Deuteronomy 2 · Verse 19

Deuteronomy 2:19

And when thou comest nigh over against the children of Ammon, distress them not, nor meddle with them: for I will not give thee of the land of the children of Ammon any possession; because I have given it unto the children of Lot for a possession.

Deuteronomy 2:19, King James Version

Deuteronomy 2:19 in other translations

BSB	But when you get close to the Ammonites, do not harass them or provoke them, for I will not give you any of the land of the Ammonites. I have given it to the descendants of Lot as their possession.”
WEB	When you come near the border of the children of Ammon, don’t bother them, nor contend with them; for I will not give you any of the land of the children of Ammon for a possession, because I have given it to the children of Lot for a possession.”
ASV	and when thou comest nigh over against the children of Ammon, vex them not, nor contend with them; for I will not give thee of the land of the children of Ammon for a possession; because I have given it unto the children of Lot for a possession.
YLT	and thou hast come near over-against the sons of Ammon, thou dost not distress them, nor stir up thyself against them, for I do not give any of the land of the sons of Ammon to thee for a possession; for to the sons of Lot I have given it for a possession.
DARBY	and come near over against the children of Ammon; thou shalt not distress them nor attack them; for I will not give thee of the land of the children of Ammon a possession; for unto the children of Lot have I given it as a possession.
BBE	And when you come near the land of the children of Ammon, give them no cause of trouble and do not make war on them, for I will not give you any of the land of the children of Ammon for your heritage: because I have given it to the children of Lot.
Webster	And when thou comest nigh over against the children of Ammon, distress them not, nor meddle with them: for I will not give thee of the land of the children of Ammon any possession; because I have given it to the children of Lot for a possession.

What does Deuteronomy 2:19 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 2:19-37

19-37. when thou comest nigh over against the children of Ammon, distress them not, nor meddle with them--The Ammonites, being kindred to the Moabites, were, from regard to the memory of their common ancestor, to remain undisturbed by the Israelites. The territory of this people had been directly north from that of Moab. It extended as far as the Jabbok, having been taken by them from a number of small Canaanitish tribes, namely, the Zamzummins, a bullying, presumptuous band of giants, as their name indicates; and the Avims, the aborigines of the district extending from Hazerim or Hazeroth (El Hudhera) even unto Azzah (Gaza), but of which they had been dispossessed by the Caphtorim (Philistines), who came out of Caphtor (Lower Egypt) and settled in the western coast of Palestine. The limits of the Ammonites were now compressed; but they still possessed the mountainous region beyond the Jabbok (Jos 11:2). What a strange insight does this parenthesis of four verses give into the early history of Palestine! How many successive wars of conquest had swept over its early state--what changes of dynasty among the Canaanitish tribes had taken place long prior to the transactions recorded in this history!

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 2:8-23

We have the origin of the Moabites, Edomites, and Ammonites. Moses also gives an instance older than any of these; the Caphtorims drove the Avims out of their country. These revolutions show what uncertain things wordly possessions are. It was so of old, and ever will be so. Families decline, and from them estates are transferred to families that increase; so little continuance is there in these things. This is…

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Deuteronomy 2:19 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְקָרַבְתָּ֗ve.ka.rav.Taand you will draw nearH7126

מ֚וּלmulin front ofH4136

בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei[the] people ofH1121

עַמּ֔וֹןa.MonAmmonH5983

אַל\־'al-may notH408

תְּצֻרֵ֖םte.tzu.Remyou provoke themH6696

וְאַל\־ve.'al-and may notH408

תִּתְגָּ֣רtit.Garyou engage in strifeH1624

בָּ֑םBamwith them

כִּ֣יkiforH3588

לֹֽא\־lo'-notH3808

אֶ֠תֵּן'E.tenI will giveH5414

מֵאֶ֨רֶץme.'E.retzany of [the] land ofH776

בְּנֵי\־be.nei-[the] people ofH1121

עַמּ֤וֹןa.MonAmmonH5983

לְךָ֙le.Khato you

יְרֻשָּׁ֔הye.ru.Shaha possessionH3425

כִּ֥יkiforH3588

לִבְנֵי\־liv.nei-to [the] descendants ofH1121

ל֖וֹטLotLotH3876

נְתַתִּ֥יהָne.ta.Ti.haI have given itH5414

יְרֻשָּֽׁה\׃ye.ru.Shaha possessionH3425

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Cross references for Deuteronomy 2:19

Deuteronomy 2:9
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.
Judges 11:13-27
And the king of the children of Ammon answered unto the messengers of Jephthah, Because Israel took away my land, when they came up out of Egypt, from Arnon even unto Jabbok, and unto Jordan: now therefore restore those lands again peaceably. And Jephthah sent messengers again unto the king of the children of Ammon: And said unto him, Thus saith Jephthah, Israel took not away the land of Moab, nor the land of the children of Ammon: But when Israel came up from Egypt, and walked through the wilderness unto the Red sea, and came to Kadesh; …
2 Chronicles 20:10
And now, behold, the children of Ammon and Moab and mount Seir, whom thou wouldest not let Israel invade, when they came out of the land of Egypt, but they turned from them, and destroyed them not;
Genesis 19:36-38
Thus were both the daughters of Lot with child by their father. And the firstborn bare a son, and called his name Moab: the same is the father of the Moabites unto this day. And the younger, she also bare a son, and called his name Ben–ammi: the same is the father of the children of Ammon unto this day.
Deuteronomy 2:5
Meddle not with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as a foot breadth; because I have given mount Seir unto Esau for a possession.

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5,9; Ge 19:36-38; Jud 11:13-27; 2Ch 20:10

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Context

Deuteronomy 2:18
Thou art to pass over through Ar, the coast of Moab, this day:
Deuteronomy 2:19
And when thou comest nigh over against the children of Ammon, distress them not, nor meddle with them: for I will not give thee of the land of the children of Ammon any possession; because I have given it unto the children of Lot for a possession.
Deuteronomy 2:20
(That also was accounted a land of giants: giants dwelt therein in old time; and the Ammonites call them Zamzummims;

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Deuteronomy 2:19 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Y te acercarás delante de los hijos de Ammón: no los molestes, ni te metas con ellos; porque no te tengo de dar posesión de la tierra de los hijos de Ammón; que á los hijos de Lot la he dado por heredad.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	et tu t’approcheras vis-à-vis des fils d’Ammon; tu ne les attaqueras pas, et tu n’engageras pas de lutte avec eux, car je ne te donnerai rien du pays des fils d’Ammon en possession, parce que je l’ai donné en possession aux fils de Lot.
German Elberfelder 1871	und dich nähern gegenüber den Kindern Ammon; du sollst sie nicht befeinden und dich nicht in Streit mit ihnen einlassen, denn ich werde dir von dem Lande der Kinder Ammon kein Besitztum geben; denn ich habe es den Kindern Lot als Besitztum gegeben. -
Latin Clementine Vulgate	et accedens in vicina filiorum Ammon, cave ne pugnes contra eos, nec movearis ad prælium: non enim dabo tibi de terra filiorum Ammon, quia filiis Loth dedi eam in possessionem.