2 Chronicles 20:10

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;

📖 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

• 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.'

• 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;

• 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 country. We will not pass through fields or vineyards, nor will we drink water from wells; we will go along the King's Highway; we will not turn aside to the right hand or to the left until we have passed through your territories." 18 But Edom said to him, "You shall not pass through my land, lest I come out against you with the sword." 19 So the children of Israel said to him, "We will go by the highway, and if I or my livestock drink any of your water, then I will pay for it; let me only pass through on foot, without doing anything else." 20 Then he said, "You shall not pass through." So Edom came out against them with many men and with a strong army. 21 Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his territory; so Israel turned away from him.
• Deut 2:4-5 : 4 And command the people, saying, You are to pass through the coast of your brethren, the children of Esau, who dwell in Seir, and they shall be afraid of you; take good heed to yourselves therefore. 5 Do not meddle with them; for I will not give you any of their land, not even a foot's breadth, because I have given Mount Seir to Esau as a possession.
• Deut 2:9 : 9 And the LORD said unto me, Do not distress the Moabites, nor contend with them in battle; for I will not give you any of their land for a possession, because I have given Ar to the children of Lot for a possession.
• Deut 2:19 : 19 And when you come near against the children of Ammon, do not distress them nor meddle with them; for I will not give you any of the land of the children of Ammon as a possession, because I have given it to the children of Lot for a possession.
• Judg 11:15-18 : 15 And said to him, Thus says Jephthah, Israel took not away the land of Moab, nor the land of the children of Ammon: 16 But when Israel came up from Egypt, and walked through the wilderness to the Red Sea, and came to Kadesh; 17 Then Israel sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, Let me, I pray you, pass through your land: but the king of Edom would not listen. And in like manner they sent to the king of Moab: but he would not consent: and Israel stayed in Kadesh. 18 Then they went through the wilderness, and bypassed the land of Edom and the land of Moab, and came by the east side of the land of Moab, and camped on the other side of Arnon, but did not enter the border of Moab: for Arnon was the border of Moab.
• 2 Chr 20:1 : 1 It happened after this that the children of Moab and the children of Ammon, and with them others besides the Ammonites, came against Jehoshaphat for battle.
• 2 Chr 20:22 : 22 Now when they began to sing and to praise, the LORD set ambushes against the children of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, who had come against Judah; and they were defeated.