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Deuteronomy 2

Deuteronomy 2:14

Wanderings in the Wilderness · Deuteronomy 2:1–23
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Translations

Modern
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.
Traditional
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.
Literal
And the time that we walked from Kadesh-barnea until that we passed over the Brook of Zered was thirty-eight years, until were finished all the generation of the men of war from the midst of the camp, as YHWH had sworn to them.
Latin
Tempus autem, quo ambulavimus de Cadesbarne usque ad transitum torrentis Zared, triginta et octo annorum fuit: donec consumeretur omnis generatio hominum bellatorum de castris, sicut juraverat Dominus:

Original

Hebrew
English
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.

Notes

Deuteronomy 2:2–25

Numbers 21:10–20 covers the same time period.

Deuteronomy 1:6–4:40

Secular treaties (formal agreements between nations) often included a section about the past relationship between the two partners. This section reviewed what had happened before the agreement.

In this case, the purpose was to review Israel’s successes and failures since the exodus from Egypt. It reminded the people that God had kept his word, even when they did not obey him.

To prepare the Israelites for life in Canaan, Moses reminded them about life in Egypt, their 40 years of wandering in the wilderness, and their past mistakes. He warned them to obey God's covenant. He assured them that God's grace would follow them as they learned to trust and obey the Lord.

Places

Kadesh: An important oasis in the Wilderness of Zin Zered: A brook marking the end of Israel's wilderness wanderings

Glossary

Archaeology and the Bible Deuteronomy, Book of Horites Joshua, Book of Moses Mount Hor Nuzi, Nuzi Tablets Rephaim Zered

Topics

Desert, Journey of Israel Through The: Time Occupied in Going from Kadeshbarnea to This Station Israel: All Who Were Numbered at Mount Sinai Perished in the Wilderness Except Caleb and Joshua Judgments: The Forty Years of Wandering, a Judgment Zared: A Brook