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Deuteronomy 2:14

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Deuteronomy 2:14 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And the days in which we came from Kadesh-barnea, until we were come over the brook Zered, were thirty and eight years; until all the generation of the men of war were consumed from the midst of the camp, as Jehovah sware unto them.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And the days in which we came from Kadesh-barnea, until we were come over the brook Zered, were thirty and eight years; until all the generation of the men of war were consumed from the midst of the camp, as Jehovah sware unto them.
Deuteronomy 2:14 — American Standard Version

Context — Deuteronomy 2

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
11these also are accounted Rephaim, as the Anakim; but the Moabites call them Emim.
12The Horites also dwelt in Seir aforetime, but the children of Esau succeeded them; and they destroyed them from before them, and dwelt in their stead; as Israel did unto the land of his possession, which Jehovah gave unto them.)
13Now rise up, and get you over the brook Zered. And we went over the brook Zered.
14And the days in which we came from Kadesh-barnea, until we were come over the brook Zered, were thirty and eight years; until all the generation of the men of war were consumed from the midst of the camp, as Jehovah sware unto them.
15Moreover the hand of Jehovah was against them, to destroy them from the midst of the camp, until they were consumed.
16So it came to pass, when all the men of war were consumed and dead from among the people,
17that Jehovah spake unto me, saying,
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And the space in which we came from Kadeshbarnea, etc.] The space of time; or, “the days” f26; the number of them: until we were come over the brook Zered, was thirty and eight years; that is, from the time that the spies were sent and searched the land, and brought a report of it; for they were sent from Kadeshbarnea, (<043208>Numbers 32:8) unto the passage of the Israelites over Zered, were thirty eight years; so long they had been travelling in the wilderness, after they were come to the borders of the land: until all the generation of the men of war were wasted out from among the host; all that were twenty years old and upwards, and fit to go out to war upon occasion, when the people…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Kadeshbarnea: Deu 1:2, Deu 1:19, Deu 1:46; Num 13:26 until all the generation: Deu 1:34, Deu 1:35; Num 14:28-35, Num 26:64, Num 26:65, Num 32:11; Psa 90:3, Psa 90:9, Psa 95:11; Eze 20:15; Heb 3:8-19; Jde 1:5 Deuteronomy 2:15”
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