2 Chronicles 20:10

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

'But now, here are the men from Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, whose land you would not let Israel invade when they came from Egypt; so they turned away from them and did not destroy them.'

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְעַתָּ֡ה הִנֵּה֩ בְנֵֽי־עַמּ֨וֹן וּמוֹאָ֜ב וְהַר־שֵׂעִ֗יר אֲ֠שֶׁר לֹֽא־נָתַ֤תָּה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙ לָב֣וֹא בָהֶ֔ם בְּבֹאָ֖ם מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם כִּ֛י סָ֥רוּ מֵעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם וְלֹ֥א הִשְׁמִידֽוּם׃

Transliteration

And now wəʿattâ behold hinnēh sons-of bənê-ʿammôn and Moab ûmôʾāb and Mount wəhar-śēʿîr, whom ʾăšer not lōʾ-nātattâ to Israel ləyiśrāʾēl to enter lābôʾ in them bāhem in their coming bəbōʾām from land-of mēʾereṣ Egypt miṣrāyim, for kî they turned aside sārû from them mēʿălêhem and not wəlōʾ hišmîdûm.

Grammar Details

• *wəʿattâ*: waw-conjunction + adverb - and now
• *hinnēh*: demonstrative particle - behold/look
• *bənê*: construct masculine plural noun - sons of
• *ʿammôn*: proper name - Ammon
• *ûmôʾāb*: waw-conjunction + proper name - and Moab
• *wəhar*: waw-conjunction + construct masculine singular noun - and mountain of
• *śēʿîr*: proper name - Seir
• *ʾăšer*: relative pronoun - who/which/that
• *lōʾ*: negative particle - not
• *nātattâ*: qal perfect 2nd masculine singular - you gave
• *ləyiśrāʾēl*: preposition *lə* + proper name - to Israel
• *lābôʾ*: preposition *lə* + qal infinitive construct - to enter
• *bāhem*: preposition *bə* + 3rd masculine plural suffix - in/among them
• *bəbōʾām*: preposition *bə* + qal infinitive construct + 3rd masculine plural suffix - in their coming
• *mēʾereṣ*: preposition *min* + construct feminine singular noun - from land of
• *miṣrāyim*: proper name - Egypt
• *kî*: conjunction - for/because
• *sārû*: qal perfect 3rd common plural - they turned aside
• *mēʿălêhem*: preposition *min* + preposition *ʿal* + 3rd masculine plural suffix - from upon them/from them
• *wəlōʾ*: waw-conjunction + negative particle - and not
• *hišmîdûm*: hiphil perfect 3rd common plural + 3rd masculine plural suffix - they destroyed them

Word Meanings

• *sārû*: they turned aside/departed/avoided
• *hišmîdûm*: they destroyed them/exterminated them/annihilated them
• *har-śēʿîr*: Mount Seir (region of Edom)

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And now, behold, the children of Ammon and Moab and mount Seir, whom thou wouldest not let Israel invade, when they came out of the land of Egypt, but they turned from them, and destroyed them not;

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And now, see, the children of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, whom You would not let Israel invade when they came out of the land of Egypt, but they turned from them and did not destroy them;

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And now, behold, the children of Ammon and Moab and mount Seir, whom thou wouldest not let Israel invade, when they came out of the land of Egypt, but they turned from them, and destroyed them not;

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And now, behold, the children{H1121} of Ammon{H5983} and Moab{H4124} and mount{H2022} Seir,{H8165} whom thou wouldest not let{H5414} Israel{H3478} invade,{H935} when they came out{H935} of the land{H776} of Egypt,{H4714} but they turned{H5493} aside from them, and destroyed{H8045} them not;

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And now, behold, the children{H1121} of Ammon{H5983} and Moab{H4124} and mount{H2022} Seir{H8165}, whom thou wouldest not let{H5414}{(H8804)} Israel{H3478} invade{H935}{(H8800)}, when they came out{H935}{(H8800)} of the land{H776} of Egypt{H4714}, but they turned{H5493}{(H8804)} from them, and destroyed{H8045}{(H8689)} them not;

