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Deuteronomy 2

Deuteronomy 2:16

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

Modern
Now when all the fighting men among the people had died,
Traditional
So it came to pass, when all the men of war were consumed and dead from among the people,
Literal
And it came to pass, when all the men of war had finally perished, dying from among the people,
Latin
Postquam autem universi ceciderunt pugnatores,

Original

Hebrew
English
Now when all the fighting men among the people had died,

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.

Glossary

Archaeology and the Bible Deuteronomy, Book of Horites Joshua, Book of Nuzi, Nuzi Tablets Rephaim Tribe of Dan

Topics

Israel: All Who Were Numbered at Mount Sinai Perished in the Wilderness Except Caleb and Joshua Judgments: The Forty Years of Wandering, a Judgment