Deuteronomy 2:15

13 “Now arise and cross over the Brook of Zered.” So we crossed over the Brook of Zered.

14 The time we spent traveling from Kadesh-barnea until we crossed over the Brook of Zered was thirty-eight years, until that entire generation of fighting men had perished from the camp, as the LORD had sworn to them.

Indeed, the LORD’s hand was against them, to eliminate them from the camp, until they had all perished.

16 Now when all the fighting men among the people had died,

17 the LORD said to me,

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Indeed, the LORD’s hand was against them, to eliminate them from the camp, until they had all perished.
KJV
For indeed the hand of the LORD was against them, to destroy them from among the host, until they were consumed.
WEB
Moreover the LORD’s hand was against them, to destroy them from the middle of the camp, until they were consumed.
ASV
Moreover the hand of Jehovah was against them, to destroy them from the midst of the camp, until they were consumed.
DARBY
Moreover the hand of Jehovah was against them to destroy them from the midst of the camp, until they were consumed.
BLB
For indeed, the hand of YHWH was against them to destroy them from the midst of the camp, until they came to an end.
ÅB
Og Herrens hånd var også mot dem, så han rev dem bort av leiren, til det var ute med dem.
OTB
Sannelig, Herrens makt var mot dem, og førte til deres ødeleggelse i leiren til de alle var gått til grunne.
B1930
Og Herrens hånd var også mot dem, så han rev dem bort av leiren, til det var ute med dem.

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