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Numbers 21

1AndtheCanaaniteהַכְּנַעֲנִ֤יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAradעֲרָד֙'a.RadH6166,whodweltH3427intheSouthH5045,heardH8085tellthatIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameבָּ֣אba'H935bythewayדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870ofAtharim;andhefoughtH3898againstIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,andtookH7617someofthemcaptiveוַיִּ֥שְׁבְּ׀vai.YishbH7617.

2AndIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478vowedוַיִּדַּ֨רvai.yi.DarH5087avowנֶ֛דֶרNe.derH5088untoJehovah,andsaidH559,Ifthou wiltindeeddeliverthispeopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971intomyhandבְּיָדִ֔יbe.ya.DiH3027,thenIwillutterlydestroyוְהַֽחֲרַמְתִּ֖יve.ha.cha.ram.TiH2763theircitiesעָרֵיהֶֽם׃'a.rei.HemH5892.

3AndJehovahhearkenedtothevoiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,anddelivereduptheCanaanitesH3669;andtheyutterly destroyedthemandtheircitiesעָרֵיהֶ֑ם'a.rei.HemH5892:andthenameשֵׁם־shem-H8034oftheplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725wascalledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Hormahחָרְמָֽה׃ פcha.re.MahH2767.

4AndtheyjourneyedfrommountHorמֵהֹ֤רme.HorH2023bythewayH1870totheRedSeaיַם־yam-H3220,tocompassthelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEdomאֱד֑וֹם'e.DomH123:andthesoulH5315ofthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971wasmuch discouraged becauseofthewayH1870.

5Andthepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971spakeagainstGodבֵּֽאלֹהִים֮be.lo.HimH430,andagainstMosesוּבְמֹשֶׁה֒u.ve.mo.ShehH4872, WhereforehaveyebroughtH5927usupoutofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714todieלָמ֖וּתla.MutH4191inthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057?forthereisnobreadH3899,andthereisnowaterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325;andoursoulH5315loatheththislightbreadH3899.

6AndJehovahsentH7971fieryserpentsamongthepeopleבָּעָ֗םba.'AmH5971,andtheybitthepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971;andmuchH7227peopleעַם־'am-H5971ofIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478diedH4191.

7Andthepeopleהָעָ֨םha.'AmH5971cameH935toMosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872,andsaidH559,WehavesinnedH2398,becausewehavespokenדִבַּ֤רְנוּdi.Bar.nuH1696againstJehovah,andagainstthee;prayהִתְפַּלֵּל֙hit.pa.LelH6419untoJehovah,thathetakeawayH5493theserpentsfromus.AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872prayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֥לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419forthepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

8AndJehovahsaidH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872,MakeH7760theeafiery serpent,andsetH7760ituponastandardנֵ֑סNesH5251:anditshallcometopass,thateveryonethatisbitten,whenheseethit,shalllive.

9AndMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872madeH6213aserpentofbrass,andsetH7760ituponthestandardהַנֵּ֑סha.NesH5251:anditcametopass,thatifaserpenthadbittenanymanH376,whenhelookedוְהִבִּ֛יטve.hi.BitH5027untotheserpentofbrass,helived.

10AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478journeyed,andencampedוַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583inObothבְּאֹבֹֽת׃be.'o.VotH88.

11AndtheyjourneyedfromObothמֵאֹבֹ֑תme.'o.VotH88,andencampedוַֽיַּחֲנ֞וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583atIye-abarimH5863,inthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּר֙ba.mid.BarH4057whichisbeforeMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,towardthesunrising.

12Fromthencetheyjourneyed,andencampedוַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583inthevalleyofZeredזָֽרֶד׃Za.redH2218.

13Fromthencetheyjourneyed,andencampedוַֽיַּחֲנ֗וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583ontheotherמֵעֵ֤בֶרme.'E.verH5676sideH5676oftheArnonאַרְנוֹן֙'ar.nOnH769,whichisinthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057,thatcomethoutoftheborderמִגְּב֣וּלmi.ge.VulH1366oftheAmoritesH567:fortheArnonאַרְנוֹן֙'ar.nOnH769istheborderגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,betweenMoabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124andtheAmoritesH567.

