Deuteronomy 2:14

The days in which we came from Kadesh Barnea, until we had come over the brook Zered, were thirty-eight years; until all the generation of the men of war were consumed from the middle of the camp, as Yahweh swore to them.

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WEBBE

The days in which we came from Kadesh Barnea until we had come over the brook Zered were thirty-eight years, until all the generation of the men of war were consumed from the middle of the camp, as the LORD swore to them.

BSB

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.

KJV

And the space in which we came from Kadesh-barnea, until we were come over the brook Zered, was thirty and eight years; until all the generation of the men of war were wasted out from among the host, as the LORD sware unto them.

ASV

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.

BBE

Thirty-eight years had gone by from the time when we came away from Kadesh-barnea till we went over the stream Zered; by that time all the generation of the men of war among us were dead, as the Lord had said.

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וְהַיָּמִים ve·hai·ya·mim and the days H3117 אֲשֶׁר־ 'a·sher- which H834 הָלַכְנוּ ha·lakh·nu we walked H1980 מִקָּדֵשׁ mi·ka·desh from Kadesh H6947 בַּרְנֵעַ bar·ne·a' Barnea H6947 עַד 'ad until H5704 אֲשֶׁר־ 'a·sher- that H834 עָבַרְנוּ 'a·var·nu we passed over H5674 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 נַחַל na·chal [the] wadi of H5158 זֶרֶד ze·red Zered H2218 שְׁלֹשִׁים she·lo·shim [were] thirty H7970 וּשְׁמֹנֶה u·she·mo·neh and eight H8083 שָׁנָה sha·nah year[s] H8141 עַד־ 'ad- until H5704 תֹּם tom was finished H8552 כָּל־ kol- all H3605 הַדּוֹר ha·dor the generation H1755 אַנְשֵׁי 'an·shei [the] men of H582 הַמִּלְחָמָה ha·mil·cha·mah (the) war H4421 מִקֶּרֶב mi·ke·rev from [the] midst of H7130 הַמַּחֲנֶה ha·ma·cha·neh the camp H4264 כַּאֲשֶׁר ka·'a·sher just as H834 נִשְׁבַּע nish·ba' he had sworn H7650 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 לָהֶם la·hem to them H9038

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 8–23

We have the origin of the Moabites, Edomites, and Ammonites. Moses also gives an instance older than any of these; the Caphtorims drove the Avims out of their country. These revolutions show what uncertain things wordly possessions are. It was so of old, and ever will be so. Families decline, and from them estates are transferred to families that increase; so little continuance is there in these things. This is recorded to encourage the children of Israel. If the providence of God has done this for Moabites and Ammonites, much more would his promise do it for Israel, his peculiar people. Cautions are given not to meddle with Moabites and Ammonites. Even wicked men must not be wronged. God gives and preserves outward blessings to wicked men; these are not the best things, he has better in store for his own children.

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Zered Kadesh-barnea

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Israel Judgments Zared

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.