Deuteronomy 3:2

KJV1611 – Modern English

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.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֤ה אֵלַי֙ אַל־תִּירָ֣א אֹת֔וֹ כִּ֣י בְיָדְךָ֞ נָתַ֧תִּי אֹת֛וֹ וְאֶת־כָּל־עַמּ֖וֹ וְאֶת־אַרְצ֑וֹ וְעָשִׂ֣יתָ לּ֔וֹ כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשִׂ֗יתָ לְסִיחֹן֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ הָֽאֱמֹרִ֔י אֲשֶׁ֥ר יוֹשֵׁ֖ב בְּחֶשְׁבּֽוֹן׃

Transliteration

And-wayyōʾmer YHWH to-me do-not-ʾal-tîrāʾ him, for in-hand-your kî bəyādəkā I-have-given nātattî him and-wə-ʾet-all-kol-people-his ʿammô and-wə-ʾet-land-his ʾarṣô; and-you-shall-do wəʿāśîtā to-him as kaʾăšer you-did ʿāśîtā to-Sîḥōn king-of the-hāʾĕmōrî who ʾăšer dwells yôšēb in-Ḥešbôn.

Grammar Details

• *wayyōʾmer*: waw consecutive + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he said
• *YHWH*: proper noun, divine name - Yahweh/LORD
• *ʾal-tîrāʾ*: negative particle + verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - do not fear
• *kî bəyādəkā*: conjunction + preposition + noun, feminine singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - for in your hand
• *nātattî*: verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I have given
• *wə-ʾet*: conjunction + direct object marker - and (accusative)
• *kol*: noun, masculine singular construct - all of
• *ʿammô*: noun, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his people
• *ʾarṣô*: noun, feminine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his land
• *wəʿāśîtā*: conjunction + verb, qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - and you shall do
• *kaʾăšer*: preposition + relative particle - according to what/as
• *ʿāśîtā*: verb, qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you did
• *Sîḥōn*: proper noun, personal name - Sihon
• *hāʾĕmōrî*: definite article + proper noun, gentilic - the Amorite
• *ʾăšer*: relative particle - who/which/that
• *yôšēb*: verb, qal participle, masculine singular - dwelling/sitting
• *Ḥešbôn*: proper noun, geographic location - Heshbon

Word Meanings

• *tîrāʾ*: fear/be afraid/be in awe
• *nātattî*: give/put/set/place/appoint
• *ʿāśîtā*: do/make/produce/act
• *yôšēb*: sit/dwell/remain/inhabit

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  The LORD said to me: 'Do not be afraid of him, for I have handed him over to you along with all his people and his land. Do to him as you did to Sihon, king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon.'

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the LORD said unto me, Fear him not: for I will liver him, and all his people, and his land, into thy hand; and thou shalt do unto him as thou didst unto Sihon king of the Amorites, which dwelt at Heshbon.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Jehovah{H3068} said{H559} unto me, Fear{H3372} him not; for I have delivered{H5414} him, and all his people,{H5971} and his land,{H776} into thy hand;{H3027} and thou shalt do{H6213} unto him as thou didst{H6213} unto Sihon{H5511} king{H4428} of the Amorites,{H567} who dwelt{H3427} at Heshbon.{H2809}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And the LORD{H3068} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto me, Fear{H3372}{(H8799)} him not: for I will deliver{H5414}{(H8804)} him, and all his people{H5971}, and his land{H776}, into thy hand{H3027}; and thou shalt do{H6213}{(H8804)} unto him as thou didst{H6213}{(H8804)} unto Sihon{H5511} king{H4428} of the Amorites{H567}, which dwelt{H3427}{(H8802)} at Heshbon{H2809}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And the Lorde sayed vnto me: feare him not, for I haue delyuered him and all his people ad his lande in to thy hande ad thou shalt deale with hi as thou dealest with Sihon kynge of the Amorites which dwelt at Hesbon.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But the LORDE sayde vnto me: Be not afrayed of him, for I haue delyuered him & all his people wt his londe in to thy hande: & thou shalt do wt him, as thou dyddest wt Sihon kynge of ye Amorites, which dwelt at Hesbon.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And the Lorde sayde vnto me, Feare him not, for I will deliuer him, and all his people, and his land into thine hand, and thou shalt doe vnto him as thou diddest vnto Sihon King of the Amorites, which dwelt at Heshbon.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the Lorde sayde vnto me: Feare hym not, for I wyll deliuer hym, and all his people, and his lande, into thy hande, and thou shalt do vnto hym, as thou diddest vnto Sehon kyng of the Amorites, which dwelt at Hesbon.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And the LORD said unto me, Fear him not: for I will deliver him, and all his people, and his land, into thy hand; and thou shalt do unto him as thou didst unto Sihon king of the Amorites, which dwelt at Heshbon.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Yahweh said to me, Don't fear him; for I have delivered 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.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `And Jehovah saith unto me, Fear him not, for into thy hand I have given him, and all his people, and his land, and thou hast done to him as thou hast done to Sihon king of the Amorite who is dwelling in Heshbon.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Jehovah said unto me, Fear him not; for I have delivered him, and all his people, and his land, into thy hand; and thou shalt do unto him as thou didst unto Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt at Heshbon.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Jehovah said unto me, Fear him not; for I have delivered him, and all his people, and his land, into thy hand; and thou shalt do unto him as thou didst unto Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt at Heshbon.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And the Lord said to me, Have no fear of him: for I have given him and all his people and his land into your hands; do to him as you did to Sihon, king of the Amorites, who was ruling in Heshbon.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Yahweh said to me, "Don't fear him; for I have delivered 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."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The LORD, however, said to me,“Don’t be afraid of him because I have already given him, his whole army, and his land to you. You will do to him exactly what you did to King Sihon of the Amorites who lived in Heshbon.”

