1 “ Then we turned and set out for the wilderness by the way to the Red Sea, as the Lord spoke to me, and circled Mount Seir for many days.

¶ Then we turned and took our journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea, as the LORD had said unto me; and we went around Mount Seir many days

2 A nd the Lord spoke to me, saying,

until the LORD spoke unto me, saying,

3 ‘ You have circled this mountain long enough. Now turn north,

Ye have gone around this mountain long enough; return unto the Aquilon.

4 a nd command the people, saying, “You will pass through the territory of your brothers the sons of Esau who live in Seir; and they will be afraid of you. So be very careful;

And command thou the people, saying, Ye are to pass through the border of your brethren, the sons of Esau, who dwell in Seir; and they shall be afraid of you; take care unto yourselves, therefore;

5 d o not provoke them, for I will not give you any of their land, even as little as a footstep because I have given Mount Seir to Esau as a possession.

do not seek a fight 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 an inheritance.

6 Y ou shall buy food from them with money so that you may eat, and you shall also purchase water from them with money so that you may drink.

Ye shall buy food from them for money that ye may eat, and ye shall also buy water from them for money that ye may drink.

7 F or the Lord your God has blessed you in all that you have done; He has known your wanderings through this great wilderness. These forty years the Lord your God has been with you; you have not lacked a thing.”’

For the LORD thy God has blessed thee in all the works of thy hand; he knows thy walking through this great wilderness; these forty years the LORD thy God has been with thee; thou hast lacked nothing.

8 “ So we passed beyond our brothers the sons of Esau, who live in Seir, away from the Arabah road, away from Elath and from Ezion-geber. And we turned and passed through by the way of the wilderness of Moab.

¶ And when we passed by our brethren, the sons of Esau, who 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.

9 T hen the Lord said to me, ‘Do not harass Moab, nor provoke them to war, for I will not give you any of their land as a possession, because I have given Ar to the sons of Lot as a possession.’

And 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 sons of Lot for an inheritance.

10 ( The Emim lived there formerly, a people as great, numerous, and tall as the Anakim.

(The Emims dwelt therein in times past, a people great, and many and tall as the Anakims,

11 L ike the Anakim, they are also regarded as Rephaim, but the Moabites call them Emim.

which also were accounted giants as the Anakims; but the Moabites call them Emims.

12 T he Horites formerly lived in Seir, but the sons of Esau dispossessed them and destroyed them from before them and settled in their place, just as Israel did to the land of their possession which the Lord gave to them.)

The Horims also dwelt in Seir before time, but the sons of Esau inherited from them, and they destroyed them from before them and dwelt in their stead as Israel did in the land of his possession, which the LORD gave unto them.)

13 ‘ Now arise and cross over the brook Zered yourselves.’ So we crossed over the brook Zered.

Now rise up, said I, and pass the brook Zered. And we went over the brook Zered.

14 N ow the time that it took for us to come from Kadesh-barnea until we crossed over the brook Zered was thirty-eight years, until all the generation of the men of war perished from within the camp, as the Lord had sworn to them.

And the days in which we came from Kadeshbarnea until we were come over the brook Zered, was thirty-eight years until all the generation of the men of war were wasted out from among the camp, as the LORD swore unto them.

15 M oreover the hand of the Lord was against them, to destroy them from within the camp until they all perished.

For indeed the hand of the LORD was against them, to destroy them from among the camp until they were consumed.

16 “ So it came about when all the men of war had finally perished from among the people,

So it came to pass, when all the men of war were consumed and dead from among the people

17 t hat the Lord spoke to me, saying,

that the LORD spoke unto me, saying,

18 ‘ Today you shall cross over Ar, the border of Moab.

Thou art to pass the border of Moab today unto Ar,

19 W hen 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.’

and when thou comest near over against the sons of Ammon, do not distress them nor meddle with them, for I will not give thee of the land of the sons of Ammon any possession because I have given it unto the sons of Lot for an inheritance.

