Deuteronomy 2:18

18 Thou art to pass the border of Moab today unto Ar,

Deuteronomy 2:18 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 2:18

Thou art to pass over through Ar
That is, over the river Arnon, by the city Ar of Moab, which was situated by it; see ( Deuteronomy 2:9 ) and so Moses and the people of Israel were to pass along by that,

and by the coast of Moab;
for they were not admitted to enter the land and pass through it; only to travel on the borders of it, and that they were to begin to do this day; the day the Lord spake to Moses.

Deuteronomy 2:18 In-Context

16 So it came to pass, when all the men of war were consumed and dead from among the people

17 that the LORD spoke unto me, saying,

18 Thou art to pass the border of Moab today unto Ar,

19 and when thou comest near over against the sons of Ammon, do not distress them nor meddle with them, for I will not give thee of the land of the sons of Ammon any possession because I have given it unto the sons of Lot for an inheritance.

20 (That also was accounted a land of giants; giants dwelt therein in another time, and the Ammonites called them Zamzummims,