Deuteronomy 2:16

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

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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

15Yea, even the hand of Yahweh was against them, to destroy them out of the midst of the camp,—until they were consumed.

17then spake Yahweh unto me, saying:

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Cross References

Genesis 44:4They themselves, had gone out of the city—they had not gone far, when Joseph said to him who was over his house, Rise chase after the men,—so shalt thou overtake them and shalt say unto them, Wherefore have ye requited evil for good?

Joshua 5:4Now, this, is the cause why Joshua did circumcise,—all the people who came forth out of Egypt, who were males, all the men of war, died in the desert, by the way, after they came 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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