Referenced Verses

• Num 21:23-25 : 23 But Sihon would not allow Israel to pass through his border: but Sihon gathered all his people together, and went out against Israel into the wilderness: and he came to Jahaz, and fought against Israel. 24 And Israel struck him with the edge of the sword, and possessed his land from Arnon to Jabbok, even to the children of Ammon: for the border of the children of Ammon was strong. 25 And Israel took all these cities: and Israel lived in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in all its villages.
• Num 21:34 : 34 And the LORD said to Moses, Fear him not: for I have delivered him into your hand, and all his people, and his land; and you shall do to him as you did to Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived at Heshbon.
• Deut 2:24-37 : 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. 25 This day I will begin to put the dread of you and the fear of you upon the nations under the whole heaven, who shall hear the report of you and shall tremble and be in anguish because of you. 26 And I sent messengers out of the wilderness of Kedemoth to Sihon king of Heshbon with words of peace, saying, 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. 28 You shall sell me food for money, that I may eat; and give me water for money, that I may drink; only I will pass through on foot, 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. 30 But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass by him; for the LORD your God hardened his spirit and made his heart obstinate, that He might deliver him into your hand, as appears this day. 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. 32 Then Sihon came out against us, he and all his people, to fight at Jahaz. 33 And the LORD our God delivered him before us, and we struck him and his sons and all his people. 34 And we took all his cities at that time and utterly destroyed the men, women, and little ones of every city; we left none remaining. 35 Only the cattle we took for ourselves as spoil, and the plunder of the cities which we took. 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 3:11 : 11 For only Og, king of Bashan, remained of the remnant of giants; behold, his bedstead was a bedstead of iron; is it not in Rabbah of the children of Ammon? Nine cubits was its length, and four cubits its width, according to the cubit of a man.
• Deut 20:3 : 3 And shall say to them, Hear, O Israel, you approach this day to battle against your enemies: let not your hearts faint, fear not, and do not tremble, nor be terrified because of them;
• 2 Chr 20:17 : 17 You will not need to fight in this battle. Position yourselves, stand still and see the salvation of the LORD with you, O Judah and Jerusalem. Do not fear or be dismayed; tomorrow go out against them, for the LORD is with you.
• Isa 41:10 : 10 Fear not; for I am with you: be not dismayed; for I am your God: I will strengthen you; yes, I will help you; yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.
• Isa 43:5 : 5 Fear not, for I am with you: I will bring your descendants from the east, and gather you from the west;
• Acts 18:9 : 9 Then the Lord spoke to Paul in the night by a vision, 'Do not be afraid, but speak, and do not keep silent,
• Acts 27:24 : 24 Saying, Do not fear, Paul; you must be brought before Caesar: and indeed, God has granted you all those who sail with you.
• Rev 2:10 : 10 Fear none of those things which you will suffer. Behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that you may be tested; and you shall have tribulation ten days. Be faithful unto death, and I will give you a crown of life.
• Num 14:9 : 9 Only do not rebel against the LORD, neither fear the people of the land; for they are bread for us: their protection is removed from them, and the LORD is with us: fear them not.