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Deuteronomy 2:14

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14 Thirty-eight years passed from the time we left Kadesh Barnea until we crossed the Zered Valley. By then, that entire generation of fighting men had perished from the camp, as the LORD had sworn to them.
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Deuteronomy 2:14 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
14 And the space in which we came from Kadeshbarnea, 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.
English Standard Version (ESV)
14 And the time from our leaving Kadesh-barnea until we crossed the brook Zered was thirty-eight years, until the entire generation, that is, the men of war, had perished from the camp, as the LORD had sworn to them.
New Living Translation (NLT)
14 “Thirty-eight years passed from the time we first left Kadesh-barnea until we finally crossed the Zered Brook! By then, all the men old enough to fight in battle had died in the wilderness, as the LORD had vowed would happen.
The Message Bible (MSG)
14 It took us thirty-eight years to get from Kadesh Barnea to the Brook Zered. That's how long it took for the entire generation of soldiers from the camp to die off, as God had sworn they would.
American Standard Version (ASV)
14 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.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
14 Thirty-eight years passed from the time we left Kadesh Barnea until we crossed the Zered River. During that time all our soldiers from that generation died, as the LORD had sworn they would.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
14 The time we spent traveling from Kadesh-barnea until we crossed the Zered Valley was 38 years until the entire generation of fighting men had perished from the camp, as the Lord had sworn to them.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
14 Between the time we left Kadesh Barnea and the time we went across the Zered Valley, 38 years passed. By then, all of the fighting men who had been in our camp from the beginning had died. The LORD had warned them with an oath that it would happen.

Deuteronomy 2:14 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 2:14

And the space in which we came from Kadeshbarnea
The space of time; or, "the days" F2; the number of them:

until we were come over the brook Zered, was thirty and eight years;
that is, from the time that the spies were sent and searched the land, and brought a report of it; for they were sent from Kadeshbarnea, ( Numbers 32:8 ) unto the passage of the Israelites over Zered, were thirty eight years; so long they had been travelling in the wilderness, after they were come to the borders of the land:

until all the generation of the men of war were wasted out from among
the host;
all that were twenty years old and upwards, and fit to go out to war upon occasion, when the people were first numbered after they came out of Egypt; all that generation was now consumed within the above space of time, excepting two, Caleb and Joshua;

as the Lord sware unto them;
( Numbers 14:21 Numbers 14:23 Numbers 14:30 ) .

FOOTNOTES:

F2 (Mymyhw) "et dies", Montanus; "dies autem", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator.
Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Deuteronomy 2:14 In-Context

12 Horites used to live in Seir, but the descendants of Esau drove them out. They destroyed the Horites from before them and settled in their place, just as Israel did in the land the LORD gave them as their possession.)
13 And the LORD said, “Now get up and cross the Zered Valley.” So we crossed the valley.
14 Thirty-eight years passed from the time we left Kadesh Barnea until we crossed the Zered Valley. By then, that entire generation of fighting men had perished from the camp, as the LORD had sworn to them.
15 The LORD’s hand was against them until he had completely eliminated them from the camp.
16 Now when the last of these fighting men among the people had died,

Cross References 4

  • 1. S ver 7
  • 2. S Deuteronomy 1:2; Numbers 13:26
  • 3. Numbers 14:29-35
  • 4. Deuteronomy 1:34-35; Joshua 5:6
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