⁹And the Lord said unto me, ^||Distress not the Moabites, neither ^econtend with them in battle: for I will not give thee of their land for a possession; because I have given ^jAr unto ^kthe children of Lot for a possession.

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||Or, Use no hostility against Moab.
ever. 9 (Heb.), 19, 24 (Heb.).
jver. 18, 29. See Num. 21:15.

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k Gen. 19:36, 37.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

And the Lord said to me, ‘Do not harass Moab or contend with them in battle, for I will not give you any of their land for a possession, because I have given Ar to the people of Lot for a possession.’

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Then the Lord said to me, “Do not harass the Moabites or provoke them to war, for I will not give you any part of their land. I have given Ar to the descendants of Lot as a possession.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The Lord said to me, ‘Show no hostility toward Moab, and do not provoke them to battle, for I will not give you any of their land as a possession, since I have given Ar as a possession to the descendants of Lot.’ ”

NLTNew Living Translation

the Lord warned us, ‘Do not bother the Moabites, the descendants of Lot, or start a war with them. I have given them Ar as their property, and I will not give you any of their land.’ ”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And Yahweh said to me, ‘You shall not attack Moab, and you shall not engage in war with them, for I will not give you any of his land as a possession; I have given Ar to the descendants of Lot as a possession.’