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Deuteronomy 2:18

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

17 the LORD said to me,

“Today you are going to cross the border of Moab at Ar.

19 But when you get close to the Ammonites, do not harass them or provoke them, for I will not give you any of the land of the Ammonites. I have given it to the descendants of Lot as their possession.”

20 (That too was regarded as the land of the Rephaim, who used to live there, though the Ammonites called them Zamzummites.

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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
“Today you are going to cross the border of Moab at Ar.
KJV
Thou art to pass over through Ar, the coast of Moab, this day:
WEB
“You are to pass over Ar, the border of Moab, today.
ASV
Thou art this day to pass over Ar, the border of Moab:
DARBY
Thou art to pass this day over the border of Moab, [which is] Ar,
BLB
“You are to pass over this day the boundary of Moab at Ar.
ÅB
Du drar nå over Moabs landemerker, gjennom Ar,
OTB
"I dag skal dere passere forbi regionen Moab ved Ar.
B1930
Du drar nu over Moabs landemerker, gjennem Ar,

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Numbers 21:23

    But Sihon would not let Israel pass through his territory. Instead, he gathered his whole army and went out to confront Israel in the wilderness. When he came to Jahaz, he fought against Israel.

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  • Isaiah 15:1

    This is the burden against Moab: Ar in Moab is ruined, destroyed in a night! Kir in Moab is devastated, destroyed in a night!

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  • Numbers 21:15

    even the slopes of the wadis that extend to the site of Ar and lie along the border of Moab.”

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