Deuteronomy 2:9

KJV1611 – Modern English

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.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    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.'

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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 children of Lot for a possession.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And Jehovah{H3068} said{H559} unto me, Vex{H6696} not Moab,{H4124} neither contend{H1624} with them in battle;{H4421} for I will not give{H5414} thee of his land{H776} for a possession;{H3425} because I have given{H5414} Ar{H6144} unto the children{H1121} of Lot{H3876} for a possession.{H3425}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And the LORD{H3068} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto me, Distress{H6696}{(H8799)} not the Moabites{H4124}, neither contend{H1624}{(H8691)} with them in battle{H4421}: for I will not give{H5414}{(H8799)} thee of their land{H776} for a possession{H3425}; because I have given{H5414}{(H8804)} Ar{H6144} unto the children{H1121} of Lot{H3876} for a possession{H3425}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    The the Lorde sayed vnto me se that thou vexe not the Moabites, nethet prouoke the to batayle for I will not geue the of their lode to possesse: because I haue geue Ar vnto the childern of loth to possesse.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Then sayde the LORDE vnto me: Thou shalt not vexe the Moabites, ner prouoke the vnto battayll, for I wil not geue the of their londe to possesse.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Then the Lord sayd vnto me, Thou shalt not vexe Moab, neither prouoke them to battel: for I wil not giue thee of their land for a possession, because I haue giuen Ar vnto the children of Lot for a possession.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And the Lorde sayd vnto me: Thou shalt not fight agaynst the Moabites, neither prouoke them to battayle: for I wyll not geue thee of their lande to possesse, because I haue geuen Ar vnto the chyldren of Loth to possesse.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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 children of Lot [for] a possession.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Yahweh said to me, Don't bother Moab, neither contend with them in battle; for I will not give you of his land for a possession; because I have given Ar to the children of Lot for a possession.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and Jehovah saith unto me, Do not distress Moab, nor stir thyself up against them `in' battle, for I do not give to thee of their land `for' a possession; for to the sons of Lot I have given Ar `for' a possession.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And Jehovah said unto me, Vex not Moab, neither contend with them in battle; for I will not give thee of his land for a possession; because I have given Ar unto the children of Lot for a possession.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And Jehovah said unto me, Vex not Moab, neither contend with them in battle; for I will not give thee of his land for a possession; because I have given Ar unto the children of Lot for a possession.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And the Lord said to me, Make no attack on Moab and do not go to war with them, for I will not give you any of his land: because I have given Ar to the children of Lot for their heritage.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Yahweh said to me, "Don't bother Moab, neither contend with them in battle; for I will not give you of his land for a possession; because I have given Ar to the children of Lot for a possession."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Then the LORD said to me,“Do not harass Moab and provoke them to war, for I will not give you any of their land as your territory. This is because I have given Ar to the descendants of Lot as their possession.

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 19:36-37 : 36 Thus both the daughters of Lot were with child by their father. 37 And the firstborn bore a son, and called his name Moab: he is the father of the Moabites to this day.
  • Num 21:15 : 15 And at the stream of the brooks that goes down to the dwelling of Ar, and lies upon the border of Moab.
  • Num 21:28 : 28 For there is a fire gone out of Heshbon, a flame from the city of Sihon: it has consumed Ar of Moab, and the lords of the high places of Arnon.
  • Num 22:4 : 4 And Moab said to the elders of Midian, Now this company will lick up all around us, as the ox licks up the grass of the field. And Balak the son of Zippor was king of the Moabites at that time.
  • Deut 2:5 : 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 2:18-19 : 18 You are to pass through Ar, the coast of Moab, this day. 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.
  • Deut 2:29 : 29 (as the children of Esau who dwell in Seir and the Moabites who dwell in Ar did unto me) until I cross over Jordan into the land which the LORD our God gives us.
  • Judg 11:17 : 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.
  • 2 Chr 20:10 : 10 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;
  • Ps 83:8 : 8 Assyria also has joined with them: they have helped the children of Lot. Selah.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Deut 2:17-19
    3 verses
    89%

    17 that the LORD spoke unto me, saying,

    18 You are to pass through Ar, the coast of Moab, this day.

    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.

  • Deut 2:4-5
    2 verses
    79%

    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 2:29
    78%

    29 (as the children of Esau who dwell in Seir and the Moabites who dwell in Ar did unto me) until I cross over Jordan into the land which the LORD our God gives us.

  • Deut 2:8
    75%

    8 And when we passed by from our brethren, the children of Esau, who dwelt in Seir, through the way of the plain from Elath and from Ezion-geber, we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab.

  • Ezek 25:9-10
    2 verses
    74%

    9 Therefore, behold, I will open the side of Moab from the cities, from his cities which are on his frontiers, the glory of the country, Beth-jeshimoth, Baal-meon, and Kiriathaim,

    10 To the men of the east with the Ammonites, and will give them in possession, that the Ammonites may not be remembered among the nations.

  • Zeph 2:8-9
    2 verses
    74%

    8 I have heard the reproach of Moab, and the revilings of the children of Ammon, by which they have reproached my people and magnified themselves against their border.

    9 Therefore as I live, says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Surely Moab shall be as Sodom, and the children of Ammon as Gomorrah, even a breeding of nettles, and salt pits, and a perpetual desolation: the remnant of my people shall plunder them, and the remnant of my people shall possess them.

