seir, when he destroyed the Horims from before them, and they succeeded them, and lived in their place even to this day:
KJVAnd the Avims which dwelt in Hazerim, even unto Azzah, the Caphtorims, which came forth out of Caphtor, destroyed them, and dwelt in their stead.)
GIGAKJVAnd the Avims who lived in Hazerim, even to Azzah, the Caphtorims who came out of Caphtor, destroyed them, and lived in their place.
KJVRise ye up, take your journey, and pass over the river Arnon: behold, I have given into thine hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land: begin to possess it, and contend with him in battle.
GIGAKJVRise up, take your journey, and pass over the river Arnon. I have given into your hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land. Begin to possess it, and fight with him in battle.
KJVThis day will I begin to put the dread of thee and the fear of thee upon the nations that are under the whole heaven, who shall hear report of thee, and shall tremble, and be in anguish because of thee.
GIGAKJVThis day will I begin to put the dread of you and the fear of you on the nations that are under the whole heaven, who shall hear report of you, and shall tremble, and be in anguish because of you.
KJVAnd I sent messengers out of the wilderness of Kedemoth unto Sihon king of Heshbon with words of peace, saying,
GIGAKJVAnd I sent messengers out of the wilderness of Kedemoth to Sihon king of Heshbon with words of peace, saying,
KJVLet me pass through thy land: I will go along by the high way, I will neither turn unto the right hand nor to the left.
GIGAKJVLet me pass through your land: I will go along by the high way, I will not turn to the right hand or to the left.
KJVThou shalt sell me meat for money, that I may eat; and give me water for money, that I may drink: only I will pass through on my feet;
GIGAKJVYou shall sell me food for money, that I may eat. Give me water for money, that I may drink: only I will pass through on my feet.
KJV(As the children of Esau which dwell in Seir, and the Moabites which dwell in Ar, did unto me;) until I shall pass over Jordan into the land which the Lord our God giveth us.
GIGAKJVAs the children of Esau who live in Seir, and the Moabites who live in Ar, did to me, until I shall pass over Jordan into the land which the Lord our God gives us.
KJVBut Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass by him: for the Lord thy God hardened his spirit, and made his heart obstinate, that he might deliver him into thy hand, as appeareth this day.
GIGAKJVBut Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass by him. For the Lord your God hardened his spirit, and made his heart obstinate, that he might deliver him into your hand, as appears this day.
KJVAnd the Lord said unto me, Behold, I have begun to give Sihon and his land before thee: begin to possess, that thou mayest inherit his land.
GIGAKJVAnd the Lord said to me, I have begun to give Sihon and his land before you: begin to possess, that you may inherit his land.
KJVAnd the Lord our God delivered him before us; and we smote him, and his sons, and all his people.
GIGAKJVAnd the Lord our God delivered him before us, and we struck him, and his sons, and all his people.
KJVAnd we took all his cities at that time, and utterly destroyed the men, and the women, and the little ones, of every city, we left none to remain:
GIGAKJVAnd we took all his cities at that time, and completely destroyed the men, and the women, and the little ones, of every city, we left none to remain:
KJVOnly the cattle we took for a prey unto ourselves, and the spoil of the cities which we took.
GIGAKJVOnly the cattle we took for a prey to ourselves, and the plunder of the cities which we took.
KJVFrom Aroer, which is by the brink of the river of Arnon, and from the city that is by the river, even unto Gilead, there was not one city too strong for us: the Lord our God delivered all unto us:
GIGAKJVFrom Aroer, which is by the brink of the river of Arnon, and from the city that is by the river, even to Gilead, there was not one city too strong for us: the Lord our God delivered all to us:
KJVOnly unto the land of the children of Ammon thou camest not, nor unto any place of the river Jabbok, nor unto the cities in the mountains, nor unto whatsoever the Lord our God forbad us.
GIGAKJVOnly to the land of the children of Ammon you did not come, or to any place of the river Jabbok, or to the cities in the mountains, or to whatever the Lord our God forbade us.
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