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Now begin to conquer and possess his land.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/2.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“Then the LORD said to me, ‘Look, I have begun to hand King Sihon and his land over to you. Begin now to conquer and occupy his land.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And the LORD said to me, ‘Behold, I have begun to give Sihon and his land over to you. Begin to take possession, that you may occupy his land.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to me, “See, I have begun to deliver Sihon and his land over to you. Now begin to conquer and possess his land.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“And the LORD said to me, ‘See, I have begun to give Sihon and his land over to you. Begin to possess <i>it,</i> that you may inherit his land.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And the LORD said to me, ‘See, I have begun to turn Sihon and his land over to you. Begin taking possession, so that you may possess his land.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220The LORD said to me, &#8216See, I have begun to deliver Sihon and his land over to you. Begin to occupy, that you may possess his land.&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And the LORD said to me, ‘See, I have begun to deliver Sihon and his land over to you. Begin to occupy, that you may possess his land.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And Yahweh said to me, ‘See, I have begun to give Sihon and his land over to you. Begin to possess, so that you may <i>fully</i> possess his land.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The LORD said to me, ‘Look, I have begun to hand over to you Sihon and his land. Begin! Take possession [of it], so that you may possess his land.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Then the LORD said to me, ‘See, I have begun to give Sihon and his land to you. Begin to take possession of it.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to me, &#8216See, I have begun to give Sihon and his land to you. Begin to take possession of it.&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Jehovah said unto me, Behold, I have begun to deliver up Sihon and his land before thee: begin to possess, that thou mayest inherit his land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have begun to deliver up Sihon and his land before thee: begin to possess, that thou mayest inherit his land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The LORD said to me, "I have begun to give you Sihon and his country. Go ahead! Take possession of his land."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"Then the LORD said to me, 'Look, I have made King Sihon and his land helpless before you; take his land and occupy it.' <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Then the LORD told me, 'See, I've begun to deliver Sihon and his territory over to you. Prepare to take possession of his land.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to me, ?See, I have begun to deliver Sihon and his land over to you. Now begin to conquer and possess his land.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The LORD said to me, "Look! I have already begun to give over Sihon and his land to you. Start right now to take his land as your possession."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The LORD said to me, "Look, I have begun to deliver up Sihon and his land before you: begin to possess, that you may inherit his land."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the LORD said to me, Behold, I have begun to give Sihon and his land before thee: begin to possess, that thou mayest inherit his land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Yahweh said to me, “Behold, I have begun to deliver up Sihon and his land before you. Begin to possess, that you may inherit his land.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And YHWH says to me, See, I have begun to give Sihon and his land before your faces; begin to possess—to possess his land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'And Jehovah saith unto me, See, I have begun to give before thee Sihon and his land; begin to possess -- to possess his land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Jehovah will say to me, See, I began to give before thee Sihon and his land: begin and possess to inherit his land.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the Lord said to me: Behold I have begun to deliver unto thee Sehon and his land, begin to possess it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And the Lord said to me: ‘Behold, I have begun to deliver Sihon and his land to you. Begin to possess it.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to me, Now that I have already begun to give over to you Sihon and his land, begin to take possession.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD said to me, “See, I have begun to give Sihon and his land over to you. Begin now to take possession of his land.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the LORD said to me, Behold, I have begun to deliver Sihon and his land into your hands; begin to destroy him, and to possess his land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And LORD JEHOVAH said to me: “See, I have begun to deliver Sihon and his land into your hands; begin to destroy him and to possess his land.”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the LORD said unto me: 'Behold, I have begun to deliver up Sihon and his land before thee; begin to possess his land.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the Lord said to me, Behold, I have begun to deliver before thee Seon the king of Esebon the Amorite, and his land, and do thou begin to inherit his land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/2-31.