Deuteronomy 3:18

KJV1611 – Modern English

And I commanded you at that time, saying, The LORD your God has given you this land to possess; all you who are able shall pass over armed before your brethren the children of Israel.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וָאֲצַ֣ו אֶתְכֶ֔ם בָּעֵ֥ת הַהִ֖וא לֵאמֹ֑ר יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֗ם נָתַ֨ן לָכֶ֜ם אֶת־הָאָ֤רֶץ הַזֹּאת֙ לְרִשְׁתָּ֔הּ חֲלוּצִ֣ים תּֽ͏ַעַבְר֗וּ לִפְנֵ֛י אֲחֵיכֶ֥ם בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל כָּל־בְּנֵי־חָֽיִל׃

Transliteration

And-I-commanded wāʾăṣaw you-all ʾetkem in-the-time bāʿēt the-that hahiw saying lēʾmōr: YHWH ʾĕlōhêkem has-given nātan to-you-all lākem ʾet-the-land hāʾāreṣ the-this hazzōʾt to-possess-it lərištāh; armed ḥălûṣîm you-shall-cross-over taʿabrû before lipnê brothers-your ʾăḥêkem sons-of-bənê-Yiśrāʾēl, all-kol-sons-of-bənê-valor ḥāyil.

Grammar Details

• *wāʾăṣaw*: waw consecutive + verb, piel imperfect, 1st person singular - and I commanded
• *ʾetkem*: direct object marker + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - you all
• *bāʿēt*: preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - in the time
• *hahiw*: definite article + pronoun, feminine singular - that
• *lēʾmōr*: preposition + qal infinitive construct - saying
• *YHWH*: proper noun, divine name - Yahweh/LORD
• *ʾĕlōhêkem*: noun, masculine plural + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your God
• *nātan*: verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he has given
• *lākem*: preposition + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - to you all
• *ʾet*: direct object marker - (accusative)
• *hāʾāreṣ*: definite article + noun, feminine singular - the land
• *hazzōʾt*: definite article + demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular - this
• *lərištāh*: preposition + qal infinitive construct + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - to possess it
• *ḥălûṣîm*: adjective, masculine plural - armed/equipped
• *taʿabrû*: verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural - you shall cross over
• *lipnê*: preposition + noun, masculine plural construct - before/in front of
• *ʾăḥêkem*: noun, masculine plural + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your brothers
• *bənê*: noun, masculine plural construct - sons of
• *Yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel
• *kol*: noun, masculine singular construct - all of
• *ḥāyil*: noun, masculine singular - valor/strength/wealth

Word Meanings

• *ʾăṣaw*: command/order/charge
• *nātan*: give/put/set/place/appoint
• *lərištāh*: to possess/to inherit/to take possession of it
• *ḥălûṣîm*: armed/equipped/prepared (for battle)
• *taʿabrû*: cross over/pass through/transgress
• *ḥāyil*: strength/might/valor/wealth/army

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  At that time I commanded you: 'The LORD your God has given you this land to take possession of it. All your fighting men, fully armed, must cross over ahead of your fellow Israelites.'