14WhereforeitissaidH559inthebookבְּסֵ֖פֶרbe.Se.ferH5612oftheWarsמִלְחֲמֹ֣תmil.cha.MotH4421ofJehovah, VahebinSuphah,AndthevalleysoftheArnonאַרְנֽוֹן׃'ar.NonH769,

15AndtheslopeofthevalleysThatinclineth towardthedwellingלְשֶׁ֣בֶתle.She.vetH3427ofArעָ֑ר'ArH6144,Andleanethupontheborderלִגְב֥וּלlig.VulH1366ofMoabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124.

16AndfromthencetheyjourneyedtoBeerבְּאֵ֑רָהbe.'E.rahH876:thatisthewellהַבְּאֵ֗רha.be.'ErH875whereofJehovahsaidH559untoMosesלְמֹשֶׁ֔הle.mo.ShehH4872,Gatherאֱסֹף֙'e.SofH622thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971together,andIwillgiveוְאֶתְּנָ֥הve.'e.te.NahH5414themwaterמָֽיִם׃ סMa.yimH4325.

17Thenאָ֚ז'azH227sangיָשִׁ֣ירya.ShirH7891Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478thissongהַשִּׁירָ֖הha.shi.RahH7892:Springup, Owellבְאֵ֖רve.'ErH875;singH7891ye untoit:

18Thewellבְּאֵ֞רbe.'ErH875, whichtheprincesH8269digged, Whichthenoblesנְדִיבֵ֣יne.di.VeiH5081ofthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971delved,Withthesceptre,andwiththeir staves.Andfromthewildernessוּמִמִּדְבָּ֖רu.mi.mid.BarH4057theyjourneyedtoMattanahמַתָּנָֽה׃ma.ta.NahH4980;

19and fromMattanahוּמִמַּתָּנָ֖הu.mi.ma.ta.NahH4980toNahalielנַחֲלִיאֵ֑לna.cha.li.'ElH5160; and fromNahalielוּמִנַּחֲלִיאֵ֖לu.mi.na.cha.li.'ElH5160toBamothבָּמֽוֹת׃ba.MotH1120;

20andfromBamothוּמִבָּמ֗וֹתu.mi.ba.MotH1120tothevalleyהַגַּיְא֙ha.gaY'H1516thatisinthefieldH7704ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,tothetopרֹ֖אשׁroshH7218ofPisgahהַפִּסְגָּ֑הha.pis.GahH6449,whichlookethdownוְנִשְׁקָ֖פָהve.nish.Ka.fahH8259uponthedesert.

21AndIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478sentH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397untoSihonסִיחֹ֥ןsi.ChonH5511kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428oftheAmoritesH567,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

22Letmepassאֶעְבְּרָ֣ה'e'.be.RahH5674throughthylandבְאַרְצֶ֗ךָve.'ar.Tze.khaH776:wewillnotturnנִטֶּה֙ni.TehH5186asideH5186intofieldבְּשָׂדֶ֣הbe.sa.DehH7704,orintovineyardוּבְכֶ֔רֶםu.ve.Khe.remH3754;wewillnotdrinkנִשְׁתֶּ֖הnish.TehH8354ofthewaterמֵ֣יmeiH4325ofthewellsבְאֵ֑רve.'ErH875:wewillgobytheking’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428highway,untilwehavepassedנַעֲבֹ֖רna.'a.VorH5674thyborderH1366.

23AndSihonסִיחֹ֣ןsi.ChonH5511wouldnotsufferIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֮Yis.ra.'ElH3478topassעֲבֹ֣ר'a.VorH5674throughhisborderH1366:butSihonסִיחֹ֜ןsi.ChonH5511gatheredוַיֶּאֱסֹ֨ףvai.ye.'e.SofH622allhispeopleעַמּ֗וֹa.MoH5971together,andwentH3318outagainstIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478intothewildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֔רָהha.mid.Ba.rahH4057,andcameH935toJahazיָ֑הְצָהYa.he.tzahH3096;andhefoughtH3898againstIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

24AndIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478smotehimwiththeedgeoftheswordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719,andpossessedH3423hislandאַרְצ֜וֹ'ar.TzoH776fromtheArnonמֵֽאַרְנֹ֗ןme.'ar.NonH769untotheJabbokיַבֹּק֙ya.BokH2999,evenuntothechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֔וֹןa.MonH5983;fortheborderגְּב֖וּלge.VulH1366ofthechildrenofAmmonעַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonH5983wasstrongעַ֔ז'AzH5794.

25AndIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478tookH3947allthesecitiesהֶעָרִ֖יםhe.'a.RimH5892:andIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478dweltוַיֵּ֤שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427inallthecitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892oftheAmoritesH567,inHeshbonבְּחֶשְׁבּ֖וֹןbe.chesh.BonH2809,andinallthetownsthereof.