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=720" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/2.htm">King Sihon Defeated</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">30</span>But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass through, for the LORD your God had made his spirit stubborn and his heart obstinate, that He might deliver him into your hand, as is the case this day. <span class="reftext">31</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">Then the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">said</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lay (Prep:: 1cs) -- To, into, towards. ">to me,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: rə·’êh (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">“See,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2490.htm" title="2490: ha·ḥil·lō·ṯî (V-Hifil-Perf-1cs) -- A primitive root; properly, to bore, i.e. to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane, to break, to begin; denom. to play.">I have begun</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: têṯ (V-Qal-Inf) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">to deliver</a> <a href="/hebrew/5511.htm" title="5511: sî·ḥōn (N-proper-ms) -- A king of the Amorites. Or Ciychon; from the same as Cuwach; tempestuous; Sichon, an Amoritish king.">Sihon</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’ar·ṣōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">and his land</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lə·p̄ā·ne·ḵā (Prep-l:: N-cpc:: 2ms) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">over to you.</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">Now</a> <a href="/hebrew/2490.htm" title="2490: hā·ḥêl (V-Hifil-Imp-ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to bore, i.e. to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane, to break, to begin; denom. to play.">begin</a> <a href="/hebrew/3423.htm" title="3423: rāš (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- Or yaresh; a primitive root; to occupy; by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin.">to conquer</a> <a href="/hebrew/3423.htm" title="3423: lā·re·šeṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- Or yaresh; a primitive root; to occupy; by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin.">and possess</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’ar·ṣōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">his land.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">32</span>So Sihon and his whole army came out for battle against us at Jahaz.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/24-8.htm">Joshua 24:8</a></span><br />Later, I brought you to the land of the Amorites who lived beyond the Jordan. They fought against you, but I delivered them into your hand, that you should possess their land when I destroyed them before you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/11-21.htm">Judges 11:21</a></span><br />Then the LORD, the God of Israel, delivered Sihon and all his people into the hand of Israel, who defeated them. So Israel took possession of all the land of the Amorites who inhabited that country,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/21-34.htm">Numbers 21:34-35</a></span><br />But the LORD said to Moses, “Do not fear him, for I have delivered him into your hand, along with all his people and his land. Do to him as you did to Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon.” / So they struck down Og, along with his sons and his whole army, until no remnant was left. And they took possession of his land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/3-2.htm">Deuteronomy 3:2</a></span><br />But the LORD said to me, “Do not fear him, for I have delivered him into your hand, along with all his people and his land. Do to him as you did to Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-2.htm">Deuteronomy 7:2</a></span><br />and when the LORD your God has delivered them over to you to defeat them, then you must devote them to complete destruction. Make no treaty with them and show them no mercy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/20-16.htm">Deuteronomy 20:16-17</a></span><br />However, in the cities of the nations that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, you must not leave alive anything that breathes. / For you must devote them to complete destruction—the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites—as the LORD your God has commanded you,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/135-10.htm">Psalm 135:10-12</a></span><br />He struck down many nations and slaughtered mighty kings: / Sihon king of the Amorites, Og king of Bashan, and all the kings of Canaan. / He gave their land as an inheritance, as a heritage to His people Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/136-17.htm">Psalm 136:17-22</a></span><br />He struck down great kings His loving devotion endures forever. / and slaughtered mighty kings—His loving devotion endures forever. / Sihon king of the Amorites His loving devotion endures forever. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-22.htm">Nehemiah 9:22</a></span><br />You gave them kingdoms and peoples and allotted to them every corner of the land. So they took the land of Sihon king of Heshbon and of Og king of Bashan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/13-19.htm">Acts 13:19</a></span><br />And having vanquished seven nations in Canaan, He gave their land to His people as an inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-31.htm">Romans 8:31</a></span><br />What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-30.htm">Hebrews 11:30-31</a></span><br />By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the people had marched around them for seven days. / By faith the prostitute Rahab, because she welcomed the spies in peace, did not perish with those who were disobedient.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/2-9.htm">Joshua 2:9-11</a></span><br />and said to them, “I know that the LORD has given you this land and that the fear of you has fallen on us, so that all who dwell in the land are melting in fear of you. / For we have heard how the LORD dried up the waters of the Red Sea before you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to Sihon and Og, the two kings of the Amorites across the Jordan, whom you devoted to destruction. / When we heard this, our hearts melted and everyone’s courage failed because of you, for the LORD your God is God in the heavens above and on the earth below.