Deuteronomy 2:19
in Deuteronomy 2But when you get close to the Ammonites, do not harass them or provoke them, for I will not give you any of the land of the Ammonites. I have given it to the descendants of Lot as their possession.”
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
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.
KJV
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.
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This verse in Deuteronomy 2
Commentary
5 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
when all the fighting men among the people had died
on Deuteronomy 2:16-19
The word comes again only when the last fighting man has died, so the account resumes where the sentence ends. Ammon is spared on the third turn of the formula, and again the grant runs to "the descendants of Lot", which is Genesis 19:38.
This site's exposition
get close to the Ammonites
The approach to Ammon is described as coming close, since Israel's road ran along the Ammonite frontier. Verse 37 reports that the order was kept. Matthew Henry reasons that if the providence of God gave Moab and Ammon their lands, his promise would much more give Israel its land.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
), righteous Lot, who kept his integrity in Sodom. Note, Children often fare the better in this world for the piety of their ancestors: the seed of the upright, though they degenerate, yet are blessed with temporal good things. Because the land they were possessed of was what God had given them, and he did not design it for Israel.
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And when thou comest nigh over against the children of Ammon,....
If the providence of God had done this for the Moabites and Ammonites, much more would his promise do it for Israel his peculiar people. The advances which Israel made towards Canaan.
The words behind it
22 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְקָרַבְתָּ֗ | vekaravta | and you will draw near | H7126 → | 280 times |
| מ֚וּל | mul | in front of | H4136 → | 36 times |
| בְּנֵ֣י | benei | [the] people of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| עַמּ֔וֹן | amon | Ammon | H5983 → | 106 times |
| אַל־ | ʾal- | may not | H408 → | 724 times |
| תְּצֻרֵ֖ם | tetzurem | you provoke them | H6696 → | 38 times |
| וְאַל־ | veal- | and may not | H408 → | 724 times |
| תִּתְגָּ֣ר | titgar | you engage in strife | H1624 → | 14 times |
| בָּ֑ם | bam | with them | ||
| כִּ֣י | ki | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| לֹֽא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| אֶ֠תֵּן | ʾeten | I will give | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| מֵאֶ֨רֶץ | meeretz | any of [the] land of | H776 → | 2504 times |
| בְּנֵי־ | benei- | [the] people of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| עַמּ֤וֹן | amon | Ammon | H5983 → | 106 times |
| לְךָ֙ | lekha | to you | ||
| יְרֻשָּׁ֔ה | yerushah | a possession | H3425 → | 14 times |
| כִּ֥י | ki | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| לִבְנֵי־ | livnei- | to [the] descendants of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| ל֖וֹט | lot | Lot | H3876 → | |
| נְתַתִּ֥יהָ | netatiha | I have given it | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| יְרֻשָּֽׁה׃ | yerushah | a possession | H3425 → | 14 times |
וְקָרַבְתָּ֗and you will draw near
vekaravtaH7126 →280 times
מ֚וּלin front of
mulH4136 →36 times
בְּנֵ֣י[the] people of
beneiH1121 →4930 times
עַמּ֔וֹןAmmon
amonH5983 →106 times
אַל־may not
ʾal-H408 →724 times
תְּצֻרֵ֖םyou provoke them
tetzuremH6696 →38 times
וְאַל־and may not
veal-H408 →724 times
תִּתְגָּ֣רyou engage in strife
titgarH1624 →14 times
בָּ֑םwith them
bam
כִּ֣יfor
kiH3588 →4482 times
לֹֽא־not
lo'-H3808 →5168 times
אֶ֠תֵּןI will give
ʾetenH5414 →2011 times
מֵאֶ֨רֶץany of [the] land of
meeretzH776 →2504 times
בְּנֵי־[the] people of
benei-H1121 →4930 times
עַמּ֤וֹןAmmon
amonH5983 →106 times
לְךָ֙to you
lekha
יְרֻשָּׁ֔הa possession
yerushahH3425 →14 times
כִּ֥יfor
kiH3588 →4482 times
לִבְנֵי־to [the] descendants of
livnei-H1121 →4930 times
ל֖וֹטLot
lotH3876 →
נְתַתִּ֥יהָI have given it
netatihaH5414 →2011 times
יְרֻשָּֽׁה׃a possession
yerushahH3425 →14 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
2 Chronicles 20:10And now, here are the men of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, whom You did not let Israel invade when they came out of the land of Egypt; but Israel turned away from them…
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 2:4–5
and command the people: ‘You will pass through the territory of your brothers, the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir. They will be afraid of you, so you must be very careful.
- Deuteronomy 2:9
Then the LORD said to me, “Do not harass the Moabites or provoke them to war, for I will not give you any of their land, because I have given Ar to the descendants…
- Judges 11:15–18
to tell him, “This is what Jephthah says: Israel did not take away the land of Moab or of the Ammonites.
- Numbers 20:17–21
Please let us pass through your land. We will not cut through any field or vineyard, or drink water from any well. We will stay on the King’s Highway; we will not turn to…
- Deuteronomy 2:4–5
Through
Deuteronomy 2:9Then the LORD said to me, “Do not harass the Moabites or provoke them to war, for I will not give you any of their land, because I have given Ar to the descendants…
it leads to
- Genesis 19:36–37
Thus both of Lot’s daughters became pregnant by their father.
- Numbers 21:15
even the slopes of the wadis that extend to the site of Ar and lie along the border of Moab.”
- Genesis 19:36–37
Through
Deuteronomy 2:5Do not provoke them, for I will not give you any of their land, not even a footprint, because I have given Mount Seir to Esau as his possession.
it leads to
- Genesis 36:8
So Esau (that is, Edom) settled in the area of Mount Seir.
- Joshua 24:4
and to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. I gave Esau Mount Seir to possess, but Jacob and his sons went down to Egypt.
- Genesis 36:8
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This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.