Deuteronomy 2:31

31 dixitque Dominus ad me ecce coepi tradere tibi Seon et terram eius incipe possidere eam

Deuteronomy 2:31 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 2:31

And the Lord said unto me
After or about the time when the messengers were sent to Sihon, perhaps when they had returned and had brought his answer:

behold, I have begun to give Sihon and his land before thee;
by hardening his heart, which was a sure token of his ruin, and a leading step to the delivery of him into the hands of Israel:

begin to possess, that thou mayest inherit his land;
move towards it and enter into it, not fearing any opposition made by him.

Deuteronomy 2:31 In-Context

29 sicut fecerunt filii Esau qui habitant in Seir et Moabitae qui morantur in Ar donec veniamus ad Iordanem et transeamus in terram quam Dominus Deus noster daturus est nobis

30 noluitque Seon rex Esebon dare nobis transitum quia induraverat Dominus Deus tuus spiritum eius et obfirmaverat cor illius ut traderetur in manus tuas sicut nunc vides

31 dixitque Dominus ad me ecce coepi tradere tibi Seon et terram eius incipe possidere eam

32 egressusque est Seon obviam nobis cum omni populo suo ad proelium in Iesa

33 et tradidit eum Dominus Deus noster nobis percussimusque eum cum filiis et omni populo suo