  • Judg 11:18
    73%

    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.

  • Judg 11:23-25
    3 verses
    73%

    23 So now the LORD God of Israel has dispossessed the Amorites from before his people Israel, and should you possess it?

    24 Will you not possess that which Chemosh your god gives you to possess? So whoever the LORD our God drives out from before us, them will we possess.

    25 And now, are you any better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he ever strive against Israel, or did he ever fight against them,

  • 2 Chr 20:10
    72%

    10 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;

  • Deut 2:31
    72%

    31 And the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have begun to give Sihon and his land before you; begin to possess, that you may inherit his land.

  • Deut 2:24
    72%

    24 Rise up, take your journey, and cross over the river Arnon; behold, I have given into your hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land; begin to possess it and engage him in battle.

  • 2 Kgs 3:18
    72%

    18 And this is but a trivial thing in the sight of the LORD; He will also deliver the Moabites into your hand.

  • Deut 2:36-37
    2 verses
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    36 From Aroer by the edge of the river Arnon, and from the city by the river, even unto Gilead, there was not a city too strong for us; the LORD our God delivered all unto us.

    37 Only to the land of the children of Ammon you did not come, nor to any place of the river Jabbok, nor to the cities in the mountains, nor to whatever the LORD our God forbade us.

  • Deut 1:42
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    42 And the LORD said to me, Tell them, Do not go up or fight, because I am not among you; lest you be defeated before your enemies.

  • Deut 2:2
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    2 And the LORD spoke unto me, saying,

  • Num 22:3
    72%

    3 And Moab was very afraid of the people, because they were many; and Moab was distressed because of the children of Israel.

  • Deut 3:2
    72%

    2 And the LORD said to me, Do not fear him, for I will deliver him, and all his people, and his land, into your hand; and you shall do to him as you did to Sihon, king of the Amorites, who lived at Heshbon.

  • Deut 32:49
    72%

    49 Go up into the mountain Abarim, to Mount Nebo, which is in the land of Moab, that is opposite Jericho; and behold the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel for a possession:

  • Judg 11:15
    71%

    15 And said to him, Thus says Jephthah, Israel took not away the land of Moab, nor the land of the children of Ammon:

  • Jer 48:1
    71%

    1 Against Moab, thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Woe to Nebo, for it is ruined; Kiriathaim is confounded and captured; Misgab is confounded and dismayed.

  • Deut 3:26
    71%

    26 But the LORD was angry with me for your sakes and would not hear me; and the LORD said to me: Enough! Do not speak to me anymore about this matter.

  • Deut 2:27
    71%

    27 Let me pass through your land; I will go along by the highway, I will neither turn to the right hand nor to the left.

  • Num 21:15
    71%

    15 And at the stream of the brooks that goes down to the dwelling of Ar, and lies upon the border of Moab.

  • Judg 3:28
    71%

    28 And he said to them, Follow after me: for the LORD has delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand. And they went down after him, and took the fords of Jordan toward Moab, and allowed not a man to pass over.

  • Josh 22:25
    70%

    25 For the LORD has made the Jordan a border between us and you, children of Reuben and children of Gad; you have no part in the LORD. So your children might make our children cease from fearing the LORD.

  • Gen 13:9
    70%

    9 Is not the whole land before you? separate yourself, I pray you, from me: if you will take the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if you depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left.

  • Deut 1:20-21
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    20 And I said to you, You have come to the mountain of the Amorites, which the LORD our God is giving to us.

    21 Behold, the LORD your God has set the land before you: go up and possess it, as the LORD God of your fathers has told you; do not fear, neither be discouraged.

  • Deut 4:21
    70%

    21 Furthermore the LORD was angry with me for your sakes, and swore that I should not go over Jordan, and that I should not go into that good land, which the LORD your God gives you for an inheritance:

  • Josh 13:9
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    9 From Aroer, that is upon the bank of the river Arnon, and the city that is in the midst of the river, and all the plain of Medeba to Dibon;

  • Deut 29:8
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    8 And we took their land, and gave it for an inheritance to the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to the half tribe of Manasseh.

  • Amos 2:1
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    1 Thus says the LORD: For three transgressions of Moab, and for four, I will not turn away its punishment; because he burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime:

  • Jer 48:9
    70%

    9 Give wings to Moab, that it may flee and get away; for its cities shall be desolate, without any to dwell in them.

  • Deut 3:12
    70%

    12 And this land, which we possessed at that time, from Aroer, which is by the river Arnon, and half the mountain of Gilead, and its cities, I gave to the Reubenites and to the Gadites.

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    8 Behold, I have set the land before you: go in and possess the land which the LORD swore to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give to them and to their descendants after them.

  • Josh 1:15
    70%

    15 until the LORD has given your brethren rest, as he has given you, and they also have possessed the land which the LORD your God is giving them. Then you shall return to the land of your possession and enjoy it, which Moses the LORD's servant gave you on this side of the Jordan toward the sunrise.

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    70%

    18 And Lot said to them, Oh, not so, my Lord.

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    5 Therefore, they said, if we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants as a possession, and do not bring us over the Jordan.

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    24 So when they came to the camp of Israel, the Israelites rose up and attacked the Moabites, so that they fled before them; and they continued attacking and defeated the Moabites in their land.