20 ( It is also regarded as the land of the Rephaim, for Rephaim formerly lived in it, but the Ammonites call them Zamzummin,

(That also was accounted a land of giants; giants dwelt therein in another time, and the Ammonites called them Zamzummims,

21 a people as great, numerous, and tall as the Anakim, but the Lord destroyed them before them. And they dispossessed them and settled in their place,

a people great and many and tall as the Anakims; whom the LORD destroyed before the Ammonites; and they inherited from them and dwelt in their stead,

22 j ust as He did for the sons of Esau, who live in Seir, when He destroyed the Horites from before them; they dispossessed them and settled in their place even to this day.

as he did to the sons of Esau who dwelt in Seir when he destroyed the Horims from before them; and they inherited from them and dwelt in their stead even unto this day.

23 A nd the Avvim, who lived in villages as far as Gaza, the Caphtorim who came from Caphtor, destroyed them and lived in their place.)

And the Avims who dwelt in Hazerim, even unto Gaza, the Caphtorims, who came forth out of Caphtor, destroyed them and dwelt in their stead.)

24 ‘ Arise, set out, and pass through the valley of Arnon. Look! I have given Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land into your hand; begin to take possession and contend with him in battle.

¶ Rise ye up, take your journey, and pass the river Arnon; behold, I have given into thine hand Sihon, the Amorite king of Heshbon, and his land; begin, take possession and contend with him in battle.

25 T his day I will begin to put the dread and fear of you upon the peoples everywhere under the heavens, who, when they hear the report of you, will tremble and be in anguish because of you.’

This day I will begin to put the dread of thee and the fear of thee upon the peoples that are under the whole heaven, who shall hear the report of thee, and shall tremble and be in anguish because of thee.

26 “ So I sent messengers from the wilderness of Kedemoth to Sihon king of Heshbon with words of peace, saying,

And I sent ambassadors out of the wilderness of Kedemoth unto Sihon, king of Heshbon, with words of peace, saying,

27 ‘ Let me pass through your land, I will travel only on the highway; I will not turn aside to the right or to the left.

Let 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.

28 Y ou will sell me food for money so that I may eat, and give me water for money so that I may drink, only let me pass through on foot,

Thou shalt sell me food for money, that I may eat, and give me water for money, that I may drink; I will only pass through on my feet

29 j ust as the sons of Esau who live in Seir and the Moabites who live in Ar did for me, until I cross over the Jordan into the land which the Lord our God is giving to us.’

(as the sons of Esau, who dwell in Seir, and the Moabites, who dwell in Ar, did unto me) until I shall pass the Jordan into the land which the LORD our God gives us.

30 B ut Sihon king of Heshbon was not willing for us to pass through his land; for the Lord your God hardened his spirit and made his heart obstinate, in order to deliver him into your hand, as he is today.

But Sihon, king of Heshbon, would not let us pass by him, for the LORD thy God had hardened his spirit and made his heart obstinate that he might deliver him into thy hand as until this day.

31 T he 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.’

And the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have begun to give Sihon and his land before thee; begin, take possession that thou may inherit his land.

32 “ Then Sihon with all his people came out to meet us in battle at Jahaz.

Then Sihon came out against us, he and all his people, to fight at Jahaz.

33 T he Lord our God delivered him over to us, and we defeated him with his sons and all his people.

But the LORD our God delivered him before us; and we smote him and his sons and all his people.

34 S o we captured all his cities at that time and utterly destroyed the men, women and children of every city. We left no survivor.

And we took all his cities at that time and utterly destroyed all the cities, the men and the women and the little ones; we left none to remain.

35 W e took only the animals as our booty and the spoil of the cities which we had captured.

We took only the beasts for a prey unto ourselves and the spoil of the cities which we took.

36 F rom Aroer which is on the edge of the valley of Arnon and from the city which is in the valley, even to Gilead, there was no city that was too high for us; the Lord our God delivered all over to us.

From 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 escaped us; the LORD our God delivered all of them before us.

37 O nly you did not go near to the land of the sons of Ammon, all along the river Jabbok and the cities of the hill country, and wherever the Lord our God had commanded us.

Only unto the land of the sons of Ammon thou camest not, nor unto any place of the river Jabbok, nor unto the cities in the mountains, nor unto any place that the LORD our God forbade us.