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Beholde now, the children of Ammon, of Moab, & they of mount Seir, vpon whom thou woldest not suffre the children of Israel to go, whan they wente out of the londe of Egipte, but they were fayne to departe from the, and not to destroye them:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And now beholde, the children of Ammon and Moab, and mount Seir, by whome thou wouldest not let Israel goe, when they came out of the land of Egypt: but they turned aside from them, and destroyed them not:

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And nowe beholde the children of Ammon and Moab, and mount Seir, by whom thou wouldest not let them of Israel go when they came out of the lande of Egypt, but they departed from them, and destroyed them not:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And now, behold, the children of Ammon and Moab and mount Seir, whom thou wouldest not let Israel invade, when they came out of the land of Egypt, but they turned from them, and destroyed them not;

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Now, behold, the children of Ammon and Moab and Mount Seir, whom you would not let Israel invade, when they came out of the land of Egypt, but they turned aside from them, and didn't destroy them;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `And now, lo, sons of Ammon, and Moab, and mount Seir, whom Thou didst not grant to Israel to go in against in their coming out of the land of Egypt, for they turned aside from off them and destroyed them not,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And now, behold, the children of Ammon and Moab and mount Seir, whom thou wouldest not let Israel invade, when they came out of the land of Egypt, but they turned aside from them, and destroyed them not;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And now, behold, the children of Ammon and Moab and mount Seir, whom thou wouldest not let Israel invade, when they came out of the land of Egypt, but they turned aside from them, and destroyed them not;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And now, see, the children of Ammon and Moab and the people of Mount Seir, whom you kept Israel from attacking when they came out of Egypt, so that turning to one side they did not send destruction on them:

• World English Bible (2000)

  Now, behold, the children of Ammon and Moab and Mount Seir, whom you would not let Israel invade, when they came out of the land of Egypt, but they turned aside from them, and didn't destroy them;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Now the Ammonites, Moabites, and men from Mount Seir are coming! When Israel came from the land of Egypt, you did not allow them to invade these lands. They bypassed them and did not destroy them.

Referenced Verses

• Num 20:17-21 : 17 Please let us pass through your land. We will not pass through any field or vineyard, nor will we drink water from any well. We will travel along the King's Highway and not turn to the right or to the left until we have passed through your territory. 18 But Edom answered, "You shall not pass through my land, or I will come out against you with the sword." 19 The Israelites replied, "We will travel along the highway, and if we or our livestock drink any of your water, we will pay for it. We only ask to pass through on foot." 20 But Edom insisted, "You may not pass through." And Edom came out against them with a large, strong force. 21 Since Edom refused to let Israel pass through its territory, Israel turned away from them.
• Deut 2:4-5 : 4 And he commanded the people, saying, ‘You are about to pass through the territory of your relatives, the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir. They will be afraid of you, so be very careful. 5 Do not provoke them to conflict, for I will not give you even a footstep of their land, because I have given Mount Seir as a possession to Esau.'
• Deut 2:9 : 9 The LORD said to me, ‘Do not harass Moab or provoke them to war, for I will not give you any part of their land as a possession. I have given Ar to the descendants of Lot as a possession.'
• Deut 2:19 : 19 When you come near the Ammonites, do not harass them or provoke them to conflict, for I will not give you any land of the Ammonites as a possession because I have given it to the descendants of Lot as their possession.'
• Judg 11:15-18 : 15 Jephthah said to him, 'This is what Jephthah says: Israel did not take the land of Moab or the land of the Ammonites.' 16 For when they came up from Egypt, Israel traveled through the wilderness to the Red Sea and arrived at Kadesh. 17 Then Israel sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, 'Please let us pass through your land,' but the king of Edom would not listen. They also sent to the king of Moab, but he refused. So Israel stayed in Kadesh. 18 Then they journeyed through the wilderness, went around the land of Edom and the land of Moab, and came to the east side of the land of Moab. They camped on the other side of the Arnon but did not enter the territory of Moab, for the Arnon was the border of Moab.
• 2 Chr 20:1 : 1 After this, the Moabites, the Ammonites, and some of the Ammonites joined forces and came to wage war against Jehoshaphat.
• 2 Chr 20:22 : 22 As they began to sing and praise, the LORD set ambushes against the men of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir who were invading Judah, and they were defeated.