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And I command you at that time, saying, The LORD your God hath given you this land to possess it: ye shall pass over armed before your brethren the children of Israel, all that are meet for the war.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And I commanded you at that time, saying, Jehovah your God hath given you this land to possess it: ye shall pass over armed before your brethren the children of Israel, all the men of valor.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And I commanded you at that time, saying, The LORD your God hath given you this land to possess it: ye shall pass over armed before your brethren the children of Israel, all that are meet for the war.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And I commaunded you the same tyme (ye Ruben ad Gad) sayeng: the Lorde your God hath geuen you this londe to enioye it: se that ye go harnessed before youre brethern the childern of Israel, all that are me of warre amonge you.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And I commaunded you at the same tyme, and sayde: The LORDE youre God hath geuen you this londe to take possession of it, Go youre waye forth therfore harnessed before youre brethren the children of Israel, all ye that be mete for the warre.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And I commanded you the same time, saying, The Lorde your God hath giuen you this lande to possesse it: ye shall goe ouer armed before your brethren the children of Israel, all men of warre.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And I commaunded you the same tyme, saying: The Lorde your God hath geuen you this lande to enioy it: ye shall go harnessed before your brethren the children of Israel, all that are meete for the warre.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And I commanded you at that time, saying, The LORD your God hath given you this land to possess it: ye shall pass over armed before your brethren the children of Israel, all [that are] meet for the war.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  I commanded you at that time, saying, Yahweh your God has given you this land to possess it: you shall pass over armed before your brothers the children of Israel, all the men of valor.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `And I command you, at that time, saying, Jehovah your God hath given to you this land to possess it; armed ye pass over before your brethren the sons of Israel, all the sons of might.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And I commanded you at that time, saying, Jehovah your God hath given you this land to possess it: ye shall pass over armed before your brethren the children of Israel, all the men of valor.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And I commanded you at that time, saying, Jehovah your God hath given you this land to possess it: ye shall pass over armed before your brethren the children of Israel, all the men of valor.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  At that time I gave you orders, saying, The Lord has given you this land for your heritage: all the men of war are to go over armed before your brothers the children of Israel.

• World English Bible (2000)

  I commanded you at that time, saying, "Yahweh your God has given you this land to possess it: you shall pass over armed before your brothers the children of Israel, all the men of valor.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Instructions to the Transjordanian Tribes At that time I instructed you as follows:“The LORD your God has given you this land for your possession. You warriors are to cross over before your fellow Israelites equipped for battle.

Referenced Verses

• Josh 4:12-13 : 12 And the children of Reuben, the children of Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh, passed over armed before the children of Israel, as Moses had spoken to them: 13 About forty thousand prepared for war crossed over before the LORD to the plains of Jericho for battle.
• Josh 22:1-9 : 1 Then Joshua called the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, 2 And said to them, You have kept all that Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, and have obeyed my voice in all that I commanded you: 3 You have not left your brethren these many days up to this day, but have kept the charge of the commandment of the LORD your God. 4 And now the LORD your God has given rest to your brethren, as He promised them; therefore now return and go back to your tents, and to the land of your possession, which Moses the servant of the LORD gave you on the other side of the Jordan. 5 But take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law, which Moses the servant of the LORD charged you, to love the LORD your God, to walk in all His ways, to keep His commandments, to cling to Him, and to serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul. 6 So Joshua blessed them, and sent them away; and they went to their tents. 7 Now to the one half of the tribe of Manasseh, Moses had given possession in Bashan; but to the other half Joshua gave among their brethren on this side of the Jordan westward. And when Joshua sent them away also to their tents, then he blessed them, 8 And he spoke to them, saying, Return with much riches to your tents, with very much cattle, with silver, gold, bronze, iron, and with very much clothing; divide the spoil of your enemies with your brethren. 9 And the children of Reuben, the children of Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh returned, and departed from the children of Israel at Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan, to go to the region of Gilead, to the land of their possession, which they possessed according to the word of the LORD by the hand of Moses.
• Num 32:20-24 : 20 And Moses said to them, If you will do this thing, if you will go armed before the LORD to war, 21 And will all of you go armed over the Jordan before the LORD, until he has driven out his enemies from before him, 22 And the land is subdued before the LORD: then afterward you shall return, and be guiltless before the LORD, and before Israel; and this land shall be your possession before the LORD. 23 But if you will not do so, behold, you have sinned against the LORD, and be sure your sin will find you out. 24 Build cities for your little ones and folds for your sheep; and do what you have said.
• Josh 1:12-15 : 12 And to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh, Joshua spoke, saying, 13 Remember the word which Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, saying, The LORD your God is giving you rest and is giving you this land. 14 Your wives, your little ones, and your cattle shall remain in the land which Moses gave you on this side of the Jordan; but you shall pass over before your brethren armed, all your mighty men of valor, and help them, 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.