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Deuteronomy 2:17

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Deuteronomy 2:17 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “that Jehovah spake unto me, saying,” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

that Jehovah spake unto me, saying,
Deuteronomy 2:17 — American Standard Version

Context — Deuteronomy 2

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
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,
18Thou art this day to pass over Ar, the border of Moab:
19and when thou comest nigh over against the children of Ammon, vex them not, nor contend with them; for I will not give thee of the land of the children of Ammon for a possession; because I have given it unto the children of Lot for a possession.
20(That also is accounted a land of Rephaim: Rephaim dwelt therein aforetime; but the Ammonites call them Zamzummim,
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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
“That the Lord spoke unto me, etc.] At the brook Zered, having passed that, or at Dibongad, which was their next station: saying; as follows.”
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