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/11-20.htm">Joshua 11:20</a></span><br />For it was of the LORD to harden their hearts to engage Israel in battle, so that they would be set apart for destruction and would receive no mercy, being annihilated as the LORD had commanded Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/12-9.htm">1 Samuel 12:9</a></span><br />But they forgot the LORD their God, and He sold them into the hand of Sisera the commander of the army of Hazor, and into the hands of the Philistines and the king of Moab, who fought against them.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the LORD said to me, Behold, I have begun to give Sihon and his land before you: begin to possess, that you may inherit his land.</p><p class="hdg">give Sihon</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/2-24.htm">Deuteronomy 2:24</a></b></br> Rise 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 <i>it</i>, and contend with him in battle.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/1-8.htm">Deuteronomy 1:8</a></b></br> Behold, I have set the land before you: go in and possess the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give unto them and to their seed after them.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/2-25.htm">Begin</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-5.htm">Begun</a> <a href="/revelation/17-14.htm">Conquer</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-27.htm">Country</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-30.htm">Deliver</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-30.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-38.htm">Inherit</a> <a href="/numbers/23-27.htm">Mayest</a> <a href="/numbers/13-30.htm">Occupy</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-24.htm">Possess</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-24.htm">Possession</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-26.htm">Sihon</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/16-9.htm">Begin</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-24.htm">Begun</a> <a href="/2_kings/16-5.htm">Conquer</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-37.htm">Country</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-2.htm">Deliver</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-33.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-28.htm">Inherit</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-40.htm">Mayest</a> <a href="/joshua/17-12.htm">Occupy</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-18.htm">Possess</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-12.htm">Possession</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-32.htm">Sihon</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/2-1.htm">The story is continued, that they were not to meddle with the Edomites</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/2-9.htm">nor with the Moabites</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/2-16.htm">nor with the Ammonites</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/2-24.htm">but Sihon the Amorite was subdued by them</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Throughout the Pentateuch, God frequently speaks to Moses, guiding the Israelites on their journey. This direct communication underscores the covenant relationship between God and Israel, where God leads and Israel follows.<p><b>See, I have begun to deliver Sihon and his land over to you</b><br>The mention of Sihon, king of the Amorites, situates this event in a specific historical and geographical context. Sihon's territory was east of the Jordan River, a strategic area for the Israelites as they prepared to enter the Promised Land. The phrase "I have begun to deliver" indicates that God is actively involved in the process, ensuring victory for Israel. This reflects the theme of divine intervention and fulfillment of promises, as God had assured the patriarchs of the land for their descendants (<a href="/genesis/15-18.htm">Genesis 15:18-21</a>).<p><b>Now begin to conquer and possess his land</b><br>This command to "conquer and possess" highlights the transition from divine promise to human action. The Israelites are called to participate in God's plan by taking physical possession of the land. This reflects the broader biblical theme of faith and works, where God's promises require human response and obedience. The conquest of Sihon's land is a precursor to the larger conquest of Canaan, symbolizing the fulfillment of God's promises to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. It also foreshadows the ultimate victory and inheritance believers have in Christ, as seen in the New Testament (<a href="/hebrews/4-8.htm">Hebrews 4:8-10</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, who is actively guiding and delivering His people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites, who is receiving instructions from God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/sihon.htm">Sihon</a></b><br>The king of the Amorites, whose land God is giving to the Israelites.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_amorites.htm">The Amorites</a></b><br>A group of people living in the land east of the Jordan River, known for their opposition to Israel.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_land_of_sihon.htm">The Land of Sihon</a></b><br>The territory that God is instructing the Israelites to conquer and possess.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_deliverance.htm">God's Sovereignty in Deliverance</a></b><br>God initiates the deliverance of His people, demonstrating His control over nations and history.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_command.htm">Obedience to God's Command</a></b><br>The Israelites are called to act on God's promise by beginning the conquest, highlighting the importance of obedience in faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_timing.htm">Trust in God's Timing</a></b><br>God’s timing is perfect; He begins the process of deliverance at the right moment, teaching us to trust His timing in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_warfare.htm">Spiritual Warfare</a></b><br>Just as Israel was called to conquer physical territories, Christians are called to engage in spiritual battles, relying on God’s strength.