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Numbers 21:21-32

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.

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