Deuteronomy 2:19

17 that the Lord spoke to me, saying:

18 ‘This day you are to cross over at Ar, the boundary of Moab.

19 And when you come near the people of Ammon, do not harass them or meddle with them, for I will not give you any of the land of the people of Ammon as a possession, because I have given it to ^athe descendants of Lot as a possession.’ ”

20 (That was also regarded as a land of¹ giants; giants formerly dwelt there. But the Ammonites call them ^aZamzummim,

21 ^aa people as great and numerous and tall as the Anakim. But the Lord destroyed them before them, and they dispossessed them and dwelt in their place,

22 just as He had done for the descendants of Esau, ^awho dwelt in Seir, when He destroyed ^bthe Horites from before them. They dispossessed them and dwelt in their place, even to this day.

23 And ^athe Avim, who dwelt in villages as far as Gaza—^bthe Caphtorim, who came from Caphtor, destroyed them and dwelt in their place.)

24 “ ‘Rise, take your journey, and ^across over the River Arnon. Look, I have given into your hand ^bSihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land. Begin to possess it, and engage him in battle.

25 ^aThis day I will begin to put the dread and fear of you upon the nations¹ under the whole heaven, who shall hear the report of you, and shall ^btremble and be in anguish because of you.’

King Sihon Defeated

26 “And I ^asent messengers from the Wilderness of Kedemoth to Sihon king of Heshbon, ^bwith words of peace, saying,

27 ^a‘Let me pass through your land; I will keep strictly to the road, and I will turn neither to the right nor to the left.

28 You shall sell me food for money, that I may eat, and give me water for money, that I may drink; ^aonly let me pass through on foot,

29 ^ajust as the descendants of Esau who dwell in Seir and the Moabites who dwell in Ar did for me, until I cross the Jordan to the land which the Lord our God is giving us.’

30 ^a“But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass through, for ^bthe Lord your God ^chardened his spirit and made his heart obstinate, that He might deliver him into your hand, as it is this day.

31 “And the Lord said to me, ‘See, I have begun to ^agive Sihon and his land over to you. Begin to possess it, that you may inherit his land.’

32 ^aThen Sihon and all his people came out against us to fight at Jahaz.

33 And ^athe Lord our God delivered him¹ over to us; so ^bwe defeated him, his sons, and all his people.

34 We took all his cities at that time, and we ^autterly destroyed the men, women, and little ones of every city; we left none remaining.

35 We took only the livestock as plunder for ourselves, with the spoil of the cities which we took.

36 ^aFrom Aroer, which is on the bank of the River Arnon, and from ^bthe city that is in the ravine, as far as Gilead, there was not one city too strong for us; ^cthe Lord our God delivered all to us.

37 Only you did not go near the land of the people of Ammon—anywhere along the River ^aJabbok, or to the cities of the mountains, or ^bwherever the Lord our God had forbidden us.

Verse Comparison: Deuteronomy 2:19

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American Standard Version
and when thou comest nigh over against the children of Ammon, vex them not, nor contend with them; for I will not give thee of the land of the children of Ammon for a possession; because I have given it unto the children of Lot for a possession.

Amplified® Bible
But when you come near the territory of the sons of Ammon, do not trouble {or} assault them or provoke {or} stir them up, for I will not give you any of the land of the Ammonites for a possession, because I have given it to the sons of Lot for a possession.

Contemporary English Version
into Ammon. But don't start a war with the Ammonites. I gave them their land, and I won't give any of it to Israel."

Darby English Version
and come near over against the children of Ammon; thou shalt not distress them nor attack them; for I will not give thee of the land of the children of Ammon a possession; for unto the children of Lot have I given it as a possession.

Good News Bible
You will then be near the land of the Ammonites, the descendants of Lot. Don't trouble them or start a war against them, because I am not going to give you any of the land that I have given them.' "

King James Version
And 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.

New American Standard Bible
`When you come opposite the sons of Ammon, do not harass them nor provoke them, for I will not give you any of the land of the sons of Ammon as a possession, because I have given it to the sons of Lot as a possession.'

New International Version
When you come to the Ammonites, do not harass them or provoke them to war, for I will not give you possession of any land belonging to the Ammonites. I have given it as a possession to the descendants of Lot."

New King James Version
And when you come near the people of Ammon, do not harass them or meddle with them, for I will not give you any of the land of the people of Ammon as a possession, because I have given it to the descendants of Lot as a possession.’”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
'When you come opposite the sons of Ammon, do not harass them nor provoke them, for I will not give you any of the land of the sons of Ammon as a possession, because I have given it to the sons of Lot as a possession.'

Revised Standard Version
and when you approach the frontier of the sons of Ammon, do not harass them or contend with them, for I will not give you any of the land of the sons of Ammon as a possession, because I have given it to the sons of Lot for a possession.'

Young's Literal Translation
and thou hast come near over-against the sons of Ammon, thou dost not distress them, nor stir up thyself against them, for I do not give `any' of the land of the sons of Ammon to thee `for' a possession; for to the sons of Lot I have given it `for' a possession.

New English Translation
But when you come close to the Ammonites, do not harass or provoke them because I am not giving you any of the Ammonites’ land as your possession; I have already given it to Lot’s descendants¹ as their possession.

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