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/inheritance_and_possession.htm">Inheritance and Possession</a></b><br>The land represents God’s promises; believers are encouraged to actively pursue and possess the spiritual inheritance God has given them.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 2</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_bible's_view_on_poverty.htm">What is the Bible's view on poverty?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_moses_die_in_the_bible.htm">How did Moses die according to biblical accounts?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_david_allow_saul's_heirs'_execution.htm">In 2 Samuel 21:5-6, why does David permit the execution of Saul's descendants if Deuteronomy 24:16 forbids punishing children for a parent's wrongdoing?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_deut._28_link_prosperity_to_obedience.htm">Why does Deuteronomy 28 emphasize material prosperity or catastrophe as divine favor or curse, while other passages (e.g., Job) depict suffering as potentially unrelated to personal obedience?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/deuteronomy/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(31) <span class= "bld">Behold, I have begun to give Sihon.</span>--Notice that in all the conquests of Israel Jehovah gave the order to begin the attack. (See <a href="/deuteronomy/7-2.htm" title="And when the LORD your God shall deliver them before you; you shall smite them, and utterly destroy them; you shall make no covenant with them, nor show mercy to them:">Deuteronomy 7:2</a>, and Note on <a href="/joshua/13-1.htm" title="Now Joshua was old and stricken in years; and the LORD said to him, You are old and stricken in years, and there remains yet very much land to be possessed.">Joshua 13:1</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/deuteronomy/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 31-37.</span> - God had determined to give Sihon and his land to the Israelites, and so certainly should this be done, that Moses is exhorted already to begin to seize, in order to possess the land. Sihon initiated hostilities by coming out with all his host to fight against Moses and the Israelites. The battle took place at Jahaz (or Jahazah, or Jahza), a town between Medeba and Dibon (Euseb.; cf. <a href="/numbers/33-45.htm">Numbers 33:45</a>), afterwards belonging to the tribe of Reuben (<a href="/joshua/13-18.htm">Joshua 13:18</a>), and assigned to the Levites of the line of Merari (<a href="/joshua/21-36.htm">Joshua 21:36</a>; <a href="/1_chronicles/6-78.htm">1 Chronicles 6:78</a>). The war was one of extermination, in which all the people of Sihon were destroyed, from one cad of his dominion to the other; all his cities were devoted irredeemably (comp. <a href="/leviticus/27-29.htm">Leviticus 27:29</a>), and only the cattle and the material property were preserved as booty by the conquerors (<a href="/numbers/21-23.htm">Numbers 21:23-26</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/2-31.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Then the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">said</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֤אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to me,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵלַ֔י</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·lay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“See,</span><br /><span class="heb">רְאֵ֗ה</span> <span class="translit">(rə·’êh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I have begun</span><br /><span class="heb">הַֽחִלֹּ֙תִי֙</span> <span class="translit">(ha·ḥil·lō·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2490.htm">Strong's 2490: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bore, to wound, to dissolve, to profane, to break, to begin, to play</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to deliver</span><br /><span class="heb">תֵּ֣ת</span> <span class="translit">(têṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Sihon</span><br /><span class="heb">סִיחֹ֖ן</span> <span class="translit">(sî·ḥōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5511.htm">Strong's 5511: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sihon -- a king of the Amorites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and his land</span><br /><span class="heb">אַרְצ֑וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(’ar·ṣōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to you.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְפָנֶ֔יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(lə·p̄ā·ne·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Now</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶת־</span> <span class="translit">(’eṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Direct object marker<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">begin</span><br /><span class="heb">הָחֵ֣ל</span> <span class="translit">(hā·ḥêl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2490.htm">Strong's 2490: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bore, to wound, to dissolve, to profane, to break, to begin, to play</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to conquer</span><br /><span class="heb">רָ֔שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(rāš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3423.htm">Strong's 3423: </a> </span><span class="str2">To occupy, to seize, to rob, to inherit, to expel, to impoverish, to ruin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and possess</span><br /><span class="heb">לָרֶ֖שֶׁת</span> <span class="translit">(lā·re·šeṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3423.htm">Strong's 3423: </a> </span><span class="str2">To occupy, to seize, to rob, to inherit, to expel, to impoverish, to ruin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his land.”</span><br /><span class="heb">אַרְצֽוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ar·ṣōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - 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