26ForHeshbonחֶשְׁבּ֔וֹןchesh.BonH2809wasthecityעִ֗יר'IrH5892ofSihonסִיחֹ֛ןsi.ChonH5511thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428oftheAmoritesH567,whohadfoughtH3898againsttheformerהָֽרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223kingבְּמֶ֤לֶךְbe.Me.lekhH4428ofMoabמוֹאָב֙mo.'AvH4124,andtakenH3947allhislandאַרְצ֛וֹ'ar.TzoH776outofhishandמִיָּד֖וֹmi.ya.DoH3027,evenuntotheArnonאַרְנֹֽן׃'ar.NonH769.

27Whereforetheythatspeakinproverbssayיֹאמְר֥וּyo.me.RuH559,Comeבֹּ֣אוּBo.'uH935yetoHeshbonחֶשְׁבּ֑וֹןchesh.BonH2809;Letthecityעִ֥יר'irH5892ofSihonסִיחֽוֹן׃si.ChonH5511bebuiltH1129andestablishedוְתִכּוֹנֵ֖ןve.ti.ko.NenH3559:

28Forafireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784isgoneH3318outofHeshbonמֵֽחֶשְׁבּ֔וֹןme.chesh.BonH2809,Aflameלֶהָבָ֖הle.ha.VahH3852fromthecityofSihonסִיחֹ֑ןsi.ChonH5511:IthathdevouredH398Arעָ֣ר'arH6144ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,Thelordsofthehighבָּמ֥וֹתba.MotH1116placesH1116oftheArnonאַרְנֹֽן׃'ar.NonH769.

29Woeאוֹי־'o-H188tothee,Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124! Thou art undone, Opeopleעַם־'am-H5971ofChemoshכְּמ֑וֹשׁke.Mo.oshH3645:HehathgivenH5414hissonsבָּנָ֤יוba.NavH1121asfugitivesH6412,Andhisdaughtersוּבְנֹתָ֣יוu.ve.no.TavH1323intocaptivityH7628, UntoSihonסִיחֽוֹן׃si.ChonH5511kingלְמֶ֥לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428oftheAmoritesH567.

30Wehaveshotוַנִּירָ֛םva.ni.RamH3384atthem;Heshbonחֶשְׁבּ֖וֹןchesh.BonH2809isperishedאָבַ֥ד'a.VadH6evenuntoDibonדִּיב֑וֹןdi.VonH1769,AndwehavelaidwasteevenuntoNophah,Whichreacheth untoMedebaמֵֽידְבָֽא׃Mei.de.Va'H4311.

31ThusIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478dweltוַיֵּ֙שֶׁב֙vai.Ye.shevH3427inthelandבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776oftheAmoritesH567.

32AndMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872sentH7971tospyלְרַגֵּ֣לle.ra.GelH7270outJazerיַעְזֵ֔רya'.ZerH3270;andtheytookH3920thetownsthereof,anddroveouttheAmoritesH567thatwerethere.

33Andtheyturnedוַיִּפְנוּ֙vai.yif.NuH6437andwentH3318upbythewayH1870ofBashanהַבָּשָׁ֑ןha.ba.ShanH1316:andOgעוֹג֩'OgH5747thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBashanהַבָּשָׁ֨ןha.ba.ShanH1316wentH3318outagainstthem,heandallhispeopleעַמּ֛וֹa.MoH5971,tobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421atEdreiאֶדְרֶֽעִי׃'ed.Re.'iH154.

34AndJehovahsaidH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872,Fearתִּירָ֣אti.Ra'H3372himnot:forIhavedeliveredhimintothyhandבְיָדְךָ֞ve.ya.de.KhaH3027,andallhispeopleעַמּ֖וֹa.MoH5971,andhislandאַרְצ֑וֹ'ar.TzoH776;andthou shaltdotohimasthou didst untoSihonלְסִיחֹן֙le.si.ChonH5511kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428oftheAmoritesH567,whodweltיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427atHeshbonבְּחֶשְׁבּֽוֹן׃be.chesh.BonH2809.

35Sotheysmotehim,andhissonsבָּנָיו֙ba.NavH1121andallhispeopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971,untiltherewasnoneleftH7604himremainingH7604:andtheypossessedH3423hislandאַרְצֽוֹ׃'ar.TzoH776.

Commentaries on Numbers 21

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