Deuteronomy 2:16

So it came to pass, when all the men of war were spent by, dying from the midst of the people,

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

So it came to pass, when all the men of war were consumed and dead from among the people,

In Context

15And also the hand of the Lord was against them, to destroy them from the midst of the camp; until they were spent.

17That the Lord spoke unto me, saying,

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Cross References

Genesis 44:4They were gone out of the city, not yet far off, when Joseph said unto the superintendent of his house, Up, follow after the men; and when thou hast overtaken them, say unto them, Wherefore have ye returned evil for good?

Joshua 5:4And this is the cause why Joshua did circumcise: All the people that came out of Egypt, the males, all the men of war, died in the wilderness on the way, after their going forth out of Egypt.

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 2:9-24

8 And when we passed by from our brethren the children of Esau, which dwelt in Seir, through the way of the plain from Elath, and from Ezion-gaber, we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab. 9 And the Lord said unto me, Distress not the Moabites, neither contend with them in battle: for I will not give thee of their land for a possession; because I have given Ar unto the children of Lot for a possession. 10 The Emims dwelt therein in times past, a people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakims;… Read the whole commentary →

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