Deuteronomy 2:16

16 Now when the last of these fighting men among the people had died,

Deuteronomy 2:16 in Other Translations

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

16 "So as soon as all the men of war had perished and were dead from among the people,

16 “When all the men of fighting age had died,

16 When the last of these soldiers had died,

16 "When all the fighting men had died among the people,

Deuteronomy 2:16 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 2:16

So it came to pass, when all the men of war were consumed,
&c.] By wasting diseases and judgments of one kind or another:

and dead from among the people;
the rising and surviving generation.

Deuteronomy 2:16 In-Context

14 Thirty-eight years passed from the time we left Kadesh Barnea until we crossed the Zered Valley. By then, that entire generation of fighting men had perished from the camp, as the LORD had sworn to them.

15 The LORD’s hand was against them until he had completely eliminated them from the camp.

16 Now when the last of these fighting men among the people had died,

17 the LORD said to me,

18 “Today you are to pass by the region of Moab at Ar.