King James Version

Deuteronomy 2:15

For indeed the hand of the LORD was against them, to destroy them from among the host, until they were consumed.

Study

Hebrew

Tap a word to see its meaning. Words run left to right in English reading order.

וְגַ֤םvegamand alsoגַּםconjunction, particle, affirmation — “and also”H1571properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...andagain, alike, also, (so much) as (soon), both (so)...and, but, either...or, even, for all, (in) likewise (manner), moreover, nay...neither, one, then(-refore), though, what, with, yea.יַדyadhandיָדnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “hand”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, […יְהוָה֙yehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).הָ֣יְתָהhayetahbeהָיָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “be”, a completed actionH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.בָּ֔םbaminבָּ֔םpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “in”inלְהֻמָּ֖םlehumamto destroyהָמַםpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to destroy”, the to-form of the verbH2000properly, to put in commotion; by implication, to disturb, drive, destroybreak, consume, crush, destroy, discomfit, trouble, vex.מִקֶּ֣רֶבmiqerevfrom bowelsקֶרֶבpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “from bowels”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7130properly, the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition)[idiom] among, [idiom] before, bowels, [idiom] unto charge, [phrase] eat (up), [idiom] heart, [idiom] him, [idiom] in, inward ([idiom] -ly, part, -s, thought), midst, [phrase] out of, purtenance, [idiom] therein, [idiom] through, [idiom] w…הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הhamachanehthe armyמַחֲנֶהdefinite article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “the army”, the ordinary formH4264an encampment (of travellers or troops); hence, an army, whether literal (of soldiers) or figurative (of dancers, angels, cattle, locusts, stars; or even the sacred courts)army, band, battle, camp, company, drove, host, tents.עַ֖דadevenעַדpreposition — “even”H5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, [phrase] how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, ([phrase] as) yet.תֻּמָּֽםtumamaccomplishתָּמַםverb, qal, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “accomplish”, the to-form of the verbH8552to complete, in a good or a bad sense, literal, or figurative, transitive or intransitiveaccomplish, cease, be clean (pass-) ed, consume, have done, (come to an, have an, make an) end, fail, come to the full, be all gone, [idiom] be all here, be (make) perfect, be spent, sum, be (shew self) upright, be wasted, whole.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Moreover the hand of the LORD was against them, to discomfit them from the midst of the camp, until they were consumed.

Compare Public-Domain Translations

The King James Version remains the text of this page and the canonical URL.

American Standard Version (1901)

Moreover the hand of Jehovah was against them, to destroy them from the midst of the camp, until they were consumed.

Young’s Literal Translation

and also the hand of Jehovah hath been against them, to destroy them from the midst of the camp, till they are consumed.

World English Bible

Moreover Yahweh’s hand was against them, to destroy them from the middle of the camp, until they were consumed.

Darby Translation

Moreover the hand of Jehovah was against them to destroy them from the midst of the camp, until they were consumed.

Douay-Rheims

For his hand was against them, that they should perish from the midst of the camp.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Moreover the hand of the LORD was against them, to discomfit them from the midst of the camp, until they were consumed.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the hand of the Lord was upon them to destroy them out of the midst of the camp, until they were consumed.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Θεός αὐτοὺς. Καὶ ἡ χεὶρ τοῦ Θεοῦ ἦν ἐπʼ αὐτοῖς ἐξαναλῶσαι αὐτοὺς ἐκ μέσου τῆς παρεμβολῆς ἕως οὗ διέπεσαν.