Deuteronomy 2:23
in Deuteronomy 2And the Avvim, who lived in villages as far as Gaza, were destroyed by the Caphtorites, who came out of Caphtor and settled in their place.)
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And the Avvim, that dwelt in villages as far as Gaza, the Caphtorim, that came forth out of Caphtor, destroyed them, and dwelt in their stead.)
KJV
And the Avims which dwelt in Hazerim, even unto Azzah, the Caphtorims, which came forth out of Caphtor, destroyed them, and dwelt in their stead.)
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This verse in Deuteronomy 2
Commentary
4 notes on this verseAnd the Avim, which dwelt in Hazerim, even unto Azzah,.... The same with the Avites, who appear to have inhabited some part of the land of the Philistines, in which Azzah or Gaza was, which was one of the five lordships of the Philistines, Jos 13:
This site's exposition
accounted a land of giants
on Deuteronomy 2:20-23
The aside widens past Israel's kin. Ammon's giants are called Zamzummims, and the Lord is said to have destroyed them before Ammon in the same words used of Israel's own wars, so the hand that grants a land is the hand that takes it from somebody else. The last case leaves the family altogether: the Caphtorims out of Caphtor drove out the Avims as far as Azzah, which is Gaza, and Amos 9:7 and Jeremiah 47:4 tie Caphtor to the Philistines, the people Israel would fight for centuries in that same coastal strip. Joshua 13:3 still lists Avites there.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Caphtor - Which is by the learned thought to be Cappadocia: whither these people might make an expedition out of Egypt, either because of the report of the great riches of part of that country which drew others thither from places equally remote, or for some other reason now unknown.
4 ), were notorious for impiety and oppression, which brought the judgments of God upon them, against which their great strength would be on defence. (3.) To show what uncertain things worldly possessions are, and how often they change their owners; it was so of old, and ever will be so.
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The words behind it
11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְהָֽעַוִּ֛ים | vehaavim | and the Avvites | H5761 → | |
| הַיֹּשְׁבִ֥ים | haiyoshevim | who were dwelling | H3427 → | 1079 times |
| בַּחֲצֵרִ֖ים | bachatzerim | in villages | H2691 → | |
| עַד־ | ʾad- | to | H5704 → | 1261 times |
| עַזָּ֑ה | ʾazah | Gaza | H5804 → | |
| כַּפְתֹּרִים֙ | kaftorim | [the] Caphtorites | H3732 → | |
| הַיֹּצְאִ֣ים | haiyotzeim | who came forth | H3318 → | 1067 times |
| מִכַּפְתּ֔וֹר | mikaftor | from Caphtor | H3731 → | |
| הִשְׁמִידֻ֖ם | hishmidum | they destroyed them | H8045 → | 90 times |
| וַיֵּשְׁב֥וּ | vaiyeshevu | and they dwelt | H3427 → | 1079 times |
| תַחְתָּֽם׃ | tachtam | in place of them | H8478 → | 505 times |
וְהָֽעַוִּ֛יםand the Avvites
vehaavimH5761 →
הַיֹּשְׁבִ֥יםwho were dwelling
haiyoshevimH3427 →1079 times
בַּחֲצֵרִ֖יםin villages
bachatzerimH2691 →
עַד־to
ʾad-H5704 →1261 times
עַזָּ֑הGaza
ʾazahH5804 →
כַּפְתֹּרִים֙[the] Caphtorites
kaftorimH3732 →
הַיֹּצְאִ֣יםwho came forth
haiyotzeimH3318 →1067 times
מִכַּפְתּ֔וֹרfrom Caphtor
mikaftorH3731 →
הִשְׁמִידֻ֖םthey destroyed them
hishmidumH8045 →90 times
וַיֵּשְׁב֥וּand they dwelt
vaiyeshevuH3427 →1079 times
תַחְתָּֽם׃in place of them
tachtamH8478 →505 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
Amos 9:7“Are you not like the Cushites to Me, O children of Israel?” declares the LORD. “Did I not bring Israel up from the land of Egypt, the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Arameans from…
it leads to
- Jeremiah 47:4
For the day has come to destroy all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and Sidon every remaining ally. Indeed, the LORD is about to destroy the Philistines, the remnant from the coasts…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 2 Kings 16:9
So the king of Assyria responded to him, marched up to Damascus, and captured it. He took its people to Kir as captives and put Rezin to death.
- Jeremiah 9:25–26
“Behold, the days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when I will punish all who are circumcised yet uncircumcised:
- Jeremiah 47:4
Through
Jeremiah 47:4For the day has come to destroy all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and Sidon every remaining ally. Indeed, the LORD is about to destroy the Philistines, the remnant from the coasts…
it leads to
- Amos 9:7
“Are you not like the Cushites to Me, O children of Israel?” declares the LORD. “Did I not bring Israel up from the land of Egypt, the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Arameans from…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Isaiah 20:6
And on that day the dwellers of this coastland will say, ‘See what has happened to our source of hope, those to whom we fled for help and deliverance from the king of Assyria!…
- Amos 9:7
Through
Jeremiah 25:20all the mixed tribes; all the kings of Uz; all the kings of the Philistines: Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod;
it leads to
- Job 1:1
There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. And this man was blameless and upright, fearing God and shunning evil.
- Jeremiah 50:37
A sword is against her horses and chariots and against all the foreigners in her midst, and they will become like women. A sword is against her treasuries, and they will be plundered.
- Lamentations 4:21
So rejoice and be glad, O Daughter of Edom, you who dwell in the land of Uz. Yet the cup will pass to you as well; you will get drunk and expose yourself.
- Job 1:1
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